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ASUS Vivobook Go 14 E410K (E410KA-EK217WS) review

ASUS Vivobook Go 14 E410K (E410KA-EK217WS)

CHOICE Expert Rating

61%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Can upgrade or replace some components (SSD, Wi-Fi, battery)
  • Silent operation
  • Very good touchpad
  • Full-sized HDMI port
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Poor storage read and write speeds
  • USB-C port limited to USB devices only (no power or display)
  • Low amount of usable storage space (under 80GB)
  • Narrow viewing angles
  • Keyboard is not backlit
  • Lacks an SD card slot
  • Charger is not USB-C
  • Short power cord

Type

Ultraportable
Ultrabook
Tablet mode
Operating system
Windows 11 Home S

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended
Recommended for tablet use

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
61%
Performance score
46%
Tablet use score
N/A
Ease of use score
76%
Battery life score
62%
Display score
60%
Audio score
38%
Wi-Fi score
64%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
148
Storage read-speed (MBps)
206
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
25
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
5:13
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
1:22
Expert tester comments
The ASUS Vivobook Go 14 (E410) is a neat looking laptop that runs silently, but it also runs very slowly. Its Intel Celeron CPU is just not quick enough for most common tasks, and when paired with only 4GB of RAM and slow 128GB embedded storage, you'll end up with an experience that is less than optimal.

Sustainability

Shop Ethical rating
D
Warranty (years)
1
Replaceable battery
Replace/upgrade RAM
Slots for additional RAM
Replace/upgrade storage
Slot for additional storage
Replace/upgrade Wi-Fi
Country of origin
China

Related products

Availability
Tested model

Cost

Price
$449.00

Specifications

Screen size (inches)
14
Native screen resolution (pixels)
1920 x 1080
Processor (CPU) type
Intel Celeron N4500
CPU frequency (GHz)
1.1
RAM (GB)
4
Video graphics type
Intel UHD Graphics
Storage capacity (GB)
128
Available user space (GB)
74
Storage type
eMMC
Wi-Fi version
5
Weight of laptop (kg)
1.4
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.13
Size (mm, H x D x W)
19 x 217 x 325

Features

Screen finish
Matte
Touchscreen
USB-C
USB 2.0 ports
1
USB 3.0 ports
1
USB 4 as USB-C port
0
USB-C (USB 3.2 Gen 1 or 2, not Thunderbolt 3 or 4) ports
1
Thunderbolt 3 or 4 (as USB-C) ports
0
SD card slot (full-size)
SD card slot (micro)
HDMI port
Gigabit ethernet port
Rear camera
Backlit keyboard levels of brightness
0

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