Asus N53SM-DS71 : 15.6 Inch, Core i7-2670QM, Nvidia GeForce GT 630M GPU

The Asus N53SM-DS71 laptop is equipped with 15.6 inch WXGA Active Matrix TFT Color LCD with backlit technology with 1366 x 768 screen resolution; 8 GB DDR3 SDRAM memory which is expandable to 8GB; DVD-RAM/±R/±RW optical disk drive; 750 GB hard disk drive which has a spinning speed of 7,200 RPM; webcam with 2MP resolution; and SD/MMC/MS/MS Pro memory-card slot.

This laptop, Asus N53SM-DS71, is a little bit pricey because of its powerful CPU and GPU. It sports Intel Core i7-2670QM quad core processor which is clocked at 2.2 GHz but since this processor supports Turbo Boost Technology it can reach up to 3.1 GHz. Aside from the integrated GPU called Intel HD Graphics 3000, it has a dedicated graphics controller called Nvidia GeForce GT 630M with 2GB video memory which can play some latest games with ease.

This Asus N53SM-DS71 laptop boasts with some connectivity options like 3 USB 2.0 port, one USB 3.0 port; Ethernet; Wireless LAN and HDMI output port. It measures 15.6 inches x 1.6 inches x 10.6 inches and weighs about 6.4 pounds. It also has a Lithium Ion battery that can give you up to 5 hours of battery life.

This Asus N53SM-DS71 laptop is powered by 64-bit Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium OS. It is priced at about $940.