Question 1

Hello. I am wondering about the heat that this laptop expels. One customer asked a similar question, but there was no specific answers. I'm not looking for temperatures, but does the laptop become unbearable to use on your lap after several hours or anything like that? Also, does the sound quality override the fan noise easily, or does the sound wash-in with the fans?

Thank you, and sorry for what is essentially a repeat-question.

Accepted Answer

After being on all day connected to wall power and sitting on a tray table, the bottom middle of the laptop is barely warm, and the screen is cool.  The keyboard side is cool.  The computer is running in fast mode (not overclocked) with a bright screen in wall-power mode.  This should be the maximum power (i.e. maximum heat) mode.  In long battery life mode, the laptop should run even cooler.

The air intake is on the bottom front where your lap could shut off airflow.  The left side is gently blowing warm, but not hot, air.  If the laptop gets hot, I expect the fan will run much faster with more noise.

If the underside vents are blocked, I imagine the laptop could get quite hot.  The A10-7500P maxes out at 35watts.  I doubt mine is running at that.

The fan is running and makes about the same noise as my Asus 1005PE fan: that is, it is very quiet.  Despite the claims of Asus, a laptop is doomed to produce mediocre sound from its internal speakers (laws of physics).  With earphones, it sounds great with room noise louder than the fan.

For comparison, on a tray table over the same length of time on wall power, the 1005PE netbook is much warmer (but not hot) on the bottom and the screen is cool.  The keyboard side is slightly warm.  With vents about in the same places, the 1005PE seems to be blowing less air.  The N450 is supposed be about 5.5watts, so something else may be generating the heat.

The X550ZA is a much faster computer (more than 10X).  It is also much bigger and heavier than the 1005PE.

Question 2

does this model transfer into a tablet?

Accepted Answer

No this is a standard laptop without touch screen function.

Question 3

Does it have a backlit keyboard?  Thank you!

Accepted Answer

it does not have a back-lit keyboard.

Question 4

Is the case metal or plastic?

Accepted Answer

The case is plastic. It is obviously not as strong as an aluminum case, but it feels sturdy and is well balanced.

Question 5

Is this a "NEW" laptop? Description neither confirms or denies it.

Accepted Answer

I'm pretty sure it was new. There wasn't a mark or finger print on it. It's not the exact one that's in the picture. The keyboard base is silver and the back of it is a textured blackish color. I like it so far the only complaints that I have is that sometimes it'll zoom in and out of the screen when you're using the touch pad, sometimes it has issues identifying between the left and right mouse buttons, sound isn't the best,  and I've had to force shut down once because it froze. Overall for the price it's actually a really good laptop.

Question 6

How many usb ports are on this computer?

Accepted Answer

There are 2 USB 3.0 ports on the left side and 1 USB 2.0 port on the right side.

This is a very standard number for notebooks and laptops today, but if it's not enough you can buy a decent $10 splitter that'll turn one of your USB 3.0 ports into 4-6 full-speed USB 2.0 ports.

Hope this helps!

Question 7

Does it have an HDMI port?

Accepted Answer

Hello,

Thank you for contacting us in regards to your question.  Yes, this item is equipped with an HDMI port.

Thank you, 
Newegg Support

Question 8

Is this good for graphic design?

Accepted Answer

I wouldn't use the A-10 Processors for anything that is graphicly intense. I used an A-10 processor at church and it was "on paper" better than this one and it didn't perform as well as it should. The computer would constantly freeze and shutdown from too much graphics running our projector. If you are planning on using it specifically for the graphics properties I would not choose an A-series processor.

Question 9

Does purchase of this laptop include a free Windows10 upgrade?

Accepted Answer

I installed Windows 10 via the network upgrade.  I downloaded the Windows 10 Home x64 iso, burned it to a dvd, used that to reformat the drive and install Windows 10.  I had to down load a couple drivers from ASUS and one from AMD, but it's now running fine on Windows 10.  The computer just recognized my installation so the Windows 10 is activated with a clean install.

It's all free: just a lot of time to do it all (typical Windows).

Question 10

Does it have 2 4gb ram sticks or 1 8gb?

Accepted Answer

2 4gb sticks most likely, 1 8gb would be more expensive.

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