Asus N53SV-SX303V

Asus N53SV-SX303V review

Asus is best known for its dinky Eee PC netbooks, but also produces some excellent multimedia laptops. The N53SV-SX303V packs in an impressive specification for the price, making it a strong desktop replacement choice. If your needs are demanding – for instance, you wish to run complex design software that would make most computers weep – the Asus is a great solution. The Intel Core i5 Sandy Bridge processor can run several resource-hogging applications at once, backed up by 6GB of memory. Performance came very close to the Lenovo W520 and Toshiba Satellite L755-15R. Even with all this power, multimedia software such as video editing suites would struggle without a dedicated graphics card on board. The Asus packs an Nvidia GPU, like the Lenovo and Acer. This can easily run any creative software and features Optimus technology, which shuts the GPU down when not in use to conserve battery power. The resulting five hours is an excellent result. BenchmarksBattery life: 307 minutesMobileMark 2007: 2903DMark 2003: 20,829Despite having a 15.6-inch screen like most of the laptops here, the Asus is one of the bulkiest devices in the group.