ASUS VivoBook 15 S513 Thin and Light Laptop, 15.6” FHD Display, AMD Ryzen 7 4700U Processor, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, Fingerprint Reader, Windows 10 Home, Indie Black, S513IA-DB74

First of all, I don't give out 5 star ratings, but this laptop is a solid 4+ stars. My review is very subjective and you can get raw performance numbers elsewhere. It is lightweight and checks all the boxes of the features I need. The Ryzen 7 processor is super fast and boot up from opening the lid is about 5 seconds. It comes with 3200 8gb ram which I will upgrade to 16gb soon. The 1TB SSD is made by Intel and provides me with plenty of storage. It has all the USB connections I need. No USB-C charging, but I don't mind. It is very lightweight and easy to carry around with my Macbook Pro in my backpack.My background is in software engineering and I have a Macbook Pro and PC on my desk. This sucker is much faster that my 2018 Macbook Pro and I never hear the Asus CPU fan running. I do hear the Macbook Pro fan running quite frequently and it is annoying. This Asus is very quiet and runs cool. But maybe it will run hotter if I stream a lot and play some intensive games. I use this laptop for general purpose and my software development activities. For that, it is perfect for me. I'm still a Macbook guy and will continue to buy them because the technology and build quality ensures that it has the life cycle and 3 PC laptops without going obsolete.When I first got this, the new Windows 10 updates maybe took a total of 15 minutes. There were probably 8 or 9 updates and they all downloaded and installed very quickly. My other Lenovo Flex 15 laptop with the Intel 10nm 1065G i7 processor, 16GB memory, and 512 SSD took about 45 minutes to do a similar Windows 10 update. I am very impressed with the 7nm Ryzen 7 processor. This Asus is way better than the Lenovo. Don't know if it is the Ryzen 7 or just the overall engineering of the Lenovo unit. I do know that I built many PCs in the past with ASUS motherboards and was never disappointed.The only negative is that the screen can be brighter. The screen quality is good, but additional brightness would be welcome. As I use this indoors 99% of the time, I have no issues with brightness or being outside. For those who want a nice screen, go pay the price and get something better. Finally, the battery life is typically about 5 to 6 hours between charges. It can probably go more, but I get battery anxiety and don't let the battery fall below 20% very often. Other reviews regarding Asus Vivobook battery consumption were not based on the Ryzen 7 that I have seen and many were using Intel 10nm processors or other Ryzen processors that were not the 7nm technology.

Good machine for light office tasks, browsing, STREAMING video, and other uses that DO NOT stress the CPU or integrated GPU (also part of the CPU).However - playing HD video files locally (from the laptop drive) makes the CPU work a bit harder, and within five minutes or less, the system overheats and powers itself down.Because of the "Thin & Light" design of the laptop, the cooling is terribly inefficient and ineffective for the CPU if it actually has to do any work. This design may work okay for a Ryzen 3 or 5, lower-wattage chips with less cores and lower TDP (heat and power draw). But for this Ryzen 7 4700U, working the CPU at all leads to overheating.I've tried using a cooling pad with fans and there is little effect, as the 'vents' on the bottom of the fan are barely functional, and there are no fans inside of the vents and interior of the laptop case. There is a heatpipe cooler on the CPU with one TINY fan (30mm?) stuck in a small pocket the heatpipe passes over. Again, no actual, functional vent to allow airflow.If you need a light laptop for light office tasks, this would fit the bill. But so would a $300 Dell machine. You're basically paying $800+ for how light it is. Just don't expect processing power to work without it killing the system. Definitely not a DTR or media-capable laptop.

Listing for laptop is confusing. The option I picked was for 16gb ram/memory and top came with 8gb. Listing says supposed to have 4.1 ghz processor speed and my top is registering only 2 ghz. It's not a bad top but specs differ from listing.

Overall the laptop had me speechless.Yes, I know the screen does not do very well on the outside, but the nits are the same as way more expensive laptops.Other than that, the Ryzen 7 4700u is a beast, 1TB SSD is a dream and the keyboard is great.The touchpad could be better, but nothing to complain about.If you're planning on using it on the move, it's super portable as it's quite lightweight for its dimensions.

