(2.10 GHz) 8 GB Memory 1 TB HDD AMD Radeon R5 M230 15.6" Windows 10 Home
64-Bit
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| ASUS Laptop X Series X550ZE-WBFX |
The lap top looks very sleek, attractive and the speed on
the Asus is okay and works well for what I need the lap top for. It also has
plenty of memory all around. Overall, though, I am somewhat disappointed. I
should have remembered the saying “you get what you pay for” but unfortunately
I was on a budget.
The lap top comes with the bare minimum software and at
first start up you have a choice of installing some useless trial applications
along with a lite version of anti-virus software. Not knowing that most of them
were useless trial apps to me and what actually came with the lap top, I
installed a few. It was like malware with constant nag windows to buy. The Asus
online storage is okay but don’t need it. It too has constant nag windows to
upgrade. I uninstalled everything but the Windows program, Office and a free
PDF file reader which I had installed at my first startup which I like. I installed my own anti-virus which I’ve used
for decades.
The batteries are sub standard and although it shows that they
are good for 3hrs, I only get about an hour of use out of them. They will not
charge to 100% , only to 99%. After about 5 minutes of use the available power
has dropped down to 65%. I had the laptop fully charged, after plugging it in and powering it up, I noticed that the batteries were in the process of being charged. I had lost approximately 20% of battery power as it sat sat unplugged and power turned off. I never had that situation with my other laptop.
The key pad works well but the mouse pad is garbage and doesn’t work well unless I’m a bit rough with it. I’m just going to have to get myself a mouse. The DVD/R is cheap but for now it works.
Windows 10 is a little getting used to especially when upgrading from Windows Xp. I hate the menu setup along with their browser. Maybe I'm used to xp or just getting old and like things a bit easier to navigate through but dislike Windows 10. Others say they like it.
The key pad works well but the mouse pad is garbage and doesn’t work well unless I’m a bit rough with it. I’m just going to have to get myself a mouse. The DVD/R is cheap but for now it works.
Windows 10 is a little getting used to especially when upgrading from Windows Xp. I hate the menu setup along with their browser. Maybe I'm used to xp or just getting old and like things a bit easier to navigate through but dislike Windows 10. Others say they like it.
Had I known that
this lap top was not what I expected, I would have purchased one much better
than this after several more months of saving up for one.
I give this ASUS Laptop X Series X550ZE-WBFX only ** (2 stars) because of good speed and memory.
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