Asus's good-looking N53-series laptops have proved to be some of the faster all-purpose notebooks on the market. Such is the latest N53SV model, as well, only more so thanks to its new state-of-the-art second-generation Intel Core CPU. Our test configuration, which sells for $1219, sports the high-end 2.0GHz Core i7-2630M processor that pushed the unit to an excellent WorldBench score of 126. However, you can save some money at the expense of performance by ordering it with an i5-2410M or i3-2310M.
All configurations ship with an Nvidia GT-540M GPU, which makes for good gaming. A game like Unreal Tournament 3 tops 100 frames per second in all the resolutions supported by the 15.6-inch, 1366 by 769 display. With more strenuous games, of course, you can expect lower frame rates. The other, less-glamorous main components include 4GB of DDR3-1066 memory, a 750GB, 7200-rpm hard drive (slower, 5400-rpm drives with less capacity are available in some models), and an 8X DVD burner.
Expected to be showcased on the upcoming 2011 Consumer Electronics Show (to be held on January 6 at Las Vegas), the ASUS N53SV and N73SV are the newest version of laptops that we should definitely watch out for. The N53SV series consists of three new models – the HDU3 SX068V, the N53SV-HDU2-SX108V, and the N53SV-FHD-SZ152V N53SV. Furthermore, the said laptop series will most likely showcase a 15.6 inch screen display.
On the other hand, the 17.3 inch N73SV is expected to feature a wider screen resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. It will also have the ability to cater up to two hard disk drives with a capacity of 1.2 TB.
Feature Asus N53SV
Screen 15.6 inches WXGA LED backlight (1366 x 768)
Processor Intel Core i7-2720QM (2.2 GHz)
installed RAM (max) 8 GB DDR3 1333 MHz (16 PERG), 4 slot
storage space 500 GB 7200 RPM
Graphics Card Nvidia Geforce GT 540M 1GB DDR3 dedicated HD + Intel GMA 3000 + Optimus
Optical Drive Blu-ray/DVD Combo
Audio System 2 speakers
Webcam 2.0 megapixel with microphone
Network Wi-Fi b / g / n + Gigabit Ethernet
Bluetooth Yes
Card Reader 5 in 1
Output (s) video HDMI, VGA
Fingerprint Reader -
Input (s) / Output (s) Headset, Microphone
ExpressCard -
Firewire -
USB 3 USB 2.0 USB 3.0 + 1
Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Battery Li-Ion 6-cell 48Whr
Autonomy announced -
Dimensions (mm) 391 x 266 x 30.5-40.5
Weight 2.9 Kg
Warranty -
Other Touchpad Multi-touch, keypad
Software Express Gate
