ASUS VivoBook 15 Thin & Light Laptop, 15.6” FHD Display, AMD Quad Core R7-3700U CPU, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD, AMD Radeon Vega 10 Graphics, Fingerprint, Windows 10 Home, Slate Gray, F512DA-NH77

I just received this laptop so Im just giving my initial thoughts. So the weirdest thing about the Vivobook is that the speakers are on the bottom, so the sound is muffled. The keyboard has a soft touch in comparison to my HP laptop. Personally I like the sounds of a clacking keyboard. The graphics arent as crisp as my HP but its not horrible. The number pad is rather slim, so the home and end prompts have been added to the 7 and 1 key (hopefully I explained that correctly lol). The battery life is alright so far. Ive only been using the laptop for roughly an hour and 15 minutes and the battery is at 55%. Essentially this wouldnt be a laptop to travel around with without a charger. The laptop feels sturdy, not enough to drop on the floor and it is okay but not bendy. Laptop is quiet but how long thatll last when teleworking is to be seen. There isnt a lot of heat either in comparison to my HP. So Ill update as time goes along

I bought this laptop (Ryzen 7) for watching streams and gaming. I have a desktop, but I wanted something I could bring with me for when I had to dog sit or not be at my desk. Since I knew I would be gaming, I opted for the slightly beefier Ryzen 7 over the Ryzen 5. It will only net you around 7 extra fps on average, so the jump isn’t all that necessary.

July 2020: Bought this laptop.

This computer has failed entirely 3 times in the first year and Ive been without it for months at a time while Asus has tried to fix it. Save yourself the trouble and dont buy it.

There was some stuck pixels right out of the box. Requesting a replacement will change review if fixed. Everything else is working fine. Fan is kind of loud.

I am Very happy I purchased this ASUS Laptop. Everything about it is great! Thanks a Million!

I purchased this for live streaming on Facebook live for my church. So far so good. Had to buy an adapter for HDMI to VGA for a second monitor.

So I bought this laptop for my dad to replace his old laptop that was getting slower every day. I could have just upgraded the memory and put in a SSD but the laptop was over 5 years old. I did some looking around around and this laptop seemed to be what my dad needed. Fast processor, SSD drive, backlit keyboard and lightweight. I checked around looking at reviews on various websites. The biggest knock I saw was that 4 Gbs of the memory built into the motherboard so I would only be able to upgrade one chip. It wasnt a big deal, I bought an 8 GB chip and upgraded it to 12GB. The laptop was fast, the amount of crapware was low and all was well as I transferred the data from his old laptop to his new one. Then I noticed the one flaw... It has no SD card slot. My dad has an older DSLR so he takes the SD card out of his camera and plugs it into his laptop. I do the same with my MacBook because my DSLR is also an older model without built in WiFi. My dad who had liked the laptop so far immediately complained. I had to order a USB hub (on amazon of course) to make things right. I would have gone the full 5 stars if it had had a SD card slot.

Lighting very fast

It’s lightweight, really fast, and it’s been great so far. The graphics look really good too for moderate and light gaming. For the money I don’t think you will find a better laptop. I highly recommend it.