I’ve been using the ASUS VivoBook S 14 for the past five months, averaging twelve hours of daily use—from web browsing and Python development to online courses, virtual meetings, and movie streaming—and it has consistently exceeded my expectations. Below, I highlight the key features that make this laptop an outstanding choice for a wide range of users: Powerful Performance: Equipped with an Intel Core Ultra‑5 processor and 16 GB of RAM, the VivoBook S 14 handles routine tasks—web surfing, document editing, and multimedia playback—with ease. It also tackles programming workloads smoothly, making it an excellent option for students, junior developers, and professionals alike. All‑Day Battery Life: Thoughtfully engineered for efficiency, the VivoBook S 14 easily lasts a full workday on a single charge. Whether you’re attending back‑to‑back meetings or working remotely, you won’t need to scramble for an outlet. AI‑Enhanced Productivity: As part of Microsoft’s Copilot+ PC lineup, this laptop offers built‑in AI features that streamline everyday tasks—like smart note taking, automated summaries, and content generation—at an accessible price point. Vibrant Display: The 14‑inch panel delivers crisp color and sharp detail, whether you’re reviewing spreadsheets, editing code, or unwinding with your favorite films and series.

My old Surface Book finally died so I've been in the market for a general all-purpose laptop for light work and home use, and knew I wanted either Intel's Lunar Lake or AMD's Strix Point. The ASUS Vivobook came up on sale and without too many professional reviews out there, decided that it was too good to pass up and give it a try at $650 ($300 off). Overall, really really good and happy with this! Pros: -Battery Life. The battery is genuinely fantastic and as advertised, getting close to Snapdragon X levels. No formal benchmarking tools for me but taking it on a holiday trip and it lasted a whole day doing web browsing, streaming a basketball game, and testing out some games while visiting family. It handled it no problem over the entire day which is all I can ask for. -Performance. A lot of reviews talk about the Core Ultra Series 2 CPUs being weaker in multithreading from the last gen, but honestly for day to day use it's been fine for me. Web, Email, Office, Streaming are all perfectly fine which is what I'd expect at this price point. Andrew Marc David has a great review on YouTube showing that the Core Ultra 5 is not too far behind the Core Ultra 7 in performance, and on sale the price difference seemed worth the sacrifice for the lower end model. 16 GB of RAM is fine for general use as well. -Build. Really solid metal build. Zenbooks seem lauded for their chassis so I was worried that Vivobooks would feel much cheaper, but the metal construction is solid and the 14 inch laptop size is great and lightweight. -Features/Ports. OLED screen is great and beautiful, especially at this price point. Love having both USB-C and A, as I still have tons of USB A devices and charging cables. Full sized HDMI port is great to avoid needing adapters. -Light Gaming. There's no dedicated GPU, but using PC Game Pass I can play light games without an issue. Small games like Pentiment, Ori and the Blind Forest, and tried out the game Nine Sols and they all run just fine. Pretty nice for integrated graphics to play some older games or indies, which is great for me to pass the time. Cons: -Fingerprint Magnet. The metal chassis is nice, but definitely leaves fingerprints everywhere. Throw a micro fiber cloth in your bag if you're OCD about it looking clean. -Other Features. Hard to be picky at this price, but it would be nice to get a higher refresh rate screen since this is only 60hz, and there's also no touch screen. Not a huge deal for me, but people that are looking for those in a laptop and you'll need to look at higher end options. Overall, extremely happy with this laptop. It's already been on a plane with me and travels well because it's light weight, and performance is great for office use and light gaming. Power users will probably look elsewhere or want 32 GB RAM since the RAM isn't ugpradeable, and gamers will probably want AMD Strix Point or a dedicated Nvidia GPU, but I definitely recommended for anyone that just needs a portable machine for home and office work that doesn't break the bank.

I recently purchased the Asus Zenbook 16" from Best Buy, and I’m thoroughly impressed. The performance is lightning-fast thanks to the powerful processor and ample RAM — perfect for multitasking, content creation, and even some light gaming. The 16” OLED display is absolutely stunning with vibrant colors and deep contrast, making movies and design work a pleasure. The build quality feels premium, with a sleek, lightweight design that’s easy to carry around. The keyboard is comfortable to type on, and the battery life has been surprisingly good for such a powerful machine. Overall, this Zenbook strikes a perfect balance between performance, portability, and style. Highly recommended for anyone looking for a high-end laptop that delivers on all fronts!

