ASUS X5DIJ Laptop - It Hasn't Converted Me (Totally)!

Advantages: Impressive hard drive
Disadvantages: Short battery life

..., although I've not let it get to the stage when it completely shuts down on me due to lack of battery power. At 2.6kg the Asus is about the average weight for a standard laptop. It doesn't seem any heavier or lighter than laptops I've used over the years (e.g. when borrowing one from work). One thing I would point out is that this Asus model is sometimes referred to as a notebook - but to my mind a notebook is a laptop that doesn't have a DVD drive - which in fact the Asus does have and the screen size for a notebook is generally smaller (around 12-14"). I'm hard pushed to find what about this particular Asus model might put it into the "notebook" category as it has other features which a typical notebook wouldn't have. There's a VGA output so you can plug in an external monitor and even an ethernet port if you need to use a wired...

anonymili 01.01.1970 · Read review
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G6 Or Not G2 ... NOT

Advantages: Smaller by a long shot compared to the G6
Disadvantages: Bad software and unintuitive installation.

...shuffling around on my desk I managed to fit it on ... and by that I mean that about half of it was hanging off the edge of the desk. I would tell you about the installation but after 2 days I had just had enough and took it back for a smaller model ... the G2 " Aaaahhhhhh this is a lot better " I thought to myself as I placed the G2 next to my mouse-mat while simultaneously getting ready to start the installation. After installing the G6 I kinda new what to expect but that didn't mean that I was happy about it. To be honest the drivers for this GT are somewhat lacking in, well, everything. I wish I could tell you that it installed easily but I would be lying and it wasn't until the fourth attempt that I even managed to get my system to recognise that it existed at all. If that wasn't bad enough the other software that comes with it is just...

gabrielangeles 01.01.1970 · Read review
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The Asus X5DIJ is a Good Laptop!

Advantages: Good price and easy to use!
Disadvantages: The scroll pad can be a bit difficult at times, slight echo when watching videos

...definitely prefer it to a laptop which only has 2/3 RAM as I can tell the difference between the performance. The laptop has a few games on it which are just standard ones that you get on many laptops such as solitaire, minesweeper, FreeCell etc all which are good just to pass a bit of time. It is also easy to connect to the internet whether it is by cable or by wireless both work really well. I have also watched DVDs on here and I find that the picture quality is really good I also like the sound quality as I find it a bit louder than the previous laptop we had although odd times it can has a slight echo sound to it but I don't find that a problem as I have found sometimes the sound on mobile phones are like this. One problem with this laptop is that it only has 3hours battery life so when I want to use wireless downstairs for a few hours...

Julie92 01.01.1970 · Read review
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