ASUS Vivobook Laptop 2023 Newest, 14" HD Display, Intel Core i3-1115G4 Processor up to 4.1GHz, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Intel UHD Graphics 770, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Webcam, Windows 11 Home

***EDITED 1/04/2015**I've had this laptop for a month now so I think I can give a better review of it.---------------The PROS-----------------The big important: Gaming and Photoshop/art/3d programs:I've played multiple games with the highest possible settings and it rarely dips below 50 to 60 FPS. Crysis 2 has more than 50 FPS on max settings with a lot of other stuff running at the same time. It also runs on 30 FPS (more than playable) when I have TERA online (MMORPG) playing. TERA plays at 80 FPS consistently. Unless you want to play 3-5 games at once, this will handle anything you throw at it. Crysis 3 plays above 40 FPS even in beginning (where it's raining like crazy). Photoshop can handle very large files with no problem and Painttool SAI has no lag even with large brushes. Running both is smooth. DAZ3D and Zbrush are also very smooth.The laptop is beautiful, and the keyboard lighting is something to be proud of. It's effective and more importantly it lights up pretty damn well, not too bright to be annoying like other laptops. It also nicely turns off on its own after three or four minutes of idle time which is pretty great.Its extremely quiet and even after running 3D modeling programs, it was still very quiet. It has never gotten hot, only slightly lukewarm. Even with two high-demand games on at once.The touchpad is absolutely amazing and has a very good click. Not sure why, it just feels very comfortable. Truly bizarre.The laptop is extremely fast and powerful. I have not gamed with this yet but I will update the review once I do.The IPS screen is breathtaking. I didn't even know how amazing it would be until I saw it. Truly amazing. No glare whatsoever and is as clear as Apple's ever so famous Retina display (which has glare).The keyboard is extremely ergonomic. It feels easy to use and it IS easy to use.This laptop is almost always at it's tip top shape, and I can even play mid-tier games (like Assassin's Creed II/Brotherhood/Revelations) at max settings on BATTERY mode. Goat Simulator works perfectly on battery mode with the highest possible settings. Skyrim plays at 30 FPS on max settings on Battery mode.There is another review stating that a very heavy yellow tint is present. I compared this laptop's color with the color of a Macbook Pro (known for it's crystal clear lighting and Retina display). The color is nearly identical, and if it is not identical, ASUS Splendid Display can help you adjust the laptop's color to absolutely whatever you want it to be. It can be warmer or cooler, more vivid, or darker. The clarity also rivals that of the Macbook Pro, again, known for it's "unbeatable" display clarity.I see a lot of negative reviews regarding ASUS's tech support and I thought I'd put something down. I had an ASUS ROG G73 (the 2011 model) and after a year or so my laptop's charger port became loose, and I couldn't charge my laptop at all. I sent them an email and within 2 days, they sent me a box with free shipping to store the laptop. I sent the laptop to their given site and within 3 days after that, I received the laptop. Not only was the charger port fixed, but they had cleaned my entire computer (it was dirty), made the charger port tight (so that it wouldn't even slip out accidentally, it was actually a great upgrade), and replaced the stickers that were falling off. It was a pretty great gesture, especially cleaning the fans. So in my experience, I give the ASUS Customer Service an A+.The video recording software is actually really great. Launch a game and then it will record if you press the button. FPS counter is from NVidia and it is really really helpful. Supports lots of games.Startup is incredibly fast even without an SSD. Probably 30 seconds to start up. Considering I only restart the computer once every several days, it doesn't matter at all.----------------The CONS----------------**NOTE** Everyone knows that this laptop is really good, so I will list EVERY SINGLE CON that I can find, regardless of whether it's useless or not. Many of these cons might just be my own laptop, or they might be consistent throughout many laptops. But, all in all, NONE of these cons are bad enough to deter me from this laptop in any way.This one may be my fault because I deleted some programs that I thought were bloatware. They are definitely bloatware and not necessary for the laptop to function properly, but deleting them may have made the special keys unusable. There are five special keys on the top left of the keyboard. Video capture, Steam, and three macro keys.-The video capture key opens Shadowplay, a game recording device. Unfortunately for me, it does not save anything, so it is useless for me. I have NOT had a situation where I wanted to press Esc and pressed the record button instead.-The steam key opens up steam in full screen mode. No one likes that, so I never use it.-The macro keys... #2 and 3 don't work for me. Not sure why, maybe I deleted something. #1 works perfectly and I use that to open my own recording software.Finally, there's a ROG game center key. I don't use ROG Game center simply because it's not very useful. So now I deleted the program and the key is unusable.This laptop is LARGER in thickness than the G751JY models, which are at least $800 more expensive. There are two small seemingly unnecessary blocks on the bottom that makes the laptop better to use when seated on a table, but worse to use when seated on a couch or a bed, since the stands kinda dig into your leg a bit. Not a real problem but it's an unnecessary setback.I upgraded from the ASUS G73. There was a small indent going into the keyboard, while this laptop's keyboard has no indent. The indent actually allowed me to use a mouse on the laptop very well which was very useful for using the laptop on couches or beds. It doesn't work as well now. But the only reason I needed a mouse was because my touchpad was broken on the G73 so it doesn't really matter.Obviously the laptop is heavy but you won't find a light gaming laptop that's efficient.I sometimes seem to miss a key every now and then. This happens once every five hundred words I type. It's not a big deal at all because I type very fast and make a number of mistakes when I type too fast, but it's noticeable that I sometimes miss a key. I could have sworn that I typed it. I do not know if this is a hardware problem or a human error problem. It is most likely human error because it never occurs when I try to catch it occurring. Minimal problem, but I want to note every possible problem that I find. **NOTE** I don't know why, maybe I got used to the laptop but I no longer miss any keys. Guess it was my problem after all.The bottom of the laptop comes directly out while the G73 had a small slant. The corner of the laptop digs into your hands a bit unless your arms are higher than the laptop (which mine aren't).I frequently accidentally open the disk tray. It's not a big deal but it happens often because of where it's positioned and the sensitivity of the button. Other people run into this problem too so it's not just me.None of these cons matter to me at all. I knew what I was getting into with the weight, and the bloatware can be deleted and never dealt with again so that doesn't matter either. As such, I will still give this laptop 9 / 10. It would have been 10 if the laptop was a bit thinner, and if the custom keys were truly customizable. It would be great if I could edit the recording software key and make it launch my own software, and make the steam key launch the desktop version of steam. The ROG key could be used to change performance levels or to simply be another macro key.

