Asus U36J Ultra Portable Laptop Review
The Asus U36J is built for travel:slender and light enough to slip into your carry-en but tough enough to survive a battering from airport baggage handlers and regular forays onto public transport. The bright and vibrant. 13,3-inch display is easy to view from most angles, meaning more than one person can watch movies on the 1366x768pixel WXGA screen,should you choose to allow them. There’s no built-in DVD drive, so you’ll have to load up the 500GB hard drive with flicks before you set off.
The basic Integrated graphics struggle with HD video, so you’re stuck with standard-def movies, The lack of graphical muscle is bad news for gamers, as you can only run older titles with anything approaching a playable frame rate. If you can’t survive without a regular Crysis 2 fix, checkout the Dell instead, Of course this can’t compete performance wise with the likes of the Dell and the Sony, which feature Intel’s current generation of super-speedy Sandy Bridge chips, but the Asus U36J easily handles anything less taxing than gaming and HD video.
With a 2.53GHz Intel Core i5 processor on board, app sstart up immediately and you can multi task to your heart’s content, while the 4GB of on board memory keeps everything nice ‘n’ smooth. The keyboard is shallow but firmly constructed and the touch-pad is easy to use, with a smooth and generously-sized surface and two mouse buttons.
A full range of connections round off a very competent, nicely designed, if graphically under powered notebook. Oh, and finally, there’s also a fingerprint scanner. Does anyone in the world actually consider that a useful feature or assume it makes their laptop super-secure? May be not, but it’ll appeal to your inner JamesBond.
The Asus U36J is built for travel:slender and light enough to slip into your carry-en but tough enough to survive a battering from airport baggage handlers and regular forays onto public transport. The bright and vibrant. 13,3-inch display is easy to view from most angles, meaning more than one person can watch movies on the 1366x768pixel WXGA screen,should you choose to allow them. There’s no built-in DVD drive, so you’ll have to load up the 500GB hard drive with flicks before you set off.
The basic Integrated graphics struggle with HD video, so you’re stuck with standard-def movies, The lack of graphical muscle is bad news for gamers, as you can only run older titles with anything approaching a playable frame rate. If you can’t survive without a regular Crysis 2 fix, checkout the Dell instead, Of course this can’t compete performance wise with the likes of the Dell and the Sony, which feature Intel’s current generation of super-speedy Sandy Bridge chips, but the Asus U36J easily handles anything less taxing than gaming and HD video.
With a 2.53GHz Intel Core i5 processor on board, app sstart up immediately and you can multi task to your heart’s content, while the 4GB of on board memory keeps everything nice ‘n’ smooth. The keyboard is shallow but firmly constructed and the touch-pad is easy to use, with a smooth and generously-sized surface and two mouse buttons.
A full range of connections round off a very competent, nicely designed, if graphically under powered notebook. Oh, and finally, there’s also a fingerprint scanner. Does anyone in the world actually consider that a useful feature or assume it makes their laptop super-secure? May be not, but it’ll appeal to your inner JamesBond.
