ASUS VivoBook 15 Review ~ July 2022 | United States

 The Asus VivoBook 15 is a financial plan PC we had high expectations for. Spending plan PCs, as you could understand, frequently appear as though they're unrealistic. The possibility that you can get sufficient execution to help you through a couple of years at an uncommonly sensible cost is very captivating. Yet, frequently, while you're saving money, you're getting less, as well.

On account of the most recent revive of the Asus VivoBook 15, you're paying for less execution and less battery duration and picking a less energetic presentation. In return, you get various ports, a dainty suspension, and an almost edge-to-edge widescreen show, yet this Asus VivoBook 15 survey will show how the outcome is simply a sign of the trade offs one needs to make to set aside cash.

CPU: Intel Core i3-1005G1
GPU: Intel UHD
RAM: 8GB
Storage: 128GB SSD
Display: 15.6-inch, 1920 x 1080
Battery: 5:20
Size:  14.1 x 9.2 x 0.8 inches
Weight: 3.7 pounds

Asus VivoBook 15 review: Price and Configurations

The $400 Asus VivoBook 15 highlighted here is an Intel Core i3-1005G1 model with 8GB of RAM and 128GB SSD stockpiling. In the event that you can spring an extra $200, you should seriously mull over one more variation of the VivoBook 15 with an Intel i5-1035G1 processor and a 512GB SSD. There's likewise an AMD choice with a Ryzen 7 3700U processor and 512GB of stockpiling for $650.

Asus VivoBook 15 review: Design

The Asus VivoBook 15 succeeds at dressing for the gig it needs. Its record dark case doesn't seem to be a spending plan PC, and in spite of its plastic form and relative gentility — a simple 3.7-pounds, lighter than the Acer Aspire 5 and HP 15 (3.8 pounds and 4.4 pounds, separately) — everything feels firm in its general plan and development.

Within the VivoBook 15 uncovers a console fitted to the remainder of the PC like on Asus' exceptional models. The trackpad is flush on the wrist rest without being excessively self-evident, and there's even a finger impression scanner for securing your framework.

Asus figured out how to fit in an entire number cushion without swarming the console region, and there's sufficient space for serenely resting your wrist while looking over your work.

The VivoBook 15's ErgoLift Hinge is one of its more useful features, as it points the console so that it's raised a piece for more open to composing when you're situated at a work area. It's a component extended from a portion of Asus' ROG gaming PCs (probably the best gaming workstations you can purchase) for expanding ergonomics in a hurry. It's decent that the organization carried out it into its lower-level PCs.

Asus VivoBook 15 review: Ports

Purchasing a PC with a lot of ports is really smart in the event that you're truly considering docking the gadget and working with a full set up. The PC's left side has two conventional USB 2.0 Type-A ports, in addition to a status pointer light.

The right side has the remainder of the abundance, lodging an exclusive power jack, a USB 3.1 Type-A port, a HDMI 2.0 port for tying the PC, and a blend earphone and receiver jack. There's a USB Type-C port, a unique case for a PC in this cost range, and a way for you to add an Ethernet port via a viable connector. There's likewise a MicroSD opening, which is a pleasant to-have and permits adding on extra room, however I would have favored a standard SD space to work with my DSLR in a hurry.

Asus VivoBook 15 review: Display

The VivoBook 15's 15.6-inch, 1920 x 1080 NanoEdge show offers little bezel on one or the other side of the PC, with somewhat more at the top to oblige the webcam. Yet, past its widescreen look, the presentation's faint variety profile and bizarre review points make it a disappointing gadget for consuming web-based video. It made episodes of classic TV shows like Baywatch, as of now with a ragged in variety range, look more established than they are, while films like the new redo of Emma were very difficult to find in dim scenes.

In lab tests, the VivoBook 15 scored a measly 65 percent on the sRGB variety range. While that is in front of comparatively estimated PCs, including the Acer Aspire 5, which scored 63%, and the HP 15, which scored 67%, it's behind the business normal of 85%. Narratively, the showcase on the VivoBook 15 is clearly wrong. I can overcome a YouTube video without quickly remembering it, yet it becomes evident once I switch shows. And keeping in mind that I had the option to alter RAW photographs in Adobe Lightroom, I had high expectations about the outcome solely after associating with an outer screen with better variety proliferation.

The survey points of the VivoBook 15 are a piece odd, as well. You need to take a gander at the PC at a definite point — around 100 degrees — to see the showcase without a sheen. The issue influences dull varieties, explicitly dark and grays, and on the off chance that you depend on dim mode inside most applications, it's difficult to disregard. I found the PC hard to use with the Windows 10 night mode in view of this sheen issue. It's additionally not exceptionally splendid, with the VivoBook 15 maximizing at 205 nits in lab tests. The Acer Aspire 5 and HP 15 Laptop are more splendid, estimating at 258 nits and 222 nits, separately, however even those models are underneath the business normal of 268 nits. However you shake it, the VivoBook 15 isn't intended for a true to life seeing experience.

Asus VivoBook 15 review: Battery Life

Most budget laptops can last well over six hours on one charge of the battery, but the VivoBook 15 struggled to hit this mark. It lasted only five hours and 20 minutes through continuous web surfing over Wi-Fi at 150 nits of brightness. Although this beat out the Acer Aspire 5 (6:55) and the HP 15 Laptop (4:57) in lab tests, it's at the tail end of the spectrum compared to the average of other budget laptops tested (6:39). 

I used the VivoBook 15 with low brightness and the least aggressive setting in Windows 10's battery-saving mode and noticed only slightly better numbers than the lab tests. The VivoBook 15 burned through 15 percent of battery after about an hour into a work session. Two hours later, the laptop used up 45 percent at the same setting. That's nearly 50 percent after three hours of use. Perhaps I could have eked out a bit more time by futzing with the power saving settings. It's clear from the numbers that the VivoBook 15 can barely manage six hours of continuous use.