My Thoughts: ASUS X550JX

So I’ve had my X550JX now for nearly three years now and it’s being a trusty companion, but there has been a few issues. Before I start rambling on about the pros and cons let me give a little description of my machine.

• Processor
  Intel® Core™ i7 4720HQ Processor,
  Intel® Core™ i5 4200H Processor,
• Operating System
  Windows 10 Home
  Windows 10 Pro
• Memory
  DDR3 1600 MHz SDRAM

• Display
  15.6″ Auto HD (1366×768)/Full HD (1920×1080)
• Graphic
  NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 950M
• Storage
  – 500GB HDD 5400
  – 750GB HDD 5400
  – 1TB HDD 5400
  – 500GB HDD 7200
  – 1TB HDD 7200
• Optical Drive
  Super-Multi DVD *¹
• Card Reader
  3 -in-1 card reader ( SD/ SDHC/ SDXC)
• Camera
  VGA Web Camera
• Networking
  Integrated 802.11 b/g/n
  Built-in Bluetooth™ V4.0
  10/100/1000 Base T
• Interface
  1 x COMBO audio jack
  1 x VGA port/Mini D-sub 15-pin for external monitor
  2 x USB 3.0 port(s)
  1 x USB 2.0 port(s)
  1 x RJ45 LAN Jack for LAN insert
  1 x HDMI, Support HDMI
• Audio
  ASUS SonicMaster Technology
• Battery
  4Cells 44 mAh
• Power Adapter
  Plug Type :ø5.5 (mm)
  Output :
  19 V DC, 3.42 A, 120 W
  Input :
  110 -240 V AC, 50/60 Hz universal
• Dimensions
  Tablet:
  38.0 x 25.1 x 2.92 ~3.17 cm (WxDxH)
• Weight
  2.45 kg
• Security
  Kensington lock
  BIOS Booting User Password Protection

Now let’s talk about some of the issues I’ve had with it.

BIOS Issue:

So if you have read my older blog posts, you would know I had a very weird hibernation issue where my laptop would shutdown rather than sleep/hibernate. This was resolved with a BIOS downgrade, but it was a pain in the ass regardless.

WIFI Card not supported on Linux:

So this one was a real pain as the factory PCI-E WIFI card did not support Linux, so I had to purchase an Intel card to resolve this issue.

In the end I am very happy with this laptop, but I think my next laptop will be a ASUS Zenbook or a Thinkpad.