Laptop shopping today. It’s a comparable shopping experience to, say, finding the right pair of shoes. We pretty much know the protocol when we’re shopping right? It’s either this in fashion or that in fashion, then there’s finding the right height or fit, and style for your comfort. Same goes with making a choice with notebook selections. You may choose between high performance, low prices, a great screen, etc. Most of the time the what you’re dealing with is a decision between having high performance or lower performance to get that lower price. Luckily, Asus has brought us something that offers a speedy CPU at something below a $600 price tag.

Sure, there’s some lovely specifications that give this particular laptop an edge, but there are some compromises you need to know about as well. There is a drawback when it comes to display, which has a dim (only producing 64 percent of the sRGB spectrum), 1366 x768 panel. This low of a resolution can be an issue, but only for some of the “shoe shoppers”. Still, right back at the good stuff, this device has the computing power you would appreciate. The 15.6 inch Asus F556UA laptop runs powerful Intel, Windows 10, and a resilient battery to ensure overall performance and power to be consistent and efficient at the same time.

Asus’s device should provide some excellent work efficiency, with the latest 6th generation from Intel, an i5 6200U at 2.4GHz, and its turbo at 2.8GHz, you could call this it’s weapon for sure. It comes with 8GB of RAM, and its 256 solid state drive (up to 1TB) is blazing fast. It has a long lasting 38Wh battery, which holds 2.5 times the charge of a lithium-ion. Asus wants you to imagine the type of performance happening here, considering it will consume power at just the right pace to give a lengthy life before a next charge.

Sometimes we gloss over our thanks to a Windows 10 running unit, which in this case, is an operating system that provides the user with not only a familiar experience, but fantastic new features. Some don’t know yet, but there’s a digital assistant, a new browser for effective online tasks and multitasking, and it also maintains a solid and secure computing environment by keeping you up-to-date with its security features. Another plus for the F556UA.

The Asus F556UA is described to have a modern and timeless design, with a lovely sheen gold metallic frame, and slim profile for effortless portability. In terms of connectivity, we are looking at a USB Type-C, a USB 3.0, HDMI, VGA, and an SD card slot. Price wise, as mentioned, you’re going to find good power for a low price tag. In fact, it’s Core i7 processor is something you don’t usually find something sub $600, so consider, in addition to its RAM, its 5,400rpm hard drive. If the “shoes” you are looking for are running shoes, contemplate the use this powerful Asus model for your rigorous multitasking needs. Heck, it even topped out at Geekbench at a score of 6,933 on general performance (wonderful), beating both on par competitors, the Intel Core i7 powered Ideapad 500, and the Core i5 HP Notebook 15. So, remember, if something doesn’t “have everything”, it might have the things you want, and that’s all that matters. How romantic.