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ASUS Vivobook 15 Laptop: Ryzen 5 4600H, 15.6" 1080p, 8GB Onboard RAM, 512GB SSD Expired

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$599.99
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MicroCenter has ASUS Vivobook 15 Laptop (90NB0Y51-M002K0; Quiet Blue) on sale for $349.99. Shipping is ~$19.85 (via no rush 7+ days shipping).

Thanks to community member delz4stelz for finding this deal

Note, product is available for shipping only

Specs/Key Features
  • AMD Ryzen 5 4600H 3.0GHz 6-Core Processor
  • 15.6" 1920x1080p FHD HD IPS Anti-Glare w/ 720p HD Front Camera
  • 512GB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive SSD
  • 8GB DDR4 RAM (Onboard Configuration)
  • AMD Radeon GPU
  • 2x2 Wireless Lan WiFi 6 w/ Bluetooth 5.0
  • Backlit Keyboard w/ Fingerprint Sensor
  • 3-Cell Lithium Ion battery
  • Windows 11 Home OS
    • Inputs
      • 3x USB 2.0 (Type-A)
      • 2x USB 3.2 (Gen 1 Type-C)
      • 1x HDMI
Warranty
  • Includes a 1-year manufacturers limited warranty w/ purchase (parts + labor)

Editor's Notes & Price Research

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  • This ASUS Vivobook 15 offers the powerful AMD Ryzen 5 mobile processor w/ clear display + 180 lay flat hinge & modern/sleek geometric design; $250 Off or 41.67% Overall Discount; normally priced at $599.99
  • Product may incur a recycling fee depending on state regulations
  • Product is only available for shipping only
  • Product may be returned within 15 days of purchase
  • Offer valid while promotional price/supplies last
Additional Notes
  • Please refer to the forum thread for additional details - Discombobulated
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Shipping $19.85

Asus Vivobook 15 Laptop: AMD Ryzen 5 4600H 6-Core, 15.6" FHD IPS, 8GB DDR4, 512GB SSD, Vega 6, Type-C, Backlit Keyboard, 3-Cell, Win 11 (Quiet Blue) $349.99
https://www.microcenter.com/produ...puter-blue

Model: M1502IA-RS51
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I'm curious why, too, because ASUS has been rock solid for me over 13 years of laptops and desktops. Zero problems out of 3 laptops, 3 motherboards, and 4 video cards.

The brand I avoid is HP. They won't let you set a battery limiter on anything other than business-line laptops, because they want it stuck at 100% when plugged in, which degrades the battery so it holds less and less of a charge as time goeson.

ASUS lets you set the limit all the way down to 60% which is the best I've found so far among mainstream laptop makers. Lenovo and Acer are also good but set the minimum higher than 60%. (50% = ideal for battery longevity.)
"There are better choices than this."

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Passmark scores:

Ryzen 4600H 45 watt
Average CPU Mark rating 14628
Single Thread Rating: 2450
Samples: 1530*

Versus

Ryzen 5500u 15 watt
Average CPU Mark rating 13161
Single Thread Rating: 2456
Samples: 1597*

some options for lower power 5500u with almost the same single core performance and slightly lower multi core performance, both $400. Just a very quick search, you might be able to find something that is not $50 more, or a 5600u for the same price.

https://www.microcenter.com/produ...puter-grey
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02-13-2023 at 02:17 PM.
02-13-2023 at 02:17 PM.
Amazon reviews supposed said 8GB soldered + one spare dimm, SSD upgradable

But bad battery life(possibly bc using H processor?
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02-13-2023 at 05:19 PM.
02-13-2023 at 05:19 PM.
Originally, this post said "touch screen", which it's not. (Fine by me.)

Took me a while to find the answer as to how bright the screen is, but it's 250 nits.

Pulled the trigger, in for 1.
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02-13-2023 at 07:42 PM.
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It has 4th Gen Ryzen processor. Kinda old for 2023
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02-13-2023 at 07:45 PM.
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Quote from Shigadeyo :
Hard pass on anything ASUS
Mind sharing why?
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02-13-2023 at 10:01 PM.
02-13-2023 at 10:01 PM.
Quote from uknowsana :
It has 4th Gen Ryzen processor. Kinda old for 2023
yeah, it is a little old but it's still better than a lot of the i3 Intel processor's of other laptops in this price range.
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Quote from anonymous-bot :
Mind sharing why?
I'm curious why, too, because ASUS has been rock solid for me over 13 years of laptops and desktops. Zero problems out of 3 laptops, 3 motherboards, and 4 video cards.

The brand I avoid is HP. They won't let you set a battery limiter on anything other than business-line laptops, because they want it stuck at 100% when plugged in, which degrades the battery so it holds less and less of a charge as time goeson.

