- 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 N55SL-ES71
- 15.6"
- Core i5 3.1 GHz Single core
- 8 GB DDR3
- 750 GB HDD
#2 in Fastest ASUS laptops
First seen on February, 2012
Rated 100% by by S.-Winder--computer-nerd (Aug, 2012)It plays nicely with a USB 3.0 card reader I bought (the images transfer from compact flash much faster than before), and the sound is surprisingly good for a laptop.
Features Key features of the ASUS N55SL-ES71
3.1 GHz
Intel Core i5 2450M
Rated 100% by by S.-Winder--computer-nerd (Aug, 2012)It's speedy and the screen real estate is good for photo editing.
memory
| 0 GB | 2 GB   | 8 GB |
Performance Real world tests of ASUS N55SL-ES71
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 -
3.1 GHz -
8 GB -
1920 x 1080 -
141 ppi -
750 GB -
MMC, SDSC -
15.6" -
3.1 GHz (Intel Core i5 2450M)
cons
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DDR3 -
Single core -
57 MB/s (USB 2.0)
Reviews Word on the street
 |    Rated by 7 users at amazon.com Rated 100% by by TeAhnnie (Nov, 2012) Rated 100% by by S.-Winder--computer-nerd (Aug, 2012) Rated 100% by by Richard-Balvin (Feb, 2013) |
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Type
ASUS N55SL-ES71 15.6", 3.1 GHz, 8 GB, 750 GB HDD | Rated 20% by by Skylar (Aug, 2012)I really like Asus and was very disappointed by the fact I had to use Intel HD 3000 despite being charged for a graphics card.
ASUS N55SL-ES71 15.6", 3.1 GHz, 8 GB, 750 GB HDD | Rated 20% by by Skylar (Aug, 2012)The graphics card will not work out of the box, and despite multiple calls to Asus, replacement, contacting Nvidia support, and tons of "fixes" looking around online forums, I could not get it to work.
Harddrive
ASUS N55SL-ES71 15.6", 3.1 GHz, 8 GB, 750 GB HDD | Rated 100% by by S.-Winder--computer-nerd (Aug, 2012)I did a fair amount of research first and settled on this machine because it hits a sweet spot between cost and features/performance; while things like a 5400rpm drive make it a bit slower than it could otherwise be, it is still quite snappy.
Operating system
ASUS N55SL-ES71 15.6", 3.1 GHz, 8 GB, 750 GB HDD | Rated 20% by by Skylar (Aug, 2012)Tons of bloatware to remove (Lenovo did not have nearly this much).
Keyboard
ASUS N55SL-ES71 15.6", 3.1 GHz, 8 GB, 750 GB HDD | Rated 100% by by S.-Winder--computer-nerd (Aug, 2012)It is small enough that my wife can use it in bed but large enough that the keyboard doesn't feel cramped.
Lid
ASUS N55SL-ES71 15.6", 3.1 GHz, 8 GB, 750 GB HDD | Rated 20% by by Skylar (Aug, 2012)The bottom of the top lid will scratch on your legs, and is sharp, though.
Competition What else you should consider
 | 1 | ASUS N55 Series N55SF Good CPU benchmark score N55 Series N55SF vs N55SL-ES71 |
 | 2 | ASUS N53 Series N53SV 2-way tie: Most CPU cores N53 Series N53SV vs N55SL-ES71 |
 | 3 | HP Pavilion dv5 Longest battery life HP Pavilion dv5 vs ASUS N55SL-ES71 |
 | 8 | Acer Aspire AS5250-BZ455 4-way tie: Biggest screen Acer Aspire AS5250-BZ455 vs ASUS N55SL-ES71 |
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