ASUS K40IN

23 reviews

May, 2024

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durability (4)

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size (4)
reliability (2)
touchpad (1)
sound (1)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 23 reviews of ASUS K40IN. The average rating for this product is 3.5/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Views about the durability and battery are on the whole positive. The portability and price also get good opinions. Many are less positive about the touchpad and sound, and views about the screen and design are mixed.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the ASUS K40IN is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 73/100 = Good quality.

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Amazon.com review summary for ASUS K40IN

alaTest has collected and analyzed 18 user reviews of ASUS K40IN from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.4/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. Reviewers are impressed by the battery. The portability is also appreciated, but there are some mixed opinions about the price and design. Many are critical about the reliability and usability.

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89% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

May, 2024

Expert review by : Charles P. Jefferies (NotebookReview.com)

ASUS K40IN Review

ASUS' K-series notebooks promise a blend of value and performance. The K40IN is a 14-inch notebook with Nvidia graphics and an $800 price tag. How did it hold up in our testing? Read on to find out how this affordable laptop performs.

Reasonable build quality ; Great screen and keyboard ; Good battery life & performance

No HDMI port or ExpressCard ; Weak graphics ; Horrible speakers

Oct, 2009

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Not bad for the money

I ordered five of these laptops for our company and put XP Pro on them. They're decent laptops, not crazy fast, but I don't think they're bad for the price. If you want to use these for anything besides basic business/Internet use, look elsewhere.

Came with a Core 2 Duo T5870 @ 2.00GHz not the T4300 advertised ; Build quality ; 4+ hour battery life ; Good warranty ; Good price

Touchpad is too grippy when sliding your finger, buttons are too hard to push ; The LCD is mediocre at best, poor viewing angles ; 5400 rpm hard drive ; Too much bloatware ; Fingerprints, fingerprints, fingerprints

Jan, 2010

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Warning

I purchase Asus for all of my company's laptop needs. We have traditionally used laptops over the $1k range...after this purchase I will most definitely be returning to only purchasing in that range... Do not waste your money on this one.

Usual high quality Asus build w/ good materials for the price. This is the only reason this thing even gets two eggs ; Comes with XP Pro downgrade...sadly I had to use it

Buyer beware...if you plan on using XP Mode in Windows 7 this laptop is NOT for you. The processor in this lappy does not support virtualization...a prereq to XP Mode ; No dedicated Gfx = lag everywhere ; NO XP MODE

Jan, 2010

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

excellent choice for the price

I am a computer tech, thats my full time job. i have had very good luck with asus products and frequently buy into them... of course always from newegg. this laptop was my choice because i didnt want to spend a whole lot on it, but it is very quick and...

Very impressive as far as speed goes ; Im not a huge fan of bundled software but the power4gear is very neat to quickly change to a battery saving mode ; the battery can easily last 3 hours of use ; the screen size makes it very portable ; core 2 duo...

bundled software.... nothing a fresh install wont fix ; the sound is a tad quiet but thats true with most laptops ; webcam is so-so... also true with most laptops

Dec, 2009

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Should be better

The XP downgrade process is unnecessarily long- It seems to mimic what they would do at the factory for all models, rather than creating a simple drive image specific to this one. As such, it took about 75 minutes instead of 10, but worked fine.

ASUS is known for their high-quality build standards. I have no doubt that this is mostly made from the finest components available. It also comes with an XP Pro downgrade CD

The screen is the worst I've seen on a notebook in a long time- the colors look washed out, and I could not find any settings to change that ; XP Pro downgrade still installs a bit of crapware (junk programs, like an antivirus trial)

Dec, 2009

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