This is a middle of the road laptop. Not a super light.Not a gaming laptop as far as speed goes.A good utilitarian everyday laptop. Does NOT have a ethernet port.

Battery lasts 1.5 days. Some batteries last longer, but expected. 'Faster processors use more power.'"Well worth it. Protected with sleeve. Lid does not latch." Also has a pouch to throw mouse and power cord in! (Amazon)(search) HYZUO 15-16 Inch Laptop Sleeve Case Compatible with 2019 MacBook Pro 16 A2141/ Surface Laptop 3 15 Inch/Dell XPS 15/2012-2015 Old MacBook Pro Retina 15 A1398 ...24 colors to choose from!

It is my first laptop. Fast speed cpu with good looking. Nice build quality at this price. I confirmed that Asus have provided 1 yr international warranty. The only thing is that it doesn’t support pd charging, the battery may not enough that only 6-7 hrs with battery saver mode.

This is an amazing laptop, but I would not recommend it for full time gaming. It is fine for some games but in games such as fortnight it suffers in graphics.

Absolutely amazing service from Amazon. keep it up

por lo que pague se me hace una excelente computadora aunque tienes que ver para que la quieres .pro: el ryzen 4700 u es el mejor procesador que me a tocado probar es rapidisimo instalando y navegando es brutal despues de utilizarlo me costo mucho trabajo utilizar mi antigua lap una ryzen 3 con 12 gb ram y ssd .-la pantalla no es mala ni buena es regular-la bateria dura mucho unas 6 horas y hasta mas y no se calienta casi nada- la computadora es de plastico pero un plastico de calidad rico al tacto trae stickers para personalizar-trae una memoria ram de 8gb a 3200 mhz y un slot para expandir otros 8gb apenas acabo de encargar la ram.- el teclado es rico al tacto y se mira elegante y minimalista por asi decirlo .-la carga a full mas o menos en una hora la obtienes .-el software de my link asus es bueno asi puedes tener linkeado tu celular con tu pc todo el tiempo recibir llamadas tener archivos y contactos-el chip de wifi es brutalcontras- no se puede sacar video por el usb tipo c- la pantalla le falta brillo para exteriores-la memoria vram se queda muy corta para juegos actuales solo trae 512 megas ya que no cuenta con graficos vega que fue con la finta que yo me fuicreo que son los puntos negativos que e encontrado .conclusión:es una excelente computadora super rápida para navegar , para ver videos , para trabajar . jamás quedras regresar a tu antiguo ordenador . si eres gamer y la quieres para jugar algunos juegos no te la recomiendo . en mi caso solo juego league of legends y algunos juegos de ese estilo . el league of legends a resolución máxima 1920 todo a full me lo corre aproximadamente a 120 fps por lo cual me parece excelente . si quieres jugar otro tipo de juegos si trata de buscar otra pc

Ya casi llevo un mes usando esta laptop y es realmente increíble, creo que por todo lo que ofrece todas y cada una de sus características tuvo un costo que la hizo una ganga, no le he utilizado a su máxima capacidad pero cuando lo haga editare este comentario para ver que tal respondió, le puse 4 estrellas solo porque debería tener mayor brillo.

Un buen producto. La relación calidad-precio es muy buena.Sólo pondría éstos "peros":1) No tiene pantalla táctil2) Cuando bajas al máximo el brillo de la pantalla, no se pone totalmente en negro (cómo las laptop Lenovo)3) No tiene bloqueo físico de la cámara web

Es una laptop perfecta para trabajar, no cabe duda. La memoria esta rapidísima y de buen espacio para que no sufras por eso. Te puede correr algunos juegos pero no esta hecha para eso ya que solo tiene tarjeta grafica integrada. La CPU es muy rápida, no te defrauda en los momentos que mas la necesitas. El único punto negativo es que el teclado es de estados unidos pero pues se acostumbra uno.