If you look at this laptop, you are probably the same type of laptop I was: a strong, attractive, quality laptop that does not break the bank. I am happy to say that Asus A53sv-XE1 live up to those expectations nicely.
Design is top notch. The A53 is attractive without looking garish. The lid to the black has a small, beautiful interlocking patterns of cell type on it. If it is not your thing, the design is weak enough that it probably will not bother you too much. The cover is nice and sturdy seem pressing it to not touch the screen. The chiclet keyboard feels comfortable typing is a breeze. The keys press down with a satisfying feeling. The controls in the game feels smooth. Touchpad works and I do not mind using it, but I prefer a real mouse. The whole keyboard area is built out of aluminum, just like the MacBook Pro, and looks / feels very nice. Nice quality. The A53 also feels quite easy and it is a pleasure to carry around.
Processing and graphics performance is excellent, as can be expected with Sandy Bridge i7 processor, six concerts of DDR3 RAM and a Nvidia 540 with Optimus. The i7 can handle most reading tasks with impunity. Game-wise, run A53 Crysis 2, Empire: Total War and Battlefield: Bad Company 2 smoothly on medium graphics settings (high to Crysis2). While playing, the fan noise is noticeable but not annoying loud. The aluminum hand rest felt pretty cool while you play. The heat management techniques that Asus uses seem to be quite effective. The hard drive is what keeps A53 back. The difference in speed between its 5400 RPM hard drive and a 7200 RPM hard drive is noticeable, and performance suffers.
Battery life is good but not exceptional. You can expect about 4 hours of battery life on a normal laptop use. A little positive is that in my experience Asus laptops tend to have greater power brick, the A53 a nice size one.
The speakers seem to be pretty good, which is somewhat unusual for a laptop in my experience. Nice and noisy.
A negative of this laptop is that it comes with a lot of bloatware. If it bothers you, you have to spend some time trying to uninstall it all, and may need to download some drivers from Asus website to get some laptop functions work again if you do it.
Finally, I must say Asus A53 is an excellent laptop for its price. In my opinion, its positive for excellent design, performance and price far outweigh the disadvantages of bloatware and 5400 rpm hdd. Asus once again proves that it is one of the best brands in the industry. But those who might prefer a faster hard drive and multiple ports, including a USB 3.0 port, would consider Asus N53sv-XE1 for about $ 90 more.
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