- Conclusion Get the lowdown
- Features How it compares
- Performance Real world benchmarks
- Differences Technical showdown
- Reviews Word on the street
- Competition Others to consider
- Discussion Answers and opinions
ASUS A53U-EH11
- 15.6"
- 1.33 GHz Single core
- 3 GB DDR3
- 320 GB HDD
#3 in cheapest ASUS laptops
Released October, 2011
Rated 100% by by Pamela--I-love-technology--reading--music--an... (Jan, 2012)It is light weight, and the screen is big enough to work remotely.
Conclusion Check out the ASUS A53U-EH11
First reviewed December, 2011
Features Key features of the ASUS A53U-EH11
1.33 GHz
Rated 40% by by Bikram (Aug, 2012)i use my second laptop having Linux to browse over the internet....this laptop came with windows original and i use this only for windows related activities only....the price is less and it looks great.
screen size
15.6"
13.3"
14"
A53U-EH11 by jose-luis (Mar, 2012)the product is very good fast laptop with good screen resolution processing power surprises me but has a lower processor.
screen resolution
A53U-EH11 by Athlonnx (Jun, 2012)What I didn't like so much about the computer were the viewing angles on the LCD screen and the speakers.
cpu speed
| 0 GHz | 3 GHz  | 3 GHz |
A53U-EH11 by FredWiscWhen I set it up, I found the CPU clock speed was only 1.00 GHz not the 1.33 GHz as in the product description.1.33 GHz was already at the low end of usability.
processor
A53U-EH11 by Athlonnx (Jun, 2012)That seemed like a bogus claim given the 3 gigs of RAM and the dual core processor.
memory
| 0 GB | 3 GB   | 6 GB |
A53U-EH11 by Beverly-A.-Martin--bowlerholic (Jun, 2012)You can put a faster processor and more RAM in the computer.
A53U-EH11 by Beverly-A.-Martin--bowlerholic (Jun, 2012)In reality, it requires about twice the processing power and RAM because it not only runs 64-bit software but it also runs an emulator that allows you to run 32-bit software.
Performance Real world tests of ASUS A53U-EH11
battery life
4 hour
9 hour
8 hour
A53U-EH11 by EmilyLuv19 (Feb, 2012)With the screen dimmed, it has a total of 5 HOURS of battery life and with the screen brightest, it has 2 1/2 hours.
Our analysis How does it stack up against its top 10 competitors
pros
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0.3 MP -
MMC, SDHC, SDSC -
15.6"
cons
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1.33 GHz -
DDR3 -
Single core -
4 hour -
320 GB -
3 GB -
100 ppi -
57 MB/s (USB 2.0)
Reviews Word on the street
 |    Rated by 46 users at amazon.com Rated 80% by by Athlonnx (Jun, 2012) Rated 100% by by Alina (Jul, 2012) Rated 80% by by Beverly-A.-Martin--bowlerholic (Jun, 2012) |
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Operating system
ASUS A53U-EH11 15.6", 1.33 GHz, 3 GB, 320 GB HDD | Rated 80% by by Beverly-A.-Martin--bowlerholic (Jun, 2012)It's more than equipped to handle a modern operating system.
ASUS A53U-EH11 15.6", 1.33 GHz, 3 GB, 320 GB HDD | Rated 80% by by khaos (Feb, 2012)The Windows 7 disc didn't come with the computer, so it may help to have a friend that has a physical disc and you can just load your OEM Windows key that came with the computer (on the box).
ASUS A53U-EH11 15.6", 1.33 GHz, 3 GB, 320 GB HDD | Rated 80% by by gregrocker (Dec, 2011)The laptop has instantaneous and feather-light performance which is what one should expect with Win7, after conquering the factory bloatware which throttles and corrupts the best OS ever.
Type
ASUS A53U-EH11 15.6", 1.33 GHz, 3 GB, 320 GB HDD | Rated 80% by by khaos (Feb, 2012)Windows 7 Home Premium came with it, which is a nice upgrade from the basic, but it came loaded with all the Asus add-ons and slowed down the performance greatly.
ASUS A53U-EH11 15.6", 1.33 GHz, 3 GB, 320 GB HDD | Rated 80% by by Beverly-A.-Martin--bowlerholic (Jun, 2012)Now I'm running Windows 7 32-bit on this laptop and it's running a lot better.
ASUS A53U-EH11 15.6", 1.33 GHz, 3 GB, 320 GB HDD | Rated 40% by by canaanx (Sep, 2012)I was excited to purchase this laptop since I was upgrading from an older, Windows XP Gateway.
Cpu
ASUS A53U-EH11 15.6", 1.33 GHz, 3 GB, 320 GB HDD | Rated 40% by by Carlos-Pina (May, 2012)I liked the desing, event I like the mark, but this AMD processor is dummy, run just to 1 ghz or less, and is not fast to web sailing.
ASUS A53U-EH11 15.6", 1.33 GHz, 3 GB, 320 GB HDD | Rated 80% by by Beverly-A.-Martin--bowlerholic (Jun, 2012)Second, the Radeon HD 6290 GPU is designed to work specifically with the C-60 processor and uses the processor to improve its performance.
ASUS A53U-EH11 15.6", 1.33 GHz, 3 GB, 320 GB HDD | Rated 80% by by Sean-Ali (May, 2012)Tried everything to get them to boosts even went into the bios but it was locked on setting "4.
Storage
ASUS A53U-EH11 15.6", 1.33 GHz, 3 GB, 320 GB HDD | Rated 80% by by Beverly-A.-Martin--bowlerholic (Jun, 2012)First, I created my factory default DVDs (it took 4 DVDs) and then I went to ASUS's website and got the 32-bit drivers.
ASUS A53U-EH11 15.6", 1.33 GHz, 3 GB, 320 GB HDD | Rated 40% by by canaanx (Sep, 2012)The DVD drive sounds like an airplane is taking off when it's initially reading a disc - I let a friend use the laptop once to watch a DVD and he hollered at me in a semi-panic because of the noise of the DVD drive.
ASUS A53U-EH11 15.6", 1.33 GHz, 3 GB, 320 GB HDD | Rated 80% by by gregrocker (Dec, 2011)You can google the official Win7 ISO download to burn to DVD.
Screen
ASUS A53U-EH11 15.6", 1.33 GHz, 3 GB, 320 GB HDD | Rated 40% by by canaanx (Sep, 2012)I may have clicked on High Performance but the computer will just change into Battery Saver mode seemingly at random, which dims the screen and slows the programs.
ASUS A53U-EH11 15.6", 1.33 GHz, 3 GB, 320 GB HDD | Rated 80% by by Athlonnx (Jun, 2012)If a person looks at the LCD screen from an angle, the screen does not look as good.
Competition What else you should consider
 | 1 | Samsung Series 9 NP900X3C Longest battery life Samsung Series 9 NP900X3C vs ASUS A53U-EH11 |
 | 4 | Toshiba Satellite L745D 2-way tie: Most CPU cores Toshiba Satellite L745D vs ASUS A53U-EH11 |
 | 5 | Gateway NV Series NV53A Fastest processor Gateway NV Series NV53A vs ASUS A53U-EH11 |
 | 6 | Lenovo x60 5-way tie: Has a memory card reader Lenovo x60 vs ASUS A53U-EH11 |
 | 7 | ASUS Eee PC Flare Is hyperthreaded Eee PC Flare vs A53U-EH11 |
 | 8 | Samsung RV510-A05 2-way tie: More USB ports Samsung RV510-A05 vs ASUS A53U-EH11 |
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