Absolutely blown away by what this computer gives you for the price. We are definitely entering a new era of computing. Full disclosure, I recently purchased and made a glowing review of this computer's cousin, the Vivobook S15 with the Snapdragon X Plus processor. Well, almost everything I said about that computer applies to this one because functionally and build-wise they're almost identical, except for the screen size and resolution (and the fact that screen is 120hz and this one is only 60hz, which is a slight disappointment but not a huge deal for me personally because I would always set that one at 60hz anyway for battery life), and that fact that this one doesn't include a numpad because of the change in body size. But unfortunately after about a week of use I started to see the cracks in app compatibility for my own personal usage, with one of my Canon printers not working (a modern one, too) and one of the very important applications I need for work not functioning properly, so I decided to revert back to Intel, HOPING that I wouldn't lose that much in the efficiency department that I loved so much about the Qualcomm processor. Well, the short answer is that I didn't, thankfully. So, let me share some things I wrote in that other review about the other PC that also apply here: "Typical of ASUS, the all-metal build quality is great, the battery life is INSANE at somewhere between 10 and 14 hours typically under a typical workload for me - at least coming off a 13th Generation i7 Zenbook that could barely muster 5.5 hours with battery saver on and my screen barely bright enough to see - ... The trackpad isn't haptic but it feels great is is very responsive and the keyboard has a wonderful feel to it, just the right amount of key travel. I like the customizable backlight as well." "I really have nothing substantial to complain about with this PC. I guess just to balance things out, if I had to mention some things, it's a major fingerprint magnet (doesn't bother me really), it has downward facing speakers (not a huge deal, but kind of annoying if you have the computer resting on your lap a lot. You will get horrible muffled sound)... With my personal workflow I don't need or want a touchscreen, so if you personally do need that or need pen support, that may be something that has you look elsewhere." ALSO: "I previously had a Zenbook Pro, which I actually mostly loved, but as I mentioned before, the battery life was atrocious when not plugged in, and it would often blow so much hot air out, it made the room I was in uncomfortable. It got really laggy and stuttery after waking from sleep sometimes, and I had to restart the whole device to get it working properly again. The trackpad at times also did weird stuff, and although the screen was also an OLED and gorgeous, it seemed to be an older technology that looked AWFUL in bright sunlight and had horrible color distortion and shimmering effect. I've got none of that with this screen, it seems like an improved quality OLED and its just so smooth and beautiful and accurate." I also want to mention something that I didn't mention in my prior review of the other device, I absolutely LOVE the very minimalist branding. I like that there aren't a ton of logos or designs or wording all over the chassis of this thing. I love the minimalist black design with the singular ASUS logo on the exterior shell and the singular ASUS logo under the screen. Very classy, very clean, and very undistracting. Again, the fingerprint issue is unfortunately present, but it doesn't really bother me much at all. It might bother you. I always carry a microfiber cloth with me, anyway. Just to summarize and finish, what impresses me so much about this computer is that with its Lunar Lake architecture for the Core Ultra Series 2, Intel is in a completely new category for battery life. I've already gotten TRUE all-day battery life from this thing at work, using it all day for nearly 10 hours and not even making any concessions for screen brightness or workload, AND on performance mode, and after a full day's use, I still had 52 percent battery remaining. That is just unbelievable. And even being a Core Ultra 5 model, and not an Ultra 7, I have not found this computer to lag or work slowly in any way. All of the video and photo editing tasks I've thrown at it have been pulled of effortlessly. What I've noticed is just a slightly increased delay at times in loading programs or when clicking something there's a couple of extra moments to wait until whatever you need to happen happens. But once the program or task begins, everything is smooth sailing and multitasking is effortless. I'm one of those 50 tabs open people and this computer doesn't skip a beat. I couldn't be happier with my purchase and switch back to Intel Lunar Lake Core Ultra 5 Series 2. If you're going to Intel, MAKE SURE you get one that is Series 2, not Series 1, as I have heard from reviews and also from some friends that the Series 1 chips are NOT as efficient and also don't perform as well. Hopefully they keep the Lunar Lake magic into their next series of efficient processors, which I'm hearing have the code name "Panther Lake". Good Intel-based laptop computers have long suffered from mediocre battery life, but honestly, it truly seems like that era is over.

Very good laptop when purchased on discount! The quality isnt a 5 star but its a good 4. The laptop is quick due to the specs. The battery life is between average and good. full charge gives about 12 hours. Display is super beautiful and amazing! If there’s a great deal on this laptop please don’t hesitate!