As long as nothing is downgraded I won't be disappointed.

Yeah I just read about those. I'll have to see what reviews think.

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Added on June 18, 2011, 11:38 pmI have to add something here, does anyone know what the N53SV has that the N43SL doesn't other than a 15 inch screen? USB 3.0 perhaps?

This post has been edited by Hamster X: Jun 18 2011, 11:38 PM

get A43SV it rulez

since TS picked only asus brand, out of the 3 i would recommend n43sl.

just my personal opinion

why is the N43SL seemed to be most preferred model? it's GPU has less RAM than the A43SV and A43SV is cheaper too... why is it cheaper actually?? seems like better specs in A42SV.. is it because there's no nvidia optimus enabled in it?

I think because it has no nvidia optimus + cheaper. Btw, I'm Asus A43SV corei7 user

As mentioned earlier, don't be fooled by the amount of VRAM a GPU has, more doesn't mean its better.
The N43SL is better because its an N series (premium) laptop, whereas A43Sv is an A series (budge) laptop. Though the built of the A series has increased significantly throughout the years, the internal components and design might still be different. The N43Sl should have better cooling apart from the premium speakers -> which more or less explains the relatively heavier weight

So far there's still no professional review on both models, so its hard to see the differences

yup haven't found reviews on these .. does the optimus really improve battery and temp significantly... can't i just underclock the gt 540 when i am not doing any gaming? I am doing it on my desktop computer with my radeon 4870HD mainly to reduce noise and temp.

Actually there are reviews, but on N53Sn and K53Sv (K = A):
N53Sn:
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Asus-N...ok.52431.0.html

K53Sv:
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Asus-K...ok.56057.0.html

Since the specs are not exactly similar, its not a very accurate reference
Nvidia Optimus should be able to squeeze out another 0.5-1 hour? Just a guess though

Sigh... no love for the U-series?

if it's only a gain of about 1hr that's not really a big deal imo

personally i think get the a43sv if u need an i7 14" lappy or hate optimus. Get the u41sv if u want long battery life or maybe lightweight(relative to the other two models) and get n43sl for any other reasons(even though not exactly proven to have better cooling and build quality but expected to have )

i see you have a43sv, how is the battery life for normal usage... mainly browsing... (will use battery mainly when i will be on travel )

max around 4 hours with light browsing at lowest brightness, i would say its's pretty good for a quad core. But i suggest you get u41sv then if battery is your main concern.

would mainly use laptop on battery when on trip abroad (once a year) .. mainly to check/send mails and some light browsing... 4hrs shud be ok i think..but never owned a laptop actually so i don't really know lol.... at worse i can get a spare emergency battery just in case or use my htc desire for browsing lol

p.s. what's the average battery life of U41SV?

This post has been edited by kisamesama: Jun 27 2011, 01:57 AM

Even if you underclock, still can't match Intel HD power consumption...

personally i prefer U41SV...

battery life and weight may seem unimportant, but u can easily regret after actually using the laptop...

how much difference does the 2gb ram found in the GT540 for the A43SV provides as compared to the 1gb ram found in the N43SL pr U41SV?

gaming? a few fps maybe?

less than 10%...

possible to ask for an upgrade to 2gb on GPU on the N43SL?