oh, i forgot to add a part. Webcam isnt great (720p), but it entirely will suffice for meetings. Mic is acceptable too. Certainly no streamer camera, but its pretty normal at this price point.
Just wanted to say thankyou for such a detailed review! Your knowledge was extremely refreshing compared to a lot of other videos doing reviews and you covered all the topics I was looking for. Great stuff!
I have been eyeballing this laptop since it has been hitting $1000 CAD on Amazon lately. I wasn't sure if the ram was upgradable since I feel 16GB just isn't really comfortable anymore, just running Windows and Chrome and you have like 4 gigs left. After watching this video I am sold on this laptop, Thanks for the awesome review!
I like this video more than any other popular channels out there. You don't make things look good. you're showing them how they are. We get to know how they actually look.
Thanks dude. Yes it’s my goal to be objective and just show off each device in depth. The person who’s watching and take what they want from that. I do make some personal opinions here and there, but I’m certainly not trying to sell anything lol
@@TechGuyBeau that's exactly why I liked it. I watched like 25 videos to decide if I should buy this, coz I was a little skeptical about the quality. This is the video I needed. Love your video man! Looking forward for more like these
bought it today on sale for 500 bucks. This will be my go to media to watch anime. My eyes can't seem to binge on my big screen after work and I just end up browsing all day on my laptop. Got some iem's for the sound. Laptop will get here Friday. Thanks for the review, the display color accuracy is what sold me.
@@TechGuyBeau Laptop is pretty meh tbh. I'm back on my MacBook Pro for everyday use. Keyboard, sound, UI, Cooling, Updates, and just overall user experience is way better. Asus laptop gets hot for no reason, like I barely use it and the fan starts spinning and the bottom part gets hot. I am using it exclusively to watch my shows, but as soon as apple has oled in their line up I'm switching. Build quality also feels really inferior..
found your review on r/laptopdealscanada! finally great to see an impression on the AMD version of this laptop. In your opinion, as a student looking for a laptop to last 5 years in uni, should I jump for this one or should I wait for black friday deals?
I doubt you’ll find a laptop with a 120hz OLED screen and this processor for this price. If you need ULTRA portability, you might want to get a slimmer laptop. But if you want a well balanced machine this one is superb.
i think wait for next year would be better because the refresh is coming soon anyways. The price would not be low but you are talking about using your laptop for the next five years, so i think the investment would be worthwhile for you, but i will let the expert (Tech Guy Beau) replied later, if he chooses to.
I'd like to thank you for this review. I was wondering about getting practically the same laptop, model M3402R. Your video was only one I found. Your teardown was very helpful cause I needed a laptop with upgradable ram. Now i'm happy with my purchase! P.S. Did you get "coil whine" sound in your model? Mine has some noise, especially in Windows while idle
@@TechGuyBeau after lastest BIOS update coil whine seems to be gone. I've checked the thermals and they're pretty good overall - 40 degrees idle and about 80-85 under load / games
Bought one of these three weeks ago, and while watching you tube vids every night for several hours, I am having dropout problems with my blue tooth headphones. I know it is the laptop, as my other HP laptop that I use during the day, does not have any such problems. Apart from that, this is a fantastic computer. Unfortunately, if you need to use it on battery only, this is not for you as 2 hours is around all you will get on a full charge.
Great in-depth review! Hope to see a follow up video on your experience on this laptop. Also, do you know what the max expandable RAM is for this model?
It seems Asus is literally the only company to make 120Hz OLED laptops that aren't absolutely insanely priced. Supposedly all the TV OLEDs suffer from something called sample-and-hold. Where there is basically built-in lag that will not allow for completely smooth motion. I'm very curious to try these laptops out and see if I can get completely smooth stutter-free motion.
Sample is hold is present on all lcd and oled panels. It will be present on any display that has pixels. Black frame insertion can be used to reduce motion blur. You need to hunt down a good crt or plasma for best motion clarity
Thank you for this nice and thorough review! It's the first review I found on the ryzen model. Quick question: how's been the battery so far? The estimate from Windows in the video seems to be based on 1 cycle. Has it been similar since then? E.g. Is 8hrs web browsing possible with 120hz and medium brightness? I'm on the fence for buying it
I'm waiting for mine to arrive but you can adjust the power draw of the system in the MyAsus app to get much better battery life, as well as doing other things like turn down the refresh rate, so I expect it to only last slightly less long as 6800U equipped laptops when optimized. Rembrandt CPUs are very efficient at low power draw.
Ok, that was done, I just didn't noticed it. You are a really techy person, rarly even youtube reviewers have the same amount of knowledge. Thank you for this video, it was very useful for me. I'm looking to buy Vivobook S 15 OLED (M3502, AMD Ryzen 6000 series) for my wife for light gaming (Overwatch), office tasks, and movies. I think it will be a good fit. Actually you was the person who proffed me that these laptops can handle 16GB RAM sticks, which is very important for them.
