Vivobook V551LB-DB71T 15.6-Inch Deal

Computer whiz: I am wondering if the reviewer who gave the one star is knowledgeable at all about computers. I design them and I have to say the low power cpu, 15 w compared to one using much more translates into long battery life. Face it if you just use a base number and say it is terrible, you dont understand that the cpu speed scales with need. most time in a computer the cpu does little and its response is not required to be fast for those tasks as it is wasting power. this cpu can run from 1.8 to over 3 ghz depending on the need and allowing lower power consumption. The new Haswell processor also has a number of features that make it more efficient at lower speed meaning to accomplish a task it does not need to run as fast as an older processor to do the same work.

G. Shia: Low power CPU's are usually more expensive and have lower speed. Most of MacBook Air use these family of CPUs.
If you want higher speeds, then it will overheat like an oven where you can fry an egg.
So, choice is yours. I prefer low power CPUs. Now they are able to make up to 2GHZ and 3GHz in turbo mode based on current available technology.Excellent hardware, speedy performance, amazing battery life! The new intel chip (4th gen) does this machine justice. Only weak point is the sound output underwhelms.

Gordon Finlay: If I could rate it as 0 stars, thats what it would get. Computer is slow! Whatever processing power was supposed to be gained by having 8gb ram over 4 is easily lost in operating the touch screen. The computer is very sluggish switching in out of windows and the internet browser has crashed twice within 30 mins of operation; My inet speed is 30mbps. I'm boxing it back up as we speak. It looks impressive because its sleek and solidly built, but for $1100 someone should be prosecuted for selling this thing.