Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #6331 in Personal Computers
- Color: Black
- Brand: Asus
- Model: K50AF-X1
- Original language:
English - Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 14.10" h x
7.90" w x
17.70" l,
8.40 pounds
- CPU: AMD Turion 64 X2 2.3 GHz
- Memory: 4GB SODIMM
- Hard Disk: 500GB
- Graphics: Mobility Radeon HD 5145 512MB
- Processors: 1
- Native resolution: 1366 x 768
- Display size: 15.6
Features
- 2.3GHz AMD M520 Processor
- 4GB DDR2 800MHz SDRAM, 4GB max
- 500G 5400RPM HDD; Super-Multi Combo Drive; 802.11 b/g/n
- 15.6" HD LED Display (1366x768); ATI 5145 512MB DDR2 Graphics Card
- Windows 7 Home Premium (64bit)
ASUS K50AF-X1 15.6-Inch Versatile Performance Laptop (Black)
Product Description
The new K50AF-X1 is the perfect fit for work and play. Powered by the AMD M520 (2.3GHz) processor, and 4GB of RAM, the K50AF-X1 supplies the horsepower for your versatile computing needs.The ATI 5145 512MB DDR2 dedicated graphics engine, a feature not typically found in laptop in this price range, enables smooth playback of videos and enables robust PC gaming.The K50AF-X1 comes with a 1 year global warranty, one month zero bright dot guaranty, free two-way standard shipping, twenty-four hour tech support seven days a week, and a one year accidental damage warranty, protecting the notebook from drops, fire, spills and surge.
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
22 of 23 people found the following review helpful.
The sweet spot on price vs performance
By Justin H. Legate
The Asus K50AF-X1 is a solid performing laptop with a very reasonable price tag. The dual core AMD processor and 4 gigs of ram make windows 7 perform well, even in the Aero environment. Additionally, the ATI dedicated video card enables this laptop to perform decently on modern games such as Left 4 Dead 2, Split/Second, etc. However, it's not a miracle machine, so bear in mind you will have to run some of these games on medium/low graphics settings. However, it certainly runs rings around any laptop using intel's onboard graphics. Burnout Paradise runs flawlessly at maximum settings with high framerate. To get any better gaming performance out of a laptop, you would have to break the $1000 barrier, possibly even going into the 1200-1500 dollar range. When I bought this laptop, it was on sale here at amazon for $550, and it has proven itself an astoundingly good deal.Win7 boots pleasingly fast, and the install is relatively clean. It does come with some proprietary asus software loaded, but very little of it is memory resident, and what little IS is actually pretty useful, such as the on-the-fly ability to change between four power useage settings. The laptop also has the option to use facial recognition software as a login alternative (via the built-in webcam), but this is mostly just a cool convenience gimmick and adds no real security features. I am at a bit of a loss as to why Asus decided to partition the 500 gig hard drive into two logical drives, but that's a minor gripe I suppose. The built in microphone performs acceptably for voice chat. The button on the optical drive is protected by a protrusion just above and below the button, which I suppose helps prevent accidental pressing of the eject button, but it also means you pretty much have to get in there between the protrusions with a fingernail to press the button in far enough for the computer to realize you want to eject the disk.I also don't particularly care for 16x9 aspect ratio displays (I prefer 16x10), but I suppose that's what all the laptops are going to these days.Pros:Very competitively pricedGood graphics performance for the price rangeDecent sound for a laptopLarge hard driveGood keyboard, with good layout4 USB ports, two on each sideNo plugs in backWireless N and ethernet jack bothCons:High reflectivity on displayHigh gloss case gathers fingerprints/smudges like crazytouchpad uses "multiple finger touch" to scroll instead of having a scroll zone at the sides of the touchpad, which can be a little slow to respondNo HDMI out (does have VGA out, however)Minor gripes:A little annoying to push the button to eject optical drive16x9 aspect ratio (1344x768)Overall, I am very satisfied with this purchase.
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful.A Solid Purchase
By A. Alfonso
i decided to get this laptop since the price seems pretty good after the $150 off.Pros- Keyboard is well-made- Screen. Bright and easy to read.- Asus FastBoot Program - lets you choose which programs load during startup and which load after. Speeds up the boot quite a bit.- Speaker audio quality is pretty good for a laptopCons- Case is a fingerprint magnet.- Web cam is low res and has difficulty in low light (haven't tried different drivers yet).I've also been playing games on it. so far the frames i get (with fraps on) are as follows:StarCraftII Beta - 30-32 fps on med-high settingsWorld of Warcraft - 35-60 fps on high (depending on what you're doing)League of Legends - 25 fps on high, 33 on medCoD Modern Warfare 2 - 25-26 fps on medF.E.A.R. 2 - 35 fps on medLeft 4 Dead 2 - 33 fps on med-highOverall recommended for the price point. wasnt expecting it to be able to play games so well but i was pleasantly surprised. I'd give it a 4.5/5.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
Disappointed!
By Joshua Huntington
Yes, I knew before hand of the poor battery life, which is ~2 hours, in power saving mode. This was not the issue. My biggest concern was with the wireless ability, as my download speeds would constantly fluctuate, often times pausing altogether. The laptop also rebooted twice randomly while I used it throughout the night. These two issues are unacceptable, so I promptly spoke with customer service, was given a return shipping label, and purchased this item instead: [...]On the plus side, the build quality seemed to be very good, and it did run cool and quite. The aforementioned problems were problems too significant for me to ignore.
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