Asus VivoBook Pro N552VW (15.6-Inch, 2015)

not throttling in AC mode ; very good Turbo utilization in AC mode ; very good and quiet backlit keyboard ; very good touchpad ; very good screen ; low emissions and temperatures ; empty M.2 slot ; quad-core i7, 8 threads ; dual-band WiFi ; superb...

medium to high throttling in battery mode depending on application ; non-removable battery and low battery capacity ; Geforce 950M only with 2048 MB DDR3 ; M.2 slot not accessible via maintenance hatch ; no access to fan (disassembly needed) ;...

Nvidia's GeForce 950M graphics card alongside 2048 MB of DDR3 VRAM is not really suitable for ambitious gamers. Up-to-date games will require lowering the graphic details and/or resolution. However, all other application fields of the multimedia sector...

Great 4k HD screen, and a very fast processing speed.

It really is a wieghty piece of kit and comes with a very bulky and heavy transformer. Not so easy to carry around. Battery life isn't great - but I guess that's the trade off for the great screen.

No back light keyboard as in U S.. Model.. didn't know this until I switched on... windows 10 unstable.. 7/10

graphics card

heavy

Speed of processing Performance Keyboard is great for touch-typing Separate number pad is also really useful

Freezes fairly regularly when using Edge in Windows 10

Is excellent

I wanted a portable powerhouse for music production, and first impressions are that it seems well up to the job. Screen is lovely, and I don't seem to have any problems with miniscule fonts that some report with 4k laptop screens.

Battery life does not seem great when on high performance settings.

It handles pretty much any game you can throw at it brilliantly. Very good specs for the price, beautiful screen, doesn't overheat, silent, numeric keyboard, upper half of the case is beautiful.

clunky, short battery life, screen frame is made from cheap looking material, as well as the bottom of the case.. takes a while to get used to the "mac like" trackpad, doesn't seem like a laptop you can carry around for too long (although most people...

Love the clarity of the display and the colour also it is very fast which makes any search and work very easy. a really good machine.

The battery life is not great but of course a powerful machine use a lot of power...