Asus Vivobook S15 S5506
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Reviews for the Asus Vivobook S15 S5506
Source: Techlusive
Intel means business by pushing the Ultra Evo chips to work that hard and still be power-efficient. And Asus has done a fine job at giving the Vivobook S15 all the essentials it needs to be a good productivity machine. The screen and speakers are good enough for binge sessions, and the keyboard and trackpad help you work well. The 8-hour battery means you can travel with this laptop, and the military-grade toughness gives it the ability to handle light shocks and bumps.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 08/25/2024
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Techlusive
Intel means business by pushing the Ultra Evo chips to work that hard and still be power-efficient. And Asus has done a fine job at giving the Vivobook S15 all the essentials it needs to be a good productivity machine. The screen and speakers are good enough for binge sessions, and the keyboard and trackpad help you work well. The 8-hour battery means you can travel with this laptop, and the military-grade toughness gives it the ability to handle light shocks and bumps. All in all, this is a solid option for college students, and people looking for a business laptop that can handle moderately heavy workloads. But the 96,000 rupee price tag is too steep for the Ultra 5 variant. So if you can get it for a discount, it is a sweet deal.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 07/29/2024
Rating: Total score: 80%
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Intel Arc 8-Core: Integrated graphics adapter based on the Xe LPG architecture (similar to the dedicated Arc GPUs, but with a focus on efficiency). Provides all 8 Xe cores (128 Xe vector engines) and 8 ray tracing units.
Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Ultra 7 165H: A high-end Meteor Lake family chip that debuted in December 2023. This 1st Gen Core Ultra processor has come to replace 13th generation Core chips; it has 16 cores (6 + 8 + 2) and 22 threads at its disposal. Its Performance cores, of which there are 6, run at up to 5.0 GHz and are HT-enabled while its Efficient cores, of which there are 10 (8 main cores plus 2 extra ones found in the Low Power Island) run at up to 3.8 GHz. The integrated AI Boost NPU offers two Gen 3 engines for hardware AI workload acceleration. vPro Enterprise and business-centric features such as the Remote Platform Erase are onboard as well. This laptop processor's Base power consumption is 28 W while its Turbo power consumption is not supposed to go over 115 W.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
15.60":
15-inch display variants are the standard and are used for more than half of all laptops.
The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, often allows high resolutions and thus offers rich details on the screen, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact - simply the standard compromise.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.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.
80%: 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.
