With a very good configuration, featuring Core i5, 4 GB of RAM and a 640GB drive, the Asus N61J is distinguished mainly by relying on a USB 3.0 port and an excellent performance in heavy activities.
Design
The 16-inch screen with a resolution of 1,366 by 768 pixels and adequate brightness, has an excellent size for viewing movies on Blue-ray. The notebook is available in dimensions of 38.4 cm wide by 26.5 inches deep and 3.7 cm thick and weighs 2.8 pounds.
The keyboard, with keys configured in padão international, comes with a keypad on the right. In our tests, we find typing very comfortable since it has wide and spacious keys.
The touchpad also broad, multi-touch support, such as zooming and scrolling of pages. The command to access the 2-megapixel webcam is located above the keyboard.
Resources
Besides the connection via USB 3.0, Asus N61J has entrances on two more USB 2.0 ports - one also works with eSATA, HDMI and D-Sub, Gigabit Ethernet network interface and SD card reader, Express slot 34 Card, Wi-Fi in 802.11n standard Bluetooth. The N61J Optimus uses the technology, whose purpose is to save energy.
With an Intel Core i5-520M, 2.4 GHz, 4 GB RAM, 640 GB hard drive, optical drive to read Blu-ray and a dedicated video card GeForce GT325M, the notebook, which runs Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, is not like having a poor performance.
Express Gate mode, the N61J is connected in just 8 seconds on an operating system based on Linux. Once in that state, the notebook can surf the web, using Skype, as well as chat on instant messaging programs like Windows Live, Yahoo and Google Talk.
In our tests, the unit was an excellent laptop for use at work, ie to perform heavier tasks. However, with Blu-ray and a 16 inch screen, multimedia conteútos are very welcome.
During the test with music playback, the sound seemed loud and clear. With the feature SRS Premium Sound activated, the quality has improved.
Battery
The battery life is poor. Far from feeding in our intensive tests, including Internet access via Wi-Fi, Asus N61J endured for only about an hour. However, considering its high level of processing, you could not wait a little longer.