I've held back from reviewing this laptop, despite having had it for going on six months now. Particularly, I just wanted to be sure that when I DID give my review, that it would have sufficient ground on why I felt the way I did.To start off with, I will comment on how great of a deal I consider this computer to be priced at. Starting about a year ago, I realized that I wanted a laptop, as I was soon to be moving. Looking around, there were a few in particular I had in mind. For a long time, I had been a satisfied customer with HP before. I had heard that Alien Ware made great systems, albeit pricey, but alas still good systems. And then, after some major comparisons between features and reliability, I came across the ASUS ROG line. I began drooling over the idea of buying an ASUS ROG laptop, my eye set particularly on their higher end model costing roughly $2.5k. For several months, I saved and tried cutting back on any personal expense I could. I even started working extra hours at my job, which played a great role in all of this. My circumstances were growing in difficulty and so I eventually settled and bought an HP laptop. It cost roughly $1k and for the price, wasn't a bad deal.However, the system just did not match up to the expectations I had, which were probably in part due to my attraction towards the ASUS systems. So, I sent it back. While owning the HP, I had installed a nice collection of games on it, as I knew I wanted a system that could at least handle a portion of the games I had. This is where ASUS made itself such a strong contender. But, the goal of saving up for the $2.5k system just felt so daunting. I finally decided I would give one of the lower priced models a go and that if I didn't like it, I'd send it back and keep saving for the higher priced one. The price hasn't changed much for this since I bought it, but I looked at the ROG models that Amazon had available and settled on this one, the $1.5k model.I had read multiple reviews of people who complained about the size and weight of the machine. But, as I would say to anyone interested, this is a *gaming* laptop. It is meant to supplement, or even replace, a person's gaming rig setup. So right off the bat, I knew battery life, notebook dimensions, and total weight were all going to be on the side of being "sub par" (if that is even the right word) to industry standards as far as it goes for a person seeking mobility. But none of these things trumped my interest.My first impression with the laptop was that the exterior is made of a slick matte plastic that I assumed would get scratched very easily. Between moving it back and forth between my room, the living room, and my friends houses, the exterior is still sharp as ever. If your fingers have any grease or oil on them, it WILL show very prominently, so keep that in mind. There are many people that have complained about the screen of this laptop having an off-color tint to it, but I will say right away that this wasn't in the slightest bit a problem for me. If you tilt your head to a very awkward angle and squint, it does get a bit of glare, but I really have to try to achieve that. A laptop with a 17 inch screen, my word, is a god-send. I am very spoiled, as my desktop rig has two 32" and "42 inch LCD screens running for it, so I am used to having a wall of view for my computing. This screen is just perfect for being a foot or two away from my face while lounging.Now, I want to comment on the hardware itself, in this machine. From a cold boot, it takes roughly 10 seconds to reach the Windows log-in screen. Comparable, if not better than, my desktop system. After logging in, it is usually another 5 to 10 seconds until everything is fully loaded and ready to go. Very satisfactory. And here is my favorite part - since I am a gamer, I thought why the hell not push the boundaries and see what this baby could handle. Sim City - like a charm. Elder Scrolls Skyrim - maxed specs. Grand Theft Auto V - high for most and ultra for some specs in the game, no lag. Storage space - I have a total of 84 full games installed on this computer as well as 80 GB of music. Truth be told, I am running low on available space on the drive, but I am most certainly going to install another hard drive in here once I can get confirmation that I'm buying a good model for this system. Everything boots up quick as ever, I never get any lag while running power-hungry applications, and I can count on one hand the number of times I have had running errors.Now, for some negatives. My first and probably my most serious negative feedback on this system is the power supply and plug. For those that don't know yet, the system comes with a massive power block that is about 8" x 3" x 2". It gets hot very frequently and has actually gotten hot enough to the point that it turned itself off and wouldn't charge the computer for a solid 30 minutes. Scared me a bit as these power supplies are on the pricey side. Another thing, the plug is CONSTANTLY coming loose from the adapter feed in the computer. When I first started noticing it, I took it to be that it got bumped while on my lap and would get knocked out. But there have actually been times where I've been looking at the laptop sitting on a desk and had the "battery charging" symbol go dead and wouldn't start back up again until wiggling and pushing back in the cord. That can get quite old when you leave for a couple hours and then come back to a completely dead computer because somehow the cord wiggled out. Next complaint, in line with this, is the battery. The detailed info on this product made it seem like a solid 3 to even 4 hours could be achieved on its own charge..but I'm lucky to get close to 2 hours of battery life on this machine, and that is not even while playing games, just browsing the web or instant messaging. BUT! You shouldn't expect the battery life of a thin-book or tablet, as this is a power hungry machine. Also, I've seen it mentioned in reviews here, but the extra line of keys at the top of the keyboard can get disorienting, as the screen video capture hot key is located where the Esc key is usually located, so I've countlessly pressed that when I intended to use the escape key. Lastly, the DVD drive is insanely sensitive. I am always bumping it by accident and having the tray pop out. Not a huge ordeal, but an irritant, non the less.Overall, this is a wonderful machine. When I saw that it was able to run all of my games without any hiccups, I no longer felt the need to save up the additional $1k. It would be nice to have the extra hard drive space, ram, and a blu-ray player, but this system has met and exceeded every benchmark I have put before it. If you are looking for a system that will at a bare-minimum *play* every game out on the market, this will absolutely meet your expectation. If you're looking for a system that will actually have the power to even surpass some desktop rigs, this laptop will surprise you, I promise that. I truly hope that this computer will last me a few good solid years. As long as it can boot up and load a game without much or any lag, I intend to keep this as my primary machine.

