Any buyer who wants to purchase an inexpensive laptop for games and entertainment knows that it is almost impossible to find a decent mobile device that meets all the requirements. The fact is that a gaming gadget simply cannot be cheap. However, there is a solution, one of the world-famous manufacturers offered the market an interesting solution in the price category “up to 20,000 rubles,” which can satisfy many potential buyers.
This article will focus on a regular Asus K53TK laptop . At least, the manufacturer is trying to set it up as an ordinary device, which orientates its product in a budget class. In fact, a mobile device is able to compete freely with more expensive equipment, claiming to be the cheapest laptop in the gaming class.
Low-tech segment
It should be noted right away that the Asus K53TK laptop 's technical specifications are quite suitable not only for launching a productive toy, but also for the full-fledged performance of the application at medium and low quality settings. However, there are many factors that can stop a potential buyer. Firstly, all mobile devices of this series are based on the AMD A70M chip. Enthusiasts know that this controller is obsolete and supports processors in the low frequency range - 1500-2400 MHz.
Also, the laptop is equipped with an old 15-inch matrix, which has long been discontinued due to the mismatch of standards for color rendering. However, Asus Corporation considered that a series of these mobile devices should be provided with this particular screen.
The affordable cost of a laptop on the market is also due to the operating system that the laptop is equipped with: DOS, Windows 7 Started or Home - the cheapest products that still have to be replaced with the modern Windows 10 platform.
First meeting
To satisfy the buyer with the performance characteristics of the Asus K53TK laptop, the manufacturer decided to save on everything. The plain gray packaging made of durable cardboard does not betray what is inside an interesting mobile device. As soon as you study it closely, you can find a man-made drawing on one of the box displays, vaguely reminiscent of a laptop.
There is no need to hope that the manufacturer is worried about the configuration. However, in their reviews, many owners claim that inside the box there is everything that is necessary for any user: laptop, battery, charger and instructions. As practice shows, this is quite enough for most buyers who simply need a gadget, and not accessories for it.
Appearance and Ergonomics
Yes, modern style, elegance and lightness are out of the question. Rather, on the contrary, the appearance of the Asus K53TK laptop may cause the feeling that the device was created at the dawn of the XXI century. However, the appearance is very often misleading.
Better to start with ergonomics. It’s convenient to hold, transport and use your mobile device. Even holding the laptop with two fingers, the user does not need to worry that the equipment will slip out of his hands. A large volume of the laptop, as it turned out, gives a thick plastic, which also is also durable. During operation, the owner will never hear squeaks or other extraneous sounds from the laptop. There are only claims to the hinges holding the cover - they are very stiff. Opening the laptop with one hand is not possible. On the other hand, this rigidity allows the user to set the display at any angle.
Characteristics of the LCD screen
Potential buyers who find out that the Asus K53TK laptop has a low-quality matrix need not be upset. Incidentally, it is this factor that allows the user to significantly save on the purchase of a gaming mobile device. The fifteen-inch screen has a resolution of 1366 x 768 dpi and is widescreen. Yes, watching movies in high quality on a laptop is uncomfortable, but these characteristics are quite enough for work, surfing the Internet and for games.
To improve color rendering, the manufacturer equipped the matrix with LED-backlight. She copes with her task with dignity, however, there are problems with viewing angles. As for the perfect black color, here the user expects disappointment. With shades of gray in the matrix there are serious problems. The experts did not like the glossy screen coating. In bright conditions (especially in sunny weather outside) the display is full of glare.
Input device
Budget Asus K53TK laptop , the price of which is within 20 thousand rubles, is equipped with an excellent keyboard that will appeal to even the most demanding customer. Firstly, the panel itself - it occupies the entire width of the mobile device, leaving no free space on the sides. All keys of the keyboard unit are separate, excluding accidental user presses during fast typing. On such a huge keyboard there was a place for a digital block. It is large, comfortable and functional.
As for amenities, here is a complete order. The button travel is large, but sensitive, since the keys themselves are spring-loaded and have excellent finger feedback. The first days of use, an owner who works with large amounts of text will have to get used to this, since the buttons actually fill the fingertips.
Touchpad
The buyer will also like the touchpad. It, like the keyboard unit, is large and quite comfortable. The manufacturer, apparently, decided to pay decent attention to the ergonomics of the Asus K53TK laptop. Responses of owners assure that it is convenient to work with a mobile device. The touchpad supports multi-touch function. It allows the owner not only to control the scale or rotate objects, but also to work with more complex tasks. For example, control a laptop using gestures (works only with the Windows 10 operating system).
