Asus X543 laptop - consumer report

Product overview and specifications of the cheap 15.6-inch Asus X543

We don't review many laptops these days and that is definitely something we need to change in the coming months. Today we will be taking a closer look at one cheap and quite basic 15.6-inch laptop - the Asus X543.

The version we focused our attention on is powered by an Intel Pentium processor and has only 4 GB of RAM.
Here are the rest of the specifications:

Asus X543 laptop specifications

General features:

Size H27.2, W38.1, D25.1cm.

Weight 1.9kg.

Up to 8 hours battery life.

CPU, Memory and Operating System:

Intel Pentium 4417U processor.

Dual core processor.

2.3GHz processor speed.

4GB RAM DDR4.

1TB HDD storage.

Microsoft Windows 10.

Display features:

15.6 inch screen.

High definition display.

Full HD Display.

Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels.

DVD optical drives:

No optical drive.

Graphics:

Intel HD Graphics 600 graphics card.

Shared graphics card.

Interfaces and connectivity:

Micro SD media card reader.

2 USB 2.0 ports.

1 USB 3.1 port.

1 HDMI port.

Bluetooth.

Wi-Fi enabled.

Multimedia features:

VGA webcam.

Built-in mic.

Built-in audio sound system.

30 days Microsoft Office.

30 days McAfee AntiVirus.

General information:

Manufacturer's 1 year guarantee.

As you can see the specifications of the reviewed Asus X543 laptop are quite "moderate" to say the least. For this consumer report we believe these specs are pretty much outdated and this machine would be a good fit for consumers with lower requirements.

And here is a very interesting video of the Asus X543 laptop being disassembled into parts:

Asus X543 disassembly - video

Asus X543 laptop price

We checked prices for Asus X543 at multiple locations and stores. We were quite surprised with the asking price of some retailers.
The average we can confirm is about £300 which is cheap but still we believe you can get better equipped laptop for this amount.

Here are some alternatives to consider:
Asus X55V - cheap and reliable laptop with 15.6-inch HD display and Core i3 processor
ASUS ZenBook UX305 - smaller 13.3-inch display and the ultra-mobile processor Core M-5Y10
Dell Inspiron N5050 - that is an older model that you can buy cheap second-hand

Thank you for checking our Asus X543 consumer report! Please feel free to leave your comment and opinion about this product, we will be happy to hear from you!