But again, in a notebook that’s not particularly portable, battery life may not be a prime concern.Īsus tout’s the K53 series’ good looks, and the dark brushed-aluminum exterior and shiny dark brown interior surfaces do look pretty classy. The K53E’s battery life, on the other hand, is far superior: It ran for nearly 6 hours, compared with well under 4 hours for the N53SV. The K53E’s gaming scores were even worse, running less than half the frames per second of the N53SV at the same screen resolutions. By way of comparison, its chart-topping sibling (as of May 31), the Asus N53SV, scored 126–but with a Core i7-based configuration that costs $1000. Although the K53E might not be a great companion for a daily commute and its performance is only so-so, its superior audio, good battery life, and modest price tag ($750 as of ) make it a model worth considering by those on a budget.Įquipped with a 2.3GHz Intel Core i5-2410M CPU (a lower-end current-generation notebook processor) 6GB of DDR3 1333MHz DRAM Intel high-definition integrated graphics a 640GB, 5400-rpm hard drive and the 64-bit version of Windows 7 Home Premium, the K53E-B1 earned a fair-to-middling PC WorldBench score of 112. But as all-purpose notebooks go, it’s definitely on the beefy side, weighing in at 5.8 pounds and outfitted with a full-size keyboard and a dedicated numeric keypad. With its 15.6-inch display, dual-core Intel processor, and integrated graphics, the Asus K53E falls shy of our power and size criteria for inclusion in the desktop replacement category.
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