Asus U46SV: Fast, Comfortable, Enduring Laptop Review

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(Free-Press-Release.com) January 30, 2012 -- The Asus U46SV all-purpose laptop sets itself apart from the crowd through great performance and outstanding battery life–two attributes that rarely cohabitate. The primary reason for the long 6-hour, 41-minute run time is an unusually large 74-watt-hour battery. The large battery is also responsible for the U46SV’s hefty 4.9-pound static and 6-pound travel (with AC adapter) weights, but clever design makes the unit feel lighter than those numbers might lead you to believe.

The battery protrudes about a half-inch beneath the back of the otherwise one-inch thick unit. That gives you a firm, yet comfortable grip when toting it about (part of the reason it doesn’t feel as heavy as it is) and also adds a slight forward rake that puts your hand at a better typing angle. All told, the heavier, larger, longer-lasting battery should please more users than it discourages them.
The U46SV sports a stylish aluminum lid and keyboard deck, though the effect is cheapened slightly by chrome touchpad buttons and a rather bright power button. Still, while the touchpad buttons are distractingly reflective, they also have just the right amount of resistance. The U46SV’s breathable Chiclet-style keyboard feels exactly like those found on Lenovo U series (a good thing)–crisp, even though the keys travel only a short distance. The touchpad is nicely responsive as well.

Our test unit featured an Intel Core i5-2430M CPU, 8GB of DDR3 memory, and a 750GB hard drive. It also had both Intel HD Graphics 3000 for everyday use and a discrete Nvidia GeForce GT 540M GPU that propelled the unit to playable gaming frame rates in the 60s at low detail and high 30s at high detail at 1024 by 768 resolution. You can also buy the U46SV with a Core i3, less memory, and less capacious hard drives if our configuration’s $900 price tag seems too steep.

Besides the stellar battery life, the U46SV scored a 123 on WorldBench 6–excellent for a Core i5. Video of all resolutions plays smoothly and is rendered to good effect on the U46SV’s 14-inch, 1366 by 768 display. So good, in fact, that when I tested with a 1080 DVD of True Grit (the Coen Brothers version), I wound up watching nearly the entire movie. Of course, it’s also a very good movie. That experience was best with headphones; the U46SV’s speakers sound weak and thin despite the Sonic Focus audio enhancement software that tries to overcome that fact.

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