- 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...
- SAMSUNG Series 7 Chronos
- Sony VAIO S Series
- Dell Inspiron 15R-N5110
- ASUS N53 Series N53SN
- Dell XPS 15z
- 15.6"
- Core i7 2.2 GHz Quad core
- 8 GB DDR3
- 750 GB HDD
Released October, 2011
- 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 N55 Series N55SF compared to the A53 Series A53SV
GHz2.2
Intel Core i7 2670QM
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.
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"
N55 Series N55SF by Wenceslau-Baltor (Dec, 2011)Its screen has a large work area with great clarity and quality.
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
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.
cpu speed
| 0 GHz | 2.2 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.
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!
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.
A53 Series A53SV by BaliHai (May, 2012)I decided to buy this laptop because of the good price for a i7 laptop but turned out I am not happy at all.
memory
| 0 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB |
N55 Series N55SF by you_nerdThis laptop is fast, especially with the i7 and 8gb of ram and does what is promised.
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 N55 Series N55SF vs A53 Series A53SV
3DMark06 CPU
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!
battery life
4 hour
3 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.
A53 Series A53SV by BaatarI used the computer on a higher performance level for about 3 hours and it did great.
cinebench r10 32Bit (Aggregate)
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?
Differences What are the advantages of each
Advantages compared to the A53 Series A53SV
| Is full HD | Yes | vs | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somewhat common; the screen is large enough to display 1080p video without scaling | |||
| Much sharper screen | 141 ppi | vs | 100 ppi |
| More than 40% sharper PPI; enjoy photo-realistic, crisp images | |||
| Has a Blu-Ray reader | Yes | vs | No |
| Somewhat common; watch high-definition movies on Blu-Ray discs | |||
| Significantly higher resolution screen | 1920 x 1080 | vs | 1366 x 768 |
| Around 2x higher resolution screen | |||
| Significantly faster internal storage | 7,200 RPM | vs | 5,400 RPM |
| Around 35% faster rotation speed; faster boot times and shorter application load times | |||
| More RAM | 8 GB | vs | 6 GB |
| Around 35% more RAM; run more applications and have more browser tabs open without slowing down the system | |||
| Longer battery life | 4 hour | vs | 3 hour |
| Around 35% longer battery life; surf the web longer without having to plug in | |||
| More storage capacity | 750 GB | vs | 640 GB |
| More than 15% more storage capacity | |||
| Faster graphics | 1,480 MHz | vs | 1,344 MHz |
| More than 10% faster graphics; run games and graphics-intensize applications faster | |||
Advantages compared to the N55 Series N55SF
| More cores | Hexa core | vs | Quad core |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 more cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Much faster RAM | DDR3-1333 | vs | DDR3 |
| More than 65% faster RAM; data is transferred to/from RAM more quickly | |||
| Much faster USB | 572 MB/s (USB 3.0) | vs | 57 MB/s (USB 2.0) |
| More than 10x faster USB; connect a high-speed external hard drive or other high-speed device | |||
| Slightly lighter | 2,594 g | vs | 2,902 g |
| More than 10% lighter | |||
Reviews Word on the street
ASUS N55 Series N55SF | ASUS A53 Series A53SV | ||
 |   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 100% by by Brenorc97 (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
 | 4 | ASUS N53 Series N53SN 3-way tie: Good CPU benchmark score |
 | 5 | Dell XPS 15z Longest battery life |
 | 6 | HP ENVY 15 Fastest processor |
 | 7 | ASUS N53 Series N53SV 3-way tie: Has a Blu-Ray reader |
