ASUS K551LN Notebook Review: description, features and reviews.

Notebook ASUS K551LN is a representative representative of the universal line from the famous brand. It perfectly suits both for work and for extensive entertainment, perfectly coping with the tasks, be it office or gaming applications.

In order to cope with multimedia and modern games, the device is equipped with a discrete video card from "Nvidia" in the person of GeForce 840M, lovers of typing teaches will surely like an ergonomic keyboard, but a high-quality metal case will be appreciated by all those who often travel and travel.

So, the hero of today's review is the ASUS K551LN-XX522H laptop. Let's try to identify all its advantages, along with shortcomings, taking into account the opinions of specialists and reviews of ordinary users.

Design

The device looks very attractive, stylish and monolithic. The cover ASUS K551LN is made of brushed aluminum in black with the company logo, while the working surface has a silvery tinge.

The appearance of the gadget does not pretend to be original, and all kinds of inserts, along with decorative elements in the design, do not, but it blows with notes of elegance and elegance due to competently made panels.

If we talk about the practicality of the ASUS K551LN, then everything is thought out - the materials that were used in the design have low margins, so leaving fingerprints on the device is quite difficult, and even if you succeed, you can erase them without problems.

The bottom and the display frame are made of high-quality plastic. The bottom is equipped with one ventilation grill and two hidden holes, under which there are stereo speakers. The top part of the display frame is reserved for the web camera and microphone. Dimensions ASUS K551LN-XX522H meet the standards of 15.6-inch models and are 380 x 258 x 23 mm with a weight of 2.2 kg, which is very good for this kind of models.

Display

The base model is equipped with a 15.6-inch display in glossy stylistics and with a resolution of 1366 by 768 pixels, which, judging by the user's reviews, is already considered too low. But the designers envisaged a more expensive and acceptable modification to ASUS K551LN-XX522H with a Full-HD-scan and a resolution of 1920 at 1080 points, which can not but rejoice. The picture in this case turns out very worthy and attractive.

Movies are viewed comfortably without delays and jerking, especially since the gadget has a convenient aspect ratio of 16: 9, which is typical for the ASUS K551LN line. Feedback from owners about the matrix is very disappointing: TN-development significantly narrows the viewing angles of the screen, and why engineers did not put modern technology IPS, it remains to guess.

As for the reserve brightness of the display, it is quite enough to work indoors, but when you exit the street the screen is filled with highlights and reflections of the sun's rays.

The color reproduction of the ASUS K551LN is saturated thanks to the Splendid technology, which adds brightness and completeness to the perception of the image on the screen. Depending on what you are going to do with the laptop, there are several basic modes like standard, game or video.

Sound

The acoustic parameters of the device are supported by the proprietary SonicMaster technology and through the pre-installed MaxxAudio application, which can greatly optimize the supplied sound in terms of frequency and depth due to a wide range of ranges.

Basically, the dynamics do not shine, but still complement the mid and high frequencies, making the sound more intense and fuller. Owners in their reviews note that even at maximum volume the sound is not distorted into hoarseness and cacophony.

Camera

The built-in webcam is not at all pleased with its performance. A small resolution of 0.3 megapixels is enough only for ordinary communication on Skype, although many owners do not need more. For images it is better to use third-party gadgets, the local camera is suitable only for making avatars and only.

Input Devices

The ASUS K551LN-XX522H is equipped with a full-size island-type AccuType keyboard, which is complemented by a digital unit. Complain, in principle, not on that: the keys are standard size, the slits are minimal, pressed easily and quietly with good feedback.

The layout is standard, but the only thing that users complain about in their reviews is the switch block. Too small buttons, which are difficult to access, sometimes cause a storm of emotions, especially when the work is "burning" or something. But nevertheless after a few weeks of work you start to get used to such a feature and almost do not notice the discomfort.

Touchpad

The manipulator is centered relative to the main keyboard, and not the entire body. The touchpad is relatively large and is made in a modern no-button style. The response is acceptable, and there are no problems with addiction.

Multitouch gestures are supported in full: horizontal and vertical scrolling, rotation, scaling. The touchpad is designed quite sensibly, because it can be advised as an excellent alternative to the mouse.

Performance

ASUS K551LN comes with a pre-installed "Windows" the eighth version of 64 bits. Depending on the modifications, the models are equipped with different low-voltage processors from Intel: Core i7, i5 or i3.

The device has 6 GB of RAM onboard the DDR3-1600 type, which can optionally be increased to 16 GB. For the graphics is the integrated HD chip 4400, and the GeForce external discrete card from Nvidia with 2 GB of memory will help to cope with modern games.

Autonomous work

The gadget is equipped with a three-section lithium-polymer battery with a capacity of 4500 mAh (50 Wh). At an average load (watching video, web surfing), the laptop will be enough for about four and a half hours. If you actively play games, the device will not last more than two hours. In general, judging from the feedback of users, offline work is quite acceptable to many gadget owners.

Summarizing

If we talk about the ratio of price and quality, then the model should appeal to many fans of the brand. Distinctive features of the device are a strong case, good design, productive filling and quite good autonomy.

It has everything you need to work and relax: an ergonomic keyboard, a sympathetic touchpad, all modern ports and connectors, and a lot of space on the hard drive. Maybe the basic screen resolution is not the best option for viewing FullHD video and games, but thanks to the support of Splendid, the quality of the picture is far from the more expensive options.

The price of ASUS K551LN on large Internet sites fluctuates within 45 000 rubles.