ASUS K501LX-EB71 Gaming Laptop 5th Gene Intel Core i7 5500U (2.40GHz) 8GB Memory 256GB SSD NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M 15.6" Windows 8.1 64-Bit

Pros: -Backlit keyboard (have to press the 'fn' key + f3/f4 for brightness levels). -The finish/design is nice. -Seems to run things smooth... dont intend nor have tried to play very demanding games on it. -usb 3.0 -Touch-pad is pretty good

Cons: -As others have said, the screen isnt the best, but isnt bad... seems to not like windowed text (like text only pop-ups, kinda hard to explain) makes it looks a little blurry -The VGA web cam

Overall Review: Seems the SSD it comes with is a M.2 form, but has a 2.5" slot as well. Cant seem to find the memory slots at first glance... and the screws are a bit soft, so have to be careful removing/tightening them. The 256GB version, has about a 95 GB "OS" partition (with about 70 GB free) then a 127 GB "Data" partition (all free), with a 20 GB hidden recovery partition.

Pros: - Great Backlit Keyboard - Decent battery life - Runs every game I've tried at medium - high settings so far (Witcher 2, Ori & the Blind Forest, Torchlight 2, Van Helsing, Game of Thrones) - Lightweight and thin - Keyboard is easy to type on & comfortable - Speakers are decent. Clear sound. - Doesn't get warm whatsoever - Touchpad is decent - Looks great overall, the dark blue matches nicely with the aluminum finish

Cons: - Fingerprint magnet - Speakers could go a little louder - Fan can get quite noisy sometimes - Viewing angles aren't that great - When running some programs (such as Steam) the text appears to be blurry (don't know if there's a fix for this)

Overall Review: Overall a wonderful laptop for the price point. I'm extremely pleased with my purchase!

Pros: -Backlit keyboard, one of the better ASUS keyboards I've worked with. Stays cool even after a couple hours of gaming. -Good battery life. I get around 5-6 hours of use from a full charge. -Included SSD. Although not the fastest SSD out there. -An extra SATA slot for extra additional storage. -Plenty of USB ports. -Thin for a "gaming" laptop. Only 0.9 inches in width when closed.

Cons: -No numlock indicator. Strange... -Speakers are... debatable. -Screen is a TN panel. But not the worst TN screen out there.

Overall Review: All in all a very good choice for an entry level gaming laptop.

Pros: Outstanding computer in all respects except for the design flaw in the hinges that open and close the laptop lid. The hinges broke and th laptop screen display fell off after about 18 months of daily use.. Before the screen broke off it was one of the best laptops for the money that I had ever owned. Quiet, good quality picture on the display, very fast (with the SSD version I had)

Cons: Design flaw. with the hinges that break after a few months of opening and closing the laptop for daily use. Mine didn't break until after the 1 year warantee was past, but did so shortly thereafter. Best to avoid this Laptop for that reason.

Pros: - Backlit Keyboard is amazing, solid key function - Screen Resloution is perfectly fine! (The issue with the screen that some report is it runs at 125% DPI scale factory [I would assume some of the reviewers didn't know this]. Set it back to 100% and there's no fuzziness.) - Tackpad is flawless. - The sound on this thing blew me away for it's size. - Lightest laptop I've ever owned. (I've had four in my lifetime.) - For the price and size, it packs a punch with the Nvidia GTX 950M and i7 processor. -Upgradable for RAM or another SSD

Cons: - None at the moment.

Overall Review: I bought this at the $799 price point. For it, I got a solid laptop that looks good, weights almost nothing, and works just as well as it looks. I am a college studnet and I can't stand the pounds and pounds of books I have to lug around, and adding a laptop to it I wanted something light first and foremost. I got it with this. I can hardly notice a difference in the weight when I load it into my pack. I've never owned a computer with a SSD on it either, even though I've built 2 computers before. I can't believe how fast this thing loads the OS. I use this primarly for school, I am a Computer Science major. I've already did a few coding sessions on it and have had no problem for long periods of using this laptop. All in all this is one of only a few products I've ever review with a 5/5.

Pros: 1. Extra drive slot for more space, and you will need it if gaming is your primary use. 2. Booting up the OS is extremely fast. 3. Capable for most recent games including Witcher 3 in medium setting. Though I've yet to tweak for optimization so it could be higher. (Despite being below the recommended specs in terms of GHz) 4. Slim and lightweight, fan noise not very noticeable.

Cons: 1. You will need to get another HDD. And open up the laptop may void warranty. 2. Not the best display out there. But you buy what you get. 3. Only dual core processor. 4. Standard bunch of bloatware to uninstall.

Overall Review: If you are not on a budget constraint, go for high-end gaming laptops from MSI, or a PC for that matter. I'm planning to use this for travel, gaming, and some work. So the size, weight, and hardware capability hit the sweet spot for me.

Pros: Screen HD 1920*1080 Also Matte Display No reflection from light sources. Fast Cpu latest i7 Fast GPU Latest 950m Keyboard is Back lit Comfortable Keyboard Macbook style Trackpad Feels good to navigate with asus gesture. Its an ultrabook/Gaming notebook all in one perfect for students and home use. Its 4.4 pounds perfect for carrying everywhere. Battery life with everthing starting from 95% i got almost 6 and a half hours of normal usage. Gaming not sure I did not get this for gaming but for programs like autocad and multisim and other engineering programs and the graphics was the reason i got this paired with Fast ssd perfect. ALSO SSD IS THE BEST FEATURE HOME SCREEN LOADS IN 5 SECONDS.

Cons: NO CONS FOR ME I DON'T KNOW WHAT PEOPLE SAY WE PAYED FOR THIS BECAUSE OF HARDWARE NOT THE OTHER STUFF AND FOR THIS PRICE YOU CANT BEAT IT THE QUALITY STUFF THEY GIVE YOU WITHIN ONE SMALL PACKAGE.

Overall Review: If this laptop were to be on it will be the best deal on the internet because its sleek, speed, design, graphics and keboard etc features no one can beat and its a good brand asus trustworthy products and 1 year free warranty by manufacturer is the best. I reall recomend this to people as its an ultra book and a gaming notebook if you want to game and in my opinion its better than a normal macbook pro you would buy for lets 1000 dollars trust me but its my preference keep in mind Also i used to be an IT/TEC in my highschool i used to manage all the networks and laptops im almost a pro with computers now all I need is my engeneering degree so i can be certified so from my experience with computer i would say this the best bang for anyones buck even apple users can get this as a replacement because this was an update for me from a macbook pro 2008 with video issues i suffered after buying used because I thought mac was relaiable and someone recommended it too me so thats why I bought it but not all companies can be reliable i guess not even apple its my opinon but asus its safe its in a good price range so go for it computer enthusiests. Please dont mind the grammer just read my reveiw and decide you wont be upset i guarentee when you get this.

Pros: After looking at all the options in gaming systems for weeks and talking with my tech gurus in the $800 area this one is hard to beat. STUNNING game play at 60-80 fps-super smooth video,internet,start up in a few seconds. This is one great little laptop,highly recommended.

Cons: none