Our hero today will be the versatile Asus K40AF laptop, with which it is convenient to work at home or in the office and travel.
Design and functionality
The laptop is enclosed in a dark brown plastic case decorated with a small pattern. High quality plastic, glossy. He looks two strictly and concisely, for work that is needed. The Asus K40AF keyboard is made in the corporate design. The keys are soft and quite quietly pressed. The touchpad is located under the keyboard; it is slightly recessed into the body. The left and right buttons of the touchpad are large metal. On the right side of the laptop are LAN and VGA connectors, two USB ports, as well as headphone and microphone jacks. There are two more USB and DVD drives on the left edge. A webcam is hidden above the display, and a card reader is on the front end.
Positive points
Display Asus K40AF has a diagonal of 14 inches. This size has not been particularly favored by laptop manufacturers lately. But in vain! In terms of dimensions, the 14-inch models are one of the most convenient. The Asus K40AF is significantly smaller than its 15.6-inch siblings, making it easier and more comfortable to take with you. And the laptop weighs 2.3 kilograms. At the same time, the 14-inch diagonal is quite comfortable for work, which, together with the aspect ratio of 16: 9, make it convenient to browse sites and work with documents. Well, thanks to HD resolution of 1366x768 pixels and LED backlighting, the picture is bright and clear. You have already seen that watching a movie with Asus K40AF is very cool, the image will be great. But my review would not be complete if I didn’t mention the excellent Altec Lansing audio systems and the SRS Premium Sound surround support for immersive audio.
Performance
The Asus K40AF has an AMD Athlon II Dual-Core M320 with a frequency of 2.1 GHz, 2 GB of RAM, an ATI Mobility Radion HD 5145 graphics system with 512 MB of video memory. The parameters, albeit not the most powerful, are more than sufficient for everyday work. Windows 7 Home Basic gave the Asus K40AF 4.1 points. As usual, the lowest rated performance was for the Aero robotic table, while the rest of the parameters received fairly high ratings. Even for gaming performance, the laptop has six.
Autonomous work
It is also convenient to use the Asus K40AF on trips and business trips because it is equipped with a capacious 6-cell battery, and the Super Hybrid Engine technology is used to manage power in the laptop. This technology integrates the Power Hybrid software interface and a dedicated power processor. Using the interface, you can select the desired operating mode of the system, and the power processor will automatically determine the required power level and adjust the power consumption parameters as needed. Thus, with the minimum performance and screen brightness, the Asus K40AF will be able to hold out without recharging for up to three hours.
Our findings
The Asus K40AF laptop will perfectly cope with any Internet applications and work in office programs like Word, Excel and Power Point. It can even handle 3D games, albeit not at maximum settings. All in all, if you need a small, reliable laptop for basic tasks, the Asus K40AF is one of the best options.
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