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forum thread Posted by Dr.Wajahat • Last Tuesday
forum thread Posted by Dr.Wajahat • Last Tuesday

ASUS VivoBook S 14 (Cert. Refurb): 14" 2.8K 120Hz OLED, Ryzen AI 9 365, 32GB LPDDR5X, 1TB SSD $840.99

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"2-year warranty: This item has a 2-year warranty serviced by Allstate."

SPECS:
  • 14" 2.8K (2880x1800) 16:10, 120Hz, 400-nits, 600-nits Peak HDR, 100% DCI-P3, Pantone validated, Glossy, OLED Display
  • AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 Processor 2.0GHz (34MB Cache, up to 5.0GHz, 10 cores, 20 Threads); AMD XDNA NPU up to 50TOPS
  • AMD RDNA 3.5 880M Graphics @ 2900 MHz
  • 32GB LPDDR5X 7500 MHz Ram
  • 1TB PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD
  • Backlit Chiclet Keyboard 1-Zone RGB, 1.7mm Key-travel, Touchpad, With Copilot key
  • 1080P IR Camera with Privacy Shutter
  • Wi-Fi 6E 2x2 + BT 5.3
  • 90W Type-C AC Adapter
  • 75WHrs, 4-cell Li-ion Battery
  • 2.87 lbs. / 1.30 kg
  • Ports:
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C support display / power delivery
    • 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
    • 1x USB 4.0 Gen 3 Type-C support display / power delivery
    • 1x HDMI 2.1 TMDS
    • 1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack
    • 1x Micro SD card reader

https://www.ebay.com/itm/167426614021
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Sold by Prycedin via eBay.

"2-year warranty: This item has a 2-year warranty serviced by Allstate."

SPECS:
  • 14" 2.8K (2880x1800) 16:10, 120Hz, 400-nits, 600-nits Peak HDR, 100% DCI-P3, Pantone validated, Glossy, OLED Display
  • AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 Processor 2.0GHz (34MB Cache, up to 5.0GHz, 10 cores, 20 Threads); AMD XDNA NPU up to 50TOPS
  • AMD RDNA 3.5 880M Graphics @ 2900 MHz
  • 32GB LPDDR5X 7500 MHz Ram
  • 1TB PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD
  • Backlit Chiclet Keyboard 1-Zone RGB, 1.7mm Key-travel, Touchpad, With Copilot key
  • 1080P IR Camera with Privacy Shutter
  • Wi-Fi 6E 2x2 + BT 5.3
  • 90W Type-C AC Adapter
  • 75WHrs, 4-cell Li-ion Battery
  • 2.87 lbs. / 1.30 kg
  • Ports:
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C support display / power delivery
    • 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
    • 1x USB 4.0 Gen 3 Type-C support display / power delivery
    • 1x HDMI 2.1 TMDS
    • 1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack
    • 1x Micro SD card reader

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Jimmycrackscorn
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Looks like a pretty good deal to me.
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niremetal
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Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank niremetal

Note that the display is non-touch. I know that that's a plus for some, but it's a deal-breaker for me.
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imdjay
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finally a 32gb. 2 year Allstate warranty. seems decent
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KaladinStormborn
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What is battery life like (real life) on these?
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Jimmycrackscorn
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Thinking about picking this up. I like the form factor. Was wondering how it might compare to the Zenbook listed below if anyone has an opinion. Business use manipulating some pretty serious CAD drawings.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/16751838...SwEFdoJ3BH
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SmilingNest9368
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How does this compare to the dell 16 plus right now?
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SmilingNest9368
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Quote from Jimmycrackscorn :
Thinking about picking this up. I like the form factor. Was wondering how it might compare to the Zenbook listed below if anyone has an opinion. Business use manipulating some pretty serious CAD drawings.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/16751838...SwEFdoJ3BH

Sounds like you'd favor an independent GPU eh?