The touchpad is slightly recessed into the plastic case of the mobile device. This arrangement does not allow the finger to go beyond the boundaries of the site. The panel itself has a matte finish and is equipped with two mechanical buttons. Yes, at first these buttons can annoy the owner with loud clicks when pressed, but later on the user will understand that this sound allows you to control actions, excluding ghostly clicks.
Main indicator
As mentioned earlier, the Asus K53TK series notebook motherboard is built on an AMD A70M chip. This controller supports cost-effective processors with two and four cores that consume no more than 65 watts of electricity. Fans of demanding games, of course, need to focus on multi-core platforms with maximum clock speed in order to satisfy their needs for system performance.
An integral part of any gaming platform is a video card. The installed chip has on its base an integrated graphics accelerator Radeon HD 6520G. In addition, the manufacturer equipped the mobile device with a discrete video adapter HD 7670M. Here the fun begins - both video cards can work in CrossFire mode, which means that the gaming potential of the laptop increases dramatically. In their reviews, many users compare such a tandem with the well-known gaming solution Radeon HD 6800M. And this is a representative of the middle class in the gaming device market.
Weak links of one chain
Although the manufacturer announced that the laptop supports 8 gigabytes of RAM, however, the buyer is unlikely to find a device with such a volume on the market. The maximum is 4 gigabytes (two 2 GB strips). To improve the platform's performance, the user will have to purchase memory modules and install them in the Asus K53TK laptop on their own. The characteristics of the data bus are limited to 1333 MHz, so the user needs to make sure that the modules purchased by him will be compatible with the mobile device.
There are questions about the file system. The laptop has a 500 gigabyte magnetic hard drive running on SATA III technology at speeds up to 5400 rpm. In any case, a gamer will have to purchase an ultrafast SSD drive separately and install it in the system.
Ports and Interfaces
In a large and spacious case there was a place for a full-fledged DVD-RW optical drive, and this is good, since most licensed games still need to be installed from the disks. The manufacturer placed the drive on the right side of the laptop. Next to it is a USB 2.0 port and outputs for connecting to an audio card (microphone and headphones).
On the other side of the device, the user will find another USB 2.0 port. Next to it is a modern USB 3.0 interface and HDMI and VGA video outputs. It is worth paying tribute to the manufacturer, who nevertheless provided the user with the opportunity to independently choose what to connect to (to an analog or digital device). Also on the left side of the laptop there is an RJ-45 connector for connecting to a local network and an interface for charging the battery. The back and front of the device have no ports. And it pleases, because the Asus K53TK laptop , the characteristics of which allow many users to play resource-intensive games, can be placed anywhere:
- put close to the wall to save space on the table;
- take with you to bed to enjoy the game in a more convenient place;
- put on the dashboard of the car.
Wireless technology
The standard Wi-Fi module does not surprise anyone, because this is a priority feature for any mobile device. The Asus K53TK SX023R laptop has a standard controller that supports 802.11 bgn technology and works with all known types of encryption. By the way, the device can act as an access point (distribute Wi-Fi), however, for this the owner needs to connect the laptop to the Internet via a network cable.
But the Bluetooth module has questions. Morally obsolete technology with software version 3.0 has a number of problems associated with data transfer. We are talking about communication errors in cases where the user uses a 3G / EDGE modem connected via a Bluetooth wireless channel. But there are no questions regarding the transmission of audio and multimedia. Content of an entertaining nature works without complaints from the owners.
Service Amenities
For the owner of the Asus K53TK mobile device, disassembling a laptop can turn into a torment, because the manufacturer “tried” to arrange the basic components and the cooling system as far as possible from the user. There simply can not do without the help of a service center. True, there are craftsmen who want to save on cleaning and disassemble the laptop on their own. In most cases, only a few can assemble a mobile device in the reverse order, while the rest carry a set of spare parts to a service center without compromise.
Finally
As practice shows, the Asus K53TK laptop has a reasonable price. After all, along with high performance, it also has many negative factors that can stop a potential buyer who appreciates ergonomics in the first place. A low-quality display, the need for additional modernization (an increase in memory and the purchase of SSDs) and problems with maintenance definitely require additional financial expenses from the owner.