Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1209 in Personal Computers
- Brand: Asus
- Model: U47A-RS51
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 12.91" h x
.98" w x
8.86" l,
4.36 pounds
- CPU: Intel Core i5 2.5 GHz
- Memory: 6MB SODIMM
- Hard Disk: 750GB
- Processors: 2
- Display size: 14.1
Features
- In the Box - ASUS U47A-RS51 Notebook, AC Adapter, 6-cell Li-ion Battery; Pre-installed Software - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, ASUS Utility Software, 1-Year Limited Global Warranty & 1-Year Accidental Damage Warranty (North America Only, must register within 60 days)
- Intel Core i5-3210M 2.50GHz Processor with Turbo Boost Technology up to 3.10GHz
- 3MB Smart Cache
- 6GB DDR3 SDRAM (8GB max.)
- 750GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
ASUS U47A-RS51 i5-3210M 2.5GHz 14.1" Notebook
Product Description
**SILVER** 14.1" HD (1366*768.) Intel Core i5-3210M. 6GB DDR3. Intel GMA HD. 750GB 5400RPM. DL DVD Rw/CD-RW. W7 Home Premium (64bit.) 802.11BGN. 0.3 MP Webcam. BT 3.0. 6 Cell Battery. HDMI. 1YR Global/1YR Accidental Damage/30-Day Zero Bright Dot/2-way FREE shipping/24-7 tech support
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful.
Exactly what I wanted- after some repair work
By Lauren
(I'll try to remember to update this in a few months as I'm only 24 hours in to using the laptop, but I know I could have used more reviews when I was shopping so I wanted to share some initial thoughts.)This unit is exactly what I was looking for. I wanted a bigger screen than a netbook, but something small/light enough to easily carry around and this is perfect for that. So far battery life is great and I've had no problems connecting to various wifi networks, printers, etc.Set-up went smoothly. There was the typical time to let Windows update (this product DOES have Windows 7- huge sell for me!) and then it was good to go. I did choose to uninstall some of the existing programs, but that seems to be a standard issue on most units. I have since installed all of my software (skype, itunes, stata, etc) and they are all running perfectly, including some work with a pretty big data set. You do have to make your own back-up discs (which again, standard) and submit some information for the warranty, but I consider that time well invested.Since other reviews have mentioned the trackpad- it's definitely wider than on any of my previous laptops. However, I haven't had any problems with accidental dragging or my palm touching while typing. I'm not sure if I have smaller hands, or just hold my wrists up higher anyway, but if that has you on the fence I would try to find one in a store to test out. I may end up disabling some of the zoom features as I don't intend to use them, but I haven't had any problems so far.Things that I wish were a little better: the webcam quality is kind of low- not bad, but not any better than my previous laptop (several years old) and I was hoping to see some improvement. However, people I've skyped with have reported hearing me clearly, so the built in microphone apparently works well. The speakers are on the bottom of the unit, and while the volume is fine, the quality is kind of off. The music sounds kind of tinny, or like there's an echo. However, when I plug in headphones, that sound quality is fine. So I guess I'll be using headphones (or maybe external speakers) more often. However, I don't consider either of these to detract from my ability to use the laptop for all its necessary functions, and I expect to lose some of the bells and whistles when I buy a mid-price laptop, so I'm still giving five stars.UPDATE: Less than 48 hours after first turning on this laptop, I am getting a boot failure screen indicative of hard drive failure. After an hour on the phone with tech support I am being instructed to send it to a service center (I pay for shipping and the box). Since it's still under warranty the actual fix is at no cost, but I am still going to be without my new laptop for weeks while they fix the problem. This is my first Asus product and is likely to be the last the way things are going. I really liked the laptop while it was working but 48 hours to hard drive failure is ridiculous.UPDATE #2: On the suggestion of a friend I took it to Best Buy before mailing it in. The guy opened it up and the hard drive wasn't connected to the rest of the laptop. For whatever reason, there weren't any screws holding it in place. He found some screws, put it all together and made it stay together, and now it's fine. I'm glad it was such an easy fix, but I'm taking a star off my original review for Asus selling laptops that are apparently not put together well.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
Terrible Touchpad
By Matthew T Lehman
The laptop is nice looking. I like the back-lit keyboard. It seems plenty quick but then the problems start.- The wifi connection kept turning off. The only way I could restore it was to let the windows troubleshooter fix it. It would tell me that the wifi is not enabled. What? I enabled it five minutes ago, using the same troubleshooter application! I look into it further and the problem is with "wireless console 3" which is an asus add-on bloatware. I mess around with it and I think its stabilized. For now anyway.- The touchpad is too big. There is no way I can type on this thing without brushing up against it and moving my cursor around everywhere. If I'm not careful I'll end up messing with the entire screen, zooming in or out etc. The only way, really, is to hold my wrists up and out from the center of the keyboard. Not comfortable at all.I'll continue to work with it and see if its something I need to get the hang of. If not then I am going to try and return it.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
not function
By Marcia
bought this notebook upon receiving it, I booth it up and allow it to load the system information. three hours into setting up, the freezes, had to turn it off and on, shortly after that it freezes again, got tired of it and close it down. The next day turn it on I received a blue screen of death.I GUEST THEY DID NOT CHECK OUT THIS ITEM BEFORE RESALE.
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