The core proposition of a laptop is portability. And that’s why we have seen the trend of thinner devices coming to the market with every passing year. While a slim laptop is aesthetically pleasing, it does come with some structural flaws as well. And when students, who are not really versed with the concept of being careful, use such laptops, occasional disaster is expected. So, what is the ideal laptop for students? Asus has tried to answer this question with their student focused laptop ExpertBook BR1100C.
The Asus ExpertBook BR1100C is the more affordable and slightly less feature-rich counterpart of the Asus BR1100F which comes with a stylus, world facing camera and a 360-degrees flip ability. But both the laptops in this series have a heavy focus on durability, rigidity and ease of maintenance. With so much talk about build quality, it is obvious to wonder whether the heavy emphasis on design results in a compromised performance. And that’s why I used the Asus Expertbook for two weeks as my primary laptop to figure out how it fares in the real world and how its performance holds up to its design. Read on to find out.
The design of the Asus BR110C is pragmatic rather than aesthetics. The laptop has a slightly bulkier appearance like the decade old Dell laptops, but does not weigh much. In fact the laptop only weighs 1.26 kilograms, which is lighter than many notebooks available in the market. And that is possible because of its smaller frame. Unlike the Asus Vivobook series which has a sleek and smooth finish, the top of the laptop comes with a textured, scratch resistant surface. While it does great for grip and to avoid scratches, it isn’t the prettiest looking laptop out there.
When it comes to the build quality of
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