Marco D'Souza
The Asus X555LJ-XX132H laptop in one that is great for office or home use as well as for gaming. With good specifications, it does a great job when it comes to running at least high graphics games, though it is not the highest available now. It's a little bulky with a 15.6" screen and weighing 2.3Kg, so don't expect ultra portability. Comparable to the Lenovo G50 series of laptops, though this is priced higher.
- 15.6-inch laptop that delivers a ‘full’ compute experience, complete with a full-sized keyboard and a separate numeric keypad.
- A 2.2GHz Intel Core i5 processor based on their Broadwell-U platform (the low power consumption variant,) 8GB of RAM clocked at 1,600MHz.
- Capable Nvidia GeForce 920M graphics processor.
- Subtle print on the lid that opens to reveal a glossy screen, the chiclet keys and a generous touchpad.
- An integrated DVD Writer, 3 USB ports (two of which are the 3.0 variant,) HDMI and VGA display outputs, Gigabit Ethernet, a headphone socket and a microSD card reader.
- The laptop weighs in at an unabashed 2.3 Kg.
- It clocked a respectable 5,436 rating in 3DMark in the Cloud Gate test and 3613 in the PCMark 8 Work benchmark.
- The laptop uses a 37 W/Hr battery which, coupled with its low-voltage processor.
- The power button is placed immediately above the Esc key and shaped exactly like it, which led to it being often hit accidentally.
- The 1366x768 resolution--usually prevalent on much smaller screens--seemed underwhelming.
- The screen hinge didn’t appear to be solid--the slightest touch caused the screen to oscillate.
- Price: Rs 48,999
