ASUS once again decided to surprise its fans by releasing the ASUS K95VJ laptop for sale. This model without exaggeration, it is a complete replacement for a desktop PC.
What makes this laptop unusual is the presence of a simply huge Full HD display with an 18.4-inch diagonal. The K95VJ is not endowed with any special power or functionality, but it can easily lay claim to the title of a multimedia laptop, and it is quite possible to play undemanding games on it.
The manufacturer took care of its users by offering various configuration options with different processors, hard drives and memory, thereby giving everyone the opportunity to choose the ASUS K95VJ configuration specifically for their needs.
Specifications
| CPU: | Intel Core i5-3210M 2500 MHz |
| RAM: | 4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz |
| Data storage: | 1 TB |
| Display: | 18.4" 1920x1080 Full HD, glossy |
| Video card: | Intel HD Graphics 4000, NVIDIA GeForce GT 635M 1 GB |
| Drive unit: | DVD Super Multi |
| Wireless connection: | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth 4.0 |
| Audio: | Altec Lancing |
| Interfaces: | 2xUSB 2.0, 2xUSB 3.0, SD/SDHC/SDXC card reader, VGA, HDMI, RJ-45, headphone output, microphone input |
| Additionally: | 0.3 MP webcam |
| Battery: | 6-cell lithium-ion 4700 mAh |
| Dimensions, weight: | 440x295x35-48 mm, 4.1 kg |
| Operating system: | DOS |
| Equipment: | ASUS K95VJ-YZ003D |
Design
The design of ASUS K95VJ is quite simple, which is why it is no less stylish and discreet. The laptop is large and bulky, which is not surprising considering its weight of 4.1 kg. By the way, the width of this model is 44 cm, the length is 29.5 cm, the thickness, in turn, in the widest part of the gadget reaches 4.8 cm, then, gradually narrowing, it becomes 3.5 cm.The laptop comes in only one color, dark grey. The build quality is excellent, nothing bends or wobbles anywhere.
Considering the low cost of the laptop, it is not surprising that its body is made of plastic. However, this is not the kind of plastic that smells of cheapness; it is solid and pleasing to the eye. To somehow diversify the design, ASUS made the area around the touchpad and the cover corrugated to the touch. The working surface does not mark, this is an additional bonus, because for many consumers the absence of fingerprints on the surface of the laptop is a significant plus.
The bottom of the laptop is also plastic, and in order to gain access to replaceable components, you need to remove two plugs. Under the small cover is a compartment for a 2.5-inch hard drive. Under the large cover, in turn, there are four memory slots and a slot for a 3.5-inch hard drive. There are quite a lot of ventilation holes, which is also very good, because high-quality heat dissipation is very important for any laptop. In addition, the bottom has a wave-like shape, and its rear end as if it forms a protrusion, thanks to which free air circulation occurs, even if the laptop is placed on a soft surface.
Display, sound and webcam
The display of the K95VJ is its feature and highlight. This is due to the presence of an incredibly large widescreen (16:9) 18.4-inch glossy Full HD LED-backlit screen with a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels. By the way, the matrix is made using TN+Film technology.Despite the fact that this is not an IPS matrix, the viewing angles are quite wide, the color rendition is good, and this is doubly pleasant, because watching movies on such a large display without any distortion and with a decent level of brightness is the height of pleasure!
It's also worth noting that the display bezel is invariably made of matte plastic, which means you don't have to worry about fingerprints or minor scratches being noticeable on it.
Above the display is a webcam with a resolution of 0.3 megapixels (an HD camera can be installed in top trim levels) and a built-in microphone. Of course, it’s not enough to take high-quality pictures, but it’s enough for communicating on Skype.
This model is equipped with two Altec Lancing speakers with support for ASUS SonicMaster Lite technology, which, according to the manufacturer, gives the laptop excellent quality and bass. And even if in practice everything is not so perfect, the sound will still be better than most budget series.
Keyboard and touchpad
As mentioned above, the working area of the ASUS K95VJ is made of plastic. The keys themselves are matte, but their backing is made glossy for some unknown reason. This solution can be safely called impractical and very easily soiled.The keyboard is full-size, island-type. The keys are square with rounded edges and are quite comfortable to operate. The Cyrillic alphabet is marked in green, the Latin alphabet and function keys are highlighted in white. All additional options those assigned to the function keys and some others are marked in light blue and are clearly visible while working on the laptop. The keyboard does not flex, the keys are firmly fixed, the build quality, again, is simply excellent, but due to the large dimensions of the ASUS K95VJ, the substrate in the center of the keyboard flexes during intensive typing.