ASUS lets you set the limit all the way down to 60% which is the best I've found so far among mainstream laptop makers. Lenovo and Acer are also good but set the minimum higher than 60%. (50% = ideal for battery longevity.)
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45 watt chip that competes with Intel 10th gen of the same wattage (10300h, etc) chip. Battery life is expected to suffer. I would avoid because it's best paired with a gaming GPU, unless you need the raw processing power and portability with battery as a perk.
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02-13-2023 at 11:20 PM.
02-13-2023 at 11:20 PM.
Quote from Shigadeyo :
Hard pass on anything ASUS
Asus laptops have a known issue where the capacitors blow rendering the laptop useless generally within a year. Check out NorthridgeFix on YouTube, so many videos, he is fixing a dead Asus laptop over and over. I would invest in an extended warranty if you are deadest on buying Asus.

Regarding this specific laptop, its an older Ryzen CPU, soldered ram. There are better choices than this.
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Quote from Interface :
Asus laptops have a known issue where the capacitors blow rendering the laptop useless generally within a year. Check out NorthridgeFix on YouTube, so many videos, he is fixing a dead Asus laptop over and over. I would invest in an extended warranty if you are deadest on buying Asus.

Regarding this specific laptop, its an older Ryzen CPU, soldered ram. There are better choices than this.
"There are better choices than this."

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Passmark scores:

Ryzen 4600H 45 watt
Average CPU Mark rating 14628
Single Thread Rating: 2450
Samples: 1530*

Versus

Ryzen 5500u 15 watt
Average CPU Mark rating 13161
Single Thread Rating: 2456
Samples: 1597*

some options for lower power 5500u with almost the same single core performance and slightly lower multi core performance, both $400. Just a very quick search, you might be able to find something that is not $50 more, or a 5600u for the same price.

https://www.microcenter.com/produ...puter-grey
or https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09KNSMR14/ref=cm_sw_r_api_i_089VJC4E4SDPXJJ25FH2_0?tag=slickdeals&ascsubt... [amazon.com]
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02-14-2023 at 01:28 AM.
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Quote from Interface :
Asus laptops have a known issue where the capacitors blow rendering the laptop useless generally within a year. Check out NorthridgeFix on YouTube, so many videos, he is fixing a dead Asus laptop over and over. I would invest in an extended warranty if you are deadest on buying Asus.

Regarding this specific laptop, its an older Ryzen CPU, soldered ram. There are better choices than this.
Sounds like the problems were with a different line of Asus laptops, not this one. https://www.reddit.com/r/GamingLa...e_channel/

You can get a potentially skewed data sample from following one guy's repair shop, where the local population's market share may be heavily Asus for some reason, in which case Asus will be overrepresented in repairs. Also, people typically bring only higher end laptops in for repair as fixing cheaper ones isn't worth it, so you'd want to know Asus's market share among more-expensive laptops.

Gotta love the reddit comment asking how reliable is the repair shop's opinion? Lol. Does he have statistical data or is he just talking off the top of his head?

If you want a different repair shop's opinion, try this: https://computertechnicians.com.a...e-in-2022/

Here's another repair-oriented take: https://www.geckoandfly.com/6311/...omparison/

Lots of movement! One year brand X might not do so well, but then they look great the following year. Microsoft was apparently last-place in 2016 according to Consumer Reports, yet number 4 in 2018 in RescueCom's report, rising to number 1 in 2019. So take any brand's ranking in a specific year, with a big grain of salt.

I'm not saying Asus is perfect, but I've never had a problem with any of their laptops, motherboards, or video cards, out of about 12 products (I wrote 3 motherboards in an earlier post, but I also built 2 PCs for family members using Asus motherboards, so that's 5 Asus motherboards; the rest were laptops and video cards.) But I am only one person.

About Lenovo... their Thinkpad business laptops might be good, but their 2-in-1 Yogas and some Ideapad and Legion laptops had hinge issues for years. Google it. Apparently they finally fixed it last year.

To the question-asker: whatever you do, don't buy HP. I'll never buy another HP again if I can help it, not just because of their consumer-unfriendly stance towards battery limiters, but because their monitor broke 4 years after I bought it. I've never had a monitor of any other company break on me, just HP. HP also cuts corners on stuff like not using USB-C chargers, even on its more upscale Envy line.
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02-14-2023 at 04:29 AM.
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Quote from Interface :
Asus laptops have a known issue where the capacitors blow rendering the laptop useless generally within a year. Check out NorthridgeFix on YouTube, so many videos, he is fixing a dead Asus laptop over and over. I would invest in an extended warranty if you are deadest on buying Asus.

Regarding this specific laptop, its an older Ryzen CPU, soldered ram. There are better choices than this.

Have an asus laptop daily driver for years, no issues - own lots of asus products, no issues - think this is all in your head 🤣
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