Asus VivoBook Series
Processor: AMD Bristol Ridge A9-9420, Intel Atom x5 Z8350, Intel Core i5 6200U, Intel Pentium N3710Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge), Intel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell), Intel HD Graphics 405 (Braswell), NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
Display: 11.60 inch, 15.60 inch, 17.30 inch
Weight: 0.976kg, 2kg, 2.3kg, 2.593kg
Price: 249, 300, 489 euro
Average of 5 scores (from 6 reviews)
Asus VivoBook R558UQ-DM326T
Specifications
Notebook: Asus VivoBook R558UQ-DM326TProcessor: Intel Core i5 6200U
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 2.3kg
Links: Asus homepage Asus notebook section
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Foreign Reviews
Source: Tweakers
NL→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 09/18/2016
Rating: Total score: 100%
Asus VivoBook Max X541SA-XO208D
Specifications
Notebook: Asus VivoBook Max X541SA-XO208DProcessor: Intel Pentium N3710
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 405 (Braswell)
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 2kg
Price: 300 euro
Links: Asus homepage Asus notebook section
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Average Score:
Reviews
Source: Tech Advisor
Archive.org versionThe Asus VivoBook Max X541SA is a laptop made for those who want a solid, cheap computer. It has some neat extras such as a large hard drive, a fake brushed metal finish and speakers that sound much better than most at the price. If you need a computer you’ll use extensively most days, though, we’d strongly advise getting one with an Intel Core i3 CPU rather than the Intel Pentium used here. While it’s the “next best” option, it is noticeably slower, regardless of what you’re doing. If £300, or even £400, is your max budget you also have to accept that you won’t get a dazzling screen. The VivoBook's dated display technology ensures image quality is, at best, passable. Still not put off? We won’t deny there’s a good amount on offer here for those on a very tight budget, with plenty of storage, wide-ranging connectivity and reasonable build quality.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 02/02/2017
Rating: Total score: 60% price: 80% performance: 60%
Source: Gadgetspeak
Archive.org versionIn terms of basic specification the VivoBook Max X541SA should tick all the right boxes. It is available in an attractive brushed finish in either silver/white or red/blue and has a 15.6 inch 16:9 (1366 x 768) screen, an Intel dual-core Pentium processor N3710 1.6/2.56GHz (burst), 4GB RAM and a 1TB hard drive. This should prove adequate for the majority of school and college work as well as playing games and viewing videos and movies even though it would be unreasonable to expect it to cope with video editing and high speed gaming.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 10/03/2016
Rating: Total score: 65% price: 80% performance: 60% features: 60% workmanship: 60%
Foreign Reviews
Source: Notebook-Center.ru
RU→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Nice design; decent hardware; nice performance; good display; low price.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/16/2016
Asus VivoBook E200HA-FD0041TS
Specifications
Notebook: Asus VivoBook E200HA-FD0041TSProcessor: Intel Atom x5 Z8350
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell)
Display: 11.60 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 0.976kg
Price: 249 euro
Links: Asus homepage Asus notebook section
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Reviews
Is affordable actually good? With the Asus VivoBook E200HA-FD0041TS, the manufacturer offers an 11.6-inch subnotebook on the market that is supposed to convince the customer in three different colors. There is also a quad-core processor under the hood. You can find out in our short review, how the little notebook fares in our test.
Asus VivoBook X751BP-TY048T
The Asus X751BP-TY048T is a simple 17.3-inch laptop with entry-level performance. It is an all-round companion with a brilliant 17-inch display, slim and light form factor and versatile features. The performance is not powerful, but the laptop offers a lot of storage space and 8 GB of RAM. Asus offers various other configurations in the X751 and F751 series as well. With this large of a size, this laptop is suitable as a desktop replacement but less suitable for frequent use. It offers sufficient performance for office and Internet use. The dimension of the laptop is 415 x 35.5 x 272 mm and the weight of the laptop is 2,800 grams. The Asus X751BP-TY048T is equipped with a shiny 17.3-inch panel with a native resolution of 1,600 x 900 pixels. Brightness, contrast and black value are not that high but are appropriate for this price range. The notebook can be used outdoors. However, a user should stick to well-shaded areas for good legibility because the glossy display reflects a lot of environmental lighting. Inside the Asus X751BP-TY048T, there is an AMD A9-9420 dual-core processor with 1 MB cache which runs at 3.00 GHz. The Turbo allows the speed to be boosted up to 3.60 GHz. The Turbo can be used on battery or plugged in. As for storage, the hard disk drive in the laptop runs at 5,400 rpm and offers a capacity of 1 TB. Asus divides the disk into two partitions, an OS partition (372 GB) and a data partition (537 GB). The AMD Radeon R5 is responsible for the graphics of the laptop. Like