Asus Q553UB-BSI7T13 2-in-1 15.6″ Touch Laptop (Intel Core i7, Nvidia 940M GPU, 12GB RAM, 2TB HDD, Black)

The Asus Q553UB-BSI7T13 is a 2-in-1 15.6-inch touch-screen laptop PC with the popular band-back convertible design. The Q553UB-BSI7T13 is a higher-end model with the fast Intel Core i7 processor, a dedicated video card, 12GB of system memory, a huge 2TB hard drive, and a DVD drive, all encased in a black brushed aluminum chassis.

Furthermore, the 5.1-pound notebook is equipped with Full HD display resolution, IPS wide viewing angle technology, and keyboard backlight, rounding off the premium-class features. Another appealing aspect of the Asus Q553UB-BSI7T13 is port selection, since it provides the latest USB-C connector, besides two standard USB 3.0 ports and a USB 2.0 port. Furthermore, the 2-in-1 convertible sports HDMI video output, a combo audio port, and a multi-format media card reader. For sound, there are stereo speakers, while video conferencing is available via a 1-megapixel web camera. Internet connectivity is enabled via 802.11AC wireless or Ethernet LAN. The system also includes a Bluetooth interface.

Performance-wise, the laptop offers more than the average 2016 notebook, especially in the graphics processing department. The included Nvidia GeForce 940M video card with 2GB of video memory is a huge upgrade over the common Intel HD 520 integrated graphics. The 940M is nevertheless just a lower-mid-range dedicated GPU, but still far better than the HD 520 when it comes to game rendering. And use of this kind of a GPU is quite rare in 2-in-1 laptops which by default rely on the basic integrated graphics. Furthermore, the main processor is excellent, too. Included is the 6th Generation Intel Core i7-6500U “Skylake” with two cores and enough computing muscle for fast completion of the daily home and office tasks, plus some potential for demanding media creation and similar duties. 12GB of system memory is more than enough for all scenarios an average user may encounter. You won’t have to worry about insufficient memory while running multiple web browser tabs and apps at the same time. The included 2TB HDD storage capacity is also on the higher-end, since common laptops usually have 500GB, only a quarter of 2TB. The only important downside related to performance is hard drive technology itself, since it greatly lags behind solid state storage in terms of performance.

The specs sheet of the Asus Q553UB-BSI7T13 list a 3-cell battery, but there’s no info on battery life.