Asus manufactured the new Asus X555LN laptop that comes with Windows 8.1 Pro (Free upgrade to Windows 10 Pro or other editions available) or Windows 8.1 (Free upgrade to Windows 10 Home or other publications available) OS. This is a rather cheap model that comes with excellent features.
It has got a solid and hardware in laptop design and high performance technology. It has the dimension of 38.2 x 25.6 x 2.58 cm (WxDxH) and weighs about 2.3 kg. The screen is 15.6″ HD with 1366 x 768 resolution and 16:9 aspect ratio. This laptop comes with ASUS Splendid Technology that has color temperature correction to reproduce deeper, richer color and ensures the very best image. Similarly, the ASUS Eye Care reduced blue light levels by 33% that makes reading comfortable and protects the eye from potential eye fatigue and other defects.
There are 4 models out on the market having different CPU configuration each, the processors used in these models are Intel® Core™ i7 4510 U Processor, Intel® Core™ i5 4210U Processor, Intel® Core™ i3 4030U Processor and Intel® Core™ i3 4010 U Processor and the maximum turbo Speed is 2 Ghz since it has got Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 feature. The chip-set used is Integrated Intel® CPU. The RAM is DDR3L 1600 MHz SDRAM which is upgraded up to 8 GB since it contains a DIMM socket for expansion.
The graphics available in this laptop is NVIDIA® GeForce® 840M with 2 GB DDR3 VRAM. The storage available are 320GB HDD 5400 RPM , 500 GB HDD 5400 RPM, 750GB HDD 5400 RPM, 1 TB HDD 5400 RPM, 500 GB HDD 7200 RPM and 750 GB HDD 7200 RPM. The Super Multi DVD drive is also present. The ports available in this device are a 3-in-1 card reader (SD/SDHC/SDXC), one COMBO audio jack, two USB 3.0 ports, an HDMI, a VGA port/Mini D-sub 15-pin for an external monitor, a USB 2.0 port and an RJ45 LAN Jack for LAN insert ports.
The sound feature present are Built-in Speakers And Microphone along with Sonic Master technology. The networking and WLAN technology available are Integrated, or 802.11 ac or 10/100/1000 Base T and the Bluetooth technology used is BT 4.0 which is optional. It has a VGA Web Camera.
The keyboard is X Series’ full-size one-piece chic-let keyboard. An improved back-assembly that provides 1.8 mm of essential travel and minimal key float and gives more solid typing feel. Similarly, the touchpad is larger 106 mm x 74 mm touchpad that is found on the X Series which have a palm rejection feature which differentiates between the actual fingertip and palm contact to counter unintentional cursor movement.
A BIOS Booting User Password Protection, HDD User Password Protection, and Security and Kingston lock are available for safety purposes. The battery used is two cells 37 Whirs Polymer Battery with approx. 10 hrs of general usage battery life. This laptop comes with 1-year limited International hardware warranty which may differ according to countries and also comes with On-line problem resolution through web interface (BIOS, Driver update) and ASUS software supporting. The color available is obsidian stone. This best option for buying a laptop at a low price as it only costs about £400.