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The device is crammed with Core i5 second generation processor, a distinct Nvidia GeForce GT 520M graphics card, a RAM of 4GB( which can be upgraded to 8GB), a hard drive of 640 GB that rotates at 5400 rpm. The laptop also comes with Bluetooth, integrated Wi-Fi, and it sprints on64bit edition of Windows 7 Home Premium.

Salient aspects

Monitor & Battery

Asus U36S possess a glossy screen measuring 13.3 inches with a 1366 x 768 pixels resolution. Some of the other features, you can find are the light but rigid construction, slim case design, exceptional battery life. The device measures 1.1 inches in thickness, and has an 8 cell battery with a backup of around 7 hours. The machine weighs 3.7 pounds in mass, and dons a silky matte-black magnesium alloy casing.

Asus U36S provides 3 USB ports (as well as 1USB 3.0 ports), HDMI-out ports, VGA, microphone, ethernet port, Kensington lock slot, headphone jacks, etc. There is also a provision of 5 in 1 memory card reader.

Touchpad & keyboard

Asus U36S, however has fundamental touchpad and keyboard. Sometimes, the user will find the tiny chicklet pattern keys to be stiff .The soft touchpad favors multitouch gesticulations like pinch to zoom, etc. Sometimes, the audio performance of the device is not satisfactory, it has some echoes.

A quick look at its pro and cons

Pros

Slim, and gorgeous

Brilliant graphics

Cons

The touchpad could have still been improved

Speakers emit awful sound.

Bottom line

The smart Asus U36S laptop has everything for you, provided if you are not an audiophile.