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ASUS Vivobook S15 (S530FA-EJ297T) review

ASUS Vivobook S15 (S530FA-EJ297T)

CHOICE Expert Rating

67%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Excellent keyboard
  • Very good touchpad
  • Very good Wi-Fi performance
  • Keyboard is backlit
  • Thin bezel around the screen makes it look elegant
  • Full-sized HDMI
  • microSD card slot
  • Lots of available storage space available
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Has two USB 2.0 ports and only one USB 3.0 port
  • USB-C port is only for data, not displays
  • Poor speakers
  • Short battery life

Type

Ultraportable
Ultrabook
Tablet mode
Operating system
Windows 10 Home

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended
Recommended for tablet use

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
67%
Performance score
61%
Tablet use score
N/A
Ease of use score
81%
Battery life score
57%
Display score
65%
Audio score
45%
Wi-Fi score
87%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
279
Storage read-speed (MBps)
537
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
51
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
3:55
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
1:13
Expert tester comments
ASUS has given the Vivobook S15 a choice of five bright but somewhat confusingly named colour combinations Firmament Green, Gun Metal, Icicle Gold, Star Grey (red and grey), Silver Blue (yellow and grey). There are also several textured finishes. Our Firmament Green test model featured a woven finish around the keyboard. We suggest you see them in person before deciding. This Vivobook has one of the latest Intel Core i7 CPUs, an excellent keyboard, plenty of internal storage (both SSD and hard drive), a thin screen frame that makes the laptop look smaller than its 15.6 inches, and its matte screen means no annoying reflections. Battery life could be better, and its vertical viewing angles aren't great, but overall it's a good contender if you want plenty of processing power in a distinctive package. Note: This laptop's performance is not directly comparable to current products due to it being tested with an older version of our benchmark.

Sustainability

Shop Ethical rating
D
Warranty (years)
1
Replaceable battery
Not collected
Replace/upgrade RAM
Not collected
Slots for additional RAM
Not collected
Replace/upgrade storage
Not collected
Slot for additional storage
Not collected
Replace/upgrade Wi-Fi
Not collected
Country of origin
Not collected

Related products

Availability
Discontinued model

Cost

Price
$1,496.00

Specifications

Screen size (inches)
15.6
Native screen resolution (pixels)
1920 x 1080
Processor (CPU) type
Intel Core i7-8565U
CPU frequency (GHz)
1.8
RAM (GB)
8
Video graphics type
Intel UHD Graphics 620
Storage capacity (GB)
2128
Available user space (GB)
1890
Storage type
SSD + HD
Wi-Fi version
5
Weight of laptop (kg)
1.8
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.3
Size (mm, H x D x W)
20 x 245 x 361

Features

Screen finish
Matte
Touchscreen
USB-C
USB 2.0 ports
2
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
3

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