| The ASUS X83Vp is an innovative combination of form and function. Designed with ASUS New Generation Infusion Styling, the X83Vp has a streamline design that stands out from the rest. Stylish but also powerful, inside its robust shell lays an ATI HD4650 graphics engine with 1GB of DDR3 VRAM and a 2.53GHz Intel P8700 Core 2 Duo processor. With Bluetooth, a 1.3MP webcam, and an HDMI port, the X83Vp also provides a wealth connectivity options. ASUS notebooks come with ASUS’ 360 service program that includes a 2 year global warranty, one month zero bright dot guaranty, free two-way standard overnight shipping and twenty-four hour tech support seven days a week. Plus it comes with a FREE One Year Accidental Damage Warranty protecting your notebook from drops, fire, spills and surges. |
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- 2.53GHz Intel P8700 Core 2 Duo Processor
- 4GB of DDR2 RAM, 2 slots, 4GB Max
- 500GB SATA Hard Drive (5400 RPM), DVD Super Multi Drive, Wi-Fi 802.11 bgn
- 14.1-Inch WXGA LCD Display, ATI HD4650 Graphics with 1GB DDR3 VRAM, 1.3M Webcam
- Windows 7 Home Premium (64 bit) Operating System
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 Excellent |
| Review Date: January 9, 2010 |
| Reviewer: James Gerhart, The south east |
Surprisingly, this thing actually lives up to ASUS's claimed 8 second boot time. The web cam based log in feature is fairly reliable and also records images of anyone who has a failed log in attempt. It needs decent lighting to get the image right and I don't know if it can handle things like glasses or hats, but you can always log in manually. Unlike many other out of the box computers, this one has relatively little junk software pre-installed. And most of the pre-installed software is something useful, like Trend Antivirus software, Adobe's .pdf reader, and the video based log in software.
The wifi card seems to work fine and is holding a good connection to an access point that was very flaky on my old laptop. I had to download about 600mb worth of updates for Windows, but all of the ASUS software and drivers were up to date.
In terms of performance, this unit is a great value for the money. Programs load off the drive quickly and World of Warcraft runs at ~80 frames per second with most video options maxed out. My unit shipped with the ATI 4670 chip instead of the advertised 4665, which was an unexpected slight upgrade.
The system is very quite at the default settings and battery life is in the 2.5-3 hour range when wifi is active. The hard drive is also very quite and were it not for the light, I'd have no idea it was active.
ASUS's included 1 year drop/spill/accident coverage and 2 years parts and labor warranty also make this system a cut above the rest. Be sure you register with ASUS to be covered under the accidental damage coverage, though.
The top row of buttons for functions like disabling the wifi, changing power modes, etc have labels that are virtually impossible to see. They're somehow etched or embedded into a chrome strip above the function keys, but there is next to no contrast between the the label and the chrome bar. The laptop's slick finish also makes it an absolute finger print magnet. But, in my opinion, neither of these two issues were worth deducting a star from the rating.
Over all, this is a great laptop if you want something fast and well rounded and ASUS's included 1 year accident and 2 years standard warranty are icing on the cake.
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Asus 14.1 N81 laptop Review
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| Review Date: January 19, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Isabel E. Meisel Ujueta, Barranquilla, Colombia |
I bought this laptop about 2 months ago and i love it, it has a great design with a robust case, generally speaking great laptop.
Pros: Its the perfect combination between a portable laptop and a gaming laptop, it a 14.1" but still has a great processor and a great video card so you can run games in it or use it to work on. It runs very cool, hardly makes any noise, you can run games without any problems in it. Mouse, keyboard and screen have great response.
Cons: The mouse buttons are a bit stiff but i guess that way they will last a bit longer, the Fn(function) key is where the control key and no bluetooth but that's not a big deal for me.
Overall great laptop specially for gamers on the move, will definitely recommend this laptop to anyone. |
Good gaming Laptop with a few tricks
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| Review Date: January 18, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Y. Lien, CA, USA |
I've been play with this laptop for few days now, and here are some things that I would like to share with all future buyers.
This laptop serves it's purpose ok - playing latest games, I have been playing DAO with very high setting and it plays smoothly, NWN2 also works great with very high settings.
But, there is no Bluetooth in this Laptop, period. Although seller indicates "with Bluetooth", that is not correct.
ASUS will charge you $9.00 to process your rebate, therefore, rebate is actually $91, not $100 and I doubt if I will actually receive $91 rebate, there might be some hidden fees they don't want you to know in advance.
The LCD is not so brilliant, it's not a LED backlight LCD, it's just a normal Active TFT LCD, although the brightness is good, but the view angle is not very wide.
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