Asus Vivobook S 14 review

So, I bought myself an ASUS VivoBook S 14 with a Ryzen 7 8845HS processor with a Radeon 780M integrated GPU circuit and even a Neural Processing Unit. Tthe GPU can handle games at acceptable framerate at low to medium settings when hooked to a wall socket. The cooling contains dual fan solution wchich, due to good heat reduction, allows the chips to work at high frequencies. The glossy OLED screen runs with 120hz frequency and displays 2880x1800 image. The battery capacity is 75WH which allows for 5-6 hours of work. The camera works with Full HD resolution and the image quality is really acceptable and is Windows Hello compatible. The speakers play just fine, no buzzing noise on high pitch. The computer has WiFi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3 as expected, however no celluar modem. To the left of device we can find an HDMI port, two USB-C 4.0 ports, a micro SD card slot and an audio jack. To the right we can see two USB type A USB 3.2 ports and two leds – one for power, one for charging. The keyboard feels alright, has a RGB back light and even a dedicated Copilot key, the only issue I noticed with it is the arrow keys get stuck from time to time (which sucks :( ). The whole device is enveloped in a plastic case, yeah, I prefer metal cases, however it’s not a biggie to me. The touch pad seems fully usable and does the job. I payed 5000PLN for the unit which is around $1250, which seems a bit expensive in comparison to the original price of the unit, however, the computers got a bit more expensive on the market last few months. The unit came with Windows 11 Home which runs smoothly but there is no problem to dual boot with Linux. The Linux I’ve installed is Fedora 43 AMD64 Workstation and it is fully compatible with device, all components work. The only problem with Linux on this device is – it drains battery faster than Windows.

Over all it’s a pretty good buy, I use it mainly for work but entertainment is also an option using this unit. It’s a well designed, well made laptop, the quality I rate at 4/5, biggest downside is this nasty arrow keys stuck which breaks all the niceness of this thing. This is all from me. Good luck.