most of the notebooks and tablets from Asus, the X751 comes with a real specialty that makes all multimedia applications a real pleasure: the ASUS SonicMaster technology combines the highest quality audio hardware and professional audio software under one roof. As for operating system, the Asus X751BP-TY048T comes with Windows 10 Home 64 bit pre-installed. Extensive enhancements and new features keep the operation simple, but still offer more possibilities than before. In addition, various Windows devices such as smartphones, tablets, and PCs can be managed more easily than ever before and integrated into networks. For the battery, the laptop offers up to 4 hours battery life with a lithium-ion 4 cells 37 Wh battery. As for input and output interfaces, the Asus X751BP-TY048T features three USB 3.0 ports, a VGA port, and an HDMI port. It even has a DVD-RW burner, which is less common to be seen on a laptop these days. Networking ist possible via Gigabit LAN, Wireless LAN 802.11 b/g/n and Bluetooth. The Asus X751BP-TY048T is a simple, budget friendly laptop that best suits students and home users. It offers all that is needed to perform the usual office work. Hands-on article by Jagadisa RajarathnamSpecifications
Notebook: Asus VivoBook X751BP-TY048TProcessor: AMD Bristol Ridge A9-9420
Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)
Display: 17.30 inch, 16:9, 1600 x 900 pixels
Weight: 2.593kg
Price: 489 euro
Links: Asus homepage Asus notebook section
Price comparison
Reviews
Room for improvement! The Asus VivoBook X751BP is an affordable entry-level office notebook with subpar performance. Our review will reveal whether or not it might be worth the purchase.
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Asus: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. is a major Taiwanese computer hardware manufacturer based in Taipei, founded in 1989. Under the Asus brand name, the company manufactures a wide range of products, including laptops, desktops, motherboards, graphics cards, monitors, smartphones and networking equipment, complete systems and PC components for end users.
Under the ROG (Republic of Gamers) brand name, ASUS manufactures gaming laptops known by gamers for their powerful specifications, dedicated graphics cards, high refresh rate displays and advanced cooling systems.
Beyond gaming, a wide range of notebooks are offered for different needs and budgets, from ultra-slim and lightweight ultrabooks to versatile 2-in-1 convertibles and budget-friendly options. In 2023, Asus had a 7% global market share of the PC market.
Customer satisfaction with ASUS notebooks concerns performance, the features, and the good price-performance ratio of ASUS notebooks. However, as with any brand, there are occasional reports of problems such as overheating, driver compatibility, or build quality issues.
Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.
NVIDIA GeForce 940MX: Mid-range laptop graphics card based on the Maxwell architecture. Compared to the older 940M, the MX now also supports GDDR5 graphics memory and maybe slightly faster clock speeds.
Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.
Intel HD Graphics 405 (Braswell): Integrated graphics card in the Intel Braswell series (2016 Pentium) processors. Based on the Broadwell architecture (Intel Gen8) supporting DirectX 11.2. Depending on the processor offers 16 shader cores (EU) and different clock speed.
Intel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell): Integrated graphics card in the Intel Braswell series (2016 Celeron) processors. Based on the Broadwell architecture (Intel Gen8) supporting DirectX 11.2. Depending on the processor offers 12 shader cores (EU) and different clock speeds.
AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge): Integrated graphics adapter of some AMD-A dual-core APUs ("Stoney Ridge"). Based on the GCN architecture, implements 192 shader units and runs at up to 800 MHz. The performance can vary heavily depending on the TDP (15-25 Watts for the whole chip)
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Intel Core i5:
6200U: Skylake-based ULV dual-core processor for thin notebooks and ultrabooks. Offers an integrated HD Graphics 520 GPU and is manufactured in 14 nm.
Intel Pentium:
N3710: Notebook CPU with an integrated quad core Atom processor clocked at 1.1 - 2.56 GHz, an Intel HD Graphics 405 GPU and a dual channel DDR3L-1600 memory controller.
Intel Atom x5:
Z8350: Soc with an integrated quad core Atom processor clocked at 1.44 - 1.92 GHz, an Intel HD Graphics GPU and a dual channel LPDDR3-1600 memory controller.
AMD Bristol Ridge:
A9-9420: Entry-level APU from AMD's 2016 Stoney Ridge lineup. Integrates 2 CPU cores, a single-channel DDR4-2133 memory controller as well as a Radeon GPU with 192 shader units at a TDP of 15 Watts (configurable between 10-25 Watts). Clocked at 3 to 3.6 GHz.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
0.976 kg:
2.593 kg:
With this weight, a laptop is rather heavier than average. Devices in this range shine more with screen size and performance than with mobility.
76.38%: This rating is not earth-shattering. This rating must actually be seen as average, since there are about as many devices with worse ratings as better ones. A purchase recommendation can only be seen with a lot of goodwill, unless it is about websites that generally rate strictly.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
