Asus U56E-BBL5 Review, Specs and Price

Asus U56E-BBL5

Asus looks ready to fight all out on budget laptop category after releasing Asus U56E-BBL5. Reviewing its features, Asus U56E-BBL5 specs really spoiled budget consumer. Asus U56E-BBL5 specs: it use powerfull Sandy Brigde Intel Core i5-2410M processor paired with 6 GB DDR3 RAM on large 15.6-inch screen. Other features you may find are fast file transfer supported by USB 3.0 port, great wireless connection with WiMAX and WiDi 2.0, considered as long battery life (up to7-hours) and strong aluminum casing. Asus U56E-BBL5 price on the market starts from $629.99. Other contender it may has is Lenovo IdeaPad V570-1066A9U that has equal price (starts from $629.99) with rather similar specs and performance.

Asus U56E-BBL5 processor relies on a 2.3GHz Intel Core i5-2410M processor. This processor based on Sandy Brigde platform, which now becomes common used in budget laptop. Those Asus U56E-BBL5 processor is paired with 6GB DDR3 memory. On PCMark 7 testing it scores at 1,920.

Asus U56E-BBL5 equipped with 8-cell74Wh battery that can run up to 7 hours 34 minutes based on MobileMark 2007 battery life tests. This is much better than Lenovo V570-1066A9U's 48Wh 6-cell battery that only lasted for 4 hours and 41 minutes. Asus U56E-BBL5 has 15.6-inch screen size with maximum resolution at 1,366x768. This large screen translates to 720p HD viewing, that will spoil you when playing video or another multimedia. Its body is smooth with brushed aluminum encases at the lid. Considering its size, it weighs only for 5.5 pounds which still suitable for travelling. For more details, here are the full specifications of Asus U56E-BBL5 :

Asus U56E-BBL5 Full Specifications:

Processor : 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5-2410M

Operating System : Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium

Video Graphics : Intel GMA HD

Memory : 6 GB DDR3

Display : screen size 15.6 inch  widescreen, maximum resolution 1,366x768

Hard Drive : HDD 640GB 5,400rpm

Optical Drive : DVD+RW (Plus)

Network : Ethernet port, Wi-Fi 802.11n, WiMAX (4G), Intel's Wireless Display (WiDi) 2.0

Ports : two USB 2.0 ports, a USB 3.0 port, card reader (MMC/SD/SD HC), VGA, HDMI port

Weight : 5.5 pounds

Batterey : 8-cell 74Wh up to 7 hours 34 minutes

Audio : stereo speakers and audio jacks

Price : start from $629.99