the Asus K53SV - SX521V and SX521D thread

[Alien]

Hi guys!
Here is my new laptop.

Asus K53SV SX521V

Specs:

Intel 2nd Gen i7 2670QM, 2.2GHz
8GB DDR3 RAM
2GB nVIDIA Geforce GT540M
750GB, 5400rpm
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
USB 3.0, BT 3.0

Price: 52,000 INR

Now some pics:









Observations so far:

No heating issues, Good performance, Good build quality, USB 3.0, Good audio quality

Keyboard has some flex, Glossy finish of screen bezel and display attracts dust and is prone for scratches

[thetechfreak]

Super purchase
Super price considering Dell only give i5 at this price

[Cyanide]

Mate , hows the "right left click " buttons on lappy ?

I'm purchasing i5 model of this series.Please reply ASAP.

[Alien]

^^
They are somewhat hard and make some noise while clicking. But the touchpad is good and supports multitouch gestures as well...

[arsenalfan001]

Nice purchase mate. congrats. Is that a backlit keyboard?

[Alien]

^^^
No, but i wish it had those. But what more can you ask for the price...

[d6bmg]

Nice purchase!! congrats dude!!!

[Vyom]

Congrats Alien.
Nice Laptop! Superb config!

[Alien]

@All

Thanks guys...

[Cyanide]

how's it going mate , Battery life etc ??

Can you please post a screenshot of your windows rating ?

[Krow]

Laptop looks good. I generally find ASUS laptops very stylish.

[Alien]

@Krow
Thanks man...

@Cyanide
Battery life is around 4 hours on light usage. Windows experience index was 5.9 when i bought it, but after installing many applications desktop performance on aero has reduced to 5.7. Will post a screenshot soon.

[Gollum]

gollum ki kaali nazar is on aliens new laptop.
did you buy it for i7 or gt540
cause that graphics card is on much cheaper laptops too which cost around 30k

[Cyanide]

@alien : waiting for screenshot

@ Gollum : GT520 is available in 30k range laptops not GT540...

[Alien]

Windows Experience Index



@Gollum

I don't think GT540 comes in any laptop around 30k; around 40k, yes. i7 is one of the reasons i went for this laptop.


Will do a clean install of windows soon. It has come heavily loaded with bloatware.

[nims11]

congratz Alien,
I wanted to buy ASUS laptops, but due to lack of service in my region, i had to settle for Lenovo.

[Cyanide]

Thank you Alien for the screenshot.

I'll be purchasing sx520D version within this week.

[Alien]

Thanks nims11...


Did a clean install of windows. Installed drivers from Asus site, had some trouble finding the right ones though..
System boots up much faster now. Posting screenshot of windows experience index.


As you can see graphics performance has gone up to 6.6 from 5.7, but still the index is 5.9. Probably due to the 5400rpm hard drive.
Still very happy with the improvement...

[onlytanmoy]

very good deal...superb config...congrats mate.

[Cyanide]

Alien : did you try playing new games , like BF3 etc ?

and thanks for the screenshot

[Alien]

@ onlytanmoy

Thanks...

@ Cyanide

No, i haven't tried playing new games, but will do that soon. I'm a bit busy this month. Will post the results as soon as possible. When will you get your laptop??

[rider]

what is in your bottom of your laptop?

[Cyanide]

most probably this weekend , I'm still confused whether to go for i7 with gt520 or i5 with gt540

[Tenida]

Congrats Alien.

[red dragon]

Cool!!Congrats!!

[abhidev]

congrats...nice purchase

[bot9011]

@alien congratulations mate

mate could you please tell me from where you bought this laptop in Mangalore? is there an exclusive asus store in Mangalore?

[kammu]

Hi Alien,
Congratulations for this laptop.I am also planning to buy this one.Please tell me few things regarding this laptop.

1 Audio quality.
2 Display.
3. Touchpad.

Also please tell any other issues you have faced, if any.

[rahul2002]

can u provide a sample of movie playback??? want to see ho w good it is in 1366 x 768 resolution...

[nCyCoD]

Nice config...Congrats!!