Review of an inexpensive laptop ASUS X556UB
ASUS company does not cease to amaze its fans with interesting and new developments. This stylish 15-inch gadget is available in five trendy colors, has a decent filling and is available in terms of price.
The appearance of the ASUS X556UB notebook is the first thing that catches your eye directly. Stylish, rather cute, with several color options, it literally at first sight attracts attention to itself. If desired, you can choose a dark brown model for pragmatists and those who like the classic, or make yourself happy with a red, white, blue or light golden device. The body of the gadget can be with a polished finish, or a very original and memorable texture made up of concentric circles. Opening the laptop, we see a medium-sized frame around the screen with a printed inscription at the bottom. The webcam is placed from above. As for the keyboard, it is large enough and ergonomic, it is convenient to use for a long time. Two parts of the ASUS X556UB laptop are fastened together by a hinge device in the form of a hinge. All elements are well matched to each other and do not creak. Sufficiently compact dimensions (382x258x2
Display.
These laptops are equipped with two types of screens – HD and Full HD with a diagonal already familiar to all 16 inches. Aspect ratio in both cases is 16: The HD display has a rather modest resolution – only 1366×768 pixels, not too large viewing angles. In the Full HD version, the situation is better, because there are full 1920×1080 pixels and the viewing angles are much larger, from which it is more convenient to work. The advantages of both screens include a high-quality matrix that gives a high detail, and a good anti-reflective coating. The proprietary Splendid technology allows you to quickly and easily adjust parameters for use in various situations, so that the image is as pleasant as possible. There are four preset modes: saturated, standard, Eye Care with filtering blue (makes it less than 33%) for a long stay behind the monitor, and a custom one. Each of them is optimized for specific needs, for example, watching movies, working with text documents, games. Both screens at the height of brightness and contrast. If you briefly describe the display of the laptop ASUS X556UB – this is the best option for office work, daily use of the device at home and on trips.
Camera and sound.
As for audio capabilities, the AS55 XYBE laptop has a SonicMaster technology that provides high-quality reproduction from stereo speakers. Also, in these gadgets you can pick up several options for sounding the audio system using the AudioWizard function, depending on what you listen to, watch or play. The resolution of the webcam is 3 Mp, which is sufficient for video messages and Skype communication.
Connectors.
The gadget has a fairly large set of a variety of ports for convenient operation with a large number of peripherals. Available USB Type-C with a special design that allows you to connect the cable with any convenient side, HDMI port, USB 0, headphone output, USB 0, VGA port, RJ45 LAN Jack. There is also a card reader for SDXC / SDHC / SD. It is also important that the device provides Kensington lock, which allows you to store the data in safety.
Performance.
The laptop ASUS X556UB can be preinstalled with Windows 10 Pro or Home. The processor deserves special attention, ASUS X556UB notebooks are offered on the market with one of three variants of chipsets: IntelCore i5 6200U with frequency up to 8 GHz, i3 6100U or i7 6500U (up to 1 GHz). Each of them is characterized by high performance, and with the help of special technology it is able to process simultaneously 4 streams of information. RAM in the device can be up to 12 GB, there are also options with different capacities of the drive: SSD 128 or 256 GB; HDD 5400 RPM 500 GB, 1 or 2 TB, HDD 7200 RPM – 500 GB or 1 TB. The video card in the device is NVIDIA GeForce 940M 2GB. The cooling system is represented by the unique ASUS IceCool technology.
Autonomy.
Notebook ASUS X556UB is equipped with a lithium polymer battery with protection against overheating, as well as a short-circuit in the network. In the nominal mode of using the gadget, the battery will last up to 8 hours, and with games the time will be reduced by 2 times. One of the features is that the battery supports more than seven hundred charging cycles, which is more than two and a half times that of conventional lithium-ion batteries.