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ASUS VivoBook Pro 14: 14" 2.8K 16:10 OLED 90Hz, i5-11300H, 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD $499.99

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SPECS:
  • 14" WQXGA+ (2880x1800) 16:10. 90Hz, 400-nits (600-nits Peak), 100% DCI-P3, VESA HDR600, Glossy OLED Display
  • Core i5-11300H 3.1 GHz 4C/8T CPU (4.4 GHz Turbo, 8MB Cache)
  • 8GB DDR4 3200 MHz Ram, Dual Channel (Soldered)
  • 256GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD
  • Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80 EUs)
  • Windows 11 Home 64 Bit
  • 720p HD camera, With privacy shutter
  • Fingerprint Reader
  • Backlit Chiclet Keyboard
  • Intel AX201 Wi-Fi 6 2x2 + Bluetooth 5.0
  • 63 Whr Battery
  • 65W AC Adapter
  • 3.09 lbs
  • Model: 3400PA-WH55
  • Ports:
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
    • 2x USB 2.0 Type-A
    • 1x USB 4 Type-C Thunderbolt 4 supports display / power delivery
    • 1x HDMI 1.4
    • 1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack
    • 1x DC-in
    • Micro SD card reader
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Last Edited by lesterhung July 13, 2022 at 09:47 PM
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Dr.Wajahat
07-11-2022 at 08:39 PM.
07-11-2022 at 08:39 PM.
The Windows 10 variant of this was FP at $549 a few weeks ago. You can check out that thread over here to find answers to questions or queries you might have.
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the_killer
07-11-2022 at 08:49 PM.
07-11-2022 at 08:49 PM.
Soldered ram killed the deal for me. 16GB or at least a slot would have been nice.

Still 8GB ram is more than enough for many people and specially that beautiful 90hz OLED.
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07-11-2022 at 08:54 PM.
07-11-2022 at 08:54 PM.
The ASUS Zenbook 14" 2.8K OLED Laptop for $500 earlier is supposed to be better than this?
Same 8+256, but a 12th Gen i5
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07-11-2022 at 09:17 PM.

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07-11-2022 at 09:17 PM.
Quote from micmic37 :
The ASUS Zenbook 14" 2.8K OLED Laptop for $500 earlier is supposed to be better than this?
Same 8+256, but a 12th Gen i5
That was indeed a better deal/laptop.

Better build quality since it's a Zenbook. Faster DDR5 RAM, although at just 8GB of RAM it won't exhibit its full potential. A better and more efficient processor. Bigger batter. HDMI 2.0 vs 1.4b on this.

That being said, the people who'd buy that won't really take advantage of all that power and glory. At 8GB RAM and no dGPU you won't be gaming much nor would you be doing much creative work, the iGPU is exactly the same in both of these laptops. The 12th Gen i5 combined with a 75Whr battery vs 11th Gen i5 with a 63Whr yields almost similar battery times, 5-6 hours, which is worse for the 12th Gen i5 since it's supposed to be more efficient esp considering it runs at a lower wattage than 11300H over here. Regardless, the performance would be noticeably better, not day and night significant, but enough to be noticed; 15% better to be precise with that specific Zenbook.

However, that laptop is out of stock now.
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VarmintCong
07-12-2022 at 02:01 AM.
07-12-2022 at 02:01 AM.
Quote from Dr.Wajahat :
That was indeed a better deal/laptop.

Better build quality since it's a Zenbook. Faster DDR5 RAM, although at just 8GB of RAM it won't exhibit its full potential. A better and more efficient processor. Bigger batter. HDMI 2.0 vs 1.4b on this.

That being said, the people who'd buy that won't really take advantage of all that power and glory. At 8GB RAM and no dGPU you won't be gaming much nor would you be doing much creative work, the iGPU is exactly the same in both of these laptops. The 12th Gen i5 combined with a 75Whr battery vs 11th Gen i5 with a 63Whr yields almost similar battery times, 5-6 hours, which is worse for the 12th Gen i5 since it's supposed to be more efficient esp considering it runs at a lower wattage than 11300H over here. Regardless, the performance would be noticeably better, not day and night significant, but enough to be noticed; 15% better to be precise with that specific Zenbook.

However, that laptop is out of stock now.
12th gen has updated Iris Xe, so graphics would be a little faster. Agree that deal was better.
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webglade
07-12-2022 at 06:02 AM.
07-12-2022 at 06:02 AM.
I bought this laptop from Walmart a month ago for $549+tax, I think its a great laptop, the screen is amazing and the NumberPad feature is pretty cool.

I do wish it has more RAM, but I mostly do office work.

I have a Thunderbolt eGPU (2080) which works fine for Master Chief Collection and older games. For the iGPU there really isn't enough RAM to play modern games, since it uses part of the 8GB system RAM.

However, the Zenbook for $500 from Best buy was a much better buy but I didn't see it in time. Although it seems like it has heat/power consumption issues as mentioned in this thread and its own thread.

I'm getting about 5-8 hours usage on this with high brightness and no power saving, so I'm pretty happy

Charges via a barrel plug and USB-C PD through the Thunderbolt 4 connector. I do wish it has 2 Thunderbolt ports like the Zenbook.

Also, mine does NOT have a fingerprint sensor, even though it was advertised as such (and its support page has the driver for it). Not sure why there are different versions for this.
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07-12-2022 at 06:44 AM.
07-12-2022 at 06:44 AM.
Pass. Soldered RAM.

These laptops are not designed to last or be fixed. This is not an apple thread, but we have apple to blame for most phone/laptops/etc being disposable today. Greed is all it is and apple fights every right-to-repair bill it can.

I've recently talked to repair people and most laptops *may* last up to 5 or 6 years, but then they're junk. The shop was full of laptops (all manufacturers, several were only 1-2 years old) that were in for major repair issues.

Time we stop buying things that are designed to be manufactured and then thrown away.
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Deftones17
07-12-2022 at 07:55 AM.
07-12-2022 at 07:55 AM.
Hmmmm.....This or either of the Lenovo IdeaPads at Microsoft for the same price?

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07-12-2022 at 11:38 AM.
07-12-2022 at 11:38 AM.
Quote from xcopy :
Pass. Soldered RAM.
The time of serviceable electronics is nearly gone unfortunately. In a couple of years when memory and storage decrease in price by 4x-8x, people will no longer care.
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jcchen88
07-12-2022 at 04:52 PM.
07-12-2022 at 04:52 PM.
i bought this for its OLED display.
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07-13-2022 at 06:42 AM.
07-13-2022 at 06:42 AM.
Quote from Dllemm :
The time of serviceable electronics is nearly gone unfortunately. In a couple of years when memory and storage decrease in price by 4x-8x, people will no longer care.
Also, with a quality NVMe drive that is replaceable, you will not notice the swap speed of a .1ms 4,000GBs SSD. That is practically as good as ram.
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07-13-2022 at 06:47 AM.
07-13-2022 at 06:47 AM.
Quote from Soixante-O-Matic :
That is practically as good as ram.
Do not tell anybody else this.
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07-13-2022 at 10:34 AM.
07-13-2022 at 10:34 AM.
Quote from Soixante-O-Matic :
Also, with a quality NVMe drive that is replaceable, you will not notice the swap speed of a .1ms 4,000GBs SSD. That is practically as good as ram.
Considering DDR4 ram is only 25GB/sec, that's a lot faster than ram. Nice find.
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