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Asus K53TA
7.3 out of 10

Asus K53TA

Great Deal: $550.14

Reviews and Problems with Asus K53TA

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Overall 8
8.0

amazing for the price

TheinsanegamerN, Newegg
10 August 2012
  • Summary: ive since modded this things cooling system, by directly wiring the fan to a usb port. the result: temps rarely go over 40c now, even while playing very demanding games...
  • Pros: I bought this to replace a aged gateway nv78 (intel gma 4500hd woo!) for the price, this thing is unbeatable. games that are 1 year older, such as supreme commander 2,...
  • Cons: the heat. the system fan wont speed up to medium until the internals hit about 60c. then, like clockwork, the fan spins up (it is very quiet though.) also, crossfire i...
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Overall 8
8.0

Very pleased buyer

N/A, Newegg
16 June 2012
  • Summary: I'm running mine with crossfire disabled and only the discrete GPU running. I hadn't experienced any stuttering with it enabled, but it helps temps (and respectively...
  • Pros: Overall a value that you're not going to beat anywhere else by spending $400 on a laptop. I've experienced no screen imperfections since I've owned this (about three m...
  • Cons: The trackpad is horrible, and this machine comes with so much bloatware that it makes starting up the first time take about 10 minutes before the computer is usable.
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Overall 8
8.0

Great value if you have the right expectations

Oliver, Newegg
27 April 2012
  • Summary: I ordered TWO of these as none of my current laptops met Diablo III’s system requirements and my wife and I love to slay us some demons.
  • Pros: This computer’s competitive advantage is all about value – it’s hard to find similar specs in anything under $800. The graphics look great and the system runs smoothly...
  • Cons: You’re getting $800 in features for about half of that sum. There will be compromises. In descending order of severity, with fixes:
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Overall 8
8.0

Great for the price

N/A, Newegg
27 April 2012
  • Summary: -Bought refurbished. Seemed almost new. The recovery partition was even there. However, I did have to wipe the HD completely to install the custom OS I wanted.
  • Pros: -THE PRICE. You will not find anything like this for the price. Just keep in mind that this isn't the top top of the line computer you can get. But this computer is de...
  • Cons: -Horrible touchpad(good thing I use a mouse.)
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Overall 8
8.0

User Review

Bravetoaster, Newegg
29 February 2012
  • Summary: Overall, EXTREMELY pleased. (I'm a bit biased, as I love ASUS' work though.
  • Pros: Solid laptop, weighted well, pretty powerful for the price.
  • Cons: Keyboard feels cheap (no problems yet though.)
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Overall 8
8.0

User Review

N/A, Newegg
2 February 2012
  • Pros: Great value for the price. Gets the job done. Extra slot to add 4g ram.
  • Cons: Runs SWTOR on low settings but not as well as I would've liked.
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Overall 8
8.0

Great Budget Gaming Laptop for School

aetomsosu, Newegg
11 January 2012
  • Summary: Great laptop for the price. light and powerful enough to have in my bag all day long while taking it out multiple times to take notes or brows the web.
  • Pros: Looks and runs like its brand new. Very fast for the price. Light and mobile. Even faster with 8GB 1600mhz ram
  • Cons: Clunky mouse buttons. Loads of useless bloatware. Sup-par screen.
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Overall 8
8.0

Great Budget Gaming Laptop

deftrance, Newegg
10 January 2012
  • Summary: I was considering purchasing this or a full-blown gaming laptop, such as a CLEVO or FORCE, but eventually decided to go for this for the short-term and see how it worked
  • Pros: Great Graphics Card for the Price, Overclockable GPU and CPU, Best Budget Gaming Laptop you will find, Good Build Quality. The system came with 1x 4gb stick of RAM, wh...
  • Cons: System did not come with any restore disks or a functional restore partition. The screen is fairly meh (Blacks are noisy grays), but at this price point, can you compl...
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Overall 8
8.0

Great Machine!

AuroraFox, Newegg
6 January 2012
  • Summary: Perfect for the gamer on a budget or the student at school!
  • Pros: Quad Core AMD Llano based APU
  • Cons: As some users have mentioned, I've had the wi-fi antenna issue. It turns out that the cables for the antenna weren't attached correctly, easy fix. The antenna was also...
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Overall 8
8.0

Good computer

Ajelandro, Amazon
4 January 2012
  • Summary: This is a good computer I bought it for less than $500 at a local Best Buy Store. the one I have has the Same Processor but it came with a 1GB Video Card.
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