• ASUS K501LX-NH52 Gaming Laptop

    Posted by beast-usa (Admin) December 7, 2015 - Category: Gaming 39,711 views - 0 comments - 0 likes
    ASUS K501LX-NH52 Gaming Laptop 5th Generation Intel Core i5 5200U (2.20 GHz) 8 GB Memory,
    1 TB HDD 128 GB SSD NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M 2 GB 15.6" Windows 10 Home 64-Bit
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834232753

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    (screen shot from newegg.com)

    Pros:
    Great laptop very fast once you dump Windows 10! Windows 8 or Xubuntu make it run like a
    champ! You can install any OS you like via one of the USB ports. I see lots of people that
    didn't read the spec's where is clearly says NO DVD/CD rom. I think DVD/Blueray/CD's should
    have been retired 10 years ago. USB is so much faster! :) Plays most Steam & Origin games NP
    but remember it is a laptop. (Running Windows 8 Pro) :) If you want mass frame rates, host
    games with all your friends... It's not going to compete with a i7, 32+gigs nope DDR4 and 1, 2,
    3 or 4 video cards! I bought one and had friends buy them, I setup 5 of these all without a
    single problem. :) Also great for running Adobe Photoshop (2 gig VIDEO CARD), video
    editing...

    Cons:
    Comes with Windows 10 major let down in memory and drive speed. Backlit keyboard isn't lit up
    until you log into windows. You need to buy a copy of Windows 8 Pro $83.99 on Amazon. Cheaper
    than the upgrade to Windows 10 Pro $150.00 where you can shut most of the tracking off not all.

    Final Thoughts:
    I wish Asus would add the backlit keyboard to the bios, then it will work on all OS's and you
    can see the keys before you login. Windows 8 Pro backlit lights up before the password when
    you wake from sleep, Windows 10 no lights until you login. ESC will let you choose boot device,
    (install with USB) F2 will get you into the bios :) If you dump Windows 10 and install a faster
    OS Windows 8 NOT Windows 8.junk Just download the drivers for K501LX from asus.com for Windows
    8.1.

    Memory Speeds:
    Windows 8 Pro Read 20,930, Write 23,765, Copy 21,199, Lat 71.3 (slowest of three)
    Windows 10 Home Read 20,800, Write 23,702, Copy 21,173, Lat 74.9 (slowest of three).

    SSD Speeds:
    Windows 8 Pro Min 254.8 MB/s, Max 514.3 MB/s, Avg 359.7 MB/s.
    Windows 10 Home Min 248.3 MB/s, Max 480.8 MB/s, Avg 357.3 MB/s.

    Free Memory after restart:
    Windows 8 Pro 7,144 gigs,
    Windows 10 Home 5,880 gigs.

    On one I installed Xubuntu dual boot with Windows 8 Pro (No blacklit keyboard xubuntu - YET)
    Xubuntu of course on the SSD always put the faster OS on the faster drive.




    This is Ubuntu Studio


    Re-partition the 1 TB drive leaving about 120 gigs free on the front of the drive and install
    Windows 8 Pro there. Install Windows first then Ubuntu, then Xubuntu or any distro you like.
    I like Xubuntu very easy for most people:)

    Linux help & tips. :)
    http://happyasis.com/forum/thread/306/linux-help-tips/
    Thank you for reading.

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