the Asus K53SV - SX521V and SX521D thread

[mailshobhon]

You have not heard of Fujitsu?
It is not a Chineese company.
Fujitsu is making laptops for a long time now.
It is one of the largest selling laptop brand in Japan and Korea.

I heave heard of fujitsu but i didn't knew they make hard drive also.

[dabster]

Yep, ASUS does rock guys.

Long time back I have seen this : ASUS best, HP worst for notebook reliability | Electronista

Clearly ASUS is number one here. proves their build quality totally and reliability factor.



Chipping in from a ASUS U50F notebook.

[mailshobhon]

Yep, ASUS does rock guys.

Long time back I have seen this : ASUS best, HP worst for notebook reliability | Electronista

Clearly ASUS is number one here. proves their build quality totally and reliability factor.



Chipping in from a ASUS U50F notebook.

Yeah thats true i have been asus fan for years now first their republic of gamers motherboards and now their laptops

[sunzeal]

i brought this same laptop a month back, and have written a detailed review, if any one is interested, here it is :-

My New laptop - Asus K53SV ( Review ) - Knowledge Portal

[silicon_fusion]

Congrats on ur new purchase

[mailshobhon]

hi guys little sound comes from my dvd drive when i switch on my laptop and every time i boot up my k53sv so is it normal people who are having k53sv please answer

[red dragon]

Do not know about that particular laptop,but yes,most laptop do.

[mailshobhon]

Do not know about that particular laptop,but yes,most laptop do.

The slight sound from dvd drive while booting is normal according to you when there is no dvd. Anybody having k53sv can help i will be grateful.

[red dragon]

Check your BIOS and find out what is the first pref.in boot option,if disc drive is the first option,change it to hdd.
The dvd drive sound during boot should go away.

[prvprv]

Congrats Alien, its a nice looking laptop.
What about warranty?
Asus is offering ADP (Accidental Damage Protection) package. Did you get that package ?? If so how much does it cost?

[mailshobhon]

Check your BIOS and find out what is the first pref.in boot option,if disc drive is the first option,change it to hdd.
The dvd drive sound during boot should go away.

Hard drive is the first boot device

[Cyanide]

Did any one tried using USB 3.0 compatible device ? I tried using my brother's portable WD (which says USB 3.0 compatible) , but it wasn't recognized.

[gundappaswami]

Can we extend warranty in asus laptops? If i buy an asus N55sf how much will the extended warranty cost??

[mailshobhon]

what bios everybody is using in k53sv please help is it 320 or 315

[sdmaverick]

Some tips for new owners / existing owners of K53SV Laptop:

1. Make sure you keep the bloatware to a minimum included in the drivers cd from asus. It will only add to the boot time.

2. Download latest nvidia gfx driver from nvidia website & install over the default drivers included by asus.

3. Install the Windows 7 SP1 and also update the intel HD3000 driver.

4. If you modify the display color properties, the laptop takes more time in overall processing, bootup.

5. Remember that a lot of performance issues are linked to the Power4gear settings provided by Asus. I use "high power" at home, connect laptop to AC charger & take out the battery (only use it for outdoors)

6. Go to "msconfig" (from start search) and remove all 3rd party apps from booting.

7. Sometimes you might forget to revert the boot priority options from DVD drive to HDD. That will lead to extra boot up time.

Some CONS / Problems I noticed in the machine (you can help confirm / reject):

1. Sometimes there is screen flickering if my brightness settings are one step above the minimum level.
2. The charger sometimes emits a squeaking / whining noise if am connected and at idle. You have to hear very closely.
3. DVD is a little noisy.
4. Overall, sometimes the response of the laptop becomes sluggish and gains back speed again.
5. The spacebar sometimes does not register the keystroke.

In case you have any questions or queries, will be happy to help you guys!

Btw, I ordered my laptop from Flipkart.com and received it on 10th Jan.

