Asus X42

Asus X42

Asus X42 is a mainstream laptop with loads with decent performance, great looks, solid keyboard and beautiful display.

Design- The Asus X42 comes is a simple laptop but has an elegant design. The lid has a dark brown glossy look with black dots which gives the laptop a textured look. This design is carried inside the lid around the touchpad and black plastic keyboard. The laptop weighs around 5.7 pounds with 14.6 x 10.1 x 1.4 inches dimensions. The keyboard is solid to use and hardly shows any flex. The keys are large and comfortable to use. The touchpad is large and supports multi gestures.

Display- The 5.6-inch HD (1366×768) LED Backlight display comes with perfect viewing angles and produces vivid colors.

Audio- Asus X42 promises amazing multimedia experience with inbuilt Altec Lancing speakers coupled with SRS premium sound and HD LED panel.

Features- Asus X42 features SmartLogon facial recognition which is a convenient alternative to confusing security passwords. The laptop recognizes the user in variant light conditions and even if the user is wearing a headgear.The laptop boasts of Palm Proof Technology. This means that the touchpad only recognizes finger touch from palm touch hence limiting unnecessary cursor movements. Asus X42 promises a prolonged battery life thanks to Asus Power4Gear. It also adjusts fan speed and promises quiet computing.

Operating system- The laptop runs on Windows Premium Home 7 edition.

Memory- Storage looks good with 640GB hard drive.

Ports and drives- Asus X42 features almost all the required ports like HDMI, 3 USB 2.0 ports, VGA port and LAN jack etc. For good entertainment Asus 42DY sports Blu-ray DVD combo and Super-multi DVD. Different HDMI-Tvs and consoles can be connected with HDMI support. The 0.3MP cam works well in dim light conditions also.

Processor- With ATI Mobility Radeon HD 6470 (Seymour XT) graphics processor and 1GB VRAM Asus X42 delivers a mind-blowing visual performance. Intel Premium Dual core P600 processor delivers the best mobile performance in this price list.

ASUS X42 is a pleasure to use. It offers zippy performance speeds in comparison to similarly priced notebooks, a comfortable keyboard, and lengthy battery life.