ASUS G53SW-A1

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Design

G53SW-A1 is inherited from the angular lines F117-Nighthawk brother, the lid anti-fingerprint. ASUS products are designed according to the motto “better than good appearance”, so users will not find in G53SW lights in many colors such as Alienware laptop or MSI, ASUS logo that can only be lit simple white light, the symbol of the Republic of Gaming exquisite carved on the lid.

“Furniture” by G53SW also brings a classic colors: black matte and smooth. The only difference compared to the familiar motifs is the screen edges, made from plastic. Palm rests are made of rubber for soft feel.

Weight 3.6 kg approximation is quite heavy compared to 1 laptop; All Alienware W14x heavier (2.9 kg), Digital Storm xm15 (2.6 kg), and MSI GT680R (3.4 kg). G53 also proved formidable opponents than the other in terms of size. ASUS G53SW-A1 15.4 x 1.1 x 0.8 inches, big enough to cause difficulty in carrying, especially if it is accompanied by a battery in the form of heavy bricks 1 nearly 815 grams. But at least, G53 is still slightly when compared to G73 17 inch screen, weighs 4 kg, and size 16.6 x 12.8 x 2.3 inches.

Keyboard and Touchpad

The use of G53SW keyboard brings many conflicting emotions. ASUS G53SW-A1 Keyboard island-style format, glowing help users easily use even in the dark. However, too large settlement of the keyboard is the first ominous problem. One other thing worth complaining right Shift key is a bit small, inconvenient to use. But the arrow keys and the numeric keypad is a new micro source of discomfort, even causing irritation to the user. This can be seen as a major drawback of G53SW – 1 laptop for gamers as keys such as Shift, arrow keys, number keys are often used to button in one game. ASUS should soon take measures to improve the size of the keys for just one wrong keystroke could also turn gamer from winners into losers quickly.

To the upper right corner of G53SW a few function buttons, including custom buttons light for ASUS logo, a custom button on laptop performance, and customize the button of the screen brightness.

Although G53SW is one of the “giants” of the “village” 15-inch gaming laptop, its touchpad fell into the smallest class, while only 2.75 x 1.7 inch size. In return, the G52SW touchpad is very responsive considering its size. The multi-point operation including image zoom, slide the scroll bar to be done very fast and responsive, selecting the line is also very accurate. 2 mouse buttons feels comfortable to press, and good sensitivity.

Screen and sound

15.6-inch glossy screen G52SW maximum resolution of 1920 x 1080. Colors also become more vivid when transferring video to Vivid. It supports up to 120 degree viewing angle, comfortable for 3 people at the movies.

Only with the normal setting for the graphic, the image has become very great. Not stop there, ASUS also incorporated into Splendid Video Enhancement Technology G53SW. With plenty of modes to choose from (Normal, Gamma, Vivid, Theater, and Soft), users can adjust the color and brightness of the screen according to the mode is available to get the most satisfying results . There are also additional manual correction mode, for users to modify the settings to your liking.

Designed speakers just above the keyboard, provides users with clear and solid sound. Trumpet trumpet, keyboards and bass in the song “Thank You” by Jay-Z through the speakers of such G53SW becomes more rugged, clear voice of each instrument do better without the singer’s voice overwhelmed. Surround audio technology (technology emulates surround sound) EAX and THX to help gamers experience the fun of the game. In the game Assassin’s Creed, the user can clearly hear someone is saying in the conversation of the characters in the game, the explosions sounded vividly and impressive, and in the fencing, sound ” keng keng “when the swords were touching and very real.

Ports and Webcam

The right hip G53SW include 1 USB 2.0, 1 USB 3.0 port, Ethernet port, HDMI output, VGA port, headphone jack and mic. Hip opposite side are 2 USB 2.0 and one DVD burner. Front machine integrated 1 card reader 5-in-1.

Although equipped with 2.0 pixel webcam but only for the quality of video with 640 x 480 resolution (in shooting mode, image quality with resolution up to 1600 x 1200). When using ASUS LifeFrame software, video looks not very smooth, but when trying to make video calls on Skype, users get the clear picture with good sound and less noise.

Performance

Use 4-core chip Intel Core i7-2630QM 2.6 GHz, 8 GB RAM, GeForce GTX460M graphics card 1.5GB of memory and 750GB hard drive 7200 rpm spin speed, strength is not controversial. In PCMark Vantage tests, G53SW impressive scores: 8470, far exceeding the average (6861 points). With that score, the absolute winner G53SW well before xm15 Digital Storm Core i7-2630QM chip fitted (7661 points). However, G53SW still only a modest position when standing next to the Alienware M14x (Intel Core i7-2820QM ownership, reaching 9293 points) and the MSI GT680R (Intel Core i7-2630QM chip, reaching 9184 points).