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hallucinate
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Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank hallucinate

I bought this a time or two it came up here and have been pretty happy with it for $900 all-in. In case it helps others, here are few quick takes after 30 days of daily use:
  1. The wifi card leaves much to be desired- it is only 6E, finicky with certain AP configurations and is soldered in.
  2. The screen is quite good, great panel with a solid refresh though doesn't get as bright as I'd prefer. iGPU is decent, nothing mind blowing, though.
  3. Battery life is ok for what it is, not MBP / Apple M-series caliber but good for X86. I've been getting 8-12 hours depending on what I'm doing. I usually keep battery saver (max charge 80%), balanced performance, brightness wherever is comfortable for the environment, and otherwise don't have to think about it.
  4. I replaced the SSD with a Samsung 990 Pro; it nearly doubled the performance. That's not to say the OG SSD is bad, it just isn't great.
  5. Heat and fan noise are a litlte much for my preference but it's leagues ahead of the Intel i7-1165 laptop I'm coming from. The hotspot are also well isolated to top and center of the chasis so I have yet for it to feel uncomfortable on the lap or otherwise. In my somewhat limited experience with newer x86 laptops, this one seems average or perhaps slightly above.
  6. Have run AMD's GAIA on it and it was pretty impressive, will be fun to play with. Also played Clair Obscura Expedition 33 and BG3 on it reasonably well while traveling. (I was surprised and a little sad how much better it is than the Steamdeck ^_^
  7. W11 is really quite shitty (W10 has been my daily on my other machines...) and it reminds me of Windows Vista way too much.
  8. Keyboard is pretty okay, not my favorite but not bad either. The LEDs under the caps bleeds out the front which is a little annoying, so unless you sit with it pretty close you, you you're going to see the lights.
Happy to help others with questions if useful.
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UK7
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Quote from hallucinate :
I bought this a time or two it came up here and have been pretty happy with it for $900 all-in. In case it helps others, here are few quick takes after 30 days of daily use:
  1. The wifi card leaves much to be desired- it is only 6E, finicky with certain AP configurations and is soldered in.
  2. The screen is quite good, great panel with a solid refresh though doesn't get as bright as I'd prefer. iGPU is decent, nothing mind blowing, though.
  3. Battery life is ok for what it is, not MBP / Apple M-series caliber but good for X86. I've been getting 8-12 hours depending on what I'm doing. I usually keep battery saver (max charge 80%), balanced performance, brightness wherever is comfortable for the environment, and otherwise don't have to think about it.
  4. I replaced the SSD with a Samsung 990 Pro; it nearly doubled the performance. That's not to say the OG SSD is bad, it just isn't great.
  5. Heat and fan noise are a litlte much for my preference but it's leagues ahead of the Intel i7-1165 laptop I'm coming from. The hotspot are also well isolated to top and center of the chasis so I have yet for it to feel uncomfortable on the lap or otherwise. In my somewhat limited experience with newer x86 laptops, this one seems average or perhaps slightly above.
  6. Have run AMD's GAIA on it and it was pretty impressive, will be fun to play with. Also played Clair Obscura Expedition 33 and BG3 on it reasonably well while traveling. (I was surprised and a little sad how much better it is than the Steamdeck ^_^
  7. W11 is really quite shitty (W10 has been my daily on my other machines...) and it reminds me of Windows Vista way too much.
  8. Keyboard is pretty okay, not my favorite but not bad either. The LEDs under the caps bleeds out the front which is a little annoying, so unless you sit with it pretty close you, you you're going to see the lights.
Happy to help others with questions if useful.
thanks for this! had a few questions since I ordered this. Coming from an 8th gen Lenovo ultrabook with a mx150 gpu:

1) how is the build quality? flimsy feel or solid like a macbook?
2) does it feel refurbished? how long do you think it'll last?
3) I'm deciding with this versus a Mac Air (16gb ram), mostly for productivity work. I can get a separate windows laptop just for gaming but that would be extra $ and annoyance of having two machines. not sure if you have experience but what would you suggest?
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ozziegt
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Quote from UK7 :
thanks for this! had a few questions since I ordered this. Coming from an 8th gen Lenovo ultrabook with a mx150 gpu:1) how is the build quality? flimsy feel or solid like a macbook?2) does it feel refurbished? how long do you think it'll last?3) I'm deciding with this versus a Mac Air (16gb ram), mostly for productivity work. I can get a separate windows laptop just for gaming but that would be extra $ and annoyance of having two machines. not sure if you have experience but what would you suggest?
If you are thinking about a mac air + another gaming laptop just buy a good 14" gaming laptop instead.
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Quote from ozziegt :
If you are thinking about a mac air + another gaming laptop just buy a good 14" gaming laptop instead.