The and buttons are almost identical in size, the latter is even a little larger. double-row, which is quite rare in modern laptops. The arrow block (full-size) is placed separately, between the keyboard itself and the numpad. And this is very reasonable, because this way the risk of snagging nearby buttons is reduced to zero.
The only drawback of the manufacturer, perhaps, is the discrepancy between the size of the keyboard itself and the working surface. After all, the laptop itself, and, accordingly, the work area is of an impressive size, and the keyboard is very standard. If ASUS had made the keys a little larger, everything would have been perfect.
Another feature of this model is the presence of an IceCool cooling system. Its essence lies in the fact that the hottest components of the laptop (video card, processor) are placed away from the user’s hands, which is why this area always remains cool for even more comfortable work.
Below the keyboard there is a large touchpad, which is not strictly in the center, but slightly offset to the left. Its advantages include a matte surface, which is pleasant to the touch, and clear boundaries that are not difficult to find by touch. The keys are not highlighted, but are hidden by the common surface of the touch pad.
Performance
ASUS K95VJ-YZ003D comes only with DOS, however, other configurations of this laptop with operating systems Windows 8 and Windows 8 Pro. In addition, the filling of this model includes a dual-core Intel Core i5-3210M processor of the Ivy Bridge generation with a clock frequency of 2.5 GHz. With mode support Turbo Boost The operating frequency of the processor can be increased to 3.1 GHz. It has good performance and is a worthy representative Core line i5.It should be noted that different configurations of this laptop can be equipped with other processors, such as Intel Pentium Dual Core, Intel Core i3-3110M, Intel Core i7-3630QM.
Behind graphic processing The gadget is powered by a built-in Intel HD Graphics 4000 video card. It is quite natural that it will successfully cope with undemanding tasks, such as web surfing, watching videos, etc. But for more serious work it’s there discrete video card NVIDIA GeForce GT 635M with 1 GB video memory. It is a representative of a good modern multimedia card. This video card is built on the Fermi architecture and supports DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.0. Modern games on such a card will easily run on medium and high settings, only the most demanding ones may experience slight delays. However, in general, the tandem of available video cards ensures excellent performance of the laptop.
For example, the game F1 2012 on maximum settings with a resolution of 1920x1080 it will go with 18-20 fps, Dishonored with a resolution of 1366x768 on high settings - 50-55 fps, Diablo III with similar parameters will show about 55-60 fps.
The ASUS K95VJ has 4 GB of DDR3-1600 MHz memory installed, in addition to this there are 3 more SO-DIMM slots, so if you install all 4 sticks, you can get up to 16 GB, which is the supported maximum. As for information storage, the manufacturer installed a 3.5-inch HDD volume 1 TB. As mentioned above, there is also a slot for a 2.5" drive. You can put an additional hard drive or a high-speed SSD drive in it.
Ports and communications
All interfaces of the gadget are located on the side ends. So on the left side there are two USB port 3.0, VGA and HDMI video outputs, RJ-45 network port, headphone output, microphone input, Kensington lock slot.
The right side houses two USB 2.0 ports, optical drive DVD Super Multi, 3-in-1 card reader (SD/SDHC/SDXC).
The back edge is completely free, but in front, a little closer to the touchpad, you can see a row of LED indicators.
If we talk about wireless communications, the ASUS K95VJ is equipped with Bluetooth 4.0 and Wi-Fi standard 802.11 b/g/n.
Battery and heating
The laptop has a 6-cell lithium-ion battery with a capacity of 4700 mAh (50 Wh), which has quite good power, considering the large dimensions of this laptop. Thus, the laptop can work without recharging for no more than three hours, which, in principle, is not so much. But here it is worth considering that the manufacturer sees this laptop as a replacement for a desktop one, so it should not have high autonomy.The laptop heats up within acceptable limits, in particular, thanks to the large number of ventilation holes and the fairly free placement of internal components, as well as the impressive dimensions of the case.
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Conclusion
So, we have a laptop with a huge display, the angles of which, of course, cannot be called ideal, but they are quite enough for comfortable viewing of movies, videos, and games. The build quality of the gadget is simply excellent; nothing bends or wobbles anywhere. Its design is quite laconic, there is a comfortable keyboard and touchpad, as well as a set of interfaces necessary in everyday life.As for performance, it is not bad; it may not cope with super-demanding tasks, but overall it will show good results.
