ASUS G50V-A1

Design

The g50v is targeted squarely at the gaming crowd. its design says "gamer" no matter what way you look at it. there is nothing understated regarding the design of this notebook. let's inaugurate with the back of the lid. the most eye-catching part regarding the back of the lid is the four blue lights. they are not overly bright , but are easily seen. two light bars are located at either plan of the lid upon the very bourn , which blink in patterns. at the top of the lid is a clear shelter with the republic of gamers logo inside. finally , towards the behind there is a level light bar that spans regarding half of the lid. the plurality of the lid is glossy metallic black plastic. at the very behind of the lid below the level light bar is a rubberized and textured part that acts as a grip for carrying the notebook.

The inside of the notebook has a design that is seemingly as flashy as the lid. the spruce surrounding the keyboard and bordering the right and left edges of the chassis are glossy orange plastic. the palmrest area is made of the same rubberized textured fabric inaugurate upon the back of the lid. the touchpad is bordered by brushed aluminium spruce. above the keyboard is a divest of glossy black plastic where all the touch controls are located , and upon either side of that are the two altec lansing speakers. above the shelter is a webcam embedded in a mirrored surface. level the behind of the notebook has an interesting design - the single bulky intake vent for the fan has a shiny silver bourn and an orange vent.

You can see from the pictures that the g50v is larger than a typical 15.4-inch notebook , evidenced by the relatively bulky shelter benzel. the main dividend of the larger chassis is the inclusion of a sunder number pad , but the downside is slightly reduced portability. the g50v-a1 weighs in at 6.5 lbs and is 14.2 in (36 cm) wide , 10.2 in (25.9 cm) deep , and 1.1 - 1.6 in (2.8 - 4.1 cm) thick. the notebook feels somewhat onerous , but is not hard to transport in a backpack. as i noted , the g50v is larger than a typical 15.4-inch notebook.

Build quality

The g50v is made of robust plastic and has a solid feel. the chassis resists twisting , and all surfaces are difficult to find flex in. the hinges securely anchor the manifest to the low of the notebook , and the lid itself is inflexible and is hard to twine. urgent upon the back of the lid yields no ripples in the shelter. there is essentially no manifest wobble. i am additional than impressed with the build quality of this notebook.

Screen

The 15.4-inch wsxga+ manifest is positively grand. it is very bright and has tall contrast. the glossy complete helps this manifest bring colours to life. the tall contrast and exceptional clarity of this manifest makes gaming and level simple web browsing an enjoyable experience.

Viewing angles are nothing out of the popular - they are fine side-to-side , but from above the picture washes out and from below it darkens as popular. there is noticeable light leakage coming from the behind of the manifest , but it is seemingly noticeable when viewing a black shelter.

Speakers

Though the g50v's two speakers carry the altec lansing badge , their sound quality leaves much to be desired. they are tinny , and there is no tip of bass. they likewise are relatively quiet. if these had no name spot , i would own dismissed them as typical notebook speakers , but given the brand-name badge , they should own produced better sound. overall , the speakers are a disappointment.

Heat & noise

This part is a tall point for the g50v-a1. one bulky fan takes anxiety of the heat from both the processor and graphics card , and expels it out the left side through a bulky vent. while idling , the notebook is essentially inaudible. under full load , the seemingly sound to be heard is a rush of air - motor noise is thankfully away. you can take this notebook to a library or thunder hall without dread of disturbing anyone.

The heat is kept advisably under control at all times - the surface of the notebook is barely warm , as is the behind. the cooling system of this notebook is quite good.

Keyboard

The g50v's keyboard delivers a pleasing typing experience. there is ample tactile feedback , with minimal flex. the seemingly real flex is inaugurate in the number pad , but it is slight. the keyboard is soft and quiet. my gripe with this keyboard is that there are no constant dedicated domestic , plan , page up , and page down keys. this is one of the sacrifices asus made by including the numeric keypad in a 15.4-inch chassis. the keys are seemingly dedicated if the number lock is turned off. as somebody who uses those keys oftentimes , i inaugurate this to be an inconvenient setup. i own to give up number pad functionality in instruct to apply those keys.

Above the keyboard is a sequence of touch-activated buttons that access varied menus. upon the left side is a unusual oled manifest , which can manifest a message , battery charge remaining , cpu usage , memory usage , and other useful information. this is a fastidious touch. i would like to see other functionality additional to this , such as frames per moment (fps) readings during games.

Touchpad

The touchpad has a self-explaining black matte surface , which is easy to track upon. the right side acts as a upright scrolling pad. the two buttons are aluminium and easy to locate and crowd. the buttons are not especially quiet , even Though they would probably not torment anyone around you.

Wireless

The g50v-a1 features the latest-generation intel wireless wifi combine 5100agn , supporting 802.11a/b/g/n wireless signals. i had no sorrow connecting to a variety of secured networks.

Battery

The g50v-a1 lasted regarding two hours in my battery trial in cogency chary fad while surfing the internet. although two hours is not a destiny , it is reasonable for a gaming notebook with a 6-cell battery.

The g50v-a1's 6-cell battery is rated for 4800mah , with 11.1v

ASUS offers the G50V in several different configurations:

Intel Core 2 Duo T9400 (2.53GHz/6MB L2/1066MHz FSB/ 35W TDP)

Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit w/ SP1

Intel PM45 + ICH9 chipset

4GB DDR2-800 RAM

15.4-inch WSXGA+ (1680x1050) glossy display

Nvidia GeForce 9700M-GT w/ 512MB GDDR3

2x 250GB 5400RPM SATA hard drives

8X DVDRW Super Multi drive

8-in-1 card reader

Built-in 1.3-megapixel camera

Intel Wireless WiFi Link 5100AGN + built-in Bluetooth wireless