Display and Design
The ASUS X552LAV-SX394H features a 15.6-inch HD LED backlit Glare display with a resolution of 1,366 x 768 pixels. The extra brightness emitted by the screen can strain your eyes in the long run. The black coloured outfit has an overall thickness of 31.7mm and a weight of 2.3kg but looks much thinner from the front.
Processor and OS
The ASUS X552LAV-SX394H drives its processes with the help of a1.9GHz Intel Core i3 processor belonging to the fourth generation family. Assisting it is a regular 4GB DDR3 RAM operating at 1,600MHz and expandable up to 8GB via two user accessible DIMM ports. For better management of intensive games and videos, the laptop utilizes the integrated Intel HD 4400 GPU. It sails on the latest 64 bit Windows 8.1 OS which is extremely intuitive.
Camera, Storage and Multimedia
The ASUS X552LAV-SX394H takes care of the video calling needs of the user with a webcam positioned above the display. It is equipped with a 500GB Serial-ATA hard disk so that you don't feel the lack of enough storage space.
The laptop also dons an 8X SuperMulti DVD Drive with dual layer support thereby giving you the scope to stream data from different kinds of disks. The stereo speakers are powered by ASUS SonicMaster technology and provide rich multimedia experience.
Battery and Connectivity
The notebook runs the show with a Li-ion battery made up of four cells. From the connectivity point of view, it supports features like Gigabit Ethernet, one USB 3.0 slot, Bluetooth v4.0, two USB 2.0 ports, HDMI out, VGA port, digital media reader and WLAN.