The Asus N550JV is a high-powered laptop with a dash of glamour. Brushed metal covers the lid, and the detailing on the aluminium keyboard-surround makes for a laptop that looks to be worth every penny of the £1,000 asking price. Up front, a fine 15.6in Full HD touchscreen pampers the eyeballs, while Bang & Olufsen ICEpower audio serves up surprising levels of clarity with a little help from a coke-can-sized subwoofer.
Inside, a quad-core Intel Haswell processor and Nvidia GeForce GT 750M GPU join forces to serve up serious performance across the board, from spreadsheets to first-person shooters – this laptop is an all-round class-act. If you're looking to downsize from an old desktop PC, or replace a decrepit old laptop, the Asus N550JV should be top of your shortlist.
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