- 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 N55 Series N55SF
- 15.6"
- Core i7 2 GHz Quad core
- 4 GB DDR3-1333
- 750 GB HDD
#1 in Fastest GPU laptops
Released October, 2011
Conclusion Check out the ASUS N55 Series N55SF
First reviewed May, 2012
Features Key features of the ASUS N55 Series N55SF
2 GHz
Intel Core i7 2630QM
Rated 80% by by MaxBuilder64 (Nov, 2011)While the screen may appear small at 15.6-Inch, the color and resolution is beautiful and eye-pleasing, as well.
screen size
15.6"
17.3"
14"
N55 Series N55SF by Wenceslau-Baltor (Dec, 2011)Its screen has a large work area with great clarity and quality.
N55 Series N55SF by Brenorc97 (Apr, 2012)_the 1080p display sometimes make the worlds really small, but i proffer it this way, but if you don't like this just set the resolution to 900p.
screen resolution
N55 Series N55SF by T.C. (Jan, 2012)The silver keyboard is a nice touch, but, the key markings could have been darker.
cpu speed
| 0 GHz | 2.6 GHz  | 3 GHz |
N55 Series N55SF by MaxBuilder64 (Nov, 2011)Also, the notebook comes with a 'driver DVD' also to my surprise, which I had fully expected all the drivers installed to be up-to-date, being this release is relativity new (7/2011) product mfg updates, and comes fully configured as Windows 7 Home Premium Service Pack 1 - Intel Core i7-2670QM CPU 2.20 GHz, 8GB RAM (maximum) 64-bit Operating System - Activated, upon final setup, from the properties of OS (C:) screen.
N55 Series N55SF by MaxBuilder64 (Nov, 2011)The 2670QM CPU isn't the latest & greatest, but should suffice for most multimedia applications, as well as the NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M onboard graphics processor (research both at Intel and NVIDIA sites, first, so you won't be disappointed, as I expected better performance) where most wouldn't want to run the latest Call Of Duty, MW3 game at full (if you know what I mean) might fry the notebook with excessive heat!
processor
N55 Series N55SF by Brenorc97 (Apr, 2012)_quad-core processor and 8 GB of RAM is more than enough for every use of the laptop.
N55 Series N55SF by you_nerdIt also runs very warm (65 C processor just watching netflix on my desk), so buying a cooler wouold be a great idea.
memory
| 0 GB | 4 GB  | 20 GB |
N55 Series N55SF by you_nerdThis laptop is fast, especially with the i7 and 8gb of ram and does what is promised.
Performance Real world tests of ASUS N55 Series N55SF
3DMark06 CPU
N55 Series N55SF by MaxBuilder64 (Nov, 2011)The Recovery DVDs (4) are finished now, while writing this review and the desktop Intel Core i7 processor icon is no longer reporting the CPU's processor speed, and unknown why?
N55 Series N55SF by Wenceslau-Baltor (Dec, 2011)With the fast Intel I-7 processor I can run several applications at once: the Windows7, multiple windows of Firefox, OpenOffice, Netbeans, GnuCash, among others, and all this without sacrificing performance.
battery life
4 hour
7 hour
5 hour
N55 Series N55SF by T.C. (Jan, 2012)It starts up fast, shuts down fast, battery life is decent but not fantastic, monitor is awesome.
N55 Series N55SF by MaxBuilder64 (Nov, 2011)The notebook is sleek, well-designed, light-weight, the initial '1st battery charge' took roughly 2 hours, which was charged over-nite, to be safe.
Our analysis How does it stack up against its top 10 competitors
pros
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2 MP -
the screen is large enough to display 1080p video without scaling -
141 ppi -
MMC, SDSC -
1920 x 1080 -
DDR3-1333 -
2,048 MB -
2,700 g -
572 MB/s (USB 3.0)
cons
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high-definition movies are most easily obtained on Blu-Ray -
4 GB -
15.6" -
4 hour -
5,400 RPM -
3 Mbit/s (Bluetooth v3.0)
Reviews Word on the street
 |   Rated by 23 users at amazon.com Rated 40% by by B.-Formwalt (Jan, 2012) Rated 100% by by M.-Walton--CALiiGeDDon (Dec, 2011) Rated 80% by by T.C. (Jan, 2012) |
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Competition What else you should consider
 | 1 | Apple MacBook Pro 8th Gen Longest battery life Apple MacBook Pro 8th Gen vs ASUS N55 Series N55SF |
 | 2 | ASUS N53 Series N53SV Has a Blu-Ray reader N53 Series N53SV vs N55 Series N55SF |
 | 3 | Lenovo IdeaPad Z Series Z570 2-way tie: Largest amount of storage capacity Lenovo IdeaPad Z Series Z570 vs ASUS N55 Series N55SF |
 | 4 | ASUS G75 Series G75VW-NS72 Fastest processor G75 Series G75VW-NS72 vs N55 Series N55SF |
 | 6 | HP EliteBook 8460p (XU057UT#ABA) 3-way tie: Fast USB HP EliteBook 8460p (XU057UT#ABA) vs ASUS N55 Series N55SF |
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Editions Editions of the ASUS N55 Series N55SF
| Price | Edition | RAM type | Internal storage rotation speed | Cinebench r10 32Bit | Manufacturer code | Compare | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | | DDR3 | 7,200 RPM | 14,844.8 | N55SF-DH71 | | ||||
 | | DDR3-1333 | 5,400 RPM | 13,680.9 | N55SF-S1210D | | ||||
