Asus’s U46SV’s ultra-thin built and design is a charmer. It is quite well-versed with multitasking, giving smoother navigation and work experience and better gaming experience too. The several good features look promising. The need is to wait and see how successfully it sells. So let’s go through its technical specifications, features, performance and drawbacks, if any in the following sections.
System Configuration
The Asus U46SV is powered by 2.4-3.0 GHz, 32nm, 3MB, 35w, Intel second generation Core i5-2410M processor. It has got a Mobile Intel HM55 express chipset. The laptop runs on 64 bit Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium operating system. Expandable up to 8GB capacitated 1333 MHz SDRAM is given. The hard drive is 5400rpm, 2.5 inches, 9.5mm SATA II 750 GB capacitated.
Drive and Slots
There is an 8x DVDRW DL Super-Multi optical drive. The display screen is 14 inches HD colour shine LED type with native resolution being 1366x768 pixels. The video graphics and memory is Nvidia GeForce GT 540M 1GB GDDR3 Optimus Technology+ Intel HD Graphics. There is a 3 in 1 card reader too. For connectivity options there is built in Bluetooth 2.1+ EDR, built-in wireless ABGN.
Weight
There are microphone/headphone jack, HDMI, RJ45 LAN jack and 2 USB 2.0 and 1 USB 3.0 ports. A 0.3 megapixel web cam too has been provided. For security BIOS Booting/HDD User Password Protection and security lock Kensington lock hole are given. The laptop weighs 4.85 lbs with its 8 cell battery and measures 13.11 x 9.65 x 0.97-1.06 inches.
Features and performance
The Asus U46SV comes in various configurations, but the one given above is standard. For processor there are choices of Intel Core i3-2310M, i5-2410M and i5-2520M. For RAM there are options of 4GB and 6GB. For HDD there are options like 320GB, 500GB and 750GB. The SonicFocus Audio and support Video Magic gives better visuals than usual. For gaming and watching movies in HD the Optimus technology works wonderfully. For audio there is a built-in speaker and microphone and SRS premium sound.
The utility facilities given by Asus are Asus win flash for BIOS and driver live update, SmartLogon, Net 4 switch, Live Update, Multi-Frame, NB Probe +, Wireless Console, Asus Data Security Management, Virtual Camera, Asus Splendid, Express Gate, Screen Saver, Fancy Start, eManual and AI Recovery.
The laptop has been designed with artistic slim bezel designs and aluminium finish. The design is such that it gives wider opening angle. The security options preloaded in the laptop are of great use too.
The battery life is excellent at about 10 hours.
For warranty and eSupport a 2 year limited global hardware warranty, 1 year accidental damage warranty, 1 year battery pack warranty, on-line problem resolution through web interface, OS install/uninstall consultation, bundled software install/uninstall consultation and Asus software supporting.
Drawbacks
As the laptop has recently been launched no drawbacks have been majorly recorded till date.
Our Take !
The Asus U46SV looks very promising with its many configuration options and excellent battery life.