Question 1

The battery only last for 2 hours. Observed it while watching a 2-hour movie. When I play online, It lasts for only an hour 30 minutes. I just bought the device last sunday. Is this the normal battery life of the unit or do I need a replacement? It says in the specs that it lasts *up to 5 hours.

Accepted Answer

I would say it is normal as it is similar with mine.  Normally when you do something that will use more power, the battery loses time off that optimal 5 hour mark.  If you are watching a movie, it will be lower, if you are playing a game, it will be lower than that, but, if you are in a word document or doing something where you cannot feel the fires of hell coming off the cooling vents, you will be closer to the 5 hours.

Question 2

What kind of cooling does this laptop have?

Accepted Answer

There is just a basic fan from what I can tell. I haven't had the laptop get too hot and I have placed it in some poorly circulated areas it did get warm but not hot.

Question 3

I dont want windows 10 can it be downgraded to 7 or is te bios locked like with the Lenovo laptops?

Accepted Answer

I just contacted ASUS tech support and was told they do not lock their OS. This was in the context of asking if I could install Linux over windows 10. I assume they have the same answer for Windows 7.

Question 4

does this laptop have backlit keyboard?

Accepted Answer

I have this laptop currently and no it doesn't have a back lit keyboard. I had to sacrifice that for the price and the specs. I mean...it's extremely light, stays cool under 2 hours of gaming on max settings on GTA V, 3.0 overclocked to 3.7ghz processor and a graphics card that competes with the gtx 1050. I would like to have it but I just turn on a little lamp and i'm good to go.

Question 5

where will be the ram for this laptop?
is there a slot for extra ram?

Accepted Answer

It has an upgrade slot. Why did you remove the stock ram? just get an extra 8gb of 2133, you'll get better performance by utilizing both slots.

Question 6

Does this laptop come with an optical drive?

Accepted Answer

No but it appears to have room to support one. I haven't needed to use a cd at home in almost 10 years so I wouldn't be able to tell you how easy or difficult that is.

Question 7

Can this handle Final Fantasy XIV?

Accepted Answer

What does it require? I'm able to run GTA V on max settings on this laptop without over heat issues. I had a BRIEF moment of lag after like a couple hours of gameplay. GTA pulls a lot on resources. The Radeon Graphics is supposed to compete with the gtx 960 but people compare it to the GTX1050 and 1050ti. For a laptop it runs things incredibly well. But yea i play GTA V on maximum settings. If anything just turn off like shadows or something and you should never hav ea lag issue. Only thing is if you download multiple games make sure you download them to your D drive.

Question 8

Can this laptop handle World of Warcraft and LEague of Legends?

Accepted Answer

My laptop from 2012 could handle League of Legends and Tera rising and it had a 1.9ghz processor...this laptop i run gta on max settings and after 11 hours of gameplay i only lagged once. FYI if you run this hard it stays cool. The battery isnt' the best. But for the price and the fact it can run mmorpgs or gta V on max settings with virtually no lag and it's insanely light weight. I was happy.

Question 9

Does this laptop effectively have two graphics cards? (The FX-9830P has an onboard Radeon R7 GPU, but this laptop is listed as having a dedicated Radeon RX 460.)

Accepted Answer

It has one integrated gpu on the same die as the CPU and a separate rx460 dedicated card on the pcie bus.

Question 10

What Comes in the Box of the Laptop?

Accepted Answer

A laptop, what exactly do you expect?

Brand	ASUS
Model	FX550IU-WSFX
Part Number	90NB0DBJ-M00950

Color	Black
Operating System	Windows 10 Home 64-Bit 🙋‍♀️Microsoft Windows 11 Pro Upgrade ‍👉Check ABS/Helix computers with Windows 11 ‍👉Check gaming pc with Windows 11 Pro
CPU	AMD FX-9830P 3.0 GHz
Screen	15.6" FHD
Memory	8 GB DDR4
Storage	1 TB HDD + 128 GB SSD
Graphics Card	AMD Radeon RX 460
Video Memory	4 GB GDDR5
Dimensions (W x D x H)	14.96" x 9.88" x 1.15"-1.25"
Weight	5.40 lbs.

CPU Type	AMD FX-Series
Processor Name	AMD FX-9830P
Number of Cores	Quad-core Processor

Screen Size	15.6"
Touchscreen	Non-Touch Screen
Wide Screen Support	Yes
Display Type	FHD
Resolution	1920 x 1080
Display Features	Anti-Glare

GPU/VPU	AMD Radeon RX 460
Video Memory	4GB
Graphic Type	Dedicated Card

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ASUS FX550IU-WSFX 15.6" Full HD Gaming Laptop, AMD FX-9830P Quad Core Processor (3.0 GHz), AMD Radeon RX 460 Graphics 4 GB VRAM, 128 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD, 8 GB DDR4 Memory, Windows 10 64-Bit

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Memory	8GB
Memory Spec	8 GB onboard
Memory Slot (Total)	1
Memory Slot (Available)	1
Max Memory Supported	16 GB

LAN	10/100/1000Mbps
WLAN	802.11ac Wireless LAN
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.0

USB	1 x USB 2.0 2 x USB 3.0
Video Port	1 x VGA
HDMI	1 x HDMI
Audio Ports	1 x Headphone/Microphone Combo Jack

AC Adapter	120-watt AC Adapter
Battery	44 WHrs, 4S1P, 4 cell Li-ion Battery Pack

Storage
SSD	128 GB
HDD	1TB
HDD RPM	5400 RPM

Input Device
Keyboard	Chiclet Keyboard
Webcam	VGA web camera (Fixed type)

General
Style	Thin and Light
Type	Gaming
Usage	Consumer

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