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Question: Would you recommend this laptop for a college student? I'm a psych major and I intend on strictly using this for research and writing papers.
Document: Needed a college laptop in a hurry to replace a fried unit. The student shopped hard. This one met all of his exacting criteria, and met the parent budget too. Not a gaming system, but plenty of power for school and business apps, as well as streaming media. Good battery life and a rugged frame. Very nice system. Would recommend to anyone.
So it looks like I will be writing school papers at the local library for quite some time. I wish I would have thrown my $600 in the trash instead of buying this heap. at least then I would have had the chance to dig it back out.
Great product have been using it for a year now,and still haven't had any issues with it. the only thing is it lacks processor power(Intel I-3) which is understandable considering I'm running Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Photoshop all at the same time. Its a Great laptop. Highly Recommend
The user-friendliness and overall appearance is the only reason I chose to rate more than a single star.Keep in mind the only use this laptop received in the month I had it was to surf the web, listen to music and write papers for my college courses.
I solid well made computer with a very nice aluminum case. The computer is perfect for my needs, I browse, do research , social media . The computer is super lightweight. I would recommend getting the faster processor if your a gamer
I chose a rating of one because the programs are AWFUL! There is no word processing program on here. Win 8 is not user friendly. The whole point of my purchasing a new laptop was for word processing. ASUS does not have a contract with Microsoft for the user to get Microsoft Starter; instead, you must pay an additional $200 to purchase and activate a key code. If you are needing this for actual work, such as research papers and power point presentation, it is not worth the cost.
After the initial charge, I got 4.5 hours from it, and that was with some youtube watching, so it was as close to "real world" results as I could personally get for me.In all, if you are looking for a ultra computer that is both reasonably powerful and aesthetically pleasing, I recommend this laptop heartily. I've enjoyed using it so far.
I use this laptop sparingly since i also have a desktop. The battery life is slightly shorter than I would prefer, however the processor runs fast and the integrated graphics is faster than expected. The 15.6 inch screen is too big for a college desk, but its perfect for anything else.
I love my new Asus laptop!! The speed at which it loads is fantastic! I however, am not liking Windows 8!!!! I went from Vista to 8 and it is definitely not user friendly!! Have used Windows 7 and found it very similar to Vista but not 8! I wished I had a choice when I ordered I would have chosen 7. Have had to research constantly where to find things!! !
I purchased this laptop because Asus is a decent brand and it had a lot of the features I wanted. Since we've gotten it and used it, we've had problems with it turning off with no warning and for no apparent reason. I can be writing a paper or surfing the internet and next thing you know it's completely shut off. It's very frustrating. I would avoid purchasing this computer for that reason alone.Other than the shutting off randomly, it works well. The instant on feature is very nice.
Answer: There is no reason not to get this computer, well, Win8 isn't as smooth as Win7, but really ASUS didn't do that. Ok, so, The i5 S56CA, it has an Optical Drive, big plus in the Ultrabook category. It has a top of the line WiFi card. Some people freak out about the 'chiclet' style keyboard, then they use it a bit and realize they like it. Honestly, the only thing I would change, will change, is the HDD to a SDD. At this price point you are getting a lot, a fast drive is not one of those things. They put the 5400 rpm spinner in to save battery life, an SSD costs more than this HDD but will save even more battery since there are no moving parts in a SSD. Yada, yada, You won't go wrong, unless you are a gamer, in which case the HD4000 will not stand up to the rigors of today's games and their intensive graphics. Writing papers and doing research? I don't see anything keeping you from that.