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Differences Technical showdown
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ASUS N55SL-ES71

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15.6"
Core i5 3.1 GHz Single core
8 GB DDR3
750 GB HDD

rumored First seen on February, 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.

Rated 100% by by S.-Winder--computer-nerd (Aug, 2012)

15.6"
Core i7 2.2 GHz Quad core
8 GB DDR3
750 GB HDD

older Released October, 2011

While the screen may appear small at 15.6-Inch, the color and resolution is beautiful and eye-pleasing, as well.

Rated 80% by by MaxBuilder64 (Nov, 2011)

Conclusion Which is better for you?

ASUS N55SL-ES71

ASUS N55 Series N55SF

68%

89%

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26%

41%

Popularity

100%

PerformanceView Details

68%

77%

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Overall Score

Features Key features of the ASUS N55SL-ES71 compared to the ASUS N55 Series N55SF

GHz3.1

Intel Core i5 2450M

It's speedy and the screen real estate is good for photo editing.

Rated 100% by by S.-Winder--computer-nerd (Aug, 2012)

2.2 GHz

Intel Core i7 2670QM

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.

Rated 40% by by B.-Formwalt (Jan, 2012)

screen size

N55SL-ES7115.6"

N55 Series N55SF15.6"

Twenty days after I bought this notebook, my screen just started showing colored lines in 30% of the screen.

N55SL-ES71 by Guilherme (Jul, 2012)

Its screen has a large work area with great clarity and quality.

N55 Series N55SF by Wenceslau-Baltor (Dec, 2011)

screen resolution

ASUS N55SL-ES71

1920 x 1080 resolution screen

N55SL-ES71 1920 x 1080 resolution screen

ASUS N55 Series N55SF

1920 x 1080 resolution screen

N55 Series N55SF 1920 x 1080 resolution screen

_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.

N55 Series N55SF by Brenorc97 (Apr, 2012)

cpu speed

0 GHz

N55SL-ES713.1 GHz

N55 Series N55SF2.2 GHz

4 GHz

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!

N55 Series N55SF by MaxBuilder64 (Nov, 2011)

processor

ASUS N55SL-ES71

Single core

N55SL-ES71 Single core

ASUS N55 Series N55SF

Quad core

N55 Series N55SF Quad core

_quad-core processor and 8 GB of RAM is more than enough for every use of the laptop.

N55 Series N55SF by Brenorc97 (Apr, 2012)

memory

0 GB

N55 Series N55SF8 GB

N55SL-ES718 GB

8 GB

This laptop is fast, especially with the i7 and 8gb of ram and does what is promised.

N55 Series N55SF by you_nerd

Performance Real world tests of ASUS N55SL-ES71 vs ASUS N55 Series N55SF

Differences What are the advantages of each

Full specs comparison

ASUS N55SL-ES71

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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

ASUS N55 Series N55SF

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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
More than 30% 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 68% by 7 users at amazon.com Otherwise it's the perfect tool for a college student like me. Rated 100% by by TeAhnnie (Nov, 2012) I bought a Lenovo IdeaPad y580 with a better graphics card for just $100 more (this laptop was $1,150 before being marked down, though). Rated 20% by by Skylar (Aug, 2012) In a year or so I will probably add a solid state drive and install Windows 8 on it, which should breath enough new life into it to keep it around for a good while. Rated 100% by by S.-Winder--computer-nerd (Aug, 2012)		Rated 76% by 23 users at amazon.com If some of you are worrying about the keyboard layout, I say it's as good as any keyboard is going to get for a laptop. Rated 100% by by M.-Walton--CALiiGeDDon (Dec, 2011) Bought this with the idea of an HD upgrade to my 2009 Toshiba Satellite, needing a larger hdd and thinking the greater hardware would mean faster boot times and processing. Rated 20% by by RI_Mike (Dec, 2011) It looks sexy, is a good size, and the parts that matter are built well. Rated 80% by by T.C. (Jan, 2012)