My review: Asus U46SV

[mystvearn]

No problem whatsoever. On another note how do you place a second HD drive in it? Thinking of placing a SSD

[jugermaut]

Can someone confirm this:

I just bought my ASUS U46SV, and already returned it twice. The reason? EMI shield leakage.....

Each time I plugged an earphone to the earphone jack, and also plugging in something into one of the USB ports above the earphone jack, I can hear a static hiss in my earphone..... Especially when accesing the data inside the flashdisk / external hdd. This is VERY annoying. I tried plugging in a cooling pad, and it produces the same sound in my earphone. But, if I plugged something on the other USB port (the one directly above the HDMI port), I can hear no sound.

My guess is there's an EMI shield leakage on the USB ports above the earphone jack. And I've already confirmed it with 3 other units. Can someone test their unit? Thanks.

Oh, and by the way, the screen's color is rather off..... It gives a yellowish tint when previewing white color. Anyone got a workaround for this? Color Management or ASUS Splendid settings perhaps? Thanks.

[mystvearn]

Can someone confirm this:

I just bought my ASUS U46SV, and already returned it twice. The reason? EMI shield leakage.....

Each time I plugged an earphone to the earphone jack, and also plugging in something into one of the USB ports above the earphone jack, I can hear a static hiss in my earphone..... Especially when accesing the data inside the flashdisk / external hdd. This is VERY annoying. I tried plugging in a cooling pad, and it produces the same sound in my earphone. But, if I plugged something on the other USB port (the one directly above the HDMI port), I can hear no sound.

My guess is there's an EMI shield leakage on the USB ports above the earphone jack. And I've already confirmed it with 3 other units. Can someone test their unit? Thanks.

Oh, and by the way, the screen's color is rather off..... It gives a yellowish tint when previewing white color. Anyone got a workaround for this? Color Management or ASUS Splendid settings perhaps? Thanks.

Yes its there. I can confirm the hissing sound though not that apparent. Its there when there is data transfer on USB ports on the left side, closer to the earphone jack.

Nope, no colour discolouration whatsoever. The built in colour changer and the onboard colour calibration tool works fine. Also, if you press "Fn + C" you could cycle through the colour preset settings. I just set it to default. I also use F.lux software-works well at night or in different lighting settings.
F.lux: software to make your life better

[Benhurra]

You have to ditch the odd, and buy a odd to hdd tray. Have a look at this,
DIY: Adding SSD or HDD storage using an optical bay caddy

[jugermaut]

Yes its there. I can confirm the hissing sound though not that apparent. Its there when there is data transfer on USB ports on the left side, closer to the earphone jack.

Nope, no colour discolouration whatsoever. The built in colour changer and the onboard colour calibration tool works fine. Also, if you press "Fn + C" you could cycle through the colour preset settings. I just set it to default. I also use F.lux software-works well at night or in different lighting settings.
F.lux: software to make your life better

Thank you, that means I'm not crazy..... No workaround for this I guess? The static's making me mad when transferring files.....

What I complained the most about the screen is that the white color seems yellow in my case..... I guess you've got a better screen manufacturer than mine.....

[jugermaut]

Oh well, I've contacted ASUS by email, and they told me to reset the BIOS. Done that, still no change..... It's still giving me those crazy static sound.....

[Jdev9]

Anyone happen to have low battery issues with the u46? I currenly own the u46e best buy model, and should be getting around 5 hours battery life, but am struggling to get 3 hours max.

Current stats according to BatteryBar are a -12,000 mW discharge rate on average, as well as 2.1% battery wear.

If anyone can compare their stats to me that would be great!

[vicky4113]

It's a real pleasure to have installed the ssd in that laptop !!! 15 sec to boot wow
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Hi bro...planning to get this laptop.Could you mention what ssd you've used and the procedure you followed. Link to the procedure you followed perhaps?

[weaver4]

I was thinking of getting either a U46 or a Acer Timelinex. Any recommendations would be appreciated.

[viperabyss]

Get the U46, period. The current Acer Timeline X suffers from severe thermal throttling.