ASUS U56E Pro Reviews

With the U56E, the manufacturer Asus tries itself on an exciting combination: The qualities of a conventional office notebook fused with the battery life of a netbook could result in an almost unrivaled bundle. With the U56E, the manufacturer Asus tries itself on an exciting combination: The qualities of a conventional office notebook fused with the battery life of a netbook could result in an almost unrivaled bundle. Unfortunately, our test reveals a few decisive shortcomings, which notably mar the attractiveness of this interesting idea. It starts with the case. The protruding battery partly ruins the dearly bought slimming measures of the chassis again. Moreover, the sparse use of aluminum surfaces isn't enough to completely prevent losses in stability. Only a mediocre keyboard faces the rather good touchpad. Prolific typists won't get around thinking about using an additional external keyboard.

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