Been a few days since i got this beast. I was lucky not to get a defective piece like many people seem to have gotten. This is the best laptop in this price range for the GPU it provides. WOW. I upgraded to this from my 5 year old Dell Inspiron...so i was pretty much blown away.Pros:- Fantastic Screen. There is no doubt that this is the best screen in the market. IPS screen at 1080p on a 17.3 inch screen. LOVE!!- Smooth. The games run easily. Far Cry 4 runs smooth as butter * looks gorgeous. On almost full settings- Zero heating. It runs like ice.- Upgradable. Have a 1 TB HDD and will soon upgrade with a 256 GB SSD costing $100.- Love the M1, M2 & M3 keys. Use it to open chrome and other apps.- The red keyboard looks great and feel great while typing.Cons:- The laptop is heavy as hell. Yes its expected so this is a very small con, only for people was think that it wont be heavy, believe me its heavy.- The power brick. Its as big as my Kindle. What the hell ! I was shocked when i first saw it. Its extremely big and quite heavy too. Big problem if you want to roam around with it.- Windows 8.1. This is a disaster coming from 7. I hate it with all my heart.- Sometimes it lags a little. But rarely and only for a sec.- Fingerprint magnet. The entire case is rubberized and from the minute you touch it, it will be covered with fingerprints. Its a shame because i quite like the black on it.- Useless Steam & Asus ROG center buttons. Even the recording button is a waste atleast for me.All in all, for the price, it is the best laptop you can get. Games like a god, and looks quite good.

Excellent, can play anything on ultra settings and get at least 60 FPS almost consistently.

An extremely powerful machine capable of high end gaming. Had problems when delivered. The product had display issues. When i called technical support, they were swift to respond and sent a guy to collect immediately. I received the laptop back with that week with no problems whatsoever. Apart from its amazing looks, the laptop is very susceptible to fingerprints and smudge marks which gets rather annoying. Battlefield 4 and FarCry4 runs at nearly 90 fps which is surprising.. and Grid: Autosport is a joy to watch and play. All in all, this gaming notebook(or a tank i must say) is a good alternative to Alienware, MSI, Razor and other reputed brands. Good to see ASUS amongst that list.Reduced a star because i received a defected piece.