Cheers!

what bios everybody is using in k53sv please help is it 320 or 315

320. Update it using Winflash utility.

Cheers!

[prateek324]

does it really has 1 usb 3.0? flipkart mentions it but asus's website states it has 3 usb 2.0 which one is true?

[mailshobhon]

does it really has 1 usb 3.0? flipkart mentions it but asus's website states it has 3 usb 2.0 which one is true?

it has one usb3 and 2 usb2 ports for sure i have this laptop

[Rohit_11]

does it really has 1 usb 3.0? flipkart mentions it but asus's website states it has 3 usb 2.0 which one is true?

2 x USB 2.0, 1 x USB 3.0
thats correct..

[surya2141]

Have almost made up my mind to buy this. I heard someone complain about its sluggishness, is it true? Also, can you boot from USB ?

[red dragon]

What kind of question was that?
Do you know any laptop which can not be booted from bootable flash storage?
Regarding sluggishness,it all depends upon the i.q of the user.

[mailshobhon]

Have almost made up my mind to buy this. I heard someone complain about its sluggishness, is it true? Also, can you boot from USB ?

Yeah it can be booted from flash drive no sign sluggishness the laptop works well, it can handle all latest games and last but not the least great VFM product. and to decrease the boot time Go to "msconfig" (from start search) and remove all 3rd party apps from booting.or else get a ssd

Guys who are having K53SV laptop post some pics and share your experience here in this thread and let every one know about the power and build quality of asus brand

[sdmaverick]

Yeah it can be booted from flash drive no sign sluggishness the laptop works well, it can handle all latest games and last but not the least great VFM product. and to decrease the boot time Go to "msconfig" (from start search) and remove all 3rd party apps from booting.or else get a ssd

Guys who are having K53SV laptop post some pics and share your experience here in this thread and let every one know about the power and build quality of asus brand

Copy pasting "quoted text" now are we dude? I don't mind, just found it weird seeing what I wrote here!

Cheers!

[mailshobhon]

Copy pasting "quoted text" now are we dude? I don't mind, just found it weird seeing what I wrote here!

Cheers!

u had given the right suggestion their so just said the same thing to him

[sdmaverick]

u had given the right suggestion their so just said the same thing to him

Absolutely no problem buddy

cheers!

[siddharth.saiyan343]

Great laptop for 44k.

[mailshobhon]

Great laptop for 44k.

thanx

[kg11sgbg]

^^Thank you mailshobhon,for sharing with us your reviews & activities by possessing such a "FAMED ASSET".
Cheers for you buddy!

Looking forward to buy a laptop from ASUS- but have to wait for some more months:1). Primary is to acquire & save funds!!!! For purchase...of Laptop
2). Waiting for Intel Ivy-Bridge CPU(Mobile version) with NVIDIA Mobile GeForce 6xx series(Kepler architecture) combination.

[mailshobhon]

^^Thank you mailshobhon,for sharing with us your reviews & activities by possessing such a "FAMED ASSET".
Cheers for you buddy!

Looking forward to buy a laptop from ASUS- but have to wait for some more months:1). Primary is to acquire & save funds!!!! For purchase...of Laptop
2). Waiting for Intel Ivy-Bridge CPU(Mobile version) with NVIDIA Mobile GeForce 6xx series(Kepler architecture) combination.

ivy-bridge will be coming out by 2013 so if you can wait that long its a great buy all the best

[kg11sgbg]

ivy-bridge will be coming out by 2013 so if you can wait that long its a great buy all the best

In that case,do you suggest to buy an ASUS laptop based on AMD "Trinity" APU?
AMD referred to launch Trinity by mid of 2012.

I am not for gaming,but is a movie buff.I surf,download lots of software(open source),preferential OS to work is within GNU/Linux.Learning programming...C++/Java/Python.

[Alien]

If you are not much into gaming and only watch movies, go for one with 1080p display. Sony Vaio CB35 will be a good option.