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ASUS Vivobook S14 (K5404VA-M9083X) review

ASUS Vivobook S14 (K5404VA-M9083X)

CHOICE Expert Rating

75%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Excellent keyboard
  • Excellent touchpad
  • Very large touchpad
  • Very good screen
  • Excellent viewing angles
  • Short time to charge to 80 per cent
  • Full-sized HDMI port
  • Can upgrade or replace some components (SSD, Wi-Fi, battery)
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Has two USB-A ports, but one is a slow USB 2.0 port
  • Lacks an SD card slot
  • Charger is not USB-C
  • Poor audio quality

Type

Ultraportable
Ultrabook
Tablet mode
Operating system
Windows 11 Pro

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended
Recommended for tablet use

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
75%
Performance score
65%
Tablet use score
N/A
Ease of use score
84%
Battery life score
70%
Display score
85%
Audio score
65%
Wi-Fi score
79%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
2504
Storage read-speed (MBps)
3611
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
42
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
7:04
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
0:58
Expert tester comments
At 14.5 inches, the ASUS Vivobook S 14 offers a good balance between being comfortable to use and relatively easy to cart around. The high-resolution screen uses OLED technology, which produces vibrant results, and is excellent for watching movies. A high-end processor, plenty of RAM, and half a terabyte of storage means that most tasks will be dealt with easily; meanwhile, an excellent keyboard should make typing more of a joy than a chore. For number nuts, a virtual number pad illuminates in the large touchpad space. You also get a good array of ports (except for an odd USB 2.0 inclusion) and it won't take too long to charge it up to 80 per cent capacity.

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
Discontinued model

Cost

Price
$1,999.00

Specifications

Screen size (inches)
14.5
Native screen resolution (pixels)
2880 x 1800
Processor (CPU) type
Intel Core i9-13900H
CPU frequency (GHz)
2.6
RAM (GB)
16
Video graphics type
Intel Iris Xe
Storage capacity (GB)
512
Available user space (GB)
425
Storage type
SSD
Wi-Fi version
6E
Weight of laptop (kg)
1.5
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.34
Size (mm, H x D x W)
24 x 228 x 322

Features

Screen finish
Glossy
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
0
Thunderbolt 3 or 4 (as USB-C) ports
1
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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