- 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...
- Toshiba Qosmio X775 3D
- ASUS N56VJ-DH71
- ASUS N53 Series N53SV
- ASUS N53SM-ES71
- Dell XPS 15 (L502x)
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.
- 15.6"
- Core i7 2.2 GHz Quad core
- 8 GB DDR3
- 750 GB HDD
Released October, 2011
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.
Conclusion Which is better for you?
Features Key features of the ASUS N55SL-ES71 compared to the N55 Series N55SF
GHz3.1
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.
2.2 GHz
Intel Core i7 2670QM
Rated 40% by by B.-Formwalt (Jan, 2012)I became very discouraged with NVIDIA's 555m GPU with Optimus technology which supposedly switches between the integrated and dedicated graphics processors seemlessly and as needed.
screen size
15.6"
15.6"
N55SL-ES71 by Guilherme (Jul, 2012)Twenty days after I bought this notebook, my screen just started showing colored lines in 30% of the screen.
N55 Series N55SF by Wenceslau-Baltor (Dec, 2011)Its screen has a large work area with great clarity and quality.
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 | 3.1 GHz | 4 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.
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.
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.
Performance Real world tests of ASUS N55SL-ES71 vs N55 Series N55SF
Differences What are the advantages of each
Advantages compared to the N55 Series N55SF
| Much faster processor | 3.1 GHz | vs | 2.2 GHz |
|---|---|---|---|
| More than 40% faster processor; run computation-intensive applications, such as photo editing, faster | |||
Advantages compared to the N55SL-ES71
| More cores | Quad core | vs | Single core |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 more cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Much faster internal storage | 7,200 RPM | vs | 5,400 RPM |
| Around 35% faster rotation speed; faster boot times and shorter application load times | |||
| Has a Blu-Ray reader | Yes | vs | No |
| Somewhat common; watch high-definition movies on Blu-Ray discs | |||
| Significantly more l3 cache | 6 MB (Intel Core i7 2670QM) | vs | 3 MB (Intel Core i5 2450M) |
| 2x more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
| More l2 cache | 1 MB (Intel Core i7 2670QM) | vs | 0.5 MB (Intel Core i5 2450M) |
| 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
Reviews Word on the street
ASUS N55SL-ES71 | ASUS N55 Series N55SF | ||
 |    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) | Rated by 23 users at amazon.com Rated 100% by by M.-Walton--CALiiGeDDon (Dec, 2011) Rated 100% by by Brenorc97 (Apr, 2012) Rated 80% by by T.C. (Jan, 2012) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Competition What else you should consider
 | 2 | ASUS N56VJ-DH71 Largest amount of storage capacity |
 | 3 | ASUS N53 Series N53SV 3-way tie: Has a Blu-Ray reader |
 | 4 | ASUS N53SM-ES71 2-way tie: Good CPU benchmark score |
 | 5 | Dell XPS 15 (L502x) 2-way tie: Fast RAM |
 | 6 | HP ENVY 15 2-way tie: Fastest processor |
 | 7 | Acer Aspire S 4830TG Longest battery life |
