Asus had launched the VivoBook S15 laptop in India and it comes with a price tag starting from Rs. 59,999 with Intel Core i5 processor the i7 processor variant will cost extra. Here is the Asus VivoBook S15 review, find out how this laptop performed.
The Asus VivoBook S15 is using the latest Intel Generation the 8th Gen. It comes in two option you can either go with the Intel Core i5 8th Gen processor or with Intel Core i7 8th Gen processor. This laptop is also packed with NVIDIA GeForce MX150 GPU.
This laptop looks great, gives a premium feel, comes with finger print security and icing on the cake is the 15.6 inch NanoEdge display. With NanoEdge screen you get more area to work with and also enhances to look of the laptop. The other thing to note is the battery life, you can get up to 8 hours of nonstop usage on a single charge.
Asus VivoBook S15 specifications
Processor : Intel Core i7 8th Gen @ 1.8GHz / Intel Core i5 8th Gen
GPU : NVIDIA GeForece MX150 with GDDR5 RAM (2/4 GB)
Storage : SSD : 128GB / SATA HDD 1TB
RAM : 16GB
Display : 15. 6 inch screen with 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution, 72% NTSC and 178 Degree wide angle
OS : Windows 10
Keyboard : Chiclet Illuminated
Connectivity / ports : Card reader, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.1, HDMI, combo audio jack, 2x USB 2.0, 1x USB Type C, 1x USB 3.0
Camera : Front VGA
Other features : Stereo 2W Speakers, ASUS SonicMaster technology
Security : Finger Print Sensor
Weight and dimensions : 1.5KG, 361.4 x 243.5 x 17.9 mm
Battery : 3 Cell Polymer 42 Whrs, gives up to 8 hours of non-stop usage
Performance
The build and finishing of this Asus VivoBook S15 is awesome, it’s using a aluminium body, perfect finishing on the outside as well as on the inside. The same color pattern follows inside too, including the touch pad.
There is finger print sensor on the right top side of the touch pad. Key are nicely place, comfortable to use. Laptop is light weight, slim, easy to carry and does a very good job. The OS is loaded on the SSD and the boot up is pretty fast.
The screen quality is really good and the nanoEdge display gives a different / wider experience. Viewing angles are great. Now this laptop is using 8th Gen Intel core i5/i7 processor with NVIDIA GeForce MX150 GPU.
If you look at the 3Dmark11 benchmark score it was around 4000. For gaming you need a score of over 8000. So this Asus VivoBook S15 is not for gaming but you can use it for every other thing – like office work, browsing, music (sound quality is very good), watching movies, emails, word / excel / PowerPoint, you can even run high end apps like image editing / video editing etc. You can play high end games but in very low resolution.
Verdict
The Asus VivoBook S15 is very good option for those on the move, this laptop is slim, compact and light weight. Plus the screen quality and battery life is an added advantage. The pricing is also pretty good starts from Rs. 60K for the Intel Core i5 processor. The Intel Core i7 8th Gen version with 128GB SSD + 1TB HDD is priced at Rs. 81,990.
The Asus VivoBook S15 on a full charge will give up to 8 hours of usage. Fast charging is supported, a 49 minutes charge will bring the battery percent up to 60%.
Rating 4.2 out of 5
Asus VivoBook S15 is available on Amazon.
It totally wrong asus vivobook performance is below average. App loading time is more than lower version cpu. A fan is very noisy and customer care support is also not so good
I own a Vivobook S15 for past 4 months. The laptops’ USP is is it’s good screen and slim lightweight size. Thats where it ends. Battery life is 4 hrs or so, no 8 as claimed. The keyboard flex is too much for fast typing and the touchpad stops functioning if your fingers have even the tiniest bit of moisture.. Tapping also feels a bit flimsy.
I exchanged for a model with SSD after I saw the laptop was verrry slow with windows 10. This one is a lot better but build quality issues are the same. I do not know how long this machine will work but it has come with 3 yrs warranty. Lets see.
It totally wrong asus vivobook performance is below average. App loading time is more than lower version cpu. A fan is very noisy and customer care support is also not so good
I own a Vivobook S15 for past 4 months. The laptops’ USP is is it’s good screen and slim lightweight size. Thats where it ends. Battery life is 4 hrs or so, no 8 as claimed. The keyboard flex is too much for fast typing and the touchpad stops functioning if your fingers have even the tiniest bit of moisture.. Tapping also feels a bit flimsy.
I exchanged for a model with SSD after I saw the laptop was verrry slow with windows 10. This one is a lot better but build quality issues are the same. I do not know how long this machine will work but it has come with 3 yrs warranty. Lets see.
Hello sir, I am using arc gis erdas software these are use for GIS
Please reply me this laptop is useful or not
I think this is best under 60k…any alternative??
Acer Aspire5 Same specs 44 to 46k
For 80K, I’ll go with MacBook..
Gaming is below average on macbook……display size is also an advantage in Asus s15
I thnk its superb
Looks almost similar to my Toshiba satellite radius P55W(with touch display)
Hello sir, I am using arc gis erdas software these are use for GIS
Please reply me this laptop is useful or not
Is it touch screen?
No not a touch screen.
I think this is best under 60k…any alternative??
Acer Aspire5 Same specs 44 to 46k
For 80K, I’ll go with MacBook..
Gaming is below average on macbook……display size is also an advantage in Asus s15
I thnk its superb
Looks almost similar to my Toshiba satellite radius P55W(with touch display)
Is it touch screen?
No not a touch screen.