The base unit's flat upper side has a matte shimmer. Asus touts the N551JK with its "One Body Aluminum Design," which backs our assumption that the surfaces are "only" plastic, which successfully simulate an aluminum finish. The matte display bezel and the rough textured underside are black. Silver and black are the dominating colors on the casing. An optical drive has not been installed for reasons of space. The 128 GB SSD is small, but there is enough storage owing to the additional 1 GB HDD. Like the review sample, the IPS screen ensures high viewing-angle stability besides other advantages. Although it features the strongest components, it is the lightest with 2.2 kg and slimmest with a height of 24 mm on the field. The third participant is Acer's Aspire V 15 Nitro that we classified as a gamer due to its GTX 860M and i7-4710HQ quad-core (4x 2.5 - 3.5 GHz, Hyper-Threading, TDP 47 W). However, a 256 GB SSD and 12 GB of memory are on-board unlike the Asus that has to be satisfied with a conventional HDD with a 24 GB SSD cache and 8 GB of RAM. HP's Envy 15-k010ng that we tested in October 2014 is slightly lighter than the review sample, sports an energy-efficient i7-4510U (2x 2.0 - 3.1 GHz, Hyper-Threading, TDP 15 W) and relies on a cheaper TN screen and DVD burner. We primarily kept an eye on the size and screen resolution and made sure that the contenders also come from the 1000-Euro (~$1134) price range while choosing both comparison laptops. All models available in retail apparently feature the same Full HD IPS screen. A big German price comparison discovered seven different versions of Asus' 551JK at test time. What will ultimately be available in stores is another matter. The most various combinations of conventional hard drives with different capacities with and without an SSD cache, RAID systems, and pure SSDs are listed. According to Asus, there are plenty of storage devices to choose from. It can be replaced with either a pure DVD burner or a Blu-ray writer. A Blu-ray combo drive underlines the multimedia claim of our model. Furthermore, the pro version of Windows 8 can also be selected and the GTX 850M is allegedly available with 4 rather than 2 GB of memory. Users who want even more speed can opt for the i7-4710HQ quad-core according to Asus' product webpage. Asus apparently did not focus as much on an especially compact and slim appearance and low weight but rather favored quiet and cool operation and the full utilization of performance potential in the construction. However, it finds its limits in many up-to-date games in high settings. Owing to the speedy Intel Core i5-4200H dual-core processor (2x 2.8 - 3.4 GHz, Hyper-Threading, TDP 47 watts) and a dedicated Nvidia GeForce GTX 850M Maxwell graphics card with its own 2 GB of video memory, Asus' N551JK-CN166H is well-equipped for routine applications and even high-performance software. For the original German review, see here.
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