Soft, brushed aluminum cover that wraps around the BBL5-U56E, just like the Lenovo IdeaPad 1066A9U-V570 ($ 629.99 list, 4 stars) budget laptop seems to not only reduce the fences as they were in the past. Palm support is included, however, a special design feature is seen in most notebook computers: a soft rubber design, just like the m17x Alienware encasing (Sandy Bridge) ($ 2,254 direct, 4.5 stars) and Asus G74SX BBK7-of (1199 $ list, 3, 5-star), the palm rest. Subtle, it feels good, and add a little grip when writing. The system weighs 5.5 pounds, equal with other laptops of similar size, such as the Lenovo 1066A9U-V570 (£ 5.47) and 5.6-pound HP Pavilion dv6 6013cl (list $ 649.99, 4 , 5 stars).

15.6-inch screen is 1366 x 768 display resolution, which means that the vision to 720p HD. If you are trying to get a Full HD 1080p, so you must use an HDMI port or a wireless network display 2.0 (Widi 2.0) option, which can wirelessly stream your content on a HDTV as long as you have the receiver Netgear Push2TV ($ 99 option). High-definition content, however, is limited to digital downloads or streaming video-U56E BBL5 only comes with a DVD-RW discs, not Blu-ray. If you are looking for a Blu-ray and HD 1080p screen to watch it, so you have to pay a premium for a laptop like the Acer Aspire AS8950G-9839 ($ 1,499.99 Street, 4 stars).

The keyboard is full size and style chiclet. There is also a digital form, but the keys are half size. The multi-function touchpad and multitouch is smooth, pinch zoom and scroll with two fingers was significant. The mouse buttons were a bit steep for my taste, but these things are very subjective, so be sure to try before you buy if you are worried.

Features

At the top of the list of features for U56E-BBL5 is WiMAX, a wireless subscription service available in 4G major metropolitan areas (more than 54 cities). 802.11n Wi-Fi is also available, as well as an Ethernet connector. Other options for connecting a card (MMC / SD / SDHC) reader, VGA, audio jacks, two USB 2.0 ports and one USB 3.0 port, which connects the hard drive faster. The Asus-U56E BBL5 comes with 5400 rpm 640 GB of storage space, which should be sufficient to store all your multimedia files.

Performance

The U56E-BBL5 is equipped with a 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5-2410M processor and 6 GB of memory. On PCMark 7 (1920), he scored 146 points in the Lenovo V570-1066A9U not a huge difference in the scores. In multimedia tests scores U56E-BBL5 were almost identical to V570 Lenovo 1066A9U-time on our video encoding test Handbrake (1 minute 55 seconds) and Photoshop CS5 image filtering test (4:13). R11.5 ran Cinebench 2.6 has the same points.

U56E-BBL5 Although not equipped with a discrete graphics chip, the results indicate that it may have some value to more casual players. World of fans and players of Warcraft 3D and light torches to be satisfied with what this laptop has to offer. LikeCrysis games (DirectX 10) (12.96 fps on medium setting) and Lost Planet 2 (22fps on medium setting, DX9) will not play without a discrete graphics chipset.

Battery life has been phenomenal, some of the best in its class figures Ive seen. In our MobileMark 2007 test, the U56E-8-cell74Wh BBL5 the battery lasted 7:34 minutes. The dv6-6013cl HP lasted 5:17 with a 55Wh 6-cell battery and Lenovo-V570-1066A9U of 48Wh 6-cell battery lasts 4:41.

The Asus-U56E BBL5 offers a multitude of ways to connect to Internet via WiMAX, Ethernet and Wi-Fi 802.11n. Lenovo 1066A9U-IdeaPadV570 also offers these options. Both phones are similar in all aspects of performance aluminum design. Go is in the ports and battery life: The Asus U56E-BBL5 offers more standard USB 3.0 and 7 hours of battery life, while the Lenovo 1066A9U-V570 offers an eSATA port and the hours of 4 : 41 from the battery. So if youre on the road warrior, sounds BBL5 U56E as the best option. It can cost $ 20 more than the Lenovo 1066A9U-V570, but the battery-U56E BBL5, 2 GB of memory and USB 3.0 make a difference when transferring files to your hard drive. For these reasons, that the Asus BBL5 U56E-V570 replaces 1066A9U Lenovo IdeaPad-election as the new editors "for budget laptops.