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

Full specs

ASUS K53 Series K53E

15.6"
Core i3 2.2 GHz Single core
4 GB DDR3
500 GB HDD

#2 in Fastest 2011 ASUS laptops

older Released October, 2011

I love the ribbed brown cover, it's almost a copper shade, and the outside dimensions make the whole notebook look very sleek, eventhough it has a large 15.6 screen.

Rated 100% by by DCB (Jan, 2012)

Conclusion Check out the ASUS K53 Series K53E

ASUS K53 Series K53E

Acer Aspire S 5560

ASUS A53 Series A53E

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Popularity

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PerformanceView Details

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First reviewed December, 2011

Features Key features of the ASUS K53 Series K53E

2.2 GHz

Intel Core i3 2330M

The laptop is a step above the competition in this price range, as it has an Intel Core I5 processor, while most in this range, have an I 3.

Rated 80% by by Mark-Fellows--Gadget-Guy (Jul, 2012)

screen size

K53 Series K53E15.6"

U35 Series U35F13.3"

Aspire S17.3"

The display is quite good - crisp and clear with good color.

K53 Series K53E by D.-E.-Carr

Other than that it's a good laptop; it loads things quickly and has a great screen.

K53 Series K53E by Jesrober (Jan, 2012)

screen resolution

ASUS K53 Series K53E

1366 x 768 resolution screen

K53 Series K53E 1366 x 768 resolution screen

Acer Aspire S AS7739-6830

1600 x 900 resolution screen

Aspire S 1600 x 900 resolution screen

Acer Aspire S 5560

1366 x 768 resolution screen

Aspire S 5560 1366 x 768 resolution screen

It's very quiet, stays cool, the screen has good resolution, also has a fast processor and it is easy to use.

K53 Series K53E by ceb111481--ceb111481 (Sep, 2011)

The screen is nice with a slightly narrow viewing angle.

K53 Series K53E by Bubbles7361 (Feb, 2012)

cpu speed

0 GHz

ASUS K61IC-A22.53 GHz

ASUS UL50VT-RBBBK051.3 GHz

K53 Series K53E2.2 GHz

3 GHz

The new i3 processor is more then up to the task and I'm almost willing to bet it's probably a little bit faster and better processing power as my Core 2 Quad that I have in my desktop machine.

K53 Series K53E by Dean-Chen (Aug, 2011)

I bought this computer because it was the lowest costing Intel Core i5 processor I could find.

K53 Series K53E by True-Crime-Fanatic (Jan, 2012)

processor

ASUS K53 Series K53E

Single core

K53 Series K53E Single core

Acer Aspire S 5560

Quad core

Aspire S 5560 Quad core

Acer Aspire S AS7739-6830

Dual core

Aspire S Dual core

With the I5, it will run applications like video editing better/faster than the others.

K53 Series K53E by Mark-Fellows--Gadget-Guy (Jul, 2012)

I had been looking for a sandy bridge cpu, and had been tracking prices on multiple sites, when this came up I was amazed.

K53 Series K53E by Guy-Carter--g (Mar, 2012)

memory

0 GB

A53 Series A53E4 GB

K53 Series K53E4 GB

Aspire S 55604 GB

4 GB

The 4gb ram is perfect since for a normal user you dont usually use more than 4gb of ram.

K53 Series K53E by jaspreet (Mar, 2012)

I like the fact that the RAM can be upgraded up to 8gb.

K53 Series K53E by Alejandro-Monge--alxmonk (May, 2012)

Performance Real world tests of ASUS K53 Series K53E

3DMark06 CPU

K53 Series K53E2,633.5

Aspire S 55602,239.7

A53 Series A53E2,502.2

But obviously an Intel Core i5 processor does not necessarily mean that you can count on performance and quality.

K53 Series K53E by True-Crime-Fanatic (Jan, 2012)

cinebench r10 32Bit

K53 Series K53E6,524

Aspire S 55605,129.4

A53 Series A53E6,163.3

Our analysis How does it stack up against its top 10 competitors

pros

Really high resolution camera

0.3 MP
Has a memory card reader

MMC, SDHC, SDSC
Big screen

15.6"
Fast USB

572 MB/s (USB 3.0)

cons

Sluggish turbo speed

None
Slow RAM

DDR3
Fewer processing cores

Single core
Less sharp screen

100 ppi

full specs

Reviews Word on the street

	Rated 73% by 29 users at amazon.com The laptop has some precise graphics controls for color hues, gamma, contrast, sharpness, and 3 separate color controls for Red Blue and Green, which helps you take out color hues in the monitor, so when you edit your photos, you get true colors. Rated 80% by by Mark-Fellows--Gadget-Guy (Jul, 2012) The battery life isn't great, but it isn't that bad either-I seem to be averaging about 3 hrs on a battery charge. Rated 100% by by DCB (Jan, 2012) Battery life is decent, about 3-4 hours on a full charge, depending on what you are doing and which setting you choose, it has 4 battery management settings. Rated 100% by by ceb111481--ceb111481 (Sep, 2011)

Rated 73% by 29 users at amazon.com

The laptop has some precise graphics controls for color hues, gamma, contrast, sharpness, and 3 separate color controls for Red Blue and Green, which helps you take out color hues in the monitor, so when you edit your photos, you get true colors.

Rated 80% by by Mark-Fellows--Gadget-Guy (Jul, 2012)

The battery life isn't great, but it isn't that bad either-I seem to be averaging about 3 hrs on a battery charge.

Rated 100% by by DCB (Jan, 2012)

Battery life is decent, about 3-4 hours on a full charge, depending on what you are doing and which setting you choose, it has 4 battery management settings.

Rated 100% by by ceb111481--ceb111481 (Sep, 2011)