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Costco Members: ASUS VivoBook: 14.5" 120Hz, i7-12700H, 12GB RAM, 512GB SSD

+ $15 Shipping

$700

$1,000

30% off
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Costco Wholesale has for its Members: ASUS 14.5" OLED VivoBook Intel Evo Platform Laptop (S5402ZA-IS74) on sale for $699.99. Shipping is $14.99.

Thanks to community Member fishwish for sharing this deal.

Specs:
  • 14.5" Anti-Glare LED-Backlit OLED 2.8K 2880 x 1800 120HZ Display
  • Intel Core i7-12700H Processor
  • Integrated Intel Iris Xe Graphics
  • 12GB DDR4 RAM
  • 512GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive
  • Wi-Fi 6E (2x2/160) Gig+ and Bluetooth 5.2
  • Fingerprint Reader
  • Backlit Chiclet Keyboard
  • Microsoft Windows 11 Home
  • Ports:
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
    • 2x Thunderbolt 4 (Supports Display and PowerDelivery)
    • 1x USB 2.0 Type-A
    • 1x Combination Audio Jack
  • 3-Cell 70WHr Li-ion Battery
  • Dimensions: 12.69" W x 9.09" H x 0.70" D
  • Approximate Weight: 3.59lbs

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Written by slickdewmaster | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • After Shipping, this sale price is $85 less than the next best price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $799.99.
  • About this product:
  • About this store:
    • This item is covered by Newegg.com's Extended Holiday Return Policy.

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Costco Wholesale has for its Members: ASUS 14.5" OLED VivoBook Intel Evo Platform Laptop (S5402ZA-IS74) on sale for $699.99. Shipping is $14.99.

Thanks to community Member fishwish for sharing this deal.

Specs:
  • 14.5" Anti-Glare LED-Backlit OLED 2.8K 2880 x 1800 120HZ Display
  • Intel Core i7-12700H Processor
  • Integrated Intel Iris Xe Graphics
  • 12GB DDR4 RAM
  • 512GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive
  • Wi-Fi 6E (2x2/160) Gig+ and Bluetooth 5.2
  • Fingerprint Reader
  • Backlit Chiclet Keyboard
  • Microsoft Windows 11 Home
  • Ports:
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
    • 2x Thunderbolt 4 (Supports Display and PowerDelivery)
    • 1x USB 2.0 Type-A
    • 1x Combination Audio Jack
  • 3-Cell 70WHr Li-ion Battery
  • Dimensions: 12.69" W x 9.09" H x 0.70" D
  • Approximate Weight: 3.59lbs

Editor's Notes

Written by slickdewmaster | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • After Shipping, this sale price is $85 less than the next best price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $799.99.
  • About this product:
  • About this store:
    • This item is covered by Newegg.com's Extended Holiday Return Policy.

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HappyDome8591
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You can do it natively by unlocking [majorgeeks.com] the Windows power options [microsoft.com]. With Alder Lake you need to unlock MaxFrequency and MaxFrequency1.

Alder Lake's frequency sweet spot is 4GHz for the big cores, and 3GHz for the small cores. Any higher frequency will improve performance at the cost of much higher energy (20% perfomrance boost with 80% more energy). Source[/URL]]

You should limit the big core to 4GHz and the small cores to 3GHz, your PC will perform 20% slower (but a lot of task are not CPU bound, many are disk bound which won't be affected), but it will be 40% cooler. You can also make different power profiles and switch between them if you need to.
CURRY8V
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what's up with that plaque on the lid? kinda corny...

#GoFurther
#BeFearless
keredson
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that seems like a very nice deal. 550 nits on the oled. only neg is 12gb ram, but it's upgradable! (8g soldered, 4gb on so-dimm.) just ordered.

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genesmasher
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Gotta say, I looked at this laptop at the store today and there is NOTHING anti-glare about that display. It is very glossy. I would have probably bought it, but I cant deal with reflections.
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Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank HappyDome8591

Quote from SirLeslieChao :
how does one limit the boost clock of the CPU? I poked around in the BIOS and didn't see anything pertaining to that.

I was at costco, saw this and was finally like, ok...my dad got one too. I have been eyeing this for a few months now and $700 seemed like a great price.

Not impressed with the SSD, though. Mine is a Micron QLC SSD. Might swap it out for a better one and more ram. Not sure I need a 980 Pro, but 7 GB/sec reads is hard to beat!

EDIT: The display is stunning! It's almost to bright at max brightness. 2 year warranty is also pretty dope.
You can do it natively by unlocking [majorgeeks.com] the Windows power options [microsoft.com]. With Alder Lake you need to unlock MaxFrequency and MaxFrequency1.

