ASUS N43SL Jay Chou Edition review: Not perfect, but almost "Incredible"
In late June, ASUS and Taiwanese celebrity Jay Chou announced the new N-series laptop, N43SL, which claims to incorporate the latest second generation Intel processor as well as SonicMaster audio technology to offer superb multimedia performance for the users. VR-Zone managed to get our hands on the special edition notebook PC and see how "incredible" it is.
Celebrity-endorsed products aren't new; like the Monster Heartbeats by Lady Gaga headphones, Korean girl group SSND (also known as Girls' Generation) for Intel processor, and Ken Watanabe for Canon cameras etc. And it isn't surprising when ASUS and popular Taiwanese celebrity, Jay Chou, jointly launched the ASUS N43SL Jay Chou special edition laptop in late June this year. Well, the interesting thing about the collaboration is that it is unlike other celebrity-endorsed products whereby (we assumed) you just need to have the celebrity put his or her name on the product and pose with it in the advertisements. In fact, Chou was actually "employed" as a chief designer since beginning this year and was involved in the design of the laptop with the ASUS design team. So one cannot say that this ASUS N43SL is just like any other celebrity-endorsed product.
So how good is the ASUS N43SL Jay Chou Special Edition laptop? Before we proceed, let's take a look at its hardware specifications:-
| ASUS N43SL Jay Chou Special Edition | |
| CPU | 2.3GHz Intel Core i5-2410M |
| Chipset | Intel HM65 Express Chipset |
| Memory | 4GB DDR3 RAM (Up to 8192MB) |
| Hard disk | 640GB SATA |
| Graphics | Nvidia GeForce GT540M |
| Screen | 14-inch 16:9 HD LED backlight |
| Display resolution | 1366x768 |
| Camera | 2-megapixel fixed web camera |
| Audio | Built-in speakers and microphone |
| Bang & Olufsen ICEpower | |
| Connectivity | Integrated 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth, |
| 3x USB2.0, 1x USB3.0, HDMI out, VGA out | |
| LAN, mic-in, headphone out | |
| Card Reader | 3-in-1 card reader (SD/MS/MMC) |
| OS | Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit |
| Battery | 6-cell : 5200mAh 56Whrs |
| Dimension | 35.0 x 24.3 x 3.3 ~3.7 cm |
| Weight | 2.4kg (with 6-cell battery) |