To summarize, I would like to add that the ASUS K95VJ-YZ0003D is an excellent laptop that is perfect as a PC replacement for everyday tasks.
Asus is known as a supplier of technologically advanced and productive laptops. Among the most successful solutions supplied by this brand are Russian market- K95VB device. What are its main features? How do users and experts evaluate the quality of work?
General information about the device
The laptop, reviews of which, due to the popularity of the brand, are often found on thematic online portals, is a high-performance device operating on the basis of a 3rd generation Intel Core processor, has a fairly large monitor and a modern design. The device is equipped with the most popular communication modules, as well as quite powerful hardware, which can also be improved.
Characteristics
Let's look at the main characteristics of the device. The laptop has:
Intel Core processor in i5 or i7 modification - depending on the specific device assembly, operating at a standard frequency of 2.4-2.6 GHz, having 2 or 4 cores;
DDR3 RAM modules operating at a frequency of 1600 MHz, in a capacity of 6 or 8 GB, which, if necessary, can be expanded up to 16 GB by installing additional modules;
Chipset type Intel HM76 Express;
Hard drive up to 3750 GB;
DVD-RW drive;
Card reader;
Display with a diagonal of 18.4 inches and a resolution of 1920 by 1080 pixels;
External graphics module with 2048 MB RAM;
Support for communication standards WiFi, USB, HDMI, LAN, VGA, connectors for connecting external audio devices;
Battery capacity 5.2 thousand mAh;
operating room Windows system 8.
Characteristics: reviews from users and experts
How do users and experts evaluate the specified hardware capabilities of the laptop? Reviews ( specifications- in most cases become a fairly objective indicator of the device’s capabilities) allow us to say that laptop owners view it as generally corresponding to the tasks for which it is optimized based on its positioning in the market. A typical desktop is used as a file processing tool in various formats, running not the most demanding games, programming. These tasks can be successfully solved using the laptop in question - its hardware capabilities are sufficient for this.
The most impressive characteristics of the laptop, according to users and experts, are an exceptionally large hard drive (there are, in principle, very few solutions on the market with a similar resource), a sufficient amount of RAM, and a very powerful video card.
The successful solution of many user tasks will certainly be facilitated by the large screen of the device, as well as sufficient powerful processor: In natural overclocking mode, it can reach frequencies of about 3.2-3.4 GHz. Although the standard frequency of the chip is certainly enough to run popular applications and games.
What specific tasks is the Asus K95VB laptop best suited for? Reviews and characteristics suggest that the device is optimal for working with text, graphic data, almost any type of online content, programming, developing mobile 2D and simple 3D applications, running not the most demanding games - but in a wide range of genres, watching and editing films, listening and editing audio files.
The laptop can be characterized as a universal and sufficiently productive device, suitable both for working at home and for use in solving various corporate tasks.
Processor and video card
Depending on the modification, the laptop in question may be equipped with Intel processor Core i7-3630QM, with 4 cores, 6 MB cache, built-in Intel HD 4000 graphics processing module and operating at a frequency of 2.4 GHz with overclocking capabilities regular means up to 3.4 GHz or an Intel Core i5-3230M chip, which has 2 cores, a similar graphics processing module, and operates at a frequency of 2.6 GHz, in normal overclocking mode - 3.2 GHz.
Thus, the presence in the structure Asus processor K95VB - expert reviews can confirm this; the graphics module optimizes the laptop's power consumption when processing images in regular applications, as well as in many undemanding games. But if necessary, the performance of the corresponding hardware component can be supplemented by a discrete resource graphics adapter- NVIDIA GeForce GT740M, which has 2 GB of its own RAM.
RAM and hard drive
Regarding the amount of RAM on motherboard laptop, then it is, again, depending on the modification of the device, 6-8 GB. At the same time, if necessary, the RAM of the Asus K95VB device - user reviews regarding this feature can be the most positive; it can be increased to 16 GB.
The device is equipped with 2 hard drives: depending on the modification, their total volume can be huge even by the standards of modern laptops - about 4 TB. At the same time, both hard drives have decent rotation speeds - 7200 rpm, thanks to which files can be written and read at high speed.
Screen
The laptop is equipped with a fairly large diagonal - 18.4 inches, widescreen display. The device is characterized by excellent brightness, contrast and color rendition. It is capable of generating an image with a resolution of 1920 by 1080 pixels. Thus, it is suitable for solving a wide range of tasks that characterize the use of a laptop in both home and office environments.
