Asus X75VC review

Asus X75VC keyboard and battery

This is a shame, as the X75VC is perfectly comfortable to use and type on. We were a little worried by the amount of flex in the keyboard , but it didn’t affect our typing and all the keys had plenty of travel and tactile feedback. They’re not quite as well spaced as Chiclet-style keyboards, but once we’d got used to their position, we were typing at full speed within minutes. The rounded edges of its keyboard tray didn’t dig into our wrists either, and there’s enough room on the right hand side for a numeric keypad. The large all-in-one touchpad was responsive as well, and multi-touch gestures and Windows 8 shortcuts worked perfectly.

Battery life was average, clocking in at 5 hours and 5 minutes in our light use test with the screen set to half brightness. This shouldn’t be too much of a concern, as the X75VC’s 3kg weight and bulky dimensions mean that you’re unlik.

A larger chassis means there’s more room for ports and the X75VC has plenty of them. As well as a Blu-Ray drive, you’ll find three USB ports, an SD card reader, VGA and HDMI outputs for connecting the laptop to an external display, a Gigabit Ethernet port and a combined headphone and microphone jack.

Asus X75VC conclusion

It’s a shame the Asus X75VC’s screen isn’t better, but there’s still plenty to like about this general purpose laptop. It’s powerful for the price, and it’s more comfortable to use than other similarly priced desktop replacements. It doesn’t quite match the slightly more expensive Best Buy-winning Acer Aspire V3-772G in terms of value, but if you want a large laptop for less than £600, the X75VC could be for you.