- Conclusion Get the lowdown
- Features How they compare
- Performance Real world benchmarks
- Differences Technical showdown
- Reviews Word on the street
- Competition Others to consider
- Discussion Answers and opinions
Compare with...
- Apple MacBook Pro 8th Gen
- Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga
- SAMSUNG Series 7 Chronos
- ASUS N55 Series N55SF
- ASUS N53 Series N53SV
- 15.6"
- Core i7 2.2 GHz Quad core
- 4 GB DDR3
- 640 GB HDD
Released October, 2011
Rated 100% by by Perm-Parker (Jan, 2012)USB 3.0 - This is pretty recent technology, and although I don't have anything that uses USB 3.0 right now, it is a nice feature to have for the future.
- 15.6"
- Core i7 2.2 GHz Hexa core
- 6 GB DDR3-1333
- 640 GB HDD
Released October, 2011
Rated 100% by by RulefreeThe thing about college is I can't expect what I will need for a laptop, so I wanted good processing, graphics, and ram.
Conclusion Which is better for you?
Features Key features of the ASUS N53 Series N53SN compared to the ASUS A53 Series A53SV
GHz2.2
Intel Core i7 2670QM
Rated 100% by by Matt-in-SVG (Apr, 2012)I'm so impressed with the Bang & Olufsen speaker system, and since I have a hearing problem being able to hear music and movies clear from a laptop is a huge plus.
2.2 GHz
Intel Core i7 2670QM
Rated 100% by by ShadabKI am sure gamers to business users, or grad students to home users, everyone will LOVE this laptop.
screen size
15.6"
15.6"
A53 Series A53SV by ShadabKNOTE: I am not at all saying that the screen looks bad right out of the box, It was GREAT right out of the box, but being a videophile I always calibrate displays to make them look the way I want.
screen resolution
N53 Series N53SN by citisinz-in-VA--Click---Save (Nov, 2011)The "HD" display resolution of 1366x768 is definitely underwhelming.
cpu speed
| 0 GHz | 2.2 GHz | 3 GHz |
N53 Series N53SN by J. (Apr, 2012)The processor is great and programs rarely lag/freeze as with my previous laptop.
A53 Series A53SV by A-Reasonable-PersonA better i7 chip (than the Mac's standard i5, though you can get an i7 for $2k).
processor
N53 Series N53SN by citisinz-in-VA--Click---Save (Nov, 2011)Driver updates may help, but !!! 4.8 !!! for the "Graphics Index" is considerably the lowest I researched with the 2670QM processor.
A53 Series A53SV by Christian-Mann--You-can-call-me-AL (Jan, 2012)I bought a workhorse workstation with a 6 core AMD CPU and all the bells and whistles, yet this 15" laptop SMOKES my workstation!
memory
| 0 GB | 6 GB | 6 GB |
N53 Series N53SN by Perm-Parker (Jan, 2012)Up to 16 GBs of RAM - I haven't seen this option in any other laptops other than Alienware.
A53 Series A53SV by GO-FOR-ITWith an empty RAM slot, we can upgrade the total memory to 8G, which I did and boost the RAM index score to 7.9.
Performance Real world tests of ASUS N53 Series N53SN vs ASUS A53 Series A53SV
3DMark06 CPU
N53 Series N53SN by Perm-Parker (Jan, 2012)If you're a more serious games, then you should consider ASUS G53SW-XA1 Republic of Gamers 15.6-Inch Gaming Laptop, for 100$ extra you lose some features (less processor speed, less storage, but faster hard drive, and it's also heavier) but you gain a better graphics card.
Differences What are the advantages of each
Advantages compared to the A53 Series A53SV
Sortable is not aware of any important advantages of the N53 Series N53SN vs the A53 Series A53SV.
Advantages compared to the N53 Series N53SN
| More cores | Hexa core | vs | Quad core |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 more cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Much faster RAM | DDR3-1333 | vs | DDR3 |
| Around 70% faster RAM; data is transferred to/from RAM more quickly | |||
| More RAM | 6 GB | vs | 4 GB |
| 50% more RAM; run more applications and have more browser tabs open without slowing down the system | |||
| Slightly lighter | 2,594 g | vs | 2,902 g |
| More than 10% lighter | |||
Reviews Word on the street
ASUS N53 Series N53SN | ASUS A53 Series A53SV | ||
 |   Rated by 9 users at amazon.com Rated 80% by by citisinz-in-VA--Click---Save (Nov, 2011)  Rated 100% by by Perm-Parker (Jan, 2012) Rated 100% by by Matt-in-SVG (Apr, 2012) |  Rated by 24 users at amazon.com Rated 100% by by JetBurke (Jan, 2012) Rated 100% by by ShadabK | |
|---|---|---|---|
Competition What else you should consider
 | 1 | Apple MacBook Pro 8th Gen Quite good CPU benchmark score |
 | 2 | Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga Really fast internal storage |
 | 3 | SAMSUNG Series 7 Chronos 2-way tie: Fast internal storage |
 | 4 | ASUS N55 Series N55SF Fastest graphics processor |
 | 5 | ASUS N53 Series N53SV 2-way tie: Highest resolution screen |
 | 6 | ASUS G53 Series G53SW 6-way tie: Much more advanced architecture |
