7 best ASUS notebooks

Not every buyer comes to the store for a powerful or possessing special characteristics of a laptop. If you need a portable computer for comfortable reading books, watching movies or videos, conveniently communicating with friends and acquaintances on social networks, by mail or Skype, this ASUS laptop can be the best choice.

Actually, the company positions this series as an ideal solution for typical office work or entertainment. The case of the X540LJ is plastic, but it is decorated under polished metal and doesn’t really get dirty with your hands. It makes no sense to focus on a complete set with processors, since this whole line is equipped with non-game graphics cards, and Core i3 is enough for everyday tasks. There is also a special mode of suppressing the blue (Eye Care), due to which the eyes should be less tired during prolonged reading.

The company's current flagship business line embodies the laconic elegance of the Zen corporate identity.Metal, extremely thin body, modern productive stuffing, comfortable keyboard. Our recommendations for choosing a particular modification will be determined by the nature of the tasks assigned to the ultrabook. If active work with content in 4K format is planned, then the best option would be the bundle with the latest generation processors (Kaby Lake). For example, Intel Core i7-7500U. The fact is that the support of the new video standard in them is already implemented at the hardware level, which guarantees an increased smoothness of the displayed image. In addition, the new kernel can work with an extended dynamic range and color palette. To improve the quality of web surfing, Kaby Lake is also preferable, but with such an emphasis on using the device, look for a configuration with an i7-7Y75 processor. Well, Full HD screen resolution will be enough. For comfortable work with any types of documents, you can restrict yourself to a model based on sixth generation processors.

Perhaps the most controversial requirements for a gaming laptop are made to the diagonal of its screen. To make a full-fledged competition to a stationary PC, it must be larger, and this already adversely affects the mobility or reliability of the design of the entire device. A reasonable border lies in the area of ​​17 inches, and the best offer from ASUS has been the ROG G752 model line for a year and a half. Rather, its modern version, built on the new graphics accelerators GeForce. Such a “pleasure” of thousands will cost ten more than the previous generation, but it's worth it. By the way, in the G752VM there is an almost reference-quality video card, which has only slightly reduced operating frequencies.

The ASUS Transformers class is now represented by four model lines, and we believe that the best of them is the ASUS ZenBook Flip UX360CA transforming laptop. On the one hand, the stuffing used here is much more productive than that of the outright state employee VivoBook Flip TP201SA. The diagonal of the screen and its resolution, respectively, are larger and higher, the drive is solid-state, etc. On the other hand, the models with the characteristics are even “cooler” (UX560UX and TP501UQ) significantly shorter battery life. However, if you plan to use a transformer, including for 3D modeling, this choice may be justified. Design features do not interfere with the device to formally belong to the ZEN family and to have all its advantages. High-quality metal case, which is not visible fingerprints, low weight and very small thickness - these are just some of them.

It is possible that the developers of this model decided to emphasize its multimedia orientation with the help of the Blu-Ray drive. By and large, optical discs are of little demand, but if there is a solid video library of licensed films - such a device may be useful. Another application is the editing of relevant content, followed by recording to discs. Fortunately, filling the laptop without any problems cope with any "heavyweight" like Sony Vegas. True, its power has to be paid with increased power consumption, so with the autonomy of the N552VX it is not very good. By the way, the graphics subsystem performance is even higher in the N552VW line. Like most of the latest ASUS laptops, the device has an elegant look. From a distance, it can even be mistaken for some ZenBook, to which the recognizable design of the top cover contributes a lot. That's just on the bottom of the metal is not enough, and it is made of plastic.