Asus V550CA

Solid all round decent performance for the price ; Attractive design ; Very quiet and doesn’t generate much heat

No real stand out qualities ; Performance occasionally chugs ; Not going to cut it with the latest games

Solid all round decent performance for the price, Attractive design, Very quiet and doesn’t generate much heat

No real stand out qualities, Performance occasionally chugs, Not going to cut it with the latest games

Nice design ; Good processor ; Good keyboard ; Large hard drive ; Easy to carry

Screen resolution isn't great ; Power feels a bit lacking ; Could soon feel out of date ; No optical drive ; Low battery life

The Asus V550CA-CJ106H has an unenviable task of balancing power and price, but it doesn't do too bad a job. There are some nice features, such as the generous 1TB of disk space included and the touchscreen, but there are also some trade-offs.