Asus looks ready to fight all out on budget laptop category after releasing Asus U56E-BBL5. Reviewing its features, Asus U56E-BBL5 specs really spoiled budget consumer. Asus U56E-BBL5 specs: it use powerfull Sandy Brigde Intel Core i5-2410M processor paired with 6 GB DDR3 RAM on large 15.6-inch screen. Other features you may find are fast file transfer supported by USB 3.0 port, great wireless connection with WiMAX and WiDi 2.0, considered as long battery life (up to7-hours) and strong aluminum casing. Asus U56E-BBL5 price on the market starts from $629.99. Other contender it may has is Lenovo IdeaPad V570-1066A9U that has equal price (starts from $629.99) with rather similar specs and performance.

Asus U56E-BBL5 processor relies on a 2.3GHz Intel Core i5-2410M processor. This processor based on Sandy Brigde platform, which now becomes common used in budget laptop. Those Asus U56E-BBL5 processor is paired with 6GB DDR3 memory. On PCMark 7 testing it scores at 1,920. Lenovo V570-1066A9U PCMark 7 score is 146 points higher. On Handbrake video encoding test, Photoshop CS5 image filtering test, and Cinebench R11.5 test, both laptop has same scores. Asus U56E-BBL5 only used Intel GMA HD integrated graphic card. So, hard 3D games like Crysis (DirectX 10) and Lost Planet 2 will be unplayable.

Asus U56E-BBL5 equipped with 8-cell74Wh battery that can run up to 7 hours 34 minutes based on MobileMark 2007 battery life tests. This is much better than Lenovo V570-1066A9U's 48Wh 6-cell battery that only lasted for 4 hours and 41 minutes. Asus U56E-BBL5 has 15.6-inch screen size with maximum resolution at 1,366x768. This large screen translates to 720p HD viewing, that will spoil you when playing video or another multimedia. Its body is smooth with brushed aluminum encases at the lid. Considering its size, it weighs only for 5.5 pounds which still suitable for travelling.

Asus U56E-BBL5 equipped with 640GB 5,400rpm HDD. This size is spacious enough to store all your digital files. Ports provided are: two USB 2.0 ports, a USB 3.0 port, card reader (MMC/SD/SD HC), VGA, audio jacks. It also has HDMI port and Wireless Display 2.0 (WiDi 2.0) which support to wirelessly stream your computer's content onto an HDTV. Asus U56E-BBL5 connection relies on Ethernet port, WiMAX, and Wi-Fi 802.11n.