Reviewers Liked
- Blazing Ivy Bridge processor
- Full HD display
Reviewers Didn't Like
- Neither graphics processor is on par with the sizzling CPU
- Bulky
Asus N56VM
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Expert reviews and ratings
By theregister.co.uk
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You are paying a bit of a premium for the 2.1 speakers, HD screen and Blu-ray drive, so if you simply need a fast 15.6in laptop then there are obviously cheaper options available. However, the N56VM is a very capable multimedia laptop that will earn...
By PC Pro
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Great build quality, good performance and refined design push Asus' gorgeous N56VM to the top of the Ivy Bridge...
By Expert Reviews
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Stylish and powerful, the N56VM is a great value multimedia laptop...
By CNET Australia
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Asus' N56VM is quite a decent laptop, so it's a huge shame that it's been lumped with a lower-quality screen that significantly impacts the user experience....
By NotebookCheck
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Despite its higher clock rate, the GeForce GT 630M cannot keep up with the faster GT 650M in the Asus N56VZ. As a result, the surcharge of 50 Euro (~60 USD) is indeed recommended for gamers. With that said, casual gamers will be content with the...
By Good Gear Guide
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The ASUS N56V offers good performance, lots of useful features and a great level of user comfort. We enjoyed using it very much and think it's a good unit to consider if you want fast application performance, as well as the ability to run modern...
By PC Mag
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The Asus N56VM is the first laptop we've seen with Intel's "Ivy Bridge" inside, and the new processor doesn't disappoint. ...
By TechSmart.co.za
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It is a song and dance that has become familiar over the past year – as we have unpacked an ultrabook or tablet from Asus, and promptly found ourselves impressed. The Asus N56VM notebook continues in this vein, but rather than turning our heads with...
By The Tech Report
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Let's talk about Ivy Bridge first and the N56VM second. Ivy Bridge delivers greater performance per watt than the previous generation, and it shows in our performance results. On top of that, the new HD Graphics 4000 IGP is a substantial improvement...
By PCPer
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The ASUS N56, despite its much different exterior, is a spot-on modernization of the ASUS N55. It has the same positive traits of that outgoing model. The display is matte and of good quality, performance is well-rounded and the design is robust. ASUS...
By AnandTech
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Wrapping things up, we've got two items to discuss. We'll start with the Ivy Bridge aspect before shifting over to the ASUS N56VM laptop. On the CPU side of the equation, Ivy Bridge isn't all that different from Sandy Bridge, but it's still clearly...
By BitCity
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Il notebook Asus N56VM ci stato proposto direttamente da Intel, come sample machine dimostrativa della nuova architettura Ivy Bridge per il segmento mobile. Ricordiamo che il chip maker ha reso disponibile la piattaforma Core di terza generazione...
By Notebookjournal
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Asus erfüllt mit dem N56VM-S4032V nahezu alle Ansprüche an ein sehr gutes Multimedia-Notebook wie ein helles, kontraststarkes Display, starke Grafik- und Anwendungs-Leistung bei effizientem Wärmemanagement, viel Speicherplatz, gute Akkulaufzeit und...
By Hard-H2O
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Mientras los grandes fabricantes hacen los preparativos para lanzar el lanzamiento masivo de ultrabooks con Windows 8 como cabeza de cartel, Asus sigue apostando por su serie N esta vez con un modelo más pequeño al ya analizado N76VZ, concretamente...
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