Asus K53T: reviews. Asus K53T and Windows XP

A laptop with two video adapters in Cross Fire mode is far from a novelty for mobile platforms. Many manufacturers endow their devices with integrated and discrete graphics cards. That's only performance graphics accelerators in such systems should be significantly different. In the laptop Asus K53T, the famous Taiwan giant has posted two budget video cards. What comes of it, the reader will find out after reading the article. The owners' feedback will help to draw conclusions about a very interesting model from Asus.

Was there a boy?

A laptop costing 30000 rubles hardly belongs to the game class, but the manufacturer strongly promotes it in this segment, positioning itself as one of the most powerful devices on the mobile market. In Russia, many potential buyers could even see special promotions from a well-known brand, offering a laptop Asus K53T and Windows XP (licensed version) as a gift. As practice shows, plentiful advertising and all kinds of actions are aimed at selling the stale goods. In this case, Microsoft stopped supporting Windows XP, and Asus still switched to high-quality liquid crystal displays with a higher resolution. In this situation, the customer still wins, because he gets a gaming laptop at a very low price, albeit not as productive as he would like.

Mobile Device Specifications

Gaming performance Asus K53T laptop provides two video adapters ATI Radeon HD 6650M and HD 6480G, working in the Cross Fire mode. At this the manufacturer did not stop and introduced the device to the market with 3-4 GB of RAM on board (by the way, at the request of the buyer, the amount of memory can be increased to 8 GB). Confuses only the processor company AMD. Only two cores and a low value of the frequency of operation (1900 MHz) spoil the whole picture.

If you delve deeper into the characteristics of the laptop, the user will find out that the old DDR3 memory controller is involved in the production of the video card, and the volume of the chips is 1024 MB in total. A weak link in an inexpensive system is a hard magnetic disk, operating at a speed of 5400 rpm and communicating with the motherboard via the SATAIII interface. The situation with the drive can be changed by installing a solid state SSD, but with a video adapter and a processor, you can not think of anything.

Appearance and build quality

The first acquaintance with the laptop Asus K53T causes only positive emotions. The device is assembled soundly, nothing creaks, does not bend - at first glance - a representative of the business class. But after opening the lid of the laptop and a detailed study of the fabrication of the screen, negative notes begin to appear. The display is not just glossy, it is like a mirror capable of collecting fingerprints, and then not for a long time to be erased.

Interestingly, the screen hinges are made. On the one hand, you can not open a laptop without effort. But on the other hand - the display can be placed at any angle, even under 170 degrees (the hinges are perfectly held). Externally, the laptop looks expensive, in all likelihood, this prevents many sellers from placing the device in a budget class.

Weak link

According to the display of the Asus K53T laptop, the media reviews are truthful. When it comes to color rendering and work in sunny weather, it's better not to remember this mobile device model. The cheap matrix TN + Film with a resolution of 1366x768 dots per inch has clearly outlived its. The installed LED backlight improves only the viewing angles and the juiciness of the picture, but the black color is beyond its power. As a result, all dynamic scenes shot in the dark, the user will see as one gray spot on the screen.

In the media, there are many user recommendations regarding games and video viewing. All owners of such devices recommend connecting the laptop to the TV via the HDMI interface. The video output of the video card supports FullHD resolution, and the user can enjoy a favorite game or watching a movie in a decent quality.

Wireless interfaces

Many owners are interested in how to connect the bluetooth on the Asus K53T laptop . Here it is worth noting one oddity: on the box and in the user's manual it is written that there is a "blue tooth", and in the operating system Windows (in the device manager) it does not exist. Apparently, this is a manufacturer's fault, which simply forgot to install the desired chip. If this wireless interface is in demand, then the user will have to purchase an external Bluetooth-module, which works via USB-port. With the Wi-Fi module full order - the laptop supports work in networks 802.11n. In the feedback of users there is not a single negative feedback about the wireless Wi-Fi interface, and it pleases.

Problems installing Windows

An up-to-date topic for all Asus K53T laptop owners: "How to go to the BIOS?". The fact is that on the world market there are several modifications of the mobile device with different system platforms. Accordingly, the BIOS input is performed in several ways: by pressing the F2 key or by pressing the Del button. IT professionals recommend pushing both buttons alternately at a fast rate to increase the likelihood of entering the basic input / output system.

The second problem is the installation of a new operating system. When you download the official Windows distribution to RAM (before installation), the touchpad and keyboard completely turn off. If you connect a mouse or input device via the USB interface, the problem does not resolve. No need to run to the service center - it protects the Asus K53T laptop from unauthorized installation of unlicensed software. When installing Windows from a disk, you just need to disconnect all devices from the USB ports (even the cables for charging).

Decent cooling system

It's funny that none of the notebook owners ask questions about how to clean the Asus K53T. It seems that the mobile device is not clogged. There is a piece of truth in this. The company's technology provided the gadget with a proprietary cooling system. In addition to copper radiators, a powerful cooler is installed inside the case, which operates on the principle of a turbine. It buzzes when the video card and processor is heated loudly, but it cleans the device of dust with dignity.

And if for some reason the owner needs to disassemble the laptop and make an independent cleaning, he can do it without going to the service center. If you remove the base cover of the mobile device, then immediately the fan and radiator will be available for cleaning. True, they are located on the back of the case. For vacuuming it is enough, but for washing and lubrication you need to remove the keyboard - which means completely disassemble the laptop.

Finally

If we talk about an inexpensive gaming laptop, focusing on its cost, then the Asus K53T will suit any undemanding gambler. But as soon as it comes to resource-intensive games and the number of frames per second, you need to immediately change priorities and look at the representatives of the game or business class. In general, the laptop is not bad, it's light, convenient, very productive and quite autonomous. As a portable entertainment center, it can be used without fear that the gadget will fail during operation.