Asus VivoBook S300 Series

Processor: Intel Core i3 3217U, Intel Core i5 3317U
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 4000
Display: 13.30 inch
Weight: 1.76kg, 1.8kg
Price: 600 euro

Average Score: 85.25% - good
Average of 4 scores (from 5 reviews)

performance: 74%, features: 66%, display: 76%, mobility: 87%, workmanship: 88%, ergonomy: 88%, emissions: 88%

Asus VivoBook S300CA

Specifications

Notebook: Asus VivoBook S300CA
Processor: Intel Core i3 3217U
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 4000
Display: 13.30 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 1.76kg
Price: 600 euro
Links: Asus homepage
Asus notebook section
VivoBook S300CA (Model)

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83% Review Asus VivoBook S300CA Subnotebook | Notebookcheck
Entry-level touch device. An elegant aluminium case, economic ULV hardware, long battery life - the VivoBook S300CA possesses many advantages of expensive ultrabooks, but is already available for under 600 Euros (~$787). As the icing on the cake, a touchscreen was incorporated, which is meant to set it apart from the competition.

Asus VivoBook S300CA-C1016H

Specifications

Notebook: Asus VivoBook S300CA-C1016H
Processor: Intel Core i3 3217U
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 4000
Display: 13.30 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 1.8kg
Price: 600 euro
Links: Asus homepage
Asus notebook section

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Average Score: 89% - very good

Average of 2 scores (from 2 reviews)

Foreign Reviews

89% Premium Haptik mit günstigem Touch
Source: Notebookinfo German

DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 05/02/2013
Rating: Total score: 89% performance: 80% display: 75% mobility: 90% ergonomy: 95% emissions: 90%

89% Premium Haptik mit günstigem Touch
Source: Notebookinfo German

DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 05/02/2013
Rating: Total score: 89% performance: 80% display: 75% mobility: 90% ergonomy: 95% emissions: 90%

Asus VivoBook S300CA-C1015H

Specifications

Notebook: Asus VivoBook S300CA-C1015H
Processor: Intel Core i5 3317U
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 4000
Display: 13.30 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 1.8kg
Links: Asus homepage
Asus notebook section

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Average Score: 80% - good

Average of 1 scores (from 2 reviews)

Foreign Reviews

80% Asus VivoBook S300
Source: Benchmark.pl Turkish

PL→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 04/19/2013
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 60% display: 80% mobility: 80% workmanship: 90% ergonomy: 80%

Recenze: ASUS VivoBook S300 (S300Ca) - s dotykovou obrazovkou pro všechny
Source: Notebook.cz

CZ→EN Archive.org version
Positive: Workmanship; quiet operation; comfortable and silent keypad. Negative: Brightness and contrast of the display
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/30/2013

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Asus: ASUSTeK Computer Incorporated, a Taiwanese multinational company, produces motherboards, graphics cards, optical drives, PDAs, computer monitors, notebook computers, servers, networking products, mobile phones, computer cases, computer components, and computer cooling systems. The company's 2007 revenues reached US$6.9 billion. ASUS also produces components for other manufacturers. The Eee PC initiated the netbook boom in 2008.

In the notebook sector, Asus had a global market share of about 11% from 2014-2016, making it the fourth largest laptop manufacturer. In the smartphone sector, Asus is not among the Top 5 and has only a small market share (as of 2016).

Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.

Intel HD Graphics 4000: Processor graphics card in the high end Ivy Bridge models. Offers a different clock speed in the different CPU models (ULV to desktop quad core) and therefore a different performance.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

Intel Core i3:

3217U: Ivy-Bridge-based ULV-CPU in Q2 2012. Offers a core clock of 1.8 GHz (no Turbo Boost) and an HD 4000 GPU (350 - 1050 MHz). The TDP is rated at 17 W.

Intel Core i5:

3317U: Ivy-Bridge-based ULV-CPU in Q2 2012. Offers a core clock of 1.7 - 2.6 GHz and an HD 4000 GPU (350 - 1050 MHz). The TDP is rated at 17 W.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.

1.76 kg:

This weight is typical for very old and big tablets, subnotebooks, ultrabooks and convertibles with a 11-13 inch display-diagonal; nowadays, rather typical for 15 inch laptops.

1.8 kg:

85.25%: This is a good rating above average. Nevertheless you should not forget, that 10-15% of all notebook-models get a better rating.

» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.