Asus K55VM Review

Today we have our very first Ivy Bridge based notebook in our labs from Asus – the K55VM. Most of the top tier manufacturers have already begun phasing out Sandy Bridge-based notebooks for Ivy Bridge CPUs and with that, we’ve seen AMD’s HD 7000M series and Nvidia’s GT 600M series make their way to the new notebooks as well. Ivy Bridge is a more efficient Sandy Bridge as it’s built on a smaller fabrication process and we can expect much better battery life and a cooler system with a slight performance increase. Design and Build The K55VM is their highest-end offering in the K55 series and is dripping with the latest tech. The design is nothing fancy but it’s far from dull or boring. The lid uses a textured surface freeing it from finger prints so maintaining it is a lot easier. The 15.6-inch screen is held securely in place and there isn’t too much flex in the bezel. The screen also has a glossy finish which makes colours pop but also causes reflections indoors. Thanks to the extra width of the screen, the internal components are spread out better making the notebook fairly slim for a 15-incher. At 2.5kg, it’s a bit heavy but nothing out of the ordinary. Click here for full story