Is this a good choice?

I've pretty much decided on getting an asus laptop, right now ive decided on the Asus N53SV-A1. I will be doin web browsing, watching movies and some gaming. The only thing that concerns me is the screen's resolution, is it going to be enough for normal use, and also do Asus laptops like this one have a hinge problem? Also what battery life can I expect from this laptop when browsing with wifi? My final concern, is I read a review from somewhere on the net and they said a bad thing was the wireless card. It's in 2.5ghz frequency while most routers are starting to go to 5ghz frequency, so it won't be supported. Is this true? I want this laptop to last me around 4 -5 years, will it be futureproof?

Thanks in Advance

 

corruptfate,

If you want higher screen resolution take a look at the ASUS N53SV-XV1 its available on amazon, pretty much the same unit except for full HD screen.

Almost all computers use a basic wifi card that operates in the 2.4ghz band for B,G and N connections. The latest more expensive wifi cards support the 5ghz band that some new routers support. This is IN ADDITION to the 2.4ghz support not in place of it. Cards and routers with this capability may have higher throughput on occasions and are less likely to have problems in a heavy wireless environment with phones and other devices. Overall, its a good thing to have a higher end wifi card but not a big deal IMO.

 

The 5GHz spectrum is faster than the 2.4, but has a shorter range and can be more prone to interference from objects in the transmission path.

N wireless over 2.4 is generally plenty fast enough for everything except HD video streaming or very large file transfers. Routers are not going to change to 5GHz-exclusive, because of the distance issue and ruining any back-compatibility with slightly old hardware ... it's a marketing thing, and the manufacturers like TrendNet, Belkin, Netgear etc won't cut themselves off from a product sales market. The trend is definitely toward dual band 5/2.4 routers, however, to take advantage of the 5 band's performance curve.

Nothing is ever future-proof over a 4-5 year timeline, as the technology changes too quickly ... 5 years ago we were still in the land of early model Core Duo cpus and gpu performance that is now nearly matched by Apple's A5 chip in the iPad2. Best you can hope for is 2-3 years if you are trying to focus on "proof."

 

Don't worry about the wifi ghz. The wireless standard g/n will be around for many years. The old a/b are still used in a lot of places today and that came out YEARS ago. G is pretty much everywhere now even though N has existed for a while now. I expect G/N to exist for a long time.

thewird

 

Not a good choice no i would suggest you look for sandy bridge now also a decent GPU is needed for gaming do you mind playing games at low or are you a graphics freak ?

 

The N53SV has a Sandy Bridge CPU.

And in your signature, it's "their" laptops, not "there."

 

Thats just my old spelling failure.

Also im aware it is sandy bridge the graphics accelerator must be decent he needs to stay clear of any of nvidia's GT Products as they all fail compared to the GTX series that is the M series and ATI 5870 soon to be replaced by the 6000 med range counterparts.

Quite honestly if you have the money wait for the MSI GT780.

OR

Purchase the GT680.

 

I love this notebook. N53sv would be a perfect notebook with a 1080p display but it does not have 1080p display so another perfect notebook narowly avoided

 

Asus isn't shipping the N53SV-XV1 to Resellers other than Newegg & Amazon?

 

I found one on newegg.ca, but is there something bad about the wifi? I heard alot of people are changing out the wifi chip.