Oh I did no worries. You can see the clips are disconnected. It just resting near the connector It’s a great laptop. The 15 OLED has some nice additions. I was looking it up last night
I was told the S5402Z was limited to only 1TB. Perhaps, this is not accurate information. Also, I see they also support 32Gb stick with the onboard 8Gig, for a total of 40. Hmmm. Then, the machine would have 16Gig Dual, and 25 single. I think this is a major performance hit and might be better with having 16Gb of dual to increased performance, especially for the Intel graphics.
This one is amd, but yes you should be able to do 40gb on intel as well. A lot of people are probably fine with 16, however larger productivity use might benefit from 24
i just wanted to know what to do since i got this one and arrived today however theres this buzzing noise behind the fan i really dont know what to do, should i open this up?
i am thinking about getting it but with a 90Hz Display for 980 Euros. i am worried about fan noice and battery because i need it for study and some other stuff
The sound of the fan when playing games is disgusting. These x86 chips are terrible, I can't wait to see what the Snapdragon X Elite brings to the table.
For OLED it is definitely an advantage. Because in movies those black lines are completely black. In browsing working with documents it is also much more convenient to have more height resolution
Hey Beau - great review! 👍 Subscribed to your channel because of it - question for you, in your personal opinion, what laptop would you prefer as your "daily driver". This Asus Vivobook or the Lenovo SLim 7 Pro X? I'm torn between the two models and noticed you reviewed both (the 3K lenovo model, 32 GB memory, 512 GB hard drive). Kinda leaning towards the Asus, but any advice would be greatly appreciated - going to use it to run DJ software. Don't game or care about a touch screen but like a nice, bright screen and to have decent power to run DJ software -thanks man! @techguybeau
The asus is lighter, but otherwise it’s inferior in every way. The Lenovo will be more powerful, more Robust, and will last longer. Also it has better battery and cooling. Only get the asus if you need a very light laptop and are okay with middling performance. Still nice, just not in the same category
@@TechGuyBeau Amazing! Thanks Beau for getting back to me and input. Decision made. Being lighter isn't a big deal, gotta go with power and performance - Lenovo for the win! Back to school sale on right now so just ordered it actually. Keep the reviews coming! 👍
oh, i forgot to add a part. Webcam isnt great (720p), but it entirely will suffice for meetings. Mic is acceptable too. Certainly no streamer camera, but its pretty normal at this price point.
Just wanted to say thankyou for such a detailed review!
Your knowledge was extremely refreshing compared to a lot of other videos doing reviews and you covered all the topics I was looking for. Great stuff!
Thanks. I hope it was helpful
I have been eyeballing this laptop since it has been hitting $1000 CAD on Amazon lately. I wasn't sure if the ram was upgradable since I feel 16GB just isn't really comfortable anymore, just running Windows and Chrome and you have like 4 gigs left. After watching this video I am sold on this laptop, Thanks for the awesome review!
I like this video more than any other popular channels out there. You don't make things look good. you're showing them how they are. We get to know how they actually look.
Thanks dude. Yes it’s my goal to be objective and just show off each device in depth. The person who’s watching and take what they want from that. I do make some personal opinions here and there, but I’m certainly not trying to sell anything lol
@@TechGuyBeau that's exactly why I liked it. I watched like 25 videos to decide if I should buy this, coz I was a little skeptical about the quality. This is the video I needed. Love your video man! Looking forward for more like these
@@TechGuyBeau Also, the pixel shift was never known before to me
bought it today on sale for 500 bucks. This will be my go to media to watch anime. My eyes can't seem to binge on my big screen after work and I just end up browsing all day on my laptop. Got some iem's for the sound. Laptop will get here Friday. Thanks for the review, the display color accuracy is what sold me.
Great screen for sure.
Asus OLEDs are typically nice
@@TechGuyBeau Laptop is pretty meh tbh. I'm back on my MacBook Pro for everyday use. Keyboard, sound, UI, Cooling, Updates, and just overall user experience is way better. Asus laptop gets hot for no reason, like I barely use it and the fan starts spinning and the bottom part gets hot. I am using it exclusively to watch my shows, but as soon as apple has oled in their line up I'm switching. Build quality also feels really inferior..
Wow. Thank you a lot for such a detailed and high-quality review.
Costco is selling the laptop for 699.00. I'm planning to purchase one tomorrow. great video
i just purchased one from costco for 500 bucks
great review, thanks man
You should disconnect battery before touching anything, then dont touch pins on memory banks. And antistatic gloves would be ideal.
thank you for review.
found your review on r/laptopdealscanada! finally great to see an impression on the AMD version of this laptop. In your opinion, as a student looking for a laptop to last 5 years in uni, should I jump for this one or should I wait for black friday deals?
