Asus Transformer Book Flip TP500L Signature Edition Laptop

Asus Transformer Book Flip TP500L Signature Edition Laptop

Asus Transformer Book Flip TP500L Signature Edition Laptop

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Touchscreen notebooks with hinges supporting full 360-degree flip to tablet mode are a trend that has taken off this year. The Asus Transformer Book Flip is one of these. This 2-in-1 convertible is currently available in multiple configurations. One of them is the 15.6-inch Asus Transformer Book Flip TP500L Signature Edition Laptop.

The TP500L Signature Edition delivers the mid-range Intel Core i5-4210U dual-core processor, capacious 8GB of RAM memory, and an equally generous 1-Terabyte hard drive. The display is managed by the Intel HD 4400-series integrated graphics, with a bit of low-end gaming potential. Mounted on the fully rotatable hinge, the 15.6-incher sports a Full HD 1920×1080-pixel LCD with 10-point multitouch support. IPS display technology for wide viewing angles is apparently missing, since it isn’t listed in the specs sheet on the product page. That appears to be the biggest downside of this otherwise robustly equipped 2-in-1 laptop, alongside omission of keyboard backlight.

On the other hand, the specs sheet precisely lists a VGA web-camera, stereo speakers, three USB ports, HDMI output, both Wi-Fi wireless and Gigabit Ethernet LAN wired network interfaces, Bluetooth, and an SD/SDHC memory card reader.

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The battery life is “up to seven hours”, according to the manufacturer. If true, that’s an excellent battery life for a Core i5-based laptop of this size.

The chassis measures 1″ high and the machine weighs in at 4.9 pounds.

As for the Signature part, it isn’t a big feature. It rather means Windows operating system has been cleaned up of annoying third party trial-ware software which clutter the OS. Also, an free anti-virus program is pre-installed out of the box for improved security.

Overall, the Asus Transformer Book Flip TP500L Signature Edition offers modern design and features at a reasonable price. At the discounted price, it is a good buying choice. However, there’s one good alternative to it. Best Buy offers basically the same laptop with IPS and keyboard backlight for $100 more. And having an IPS screen alone totally justifies the higher price.

Specifications

Brand
Screen Size
Screen Resolution
Touchscreen
Other Display Specs
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-4210U 4th Gen dual-core 1.7-2.7GHz 3MB cache (User Benchmark CPU score: 35)
Graphics (GPU) Intel HD 4400 integrated graphics
System Memory (RAM) Size
Data Storage
DVD Optical Drive
Keyboard & Input




Speakers & Audio Stereo speakers
Camera Front-facing web camera
Wi-Fi Wireless 802.11N
Bluetooth Yes
Ethernet Network Port Yes
USB Ports 2 x USB 2.0 + 1 x USB 3.0
Video Output Ports 1 x HDMI
Media Card Reader SD card reader
Battery 3-cell 48 Whrs, "up to 7 hours"
Weight 4.9 pounds
Height 0.9"
Width 15"
Depth 10.2"
Windows Version
Warranty 1-year

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Published on December 1, 2014

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User Reviews, Questions and Answers

Below you can read and submit user reviews, questions, and answers about the Asus Transformer Book Flip TP500L Signature Edition Laptop. Thank you for your contribution.

Current rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

  1. Question

    Leonardo –

    Hoe kan ik de defecte batterij vervangen?

  2. Question

    Kevin Eames –

    Does the TP500L come with a microphone?

    • Dan –

      Yes it has a built-in microphone.

  3. 2 out of 5

    Adriana Garcia –

    Honestly, I wouldn’t recommend if you’re not capable of adding more memory. The one that I bought came with 6, yes only 6 GB of memory. Which makes it pretty hard to just use for basic things, browsing the web, facebook, etc. I was watching a Youtube video, had no other tabs or programs running and it crashed, saying there wasn’t enough memory to run the webpage, please close other programs and try reloading. What good is a PC if you can’t even watch a video? If it wasn’t for the ridiculously low memory, I would recommend. The other specs and as far as it seems, the PC itself is great. But, paying $900+ for a computer that you can’t even use the basic functions on is quite asinine to me.

  4. 4 out of 5

    AZgl1800 –

    Windows was a PITA, formatted mine into Linux Mint 18.3 Sylvia.
    Once that was done, it became usable.
    Keyboard is just barely usable, won’t record strikes unless I hit them hard.
    Lack of backlighting is poor, should have been there from the git go.
    Speaker audio is just okay, no low frequency response at all.
    The Wifi adapter does not like hotel WiFi signals, it drops out in just about every hotel I have tried to use it in… I bought a Panda PAU06 USB WiFi adapter to use when out on the road away from home. This one is 2 years old, and already the factory has abandoned it, that is just plain piss poor…. they don’t even show my model when I try to look for updates.

  5. 3 out of 5

    Ong Chun Keat –

    Overall it’s a good laptop, I rated it for 3 stars due to the battery life is short lasting and the screen quality is low.

  6. Michelle –

    How long does it need to be changed for the first time?

    • Danijel Z –

      The TP500L has a lithium-ion battery. Li-ion batteries generally don’t require any special first time charging rule like “charge it 24 hours” and such. However, there’s a myth that li-ion batteries tend to have a longer lifespan if they were fully charged the first time. I don’t know if it’s true, but it won’t hurt if you simply charge the battery to 100% full for the first time and then use it as you wish.

  7. 5 out of 5

    Ahmed mohamedeen –

    Best laptop for the value in egypt great specs and great touch screen,keyboard,Touchpad gestures and it’s Materials
    No heating at all playing Fifa 14 , NFS , asphalt 8 smooth at ultra res

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