Laptops are widely used by business people on the go and students alike, and Asus notebooks are the ultimate in portability and dependable use. Notebooks are becoming more affordable as their technology advances, particularly when you use them for email, internet surfing and word processing.
Asus is near the forefront of the revolution in notebooks and netbooks. They are mainly thought of as netbook producers, but they also offer a full line of notebooks that are full-sized, including one model made with an eye to gaming. They combine affordability with a strong performance in graphics. The Asus G51VX-RX05 is one of the gaming computers that targets performance enthusiasts. It has a Core 2 Duo processor and boasts 4GB of DDR2 memory, and a sharp 15.6” display. It runs the Windows vista operating system, and the asking price is very competitive. If you're shopping for a student, you'll want the best performance for the lowest price, and the G51VX fills that bill handily. It even has a web-cam and wireless portability installed.
While it weighs a bit over seven pounds, the G51VX offers a lot of features for the poundage. It's more portable than many of the high-end notebooks. It is a perfect fit for dorm rooms, where there is more emphasis on functionality than portability. It is also geared for superlative gaming performance without a hefty price tag. It was one of the first Asus notebooks to be extensively tested that uses the GTX 260M graphics processor, and it's been called a “hot rod” by some reviewers.
A recent study that was published by SquareTrade has revealed that some of the smaller name manufacturers of notebooks are more reliable than the larger companies. In the top ten most reliable notebooks, Asus has a lower breakdown rate than many other brands, with less than ten percent of their notebooks having failed in the last two years. This compares favorably with Apple, Sony and Toshiba.
Companies who research laptop breakdown rate have predicted that the failure rates for most systems will go up when extended to three years, but they also predict that the rankings will remain fairly consistent. They project that Asus laptops may have a 15.6 percent fail rate, but some of the others will be closer to HP's 25.6 percent failure rate.
Some of the differences in fail rate between various notebook manufacturers can be attributed to the systems' quality. Netbooks are usually made with cheaper materials so that the prices can remain low, so they face a higher failure rate in the first year. In addition, they are more likely to break down within three years, if they make it past the one year mark. Full size notebooks made for the budget conscious are also more likely to break down. The premium notebooks that sell for over $1000, including some made by Apple and Sony, will have a much lower rate of initial failure.
Notebooks on the whole are not as reliable as other types of electronics, since their portability leads to more drops and falls, which damages the components. If you take proper care of your Asus notebooks, they will be much more likely to give you years of good service.