ASUS X550JK-DH71 1080p - IPS or TN display?

This laptop is currently going for $800 on Newegg. But I'd like to know if the panel is IPS or TN.

The only reference to panel type I've found is in one Slickdeals post, which doesn't really reference where these specs came from.

Also, wondering about the battery. Looking at the picture on Newegg of the bottom of the laptop, it looks like it would be user-replaceable (see pics below). But the responses on Amazon Q&A suggest it's built-in, non-replaceable. Also B&H's product specs lists the battery as "4-Cell Built-In Lithium-Polymer". Newegg lists it as "4S1P, 4 cell Li-ion Battery Pack up".

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ASUS's X550JK specs page is not much help, as it does not even show availability of 1080p screen / 8GB RAM model.

Any help appreciated.

 

15.6 "Auto HD (1366x768)

not good man.... run!!

Is good laptop

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The version I was looking at is 1080p, not 1366x768. (ASUS's specs page doesn't list that configuration for whatever reason.)

The same question would apply to the Cyberpower you linked - TN or IPS? It's just not listed.

 

Contact the retailer and ask, if it's not mentioned it usually points to TN.

 

I asked one of the reviewers on Amazon a couple of questions and he kindly answered them. He basically said:

- It's TN for sure (viewing angles not the best, but overall screen quality doesn't seem that bad).
- He said that "the battery door has a lock and also release but it didn't seem to want to come out and looks like it's locked permanently inside". He points out that maybe you can get it out if you mess with the laptop a little, but he returned it so there's no way of knowing until more reviews come out.

The battery thing for me is the deal breaker, I just can't understand how a manufacturer would make that kind of decision, specially on a $800 laptop that is marketed with a least some light gaming in mind. The keyboard being non-backlit is annoying too, but I can live with that. I can't live with a battery that will last me a year and then die on me. Seriously, just about every laptop has to have SOMETHING.

Side note: it seems to have gone up in price on Newegg ($870 right now). It's cheaper on Amazon at $830, but with 1-2 extra shipping days.

Edit: here's the link to the questions I made: http://www.amazon.com/review/R1ZT2D...age=2&cdThread=Tx3S9ID0PD76YBP#MxD4GKCTFWNFT9

 

Some people do struggle with the concept of a double latch (one to lock and one to release) so maybe they did not quite understand it.

 

I sincerely hope that's the case, though he Asus rep himself said the same thing.

 

I don't see why you would put a latch in and then fix the battery in place, it would be extremely odd.