IPS panels deliver living color and wide-angle sights

N Series notebooks arrive with ultra-crisp IPS screens that enhance color definition, brightness, and contrast. Going up to full HD, they resist reflections using matte coating, which also repels fingerprints.

In addition to color accuracy and lifelike visuals, N Series panels ensure wider viewing angles so you can share screens with family, friends, or colleagues. The 15.6” N550 delivers 178-degree enjoyment, with colors and clarity remaining consistent from nearly any direction.

Introducing quad-speaker array surround sound

Four powerful speakers create immersive sound, tuned by the ASUS Golden Ear team. The quad-speaker array shapes sound and ensures best-reproduction and delivery. Beamforming and crosstalk cancellation join Head-Related Transfer Function (HRTF) technology to clear up audio, remove interference, and increase enjoyment, whether using the speaker array or headphones. Sound positioning is augmented for richer and more convincing surround, especially in movie watching, where you dive into truly cinematic audio.

Multi-mode AudioWizard gives you sound control

Create sound profiles that match your favorite applications. One-click adjustments put you in command of audio, plus you can opt for one of the ready-made presets: Music, Movie, Recording, Gaming, and Speech. AudioWizard with MaxxAudio Master cover all your listening needs with intricate settings, another aspect of N Series performance as a true sound system.

Super cool with dual rear-venting thermal design

Never worry about heat, as the new N Series features large-scale cooling with dual fans, twin heatpipes, and big vents that keep temperatures low even during the most intense action for guaranteed stability.

The large dual exhausts expel heat and noise out the back of the notebook, leading to quieter and cooler environments as well as stable performance even in the face of heavy system loads while gaming or engaged in other high-demand applications.

Smooth and smart intuitive touchscreen

The most advanced touch panels are available for N Series notebooks. Advanced touch panels are perfect for Windows 8 and its touch-friendly interface, offering extreme precision and quick response by surpassing industry standards in terms of touch fidelity, accuracy, and latency reduction. While Windows 8 has been designed for 9mm touch detection, N Series panels increase that resolution to 6mm. This is true “touch to make it happen”, whether writing, gaming, browsing, or socializing.

Hands-off fun with Leap Motion*

Do more with N Series in the most instinctive way – by using your hands. Leap Motion is an incredibly accurate and completely contactless motion sensor that lets your hands become the controller. N Series are the first multimedia notebooks to include this innovative technology.

Navigate your favorite applications with a wave of your hand or have fun by using Leap Motion’s fingertip-level accuracy to paint pictures, conduct music or play games.

Despite using advanced high-precision volumetric-scanning technology Leap Motion is just 3 inches long and attaches quickly and easily via USB.

* Leap Motion is optional on select models.