Comments on: A S U S U 5 0 V g A M 1 T h i n a n d L i g h t 1 5 . 6 I n c h B l a c k L a p t o p

By: Looking for a Laptop

Looking for a Laptop — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Excellent laptop
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I kept looking for someone to review this laptop but no one did. Finally, I decided to buy it anyway. Good decision. This laptop gives you a lot for your money. The backlight for the keyboard is very helpful if you work in dim lit areas. The keyboard is very comfortable. It has a power up button that gets you on the internet in seconds. I still do not know how many hours I can get from the battery because the specs do not provide this information. The cover is a plush black and yes, it does show fingerprints but that’s no big deal. All in all, I am very happy with this purchase and would highly recommend this laptop.

By: Soon I Will Be Invincible

Soon I Will Be Invincible — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

THIS ITEM IS NOT BLACK
Rating:2 out of 5 stars
I purchased the U50 not only for its good specs, but for its slick looks. In fact, I passed up similar machines simply because I didn’t like the colors they came in. When the U50 arrived at my house, I opened the box expecting the beautiful black shown in the pictures. The beautiful black advertised in the product headline. Unfortunately, the machine that came out of the box is midnight blue with metallic sparkles. Might look good on a muscle car, but not so good on my laptop. When I called Amazon, they claimed they only stock the U50 in one color: black. Furthermore, Amazon’s return policy on “open computers” only refunds 85 percent of the $1000 I paid. So, begrudgingly, I’m keeping this laptop. But I didn’t get what I paid for and I won’t be buying another computer from Amazon. If you’re less superficial than me, I think you’ll be happy with this machine–other than the color, it’s really nice.

By: Phil Hostetter

Phil Hostetter — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

A desktop for your lap
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Having held out to upgrade my home computer until Windows Vista went away, I’m very glad I did. It gave ASUS a chance to move beyond motherboard production into full-blown computer manufacturing. And a good move it was! I’m very happy with this unit. It’s fast; it’s loaded with features (some of which I didn’t even know it had); it’s got a two-year warranty; battery life is double anything I’ve experienced before; and I absolutely love the lighted keyboard.

As for Windows 7, it’s taking me a while to get used to it. XP is still near and dear to my heart and ingrained in my brain. But the quick boot-up, and ASUS’ ability to start up for certain purposes without even using Windows 7, are winning me over.

So far my only complaint is about the glossy black finish — which probably is better than a police technician for collecting fingerprints. I prefer the black matte finish of my Lenovo. I was intending, in fact, to purchase another Lenovo, but the ASUS won me over. I would highly recommend this unit to anyone who needs a real work-horse for the home office.

By: E. Goldkind

E. Goldkind — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

So far so good
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
This machine is a great size, and I love the keyboard (including the backlighting). The screen resolution is poor considering the price of this laptop, but that's not what I was buying it for. I haven't tried the high def output yet, but I have a feeling it's great. Battery life is very good. I miss the fingerprint logon, as the facial recognition isn't nearly as functional, but not a deal-breaker.

Certainly a huge improvement over my old HP, but not as lovely as the Sony I replaced with this Asus. In short, I'd recommend this machine highly.

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Great Laptop annoying display
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I like this laptop. Decent battery life, good performance and an above average amount of storage space on the harddrive. Consumer reports also ranks this as the #2 best laptop to get right now.

I have three annoyances with this laptop.
Display:
1. This might be personal preference but the display is great for widescreen but the height of the display is not proportional to the width (1366X768). Consequently, the documents will not automatically fit to the screen unless you tweak the document. Additionally, the display almost washes out the screen in white. This might be a quirk or I might be spoiled on my Mac but the brightness and lack of contrast is sort of annoying.
2. The VGA port does not have screws to tightly affix the vga cable to the laptop. I like to use multiple monitors.
Touchpad:
3. The touchpad buttons take a lot of getting used to.
Software:
4. It lacks a full copy of MS Office or Trend Antivirus.

By: pcxtreme

pcxtreme — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

VERY NICE FOR THE PRICE
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I have owned 4 laptops over the last 8 years, 1st one was an IBM, last 3 were HP. The last one was an HP dv9000, and for the most part was ok
after i rolled it back too windows xp, so i have no idea how similar win 7 is too vista, 7 seems a little cartoony but i will get used too it.
My old Hp had an amd turion 1.6 GHz dual core processor, 2 gigs of ram, 1mb cache, 120gb hd, and an nvidia geforce go 6150 video card, with no dedicated memory. I am not a hardcore gamer, but do enjoy playing WOW, sim city, madden nfl, fifa, couple 1st person shooters, and my HP was just killing me everything was choppy
and lagged. so far for the few hours that i have been using the asus i am impressed with the performance.

the keyboard is very nice, feels good, without too much noise. the touch pad works and feels great also.
The laptop boots up fast and runs real quiet even when i'm playing WOW, i don't hear it buzzing or crackling.

not sure how long the battery lasts, but for me that is not a big deal.

The color is a black metallic with blue, i thought it was going too be just a gloss black, but the metallic looks very sharp as far as i care.

wish the screen had a higher resolution but no biggie. and the finger prints, also no big deal for me.

all in all for the price i am very happy with what i got. great warranty, nice performance, looks great and feels like good quality, didn't have a ton of bloatware like my last HP, which will save you time uninstalling garbage. My desktop has an asus motherboard,(never an issue) and my son owns one of their gaming laptops, for about 8 months now (he pushes it atleast 4-7 hours gaming a day)still holding strong never a crash. customer service is excellent, and unless something major happens in the coming months, from my personal asus experiences i think i will keep buying their laptops. so far no complaints.