Laptop screen: reviews
The laptop screen is considered by users and experts as one of its most competitive hardware components. This can be seen primarily at the level of its basic characteristics - diagonal and resolution. Not every modern laptop and, moreover, the desktop may have similar ones. Large diagonal and a high resolution The images displayed on the display make the corresponding solution universal and in demand in various fields.
In addition, the display, as experts and users can note, shows a picture of excellent quality - bright, saturated. Of course, in this case its source plays a role. The picture or video file must have the appropriate level of resolution and playback speed - if we talk about video. But if the quality of the multimedia content is high enough, the laptop will do an excellent job of playing it. And this also increases the versatility of the device: in principle, in some cases it becomes possible to use it as a tool for processing graphics, video, developing various applications, design projects at those stages when they are not required to be displayed on displays that support higher resolutions.
Thus, taking into account the capabilities of the laptop’s graphics accelerators, it can run the most modern applications and games that require appropriate screen resources, primarily in terms of resolution and content quality.
Communication capabilities
The laptop is equipped with the hardware components necessary for communication according to the most popular standards: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Ethernet, USB. The user can also use the HDMI and VGA connectors to display images on the screen of a third-party device. The communication functions of the ASUS K95VB laptop function - reviews from experts and users can confirm this - stably, without significant glitches.
Device positioning
The Asus K95VB laptop (reviews from experts can confirm this) is positioned primarily as a device that can fully replace the average desktop, capable of not only processing documents and visiting various online resources, but also optimized for running various graphic applications and undemanding, but at the same time common games.
Indeed, if we consider the characteristics of the device, we can determine that in such components as processor frequency, the amount of RAM, and especially the volume of the hard drive, the device in question is significantly ahead of many laptops adapted to solve problems that were typical before. everything for a mobile device.
At the same time, the Asus K95VB laptop (expert reviews can confirm this) does not have the most powerful battery in terms of ensuring long-term battery life. There are cheaper solutions on the market that outperform the device in question in terms of battery efficiency. The versatility of the device does not raise questions: it supports the most popular communication standards, as well as interfaces for playing multimedia streams.
The device has modern RAM modules, which are already presented in a fairly large volume by default, and if necessary, can be supplemented with more capacious modules. Reviews of the laptop Asus K95VB YZ07H (more correctly YZ007H), or YZ009H - in any actual modification, include very positive assessments of the ease of use of the device. Thus, the size of the keys on it is comparable to that typical for conventional desktop keyboards. The same can be said about the size of the screen: it, in principle, corresponds to displays connected to modern PCs.
The advantage of a laptop is its fairly quiet operation - in this sense, it may be preferable to many desktops, the cooling systems of which in many cases operate with noticeable noise. This feature of the device is predetermined by the fact that it implements IceCool technology, the essence of which is to optimize the placement of hardware components of the device that heat up more than others.
The device is quite heavy - its weight is about 4.1 kg. This can make transporting it, for example, by plane problematic, since not every user will agree to pay for the significant weight of the laptop in luggage in case of overload.
Stylish appearance, a good Full HD display, 6 GB of RAM, a modern dual- or quad-core processor, 1000 or 1500 GB of disk space, as well as a very powerful GeForce GT 650M accelerator. But this laptop also comes with a separate subwoofer!
conclusions
ASUS K95VM is a unique laptop. But this does not at all make it in demand throughout the laptop market - on the contrary, it will occupy its own small niche, for which it is designed. We are talking about DTR laptops that serve as a replacement for a desktop computer. ASUS product it is almost ideally suited for this task, and not only because of its convenient ergonomics (yes, it has a good keyboard) and big screen, but also thanks to the presence of a bay for a 3.5-inch hard drive. Take into account the possibility of installing a second 2.5-inch hard drive, thanks to which the K95VM has great flexibility in configuring the disk subsystem.
At the same time, the cost of this laptop is set at a relatively low level (for little ones) - 33-45 thousand, depending on the characteristics. However, it is worth considering that this is not a fashion model, and therefore its design is classic, inconspicuous. Carrying this laptop will be difficult due to its heavy weight and dimensions. In addition, due to the fast 3.5-inch hard drive, the K95VM may shake slightly during operation. Also, you shouldn’t count on outstanding autonomy - it’s not bad for its level, but nothing more. Three hours is the maximum you can get. And due to a weak video card, you will have to give up modern games, unless, of course, you want to sacrifice picture quality.
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