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Asus N51V

ZDNet Australia Editors’ Choice

Manufacturer: ASUS

Battery

  • Battery type included
  • Lithium-ion

Connectivity

  • Network interface
  • 10/100/1000 LAN, Bluetooth, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
  • eSATA ports
  • 1
  • USB ports
  • 3
  • VGA
  • Yes
  • HDMI
  • Yes

Display

  • Natural resolution (max)
  • 1366 x 768 pixels
  • Diagonal screen size
  • 15.6 inch

Drives

  • Primary hard drive
  • 500 GB
  • Optical drive
  • Blu-ray

General

  • Dimensions (H x W x D)
  • 43 x 369 x 276 mm
  • Weight
  • 2.95 kg
  • Laptop type
  • Midweight

Graphics

  • Amt of video RAM
  • 1024 MB

Memory

  • Amt of RAM
  • 2GB
  • RAM type
  • DDR2-800
  • Memory card reader
  • Yes

Other

  • Integrated webcam
  • Yes

Processor

  • Processor type
  • Intel Core 2 Duo
  • Processor speed
  • 2.66 GHz

Software

  • Operating system
  • Windows Vista Home Premium

Sound

  • Embedded stereo speakers
  • Yes

Talkback 1 comments

    I'm sure it's a good notebook ...d'ocm -- 25/04/09

    I'm sure it's a good notebook when purchased, but after buying an Asus notebook, I would not be going back for seconds.

    The good: Fine when purchased

    The bad: Don't expect any driver updates - give me a Dell or HP any day.

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The good:
  • Powerful graphics card
  • Excellent value
The bad:
  • High performance means lower battery life
  • High glossiness will attract fingerprints
The bottomline:

The Asus N51V is an excellent mid-sized laptop, and should absolutely be considered if you're looking for that price/performance sweet spot.

Editors’ rating:

9.5/10

RRP: AU$2699.00

Related topics:

Asus N51V, Asus N51Vf, Asus N51VG

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