Alder Lake's frequency sweet spot is 4GHz for the big cores, and 3GHz for the small cores. Any higher frequency will improve performance at the cost of much higher energy (20% perfomrance boost with 80% more energy). [Source [chipsandcheese.com]]

You should limit the big core to 4GHz and the small cores to 3GHz, your PC will perform 20% slower (but a lot of task are not CPU bound, many are disk bound which won't be affected), but it will be 40% cooler. You can also make different power profiles and switch between them if you need to.
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techbuff
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Integrated gpu
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ibuythingshere
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Quote from HappyDome8591 :
You can do it natively by unlocking [majorgeeks.com] the Windows power options [microsoft.com]. With Alder Lake you need to unlock MaxFrequency and MaxFrequency1.

Alder Lake's frequency sweet spot is 4GHz for the big cores, and 3GHz for the small cores. Any higher frequency will improve performance at the cost of much higher energy (20% perfomrance boost with 80% more energy). [Source [chipsandcheese.com]]

You should limit the big core to 4GHz and the small cores to 3GHz, your PC will perform 20% slower (but a lot of task are not CPU bound, many are disk bound which won't be affected), but it will be 40% cooler. You can also make different power profiles and switch between them if you need to.
what's the difference between maxfrequency and maxfrequency1, is the maxfrequency1 the small core?
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HappyDome8591
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Quote from ibuythingshere :
what's the difference between maxfrequency and maxfrequency1, is the maxfrequency1 the small core?
One or the other. I don't have my Alder Lake system yet but it is super easy to test out.
Nov 19, 2022
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manumind
Nov 19, 2022
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I bought this last week for 799+tax. Do they price match ?
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ThriceQ
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Battery looks like ass here. I expect people to turn down refresh rate and or resolution to have it last a work day.

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PotOdds
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My main PC is laptop hooked to 2 big monitors which I don't use for travel. It's a 2018 Dell XPS 15 9570 with an i5-8300H. Looking to replace it with one of the laptop with 12700H CPUs. Performance-wise, the 12700H > 6800. Battery wise, not as good but for a stationary machine, it's fine for me.

Is there a performance disable 12700H (Evo?) version? Why is this machine so cheap? Has both 12700H and OLED screen for 699?

It's a huge jump from my 8300H to the 12700H. CPUMark, 7548 vs 27074.
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu....0H&id=4721

6800H is at 23790.
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu....0H&id=4749

In addition, can anyone suggest a better 12700H deal? I was partial to Legion but I have not seen anything under $1k. GPU isn't a big concern as I'm not a gamer.

Update: I got my answer. This is a dup thread albeit with new lower price. Other thread discusses thermal throttling and link to a good video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qf8BRG866yg
Last edited by PotOdds November 19, 2022 at 05:49 AM.
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flashesbuck
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Quote from fargodan :
Honest question, would it be worth paying a little more for this also from Costco? https://www.costco.com/msi-presti...48029.html
That MSI has the newer CPU, better benchmarks and a better CPU for Ultrabook's.
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BorisZX6R
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Quote from flashesbuck :
That MSI has the newer CPU, better benchmarks and a better CPU for Ultrabook's.
Both cpu's were launched in q1 2022. and the 1280P ranks lower

https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu....0P&id=4783
vs
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu....0H&id=4721

also MSI has a lower resolution, 16:9 ratio, less bright, 60Hz LCD vs. the ASUS brighter 120Hz OLED, at higher resolution and the 16:10 ratio

MSI has a fast nvme - at least the one in my 1240p version is
MSI comes with 32GB RAM and twice the storage...
MSI might develop hinge issues for free Smilie

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neonbandit
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Quote from AK-Washu :
Couple of people in older SD threads have confirmed to have successfully added 32gb to make it 40gb
Would the new RAM be limited by the existing soldered RAM? If so, you could just disable the existing soldered RAM to avoid that right?
Nov 19, 2022
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brewzer
Nov 19, 2022
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Picked this up for my 75 year old Dad. The screen is the reason I went with it. People on here trying to throw shade for soldered RAM, which is easily resolved for $50 stick of RAM, or for a battery. Meanwhile they got a 250 nit ISP like display they're staring at.

Different strokes for different folks, but if you want the best display you can get for $700 or less, I doubt you can do better any than this.
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PowerfulClub4936
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Quote from genesmasher :
Gotta say, I looked at this laptop at the store today and there is NOTHING anti-glare about that display. It is very glossy. I would have probably bought it, but I cant deal with reflections.
It's a preference thing. A glossy OLED screen is breathtaking.
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SmartHaddock3847
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Quote from ThriceQ :
Battery looks like ass here. I expect people to turn down refresh rate and or resolution to have it last a work day.
I tried it and could only get around 5.5-6hrs.

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neonbandit
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figured it out
Last edited by neonbandit November 19, 2022 at 09:07 AM.

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