- 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
- Sony VAIO S Series
- HP Pavilion dv7
- Toshiba Qosmio X775 3D
- ASUS G73 Series G73SW
- 3.6 GHz Single core
- 8 GB
- 1,024 GB HDD
Released September, 2011
by LaptopMag (Jan, 2010)Our configuration of the VAIO F featured a 1.60-GHz Intel Core i7-720QM processor (which overclocks to 2.8-GHz), 8GB of RAM, Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit), and a 500GB hard drive running at a fast 7,200 rpm.
- 15.6"
- 2 GHz Quad core
- 6 GB
- 750 GB HDD
Released April, 2011
Rated 80% by by Gatherix (Jun, 2011)The Intel 2nd 2360QM Quad-Core 2GHz 6MB L3 Cache processor in this performs just as well as you would think: fantastic.
Conclusion Which is better for you?
Features Key features of the Sony VAIO F Series compared to the ASUS N53 Series N53SV
GHz3.6
by LaptopMag (Nov, 2010)Other VAIO F models even offer RAID 0 configurations of 256GB for an extra $150.
2 GHz
Rated 80% by by Ivan (Apr, 2011)However, i think this is a very great product eventhough it has so much bad things because based on the price, it is very fast with a quad-core processor and dedicated graphic card.
cpu speed
| 0 GHz | 3.6 GHz   | 4 GHz |
VAIO F Series by R.-March--CRracer_912 (May, 2012)I'd been deciding on a new laptop to replace my very very old Dell Latitude that was running a Pentium M 1.8 Ghz processor and XP Pro.
N53 Series N53SV by FZ (Dec, 2011)I'm running AVID Media Composer 5.5 on it, and it runs better and smoother than on the gigantic, quad Xeon 2.66 GHz Cr-Apple tower they have me on at work, and that thing even has dedicated video hardware and isn't that old!
processor
VAIO F Series by LaptopMag (Jan, 2010)The quad-core Core i7 platform really shines when it comes to heavy duty multimedia tasks.
N53 Series N53SV by Gatherix (Jun, 2011)Something to keep in mind is that among certain programs (games especially), quad-core processors aren't quite standardized.
memory
| 0 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB |
VAIO F Series by Yoshiko-Akashi (Feb, 2012)But everything has been fast and smooth so far and I don't feel I need to add another 4GB RAM anytime soon.
N53 Series N53SV by J.-Eve--Real-Reader (Apr, 2011)I added an additional 4GB RAM to my machine and only have 8GB of RAM now :-) This computer has a full key board with a number pad.
Performance Real world tests of Sony VAIO F Series vs ASUS N53 Series N53SV
Differences What are the advantages of each
Advantages compared to the ASUS N53 Series N53SV
| Much faster processor | 3.6 GHz | vs | 2 GHz |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80% faster processor; run computation-intensive applications, such as photo editing, faster | |||
| More storage capacity | 1,024 GB | vs | 750 GB |
| More than 35% more storage capacity | |||
| 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 | |||
| Marginally newer | Sep, 2011 | vs | Apr, 2011 |
| Release date 5 months later | |||
| 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 | |||
Advantages compared to the Sony VAIO F Series
| More cores | Quad core | vs | Single core |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 more cores; run more applications at once | |||
Reviews Word on the street
Sony VAIO F Series | ASUS N53 Series N53SV | ||
 |    Rated by 145 users at amazon.com Rated 100% by by Timothy-B.-Riley (Dec, 2011) Rated 80% by by Mike-in-San-Diego (Dec, 2010) Rated 40% by by Dillon (Jul, 2011) | Rated by 131 users at amazon.com Rated 100% by by Edgar-Fematt (Apr, 2012) Rated 60% by by Eric-Hansen | |
|---|---|---|---|
Competition What else you should consider
 | 1 | Apple MacBook Pro 8th Gen Quite good CPU benchmark score |
 | 5 | ASUS G73 Series G73SW 2-way tie: Fast internal storage |
 | 7 | Toshiba Qosmio X775 2-way tie: Fastest graphics processor |
 | 8 | HP ENVY 17-2280NR 6-way tie: Most CPU cores |