It's only for light gaming - I have a console so it's not necessary. A nicer laptop weighs too much and the battery sucks so that's why I don't want one
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Quote from UK7 :
It's only for light gaming - I have a console so it's not necessary. A nicer laptop weighs too much and the battery sucks so that's why I don't want one
Well, if you have that kind of budget and want better build quality get a Zenbook or Thinkpad
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hallucinate
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Quote from UK7 :
thanks for this! had a few questions since I ordered this. Coming from an 8th gen Lenovo ultrabook with a mx150 gpu: 1) how is the build quality? flimsy feel or solid like a macbook? 2) does it feel refurbished? how long do you think it'll last? 3) I'm deciding with this versus a Mac Air (16gb ram), mostly for productivity work. I can get a separate windows laptop just for gaming but that would be extra $ and annoyance of having two machines. not sure if you have experience but what would you suggest?
  1. Build quality is pretty good. Firm keyboard, no flex, and decent trackpad. Lower part of the chasis is all metal, I think but the lid / screen housing are a very thin kind of plastic; it doesn't seem fragile but it is very thin and no where near the rigidity of a macbook, but close enough for me.
  2. Many reviewers report how much it shows fingerprints and yes, that was a problem but that kind of gone away (or I'm just good at ignoring it now that the newness has worn off). Can't really explain it but it seems like the new material gets acclimated or something, and now it's fine.
  3. Did not notice any refurbished at all, I think someone opened it, maybe turned it on and sent it right back. It looks and feels brand new, only thing that wasn't included AFAIK was the OG box. I plan to use this for at least a couple years and I think it'll last.
  4. Macbook Air is likely going to be a bit better build quality wise, but overall I think this is a better buy. I can't really comment on that vs this for usability I have a bunch of laptops including a "work" one that is an old M1 MBP that I kinda hate.
Lastly I'd suggest the 30 day return window is plenty of time to decide if it is for you or not, too, and in my brief interactions with the seller, returning did not seem like it would have been an issue had I gone down that path.
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There is no Ctrl key on the right side for this model. I am not sure if the Co-pilot key can be reconfigured. I use Ctrl+Enter a lot.

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Quote from hallucinate :
I bought this a time or two it came up here and have been pretty happy with it for $900 all-in. In case it helps others, here are few quick takes after 30 days of daily use:
  1. The wifi card leaves much to be desired- it is only 6E, finicky with certain AP configurations and is soldered in.
  2. The screen is quite good, great panel with a solid refresh though doesn't get as bright as I'd prefer. iGPU is decent, nothing mind blowing, though.
  3. Battery life is ok for what it is, not MBP / Apple M-series caliber but good for X86. I've been getting 8-12 hours depending on what I'm doing. I usually keep battery saver (max charge 80%), balanced performance, brightness wherever is comfortable for the environment, and otherwise don't have to think about it.
  4. I replaced the SSD with a Samsung 990 Pro; it nearly doubled the performance. That's not to say the OG SSD is bad, it just isn't great.
  5. Heat and fan noise are a litlte much for my preference but it's leagues ahead of the Intel i7-1165 laptop I'm coming from. The hotspot are also well isolated to top and center of the chasis so I have yet for it to feel uncomfortable on the lap or otherwise. In my somewhat limited experience with newer x86 laptops, this one seems average or perhaps slightly above.
  6. Have run AMD's GAIA on it and it was pretty impressive, will be fun to play with. Also played Clair Obscura Expedition 33 and BG3 on it reasonably well while traveling. (I was surprised and a little sad how much better it is than the Steamdeck ^_^Wink
  7. W11 is really quite shitty (W10 has been my daily on my other machines...) and it reminds me of Windows Vista way too much.
  8. Keyboard is pretty okay, not my favorite but not bad either. The LEDs under the caps bleeds out the front which is a little annoying, so unless you sit with it pretty close you, you you're going to see the lights.
Happy to help others with questions if useful.

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