During the experiment the test just chat Skype, just turned 12 tabs in Google Chrome, 8 tabs on Firefox, and while gaming Assasin’s Creed, G53SW demonstrated his strength when overcome the challenge with ease and smooth.

To launch the Windows 7 Home Premium, G53SW needed 68 seconds, slower 2 seconds than the average of the line desktop replacement laptop. With the invaluable support of the 750GB hard drive has a rotational speed of 7,200 rpm powerful, ASUS G53SW-A1 has successfully completed test file transfer speed: 1 mirrored folder 4.97 GB capacity multi-media file formats only 2 minutes 10 seconds, equivalent to 39.1 MBps speed, faster than usual (34.1 MBps). However, G53SW has yet to beat SATA hard drive 7200 rpm speed of the GT680R, the GT680R also perform the same test that takes only 1 minute 22 seconds (equivalent to 62.1 MBps speeds).

Graphics and gaming capabilities

Nvidia GeForce GTX460M graphics card with video memory of up to 1.5 GB helped G53SW won the point where many laptops dream: 14 040 doing tests 3DMark06. Again and again, G53SW convincing win before xm15 (8211 points) and has 1 big gap compared with the average of line-desktop-replacement laptops (8855 points). One other opponents also suffered bow to the power of the graphics G53SW is M14x (equipped with Nvidia GeForce GT555M graphics card, scored 12 553 points). Coequal with G53SW have GT680R (13 987 points) with the same graphics card. In the 3DMark11 test, G53SW reached 1,825 points, while the GT680R is only 1,796 points, M14x is 1,324 and xm15 in the lowest position: 1.1001 points.

When playing the game World of Warcraft, G53SW reach 136 frames / second with High-resolution mode of 1920 x 1080. Meanwhile, the GT680R achieved 157 fps, 145 fps of the M14x, and the xm15 82 fps. When pulling out the set to the highest level, G53SW retains its form when the speed of 59 frames / sec.

Try with Far Cry 2, though set set up to Very High, but the G53 has achieved 55 fps frame rate. With this result, the G53 goes beyond the average (33 fps), comparable to GT680R and fast almost twice with xm15 (28 fps). M14x achieved 50 fps.

Users easily overwhelmed by the spectacular images of the city of Venice in the game Assassin’s Creed 2 is G53SW display fully and authentically. By the power of your graphics, G53SW reach 59 frames / second at a resolution of 1080p, the virus scan test ran underground, just gaming.

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Battery Life and Wi-Fi

Typically, these laptops for gamers with short battery life, and not the exception G53SW. In tests of battery life (surfing with Wi-Fi), the results of the G53 is 3 hours, 11 minutes more than the average level. Those who want to have a longer battery life can consider Alienware M14x (4 hours 11 minutes) or GT680R (4 hours 02 minutes).

Wi-Fi 802,11n card to the speed of G53SW up to 42.2 Mbps transmission at distances of 4.6 meters, more 8.6 Mbps than usual (33.6). At greater distances (15.24 meters), speed over Wi-Fi transmission of G53 falls below the average (19.9 Mbps), while only 17.3 Mbps.

Express Gate Cloud OS

Notably in this laptop is the operating system’s proprietary ASUS Express Gate Cloud, which allows users to use the laptop without having to use Windows. With only approximately 15 seconds, users can boot Express Gate is complete and easy to use 8 main functions including: Calendar, Chrome browser, games, music, online videos, view photos, connect Internet). Thus, gamers can check email, instant messages or surfing the web quickly.

Software

ASUS G53SW integrated into a software package as well as a rich widget and very helpful. ASUS Power4Gear Hybrid software allows users to set the power and performance through four modes (Power save, Entertainment, high performance, and Silent). ASUS FastBoot software helps users choose the application turns off the startup Windiows, to shorten the startup time.

ASUS G53 also built into Game Park, an online portal where users can buy and download the game. G53SW also incorporates ASUS Vibe, a collection of useful bookmarks for music sites, gaming and educational software.

The third-party software including Microsoft Office Starter, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, a free month trial of Trend Micro security software Titanium Internet Security, and Roxio CinePlayer.

The configuration options

There are plenty of choices for users when choosing G53SW. G53SW-A1 is equipped with Intel Core i7-2630QM chip clocked 2.6 GHz, 8 GB RAM, 750 GB 7200 rpm hard drive, and Nvidia GeForce GTX460M graphics card memory 1.5GB.

At a lower price, users can buy G53SW-XN1 with similar configuration G53SW-A1, but less RAM (6GB) and a smaller hard drive (500 GB 7200 rpm rotational speed). The last option for users is G53SW-XR1 includes 6GB RAM,  hard drive 640GB rotational speed 7200 rpm.