Strength of N-series chassis?

I know the N-series are not business-class notebooks, but are they strong enough to take to work every day? I'm thinking about if I should wait for the N53JQ--Its specs are competitive compared to many portable workstations and is much cheaper--but this may become the key factor in my choice.

 

Workstation notebooks typically have GPUs that are optimized for professional software packages and non of the consumer-class units will offer that. Build quality is also an issue as you mentioned previously and if you're looking at a consumer-class notebook with above average build quality, I'd recommend looking at systems that are constructed with an aluminum/magnesium alloy chassis. AFAIK, none of the current Asus lineup of laptops offer this. I can't think of a specific model, but I'm sure Dell offers this on some of the consumer based notebooks.

As an alternative, you may also want to consider refurbished Dell and Lenovo workstations. They are significantly cheaper than brand new units and are often in like-new condition, many (i think excluding Lenovo) carries the same warranties included in the new systems.