Asus N82JV - Intel Core i5

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 4 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

0
Average:

3
Bad:

1

Pros:

Cool cover, Nice, bright screen.
Above-average Nvidia graphics; fast Core i5 processor; USB 3.0 port.
Cool lid texture and effect, Spacious keyboard and deck, Great gaming performance for the price

Cons:

Heavy, Touchpad is only semimultitouch.
Poor battery life; quirky multitouch touchpad; confusing energy-saving settings.

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Last revision on August 15, 2011

Reviewers Liked

Cool cover, Nice, bright screen
Above-average Nvidia graphics; fast Core i5 processor; USB 3.0 port
Cool lid texture and effect, Spacious keyboard and deck, Great gaming performance for the price
Fast Core i5 processor. Powerful Nvidia graphics card. Seamless graphics switching mechanism by Optimus. USB 3.0 ready. Good user experience. Reasonably priced

Reviewers Didn't Like

Heavy, Touchpad is only semimultitouch
Poor battery life; quirky multitouch touchpad; confusing energy-saving settings
Short battery life, Narrow viewing angles
Small battery. Processor slows down drastically in battery mode. Design may not appeal to some

Expert reviews and ratings

The Asus N82Jv has good graphics, a nice screen, and a USB 3.0 port. If only it weren't so heavy....

By PCWorld on October 21, 2010

For a midsize notebook, Asus' graphics-boosted 14-incher lacks battery power and has few distinguishing features that push it over similarly priced (or less expensive) alternatives....

By CNET Asia on October 11, 2010

The Nvidia Optimus version of this 14-inch system is an improvement over the original, but battery life is still...

By LaptopMag on August 27, 2010

Although the Asus N82Jv-X1 is a powerful mainstream laptop in every respect—thanks to its fast Core i5 processor and top-tier Nvidia chipset—the HP Envy 14 and Lenovo IdeaPad Y460 have a slight edge in overall performance....

By PC Mag on August 17, 2010

Notebooks are getting really cheap these days and hence if we get an expensive laptop, we scrutinize it thoroughly to see if the high price does enough justice to the internal components. Asus N82JV-X1 is a good laptop with Core i5 processor and it...

By eTech Reviews on October 11, 2010

After all that poking and prodding, I think we have a pretty good grasp of the Asus N82Jv. This system has many things in common with the Samsung R480 we looked at last month: a 14" display, fast hardware with relatively quick discrete graphics, and a...

By The Tech Report on September 29, 2010

Our last look at the ASUS multimedia oriented N-series came in the form of the N61Jv-X2, the first laptop with an Arrandale CPU and Optimus graphics to hit the market. Sporting several of the latest and greatest technologies at the time, we came away...

By AnandTech on June 01, 2010