ASUS N56VZ Multimedia Laptop Spesification

The N-series laptop of ASUS is geared towards those looking for a superb multimedia and entertainment experience on a mobile PC. The 15.6-inch ASUS N56VZ belongs to the latest line of notebooks having Intel’s 3rd generation Ivy Bridge processor to go with its premium multimedia features. The N56VZ-DS71 ($1,149) comes with a genuine external subwoofer that plugs into a tiny jack on the left edge for added audio punch—obviously more suited for placement on a desk or table than in your lap, but the capper of a sound design co-developed by Asus and Bang & Olufsen.

The Asus is also a deft gamer. You can think of the N56VZ-DS71 as a pared-down version of the 17.3-inch Asus G75VW-DS71 that we looked at earlier this year. It's smaller, with a 15.6-inch display (but the same 1,920x1,080 resolution); lighter, at an even 6 pounds; and boasts the same quad-core Intel Core i7 processor found in the higher-end G75VW model.
Keyboard layout seems standard for 15-inch notebook today with the number pad on the right with the arrow keys positioned between letters and numbers. A layout that I really like because it is easy to mis-click the arrow button. There is a dedicated Page Up, Page Dn, Home and End buttons on the top right you will find useful. Keyboard is perfect for you lovers of gamers according to the location of the touch of your finger. What was missing dedicated multimedia keys that I want in my multimedia laptop. Dedicated volume controls are not even present.

Spesification of Asus N56VZ :

2.4GHz Intel Core i7-3630QM

15.6″ Full HD (1920×1080) Wide View Angle LED Backlight

4GB DDR3 1600 MHz SDRAM

NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 650M with 2GB DDR3 VRAM

Windows 8 OS

750GB HDD 1TB HDD

Backlit keyboard

DVD RW Drive Blu-ray Drive

HD Web Camera

Bang & Olufsen ICEpower® audio technology

Asus N series external sub-woofer

802.11a/b/g/n

Bluetooth 4.0

4x USB 3.0 ports, VGA, HDMI, Ethernet port, multi-card reader

6-cell 5200 mAh 56 Whrs

The Asus N56VZ-DS71 would not complete our MobileMark 2007 battery-rundown test due to a software conflict we couldn't pin down. Since we don't have a MobileMark time to share, we ran our old DVD rundown test—which is more demanding than MobileMark, since the latter incorporates pauses or idle time—and the Asus's 6-cell battery lasted for just shy of three hours. That's not a terribly impressive time, but it's respectable for a multimedia laptop packed with high-end parts. Plus, it means you can get through a movie on a single charge.

Specifications of this N56VZ asus performance was amazing with a high value rating. This notebook is also backed by a discrete graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GT650M with 2GB of RAM. The discrete graphics NVIDIA GTX660M bit similar to previous gaming notebooks we reviewed, Gigabyte P2542, but with a slower clock speed of 100MHz. However, he did well on the Diablo III running on medium settings / high. Batman: Arkham City on the other hand is only playable in low settings when running at full HD.

Perhaps the most important feature you'll get out of this notebook is sound thanks to Premium ASUS SonicMaster technology that they developed with Bang & Olufsen. The N56VZ ASUS just made ​​for those who especially with the sound coming out of their devices. Performance of Audio SonicMaster is very smooth and soft without throwing erta sound quality and powerful bass.