I doubt you’ll find a laptop with a 120hz OLED screen and this processor for this price.
If you need ULTRA portability, you might want to get a slimmer laptop. But if you want a well balanced machine this one is superb.
i think wait for next year would be better because the refresh is coming soon anyways. The price would not be low but you are talking about using your laptop for the next five years, so i think the investment would be worthwhile for you, but i will let the expert (Tech Guy Beau) replied later, if he chooses to.
I'd like to thank you for this review. I was wondering about getting practically the same laptop, model M3402R. Your video was only one I found. Your teardown was very helpful cause I needed a laptop with upgradable ram. Now i'm happy with my purchase!
P.S. Did you get "coil whine" sound in your model? Mine has some noise, especially in Windows while idle
I don’t have any coil whine. But I’ve heard a few people so. How are your thermals overall? Try installing hwinfo and checking
@@TechGuyBeau after lastest BIOS update coil whine seems to be gone. I've checked the thermals and they're pretty good overall - 40 degrees idle and about 80-85 under load / games
@@meekie1337 NICE! I’m glad it’s working out now. Might have been high idle power use. Looks like that’s solved. Enjoy the lovely OLED
Bought one of these three weeks ago, and while watching you tube vids every night for several hours, I am having dropout problems with my blue tooth headphones. I know it is the laptop, as my other HP laptop that I use during the day, does not have any such problems. Apart from that, this is a fantastic computer. Unfortunately, if you need to use it on battery only, this is not for you as 2 hours is around all you will get on a full charge.
This model is known to experience bluetooth dropouts.
Nice vid! Can you test out more games? Like warzone or apex ?
Great in-depth review! Hope to see a follow up video on your experience on this laptop. Also, do you know what the max expandable RAM is for this model?
I contacted asus directly, they said 24 GB
@@TechGuyBeau I used a 32GB Crucial SODIMM and it went to 40GB without issue.
why i can't adjust refresh rate to 120 Hz in Windows system? only show 60 Hz option
Thanks a lot!
It seems Asus is literally the only company to make 120Hz OLED laptops that aren't absolutely insanely priced. Supposedly all the TV OLEDs suffer from something called sample-and-hold. Where there is basically built-in lag that will not allow for completely smooth motion. I'm very curious to try these laptops out and see if I can get completely smooth stutter-free motion.
Sample is hold is present on all lcd and oled panels. It will be present on any display that has pixels. Black frame insertion can be used to reduce motion blur. You need to hunt down a good crt or plasma for best motion clarity
Well dang. Thanks for the info. I guess that seals it that OLED will never surpass CRTs in motion.
The motion seems smoother on the asus laptops compared to my big screen LG Oled though. Could be the smaller screen making it seem that way.
I bought the model k5504v , which uses a different cpu, but its screen refresh rate is not like the advertised 120hz but 60hz.
What are the key differences in Vivobook s14 and Vivobook s14x
Thank you for this nice and thorough review! It's the first review I found on the ryzen model.
Quick question: how's been the battery so far? The estimate from Windows in the video seems to be based on 1 cycle. Has it been similar since then? E.g. Is 8hrs web browsing possible with 120hz and medium brightness?
I'm on the fence for buying it
I have the same question. I need around 8 hours battery life for productivity tasks
I'm waiting for mine to arrive but you can adjust the power draw of the system in the MyAsus app to get much better battery life, as well as doing other things like turn down the refresh rate, so I expect it to only last slightly less long as 6800U equipped laptops when optimized. Rembrandt CPUs are very efficient at low power draw.
@@RoughRunnerAce98 this is a 6800h which is less efficient I believe. If they put a 6800u in this this would’ve been the best laptop ever
Oh boy you better disconnect battery any time you replacing NVMe SSD's or RAM.
Ok, that was done, I just didn't noticed it. You are a really techy person, rarly even youtube reviewers have the same amount of knowledge. Thank you for this video, it was very useful for me. I'm looking to buy Vivobook S 15 OLED (M3502, AMD Ryzen 6000 series) for my wife for light gaming (Overwatch), office tasks, and movies. I think it will be a good fit.
Actually you was the person who proffed me that these laptops can handle 16GB RAM sticks, which is very important for them.
Oh I did no worries. You can see the clips are disconnected. It just resting near the connector
It’s a great laptop. The 15 OLED has some nice additions. I was looking it up last night
@@TechGuyBeau Does 6800h run full TDP in this configuration? Have you tried to control TDP of it using stock ASUS or third-party software?
