Asus Z71v Review

Asus Z71v laptop

The Asus Z71v is the newest in Asus’ line of customizable notebook PCs. The one I purchased has the following directions :

-          Pentium M 750 Processor (1.86 Ghz, 533  Mhz FSB)

-          1 Gigabyte RAM (2×512 MB DDR2-4200@533 Mhz)

-          15.4″ WSXGA (1680×1050) widescreen display

-          80 GB hard drive, spinning at 5400 RPM

-          Nvidia GeForce Go 6600 graphics card with 128 MB VRAM

-          Removable DVD+/-RW drive

-          Intel 2915 802.11a/b/g wireless card

-          PCMCIA, Multi-Card Reader (multimedia card, secure digital, memory stick), 4-pin firewire, Audio In, Audio Out/SPDIF, phone jack, Gigabit Ethernet, VGA-out, and 5 USB ports

-          Windows XP Home

While you may not have heard as much about Asus as you have heard of Dell, HP, Gateway, and Apple, they’ve been around for some time earning the reputation as the best motherboard maker in the world. As well as this, as an original design manufacturer, they have made the frame and motherboards for many PCs that were later sold under more recognizable names. As one of their more fresh ventures, Asus released a line of customizable notebooks, and the Asus Z71v is the latest of these.Based on Intel’s latest Centrino technology, the Asus Z71v has the power to do whatever you would like it to, at home or on the road, gaming, browsing the web, preparing shows, taking notes, or writing reports.

The machine looks to be built awfully well. There’s very small flex in the case or keyboard. The LCD is sufficiently defended and doesn’t blur or spot when I push on the back. The hinges are good, and the LCD will stay open in any position without wobble. The Asus Z71v closes with a latch, which clicks prepared.

The screen looks good. The high-spec gives me the belief that I possess a lot extra space to work with, which is nice. The viewing angles are extremely satisfactory, and the screen doesn’t wash out when viewed from even intense angles. Having a wide screen is also nice, as I’m able to take a look at many open windows at the same time. Colours are colourful, and photographs and video both appear pointy and clear.

The screen does have one oddity : on solid colours, particularly bright green and white, I’m able to observe a slight glaze or flicker. I don’t notice this at all when having a look at photos, watching pictures, or playing games, but it is obvious when word processing, thanks to the solid white background. It doesn’t trouble me, and I stop spotting it reasonably quickly, but for those that are way more delicate to this sort of thing, it could be a problem.