ASUS VivoBook 15 Thin and Light Laptop, 15.6” FHD, Intel Core i3-8145U CPU, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD, Windows 10 in S Mode, F512FA-AB34, Slate Gray

This laptop has been my champ through high-school and will keep functioning for my through college. I have two complaints, the screens veiwing angle at first seemed underwhelming. You get used to it but at first its concerning. The other complaint is the low base storage but this can be expanded on.

Let me preface this review by saying Im a middle aged retired woman. This computer is perfect for what I need. I surf the web, do a little research and maybe stream a movie or TV show occasionally. I do not game at all. This computer boots and searches very quickly. It is also quite light and slim. Easy on my wrists when lifting. It does have the quirks of S mode but Ive adjusted with no real whining. The major quirk was mail. I am one of the last 7 people on earth who has AOL mail. I could not get my mail through AOL web page but had to link my accounts to the Microsoft mail app. Not a big problem. You can easily get rid of S mode, but once you do, you cant go back. For me, the idea of a fast, safe mode, is more important than any weirdness S mode creates. All Good here.

I desperately needed a new laptop since my previous one broke. Im a college student and I couldnt afford to spend several hundreds or even a thousand dollars on a new one, but I needed something that could keep up with what I needed it to do. I needed 8 GB of ram and a fast processor, and this one is perfect. It is very fast when it comes to open Word, PowerPoint, Google Chrome, Firefox, etc. Ive had several tabs opened up at one time and no difference when it came to speed. I recommend it to people who are looking for a fast and reliable laptop without spending an arm and a leg. The backlit keyboard is perfect for typing papers at night and it is pretty bright.

Screen flexed a little too much and the screen was prone to scrach easily, the higher end model has a better screen option that may fix that problem. Overall for a laptop in this price range its among the higher end for my picks. Better materials would fix alot of the problems with the computer but it would cost a few hundred more.

Got this at the start of quarantine and initially loved it. Screen, battery, etc. worked fine but one year later and completely crashed. No issues prior besides an occasional glitchy camera or spotty clicks. Battery died, had geek quad check it out and they basically told me it would cost me more to fix than replace. Disappointed because it was a good product but faulty.

Lightweight

Computer is good for my needs. Fast enough etc.. My problem is that when I connect it to an external monitor (TCL TV) via HDMI cable it often crashes and I have to hold down the power button and restart it in order to get it back up and working. I have looked at all the settings and everything seems OK with them and I have tried a different HDMI cable but it still crashes. It also shuts down instead of going to sleep sometimes. The startup screen says In Search of Excellence. I guess they need to keep searching.

Love this computer. I can do so much all at the same time.

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numerical keyboard in the way 100%. too fragile for our business (autobody). touch screen very very sensitive.