I was told the S5402Z was limited to only 1TB. Perhaps, this is not accurate information. Also, I see they also support 32Gb stick with the onboard 8Gig, for a total of 40. Hmmm.
Then, the machine would have 16Gig Dual, and 25 single. I think this is a major performance hit and might be better with having 16Gb of dual to increased performance, especially for the Intel graphics.
This one is amd, but yes you should be able to do 40gb on intel as well. A lot of people are probably fine with 16, however larger productivity use might benefit from 24
The screen seems to have lots of glare.
I just received mine & it has coil whine coming from the right side of the KB & under the laptop when idling. Does yours have this issue?
Not at all. That might a candidate for an exchange IMO.
same :\
can you help with a link where to buy in the usa?
i just wanted to know what to do since i got this one and arrived today however theres this buzzing noise behind the fan i really dont know what to do, should i open this up?
It might be a problematic unit. Probably worth exchanging. You don’t want to mess around with coil wine on the day you get it
i have vivobook 16x, i see my speaker sampling rate is 16bit 40khz, how can i get 24bit audio ? there are no realtek drivers on asus website
Unsure about the 16” but asus support is really good. Just do an online chat with them
هل اسم هذا اللابتوب هو ASUS Vivobook S 14X؟
وسؤال اخر كم سعره ؟
How did you make it last more than 7 hours? In basic use, only youtube and access to some web pages, I can only get 4h20.
Screen refresh rate? Power mode?
@@TechGuyBeau 60hertz, powe mode is Asus recommended ... =/
I can't find this exact model you have anywhere. Any help? United States
M5402RA-AS71-CA
Try dropping the CA, or changing to US
Hey how has the battery life been recently? Any changes?
I'm planning to get this because my 1280p intel laptop drains battery very fast.
Pretty good overall. 120hz and OLED do drain faster than say a 60hz IPS, but it’s still 6-8 hours normally with settings maxed
@@TechGuyBeau How many hours would you expect at 60hz and power saving settings?
@@rausha probably 8-10. You’d add a couple hours for sure
I get 3-4 hours max with energy saving mode on @ 50% OLED brightness
@@lukip247 that’s odd. I was getting much more without turning on those settings. I wonder if you have background processes running
i am thinking about getting it but with a 90Hz Display for 980 Euros.
i am worried about fan noice and battery because i need it for study and some other stuff
Is it an AMD cpu?
@@TechGuyBeau yes same as urs
Ryzen 7 6800H
The 6800h is quite an efficient chip. It will run quiet and have good battery
Hows the battery performance so far ?
Not bad 7-9 hours of basic use. It’s the higher 45 watt processor with a 120hz oled, you can burn the battery faster if you push the system
wow thanks for blocking the specs on the box
Can it play apex legend
On low settings yes
The sound of the fan when playing games is disgusting. These x86 chips are terrible, I can't wait to see what the Snapdragon X Elite brings to the table.
Hi again,
i bought the same laptop but with 90Hz
do u have Fingerprint sensor ? it doesnt work with mine :\
It never worked :(
@@TechGuyBeau did u asked asus ?
LOL @ Mcafee virus!
Keyboard seems to be ultra cheap
Actually it’s pretty darn nice to type on
I like the virus approach. Just stating facts :)
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I dont like the 16:10 ratio, not understanding why its the trend now. 16:9 is obviously superior.
For non media consumption it is seen as superior. For those who write or read a lot the increased length is nice
Imo:
16, 9 is for movies
16.10 for gamers
3.2 for browsing, work
@@asmrnaturecat984 yes and I wish 3:2 was more common.
For OLED it is definitely an advantage. Because in movies those black lines are completely black. In browsing working with documents it is also much more convenient to have more height resolution
Hey Beau - great review! 👍 Subscribed to your channel because of it - question for you, in your personal opinion, what laptop would you prefer as your "daily driver". This Asus Vivobook or the Lenovo SLim 7 Pro X? I'm torn between the two models and noticed you reviewed both (the 3K lenovo model, 32 GB memory, 512 GB hard drive). Kinda leaning towards the Asus, but any advice would be greatly appreciated - going to use it to run DJ software. Don't game or care about a touch screen but like a nice, bright screen and to have decent power to run DJ software -thanks man! @techguybeau
The asus is lighter, but otherwise it’s inferior in every way.
The Lenovo will be more powerful, more Robust, and will last longer. Also it has better battery and cooling.
Only get the asus if you need a very light laptop and are okay with middling performance. Still nice, just not in the same category
@@TechGuyBeau Amazing! Thanks Beau for getting back to me and input. Decision made. Being lighter isn't a big deal, gotta go with power and performance - Lenovo for the win! Back to school sale on right now so just ordered it actually. Keep the reviews coming! 👍