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Asus Q550

Asus Q550
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alaScore 76

82 reviews

Jan, 2025

alaTest has collected and analyzed 82 reviews of Asus Q550. The average rating for this product is 3.2/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. People really like the battery and design. The price and screen also get good feedback. Many are critical about the energy efficiency and reliability. Opinions about the size and portability are mixed.

performance, screen, price, design, battery

keyboard, usability, sound, reliability, energy

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Asus Q550 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 76/100 = Good quality.

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Pretty good bang for the buck. But it's too bad the keyboard has problems.

 

I'm pretty much going to copy another review here (with a few minor changes): Pros: Good Price/Performance ratio. Cons: Motherboard and Keyboard issues in the first year and then Keyboard stopped working in year 2. Daughter used it her first year in...

i7 processor With replace the hard disk with an SSD it's REALLY FAST.

Get the extended warranty. You're probably going to need it. Keyboard fails. But there are workarounds.

Apr, 2016
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Not recommended

 

Not wanting to replace the keyboard (because of the high price of ASUS replacement parts) I decided to use several USB and Bluetooth keyboard / mouse. Unfortunately the drivers are very picky and this is a poor solution. Wish I had never bought this...

-Good Display

N key slowly stopped working. Followed by the B key. Followed by the left shift. Followed by the entire bottom left row of the keyboard completely not working. ASUS claims this is not a known issue, but there are lots of complaints on this. It is not...

Apr, 2016
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

I Will Never Buy From Asus Again!

 

I purchased this laptop in late 2012. Before 2013 I already had to have the laptop sent in for "hardware issues" despite caring for it properly. When it came back to me, the track pad was already malfunctioning and some keys didn't register when being...

Literally nothing.

Literally everything.

Mar, 2016
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Serious Design Flaw

 

I recommend staying away from this computer. Asus has some good products, but this is not one of them. This hinge design flaw should be something caught in quality control. Hopefully they learn from their mistakes, but in the meantime, I'm down my only...

1. The computer is fast and easily upgrade-able ; 2. The computer looks sleek ; 3. The keyboard and mouse are solid (in my opinion) ; 4. Was in great condition for a B-grade refurbished model ; 5. Beautiful display, best part of this computer

1. Is a bit of a fingerprint magnet ; 2. Plastic tabs on bottom are easily broken during disassembly ; 3. Speakers are so-so ; Here I launch into why I gave it one star. Thomas W. is absolutely correct; the design for the hinge is unsound. If I had to...

Sep, 2015
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Great Laptop

 

SImply put this laptop has been great for me. But it also looks like a lot of people here have gotten bad models and I'm one of the minority who's PC is working. It's also weird that all these people get the same response of "it's an isolated incident"...

Great GPU (has handled BF4 at medium settings with 40fps) Good battery life Aluminum casing USB 3.0 1 TB HDD Really nice feel of being well built

Heavy Blocky charger Tendency to restart rather than just wake up from sleep

Jul, 2015
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Good quality sound but...

 

This is a great laptop, if you're prepared to buy a new one in another eight months. I love Asus computers but this one in particular has been more trouble than it's worth.

Great graphics card ; Great performance on all kinds of programs and games ; This is a great laptop for just about anything(At least for a short while.)

So far the average motherboard life seems to be 6-8 months ; I bought this laptop new January 2014 and it was great. Schoolwork, games, media. I could do it all. But then in November the motherboard fried and I had to send it back to the manufacturer...

Jun, 2015
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Eats Motherboards

 

This is a great laptop, if you're prepared to buy a new one in another eight months. I love Asus computers but this one in particular has been more trouble than it's worth.

Great graphics card ; Great performance on all kinds of programs and games ; This is a great laptop for just about anything(At least for a short while.)

So far the average motherboard life seems to be 6-8 months ; I bought this laptop new January 2014 and it was great. Schoolwork, games, media. I could do it all. But then in November the motherboard fried and I had to send it back to the manufacturer...

Jun, 2015
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Eats Motherboards

 

This is a great laptop, if you're prepared to buy a new one in another eight months. I love Asus computers but this one in particular has been more trouble than it's worth.

Great graphics card Great performance on all kinds of programs and games This is a great laptop for just about anything(At least for a short while.)

So far the average motherboard life seems to be 6-8 months. I bought this laptop new January 2014 and it was great. Schoolwork, games, media. I could do it all. But then in November the motherboard fried and I had to send it back to the manufacturer...

Jun, 2015
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Good card, Great value, better than Xfired 270Xs.

 

This is/was a great laptop. I really do like it. However, It's nearly impossible to use something with such horrendous durability, especially with such a scarcity of parts.

Touchscreen ; Slim form factor

Mechanically unsound. (i.e. the hinge broke away from the LCD enclosure just outside of the warranty period. I am still unable to find a new enclosure to replace it. The arm for the hinge is not affixed in the manner in which it would be able to handle...

Jun, 2015
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Major design flaws

 

This is/was a great laptop. I really do like it. However, It's nearly impossible to use something with such horrendous durability, especially with such a scarcity of parts.

Touchscreen ; Slim form factor

Mechanically unsound. (i.e. the hinge broke away from the LCD enclosure just outside of the warranty period. I am still unable to find a new enclosure to replace it. The arm for the hinge is not affixed in the manner in which it would be able to handle...

Jun, 2015
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