We know that a computer, as a powerful combination of software and hardware, has a wide range of uses. Nowadays, we can use computers to handle almost all of our daily lives, whether shopping, online payments, etc. Computers are also very targeted. For example, there are business notebooks for business people, entertainment notebooks for entertainment people, and even game notebooks for game enthusiasts. Such games are popular among players. This configuration is absolutely monster level, so today we will take a look at the evaluation of ASUS n51vn.
Appearance, size and weight
On the whole, the N51Vn still maintains the appearance of the previous generation model N50, mainly changing the hardware configuration. This is a 15.6-inch model with a 16:9 ratio white LED backlight screen, which is in line with the current mainstream trend. It is worth mentioning that its LCD panel abandoned the controversial LP screen and switched to Chi Mei’s Chi Mei N156B6-L04 panel. From our evaluation experience, Chi Mei’s screen quality is still good.
On the top cover, ASUS N51Vn still uses the "Precision Drilling Color" technology, which is what we often call the cast film coating process, which is now used by many manufacturers. Its advantage is that it makes the surface shiny, scratch-resistant and wear-resistant, but its disadvantage is also obvious, that is, it easily leaves the user's fingerprints, making the notebook ugly. In fact, some manufacturers have now abandoned this process and tried to use other technologies, such as Lenovo Y450, Sony NW18 and so on.
After adding the power adapter, the weight of the N51Vn reaches 3.555 kilograms. If you add accessories such as a laptop bag, mobile hard drive and mouse, the total weight will be close to 5 kilograms (the weight of a laptop bag is usually 1.0 ~1.5 kg). It seems that the N51Vn is best used as a desktop replacement notebook and is often used in a fixed room; if you carry it around every day, it can only be said to be a good way to exercise.
Camera effect and ease of use
One of the major features of ASUS notebooks is the rich software included, such as "Performance Mode Switching", "Splendid Color Technology", "Life Frame Fun Shooting" ” and so on (click here to see more). However, we believe that they are only practical for beginner computer users. Advanced users can obtain any software they need from the Internet, and bloated programs will not be automatically loaded when starting up, occupying system resources in vain.
Many notebooks now nominally use 130-megapixel or even 2-megapixel camera, but it’s hard to tell whether it’s real or fake, so we think it’s best to see it with our own eyes. In my impression, the mid-to-high-end notebooks of Acer's Aspire series usually have better camera effects. The shooting effect of this ASUS N51Vn is also good, the color reproduction is more accurate, but the edges of the objects are still slightly jagged.
The ExpressGate technology on ASUS EeePC has now been transplanted to notebooks. By pressing it in the shutdown state, you can enter the Linux system within 8 seconds and implement basic network application functions. In addition, there is a row of illuminated touch shortcut keys above the keyboard, allowing users to easily disable the trackpad and adjust the system volume.
Keyboard, touchpad and palm rest details
After a period of trial, we think the ASUS N51Vn’s keyboard operation feels pretty good, at a medium level, with built-in small keyboard and The fact that the Ctrl key is located to the left of the Fn key is a plus, but the four direction keys are a little on the small side, and you may feel a little constrained if you use them to play games.
However, we are not very satisfied with the touchpad of this notebook. On the one hand, the touch part is too slippery and uncomfortable, and on the other hand, the left and right buttons are too hard and hard to press when pressed. It takes a lot of effort, so users are advised to use an external mouse to operate it. Having said that, it has a built-in fingerprint reader in the center of the left and right buttons, which is worth encouraging.
Side interfaces and internal structure
In addition to the necessary power interface, network cable interface (LAN), VGA display output and audio input and output interfaces, ASUS N51Vn also provides HDMI digital Video output interface, E-SATA high-speed data transmission interface, Express Card 54 expansion card slot and all-in-one card reader. In addition, taking into account old users who use tape DV, it also retains the IEEE 1394 interface.
Hardware configuration and overall performance
This ASUS N51X66Vn-SL uses a Core 2 Duo T6600 processor, PM45 chipset, a single 2GB DDR2-800 memory and a 320GB 5400rpm hard drive, and NVIDIA GeForce GT 240M discrete graphics card (equipped with GDDR3 video memory). Other configurations include Atheros802.11n wireless network card and fully compatibleDVD burner.
The T6600 is the current mainstream mid-range processor. Compared with the P7000 series processors, its performance is actually about the same (even slightly better than the P7350). Their main features are The difference is that the power consumption of the T series is 35 watts, while the power consumption of the P series is only 25 watts, which is relatively more power-saving. In fact, in terms of performance and price, we have always considered Pentium dual-core processors like the T4200 to be the most cost-effective.
Graphics card parameters and game performance test
We tried the latest GPU-Z and Everest, but neither of them fully recognized all the parameters of the GT240M graphics card. However, from the data on NVIDIA's official website and some foreign websites, we can understand the difference between it and GT 130M: mainly the number of stream processors has increased from 32 to 48, the core frequency has been reduced from 600MHz to 550MHz, and the process has been changed from 55nm to 40nm. nanometer.
Disappointingly, compared with the GT 130M’s score of around 6200, its performance improvement is even less than 5%. In addition, we also saw in the forum that netizens tested the 5935G. When equipped with a P8700 processor and DDR3 memory, the 3DMark06 score at 1366×768 resolution was only 6635 points.
So the above is the review of this so-called gaming laptop. In our impression, computers known as gaming laptops always give us the feeling of monster level, but this one is indeed It's still very good. With the low price, it will definitely become a hot seller on ASUS's sales list. At the same time, it uses a combination of high-specification processor and graphics card to make it more attractive. The heat dissipation is also remarkable. In short, it is still good. , but its clumsy body and unoptimistic weight may become a problem for consumers.