Asus laptop

Ashevlin

Any opinions on this
http://www.laptopsdirect.ie/Asus_K53E_Windows_7_Laptop_in_Red_K53E-SX348V/version.asp

Only looking for a basic enough machine. Might go slightly dearer for an i3 processor if its worth it? Opinions?
Are Asus good, bad or ?
Also, I see laptopsdirect are offering to sell a recovery disc with the machine for about €15 but they say that they have to open the box and use the computer to create it This sounds wierd to me. Also, argos have something like this for sale too. If it doesnt come with a recovery disc, does it operate like the Dell machines where you can enter a recovery area on startup without a disc or would I be kinda stuck. Alternatively, is it easy to create a recovery cd from the computer when it arrives?
Any good recommendations on other machines around 400 to 450 euro.

phurryphace

I have a similar Asus i.3 Core and have had no trouble with it.
The specifications look very good to me for the price.
I can't see you doing better.

mrmeindl

Asus make good laptops, I have a K51 I think, its been rock solid so far. Its easy to make the recovery disk(s) yourself, €15 is a bit steep considering its just a few blank dvds. I spent €500 on a slower model with a smaller hard drive, that is a great deal.

qwertz

Asus make good laptops but bear in mind that their UK/Ireland support is worse than Cablelink/NTL/UPC in the old days.

mrmeindl

qwertz wrote: »

Asus make good laptops but bear in mind that their UK/Ireland support is worse than Cablelink/NTL/UPC in the old days.

True dat, 2 Friends of mine have had windows simply stop working on their Asus laptops, they were waiting quite a while to get them back. Very good hardware though..way better than Dell, Toshiba and HP in my opinion. HP laptops just seem to be the most fragile laptops ever, every toshiba owner I know has had a HD fail and Dell batteries are pieces of ****.

yoyo

Moved to Laptops

tricky D

I've just got an ASUS a few weeks ago. They are good for reliability. Here's a graphic from couple of years ago which shows them as being the most reliable at that time. Nevertheless do seriously consider getting the 3 year warranty.

As for recovery disks, making them was one of the first things I was prompted to do. Required 5 blank DVDs.

Great value too.

Jarren

Ashevlin wrote: »

Any opinions on this
http://www.laptopsdirect.ie/Asus_K53E_Windows_7_Laptop_in_Red_K53E-SX348V/version.asp

Only looking for a basic enough machine. Might go slightly dearer for an i3 processor if its worth it? Opinions?
Are Asus good, bad or ?
Also, I see laptopsdirect are offering to sell a recovery disc with the machine for about €15 but they say that they have to open the box and use the computer to create it This sounds wierd to me. Also, argos have something like this for sale too. If it doesnt come with a recovery disc, does it operate like the Dell machines where you can enter a recovery area on startup without a disc or would I be kinda stuck. Alternatively, is it easy to create a recovery cd from the computer when it arrives?
Any good recommendations on other machines around 400 to 450 euro.

+ £17.20 delivery charge added to your Asus from laptopdirect.ie

Personally I would go with those

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004XARRBS/ref=noref?ie=UTF8&s=computers&psc=1 + free delivery+superb customer service

a bit over the budget but with i5 processor
http://www.komplett.ie/Komplett/product/15_16_inch/20082916/toshiba_15_6_c660_1n3_i5_2410_2gb_320gb/details.aspx +free delivery