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  • HP Pavilion g6
  • SAMSUNG Chromebook Series 5 550
  • Gateway ID Series ID47H
  • Acer Aspire S 5733Z
  • Toshiba Satellite L755D
$580
  • 2.8 GHz Dual core
  • 3 GB
  • 500 GB HDD
Released August, 2011
 
$889
  • 15.6"
  • Pentium 2.1 GHz Dual core
  • 4 GB DDR3
  • 320 GB HDD
Released October, 2011
It was nice to look at, had a reasonable weight, and the attached numerical pad was great.
Rated 20% by by A.-Pacheco (Feb, 2012)
 

Conclusion Which is better for you?

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Winner

ASUSA53 Series A53E

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Features Key features of the Gateway NV Series NV55C compared to the ASUS A53 Series A53E

GHz2.8

Front view of Gateway NV Series NV55C
Front view of ASUS A53 Series A53E

2.1 GHz

Intel Pentium B950

The battery life is great if you have your screen brightness on low, I am at 84% and it says I still have 6hrs and 23mins.
Rated 100% by by Marles (Nov, 2011)

screen resolution

Gateway NV Series NV55C
ASUS A53 Series A53E
It's fast, hold a lot of memory, and descent size screen.
A53 Series A53E by Ferbs (Jan, 2012)

cpu speed

0 GHz
2.8 GHz

2.1 GHz
3 GHz
The processor is a stripped down i3 and it handles everyday tasks well, including playing 720 and 1080 HD video.
A53 Series A53E by jamie (Dec, 2011)

processor

Gateway NV Series NV55C
ASUS A53 Series A53E

memory

0 GB
4 GB

3 GB
4 GB
 

Performance Real world tests of Gateway NV Series NV55C vs ASUS A53 Series A53E

battery life

4 hour
5 hour
I will say that it worked pretty well for the few hours of life the poor thing had on this Earth.
A53 Series A53E by A.-Pacheco (Feb, 2012)
 

Differences What are the advantages of each

Advantages compared to the ASUS A53 Series A53E

Significantly faster processor 2.8 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
More than 30% faster processor; run computation-intensive applications, such as photo editing, faster
More storage capacity 500 GB vs 320 GB
Around 60% more storage capacity

Advantages compared to the Gateway NV Series NV55C

Has a memory card reader MMC, SDHC, SDSC vs None
Read and write data from a camera or phone memory card
Lighter 2,594 g vs 3,469 g
Around 30% lighter
Thinner 36 mm vs 66 mm
Around 50% thinner
Longer battery life 5 hour vs 4 hour
Around 30% longer battery life; surf the web longer without having to plug in
More RAM 4 GB vs 3 GB
More than 30% more RAM; run more applications and have more browser tabs open without slowing down the system
Marginally newer Oct, 2011 vs Aug, 2011
Release date 1 months later

Reviews Word on the street

Gateway NV Series NV55C

ASUS A53 Series A53E

Rated 83% by 27 users at amazon.com Rated 74% by 141 users at amazon.com
I overwrote the OS with Linux, which went smoothly, and the machine has been completely reliable.
Rated 100% by by Donal-Fagan (Jan, 2013)
The only thing that is not so great is the clarity of the webcam other than that it is an amazing computer and the perfect buy.
Rated 100% by by Marles (Nov, 2011)
It really is a good looking computer and is very sleek and sharp looking.
Rated 100% by by Marles (Nov, 2011)

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