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ASUS Vivobook S15 (S533FA-BQ001T) review

ASUS Vivobook S15 (S533FA-BQ001T)

CHOICE Expert Rating

70%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Thin screen bezel makes it look appealing
  • microSD card slot
  • Full-sized HDMI port
  • Very good keyboard
  • Very good touchpad
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Long charge time to 100 per cent

Type

Ultraportable
Ultrabook
Tablet mode
Operating system
Windows 10 Home

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended
Recommended for tablet use

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
70%
Performance score
54%
Tablet use score
N/A
Ease of use score
79%
Battery life score
69%
Display score
75%
Audio score
60%
Wi-Fi score
69%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
976
Storage read-speed (MBps)
1830
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
31
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
6:02
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
1:49
Expert tester comments
A big laptop with a bit of style thanks to a thin bezel on the side of the screen. It has a common configuration that will aid general office tasks, online communications, and media viewing, and a good range of ports means extras such as monitors and memory cards can be plugged in easily.

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
China

Related products

Availability
Discontinued model

Cost

Price
$1,299.00

Specifications

Screen size (inches)
15.6
Native screen resolution (pixels)
1920 x 1080
Processor (CPU) type
Intel Core i5-10210U
CPU frequency (GHz)
1.6
RAM (GB)
8
Video graphics type
Intel UHD Graphics
Storage capacity (GB)
512
Available user space (GB)
430
Storage type
SSD
Wi-Fi version
6
Weight of laptop (kg)
1.7
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.3
Size (mm, H x D x W)
22 x 235 x 358

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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