I have been asked to write the review of a refurbished 17 inch laptop. Here is my review in An Asus refurbished 17 inch laptop. The 3DMark results are expected, even if they fall into the low end of average. The system showed the lowest score ever with this graphics card with 3243 points in 3DMark05. This is probably due to the weak processor.
The notebook is equipped with an allocation of system memory more than enough. Asus has provided the specimen under test to 4 GB of DDR2 800MHz RAM. Because of the 32-bit operating system, only 3 of the 4 GB are usable.
The HDD performs their job well. The Seagate Momentus 500GB 5400rpm makes a good impression with an average transfer capacity of 50.5 GB. Even in this case the processor is showing signs of weakness, with an average usage rather high 11%.

The recorder comes with the prototype being tested is a DVD RAM drive G S20N LG. It is a slot-in device that reads and writes DVDs at up to 8x.
The WLAN module is an Intel Wireless WiFi Link 5100 that supports the latest WLAN standard (802.11n) in addition to the traditional 802.11a/b/g. Besides this has been integrated Bluetooth 2.1 module.
Finally, we checked the latencies under Windows Vista with DPC Latency Checker. High latency can cause problems with external devices such as external sound cards. All values are normal, and then the UX50V should not have particular problems in managing these devices.
Nobody expects a fireball in field play, but it is clear that the single-core processors better have problems in field applications. The results were much better with a dual core at the same frequency.

It should be noted that the version of Windows Vista Home Premium preinstalled require an immediate update: the small single-core processor showed a wide range of problems with the outdated version, with very slow processing and episodes of complete block. After the updates the situation has returned to normal.
The energy-saving processor does his duty, and thus the fans are pleasantly in the background: an average of 34.3 dB (A) standby is a good result. With the tail of the grid also often seems that there are no fans at all.
The maximum value of 40.3 dB (A) under load is not a high value. Once again, the fans on the rear are a benefit, the entire screen interposing between the ears and the grill. The hard drive is also quiet, with 32.1 dB (A) and the same can be said of the DVD with 36.4 dB (A).
We must still get used to the noise of the player inserting a disc: the mechanism for loading / eject proved to be rather noisy. Also benefit from the thermal emission energy-saving components. We noted a maximum of 38.1 ° C in the central area above the keyboard during the stress test. In fact, this is a rather unusual place for maximum detection. However, considering the position of the grid, it is likely that the processor is located there.

















