ASUS - 15.6" Laptop - AMD Ryzen 5 - 8GB Memory - 1TB HDD + 128GB SSD - Peacock Blue

Name: ASUS - 15.6" Laptop - AMD Ryzen 5 - 8GB Memory - 1TB HDD + 128GB SSD - Peacock Blue
Brand: ASUS
SKU: 6402663
Rating: 4.5 (82 reviews)

Model: F512DAEB55BL

SKU: 6402663

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Key Specs
- Screen Type: Full HD Widescreen LED
- Screen Size: 15.6 inches (Size of the screen, measured diagonally from corner to corner.)
- Screen Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) (Screens come in a range of resolutions (measured in pixels, horizontal x vertical). The higher the resolution, the greater the picture quality.)
- Touch Screen: false (Touch-screen devices make navigating more intuitive. Using a touch-screen display, you can do things such as tap to select, hold and drag to move items, swipe to scroll, and pinch to zoom.)
- Processor Model: AMD 2nd Generation Ryzen 5 (Your computer's processor is like its brain. Working in combination with system memory, the power of the processor determines the complexity of software you can run, how many programs you can have open at the same time, and how fast those programs will run. Most computers feature an AMD, Intel or Snapdragon processor.)
- Storage Type: SSD, HDD
- Total Storage Capacity: 1128 gigabytes
- System Memory (RAM): 8 gigabytes (Random-access memory (RAM) is a computing device's short-term data storage, which allows active information to be accessed quickly. The size and type of RAM determines how efficiently the device can handle large amounts of information at one time. For example, gaming or video editing requires more RAM for optimal performance.)
- Backlit Keyboard: true (Integrated lights allow for visibility of the keys in low-light conditions.)
General
- Product Name: 15.6" Laptop - AMD Ryzen 5 - 8GB Memory - 1TB HDD + 128GB SSD
- Brand: ASUS
- Model Number: F512DAEB55BL
Display
- Screen Type: Full HD Widescreen LED
- Screen Size: 15.6 inches (Size of the screen, measured diagonally from corner to corner.)
- Screen Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) (Screens come in a range of resolutions (measured in pixels, horizontal x vertical). The higher the resolution, the greater the picture quality.)
- Touch Screen: false (Touch-screen devices make navigating more intuitive. Using a touch-screen display, you can do things such as tap to select, hold and drag to move items, swipe to scroll, and pinch to zoom.)
Processor
- Processor Brand: AMD
- Processor Model: AMD 2nd Generation Ryzen 5 (Your computer's processor is like its brain. Working in combination with system memory, the power of the processor determines the complexity of software you can run, how many programs you can have open at the same time, and how fast those programs will run. Most computers feature an AMD, Intel or Snapdragon processor.)
- Processor Model Number: 3500U
Storage
- Storage Type: SSD, HDD
- Total Storage Capacity: 1128 gigabytes
- Solid State Drive Capacity: 128 gigabytes (The amount of data that can be stored on the device's solid state drive (SSD). SSD is a flash-based storage with faster speeds than a hard disk drive (HDD).)
- Hard Drive Capacity: 1000 gigabytes (The amount of data that can be stored on the device's mechanical hard drive. Hard disk drives (HDDs) typically have larger capacities than solid state drives (SSDs) but may have slower speeds.)
- Hard Drive Interface: SATA (Connects the hard drive to the host system for transferring data between the hard disk cache and system memory. IDE and SATA interfaces are primarily used for personal computing, while larger servers and workstations typically use SAS or SCSI.)
- Hard Drive Accelerator: None (A module integrated (or added) into a PC to improve performance speed. By acting as a high-speed cache, an accelerator speeds up access times to the hard drive, which results in faster web browsing, improved gaming experience, and overall more responsiveness.)
Memory
- System Memory (RAM): 8 gigabytes (Random-access memory (RAM) is a computing device's short-term data storage, which allows active information to be accessed quickly. The size and type of RAM determines how efficiently the device can handle large amounts of information at one time. For example, gaming or video editing requires more RAM for optimal performance.)
- Type of Memory (RAM): DDR4 SDRAM (Each type of RAM delivers a different level of speed, bandwidth, energy efficiency and performance.)
Compatibility
- Operating System: Windows 10 Home (The operating system manages all software and hardware, including files, memory and connected devices. Most importantly, it lets you interact with your device and your programs in a visual way; otherwise, you'd be typing computer code to get anything done.)
- Operating System Architecture: 64-bit (An operating system (OS) manages computer hardware, software resources, and programs in conjunction with the system's processor. 64-bit operating systems can handle more data at once than 32-bit systems, resulting in faster speeds, more effiency, and overall improved performance.)
Connectivity
- Headphone Jack: true (The device features an interface that allows for the connection of headphones.)
Power
- Battery Cells: 2-cell
Camera
- Front-Facing Camera: true
Features
- Backlit Keyboard: true (Integrated lights allow for visibility of the keys in low-light conditions.)
- Media Card Reader: true (A hardware device that allows for access to data on a memory card and enables the transfer of its files to a computer. These devices may have one or multiple slots for various types of memory cards, and may be integrated into the computer or available as an external device.)
- Audio Technology: ASUS SonicMaster
- Speaker Type: Speaker
- Security Features: Fingerprint reader
Dimensions
- Product Height: 0.8 inches (The out of box height of the item. Height is measured as the vertical distance from the bottom of the item to the top as it would be primarily used or placed.)
- Product Width: 14.1 inches (The out of box width of the item. Width is measured as the horizontal distance from one side of the item to the other as it would be primarily used or placed.)
- Product Depth: 9.1 inches (The out of box depth of the item. Depth is measured as the distance from the front of the item to the back as it would be primarily used or placed.)
Certifications Listings & Approvals
- ENERGY STAR Certified: false (Devices carrying the ENERGY STAR service mark, such as computer products and peripherals, kitchen appliances, and other products, generally use 20% to 30% less energy than required by federal standards.)
- EPEAT Qualified: false (The Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) was designed to provide an environmental assessment tool for purchasers. In order to qualify for EPEAT, a product must meet all 23 required criteria.)
Other
- UPC: 192876294604

ASUS Laptop: Carry out tasks on-the-go with this 15.6-inch ASUS VivoBook laptop. The AMD R5-3500U processor and 8GB of RAM deliver smooth performance and fast responses, while the discrete AMD Radeon Vega 8 graphics card produces quality visuals. This ASUS VivoBook laptop is packed with 128GB of SSD and 1TB of HDD for storing files and media content, and a backlit keyboard ensures you can keep working even in dimly lit environments.

Windows 10 operating system: Windows 10 brings back the Start Menu from Windows 7 and introduces new features, like the Edge Web browser that lets you markup Web pages on your screen. Learn more ›
15.6" Full HD display: The 1920 x 1080 resolution boasts impressive color and clarity. Energy-efficient LED backlight.
Ryzen 5: Enjoy high application performance and smoother gaming experiences with AMD Ryzen™ 5 processors, with machine intelligence, multitasking capabilities and efficient architecture with up to 6 cores and 12 processing.
8GB system memory for advanced multitasking: Substantial high-bandwidth RAM to smoothly run your games and photo- and video-editing applications, as well as multiple programs and browser tabs all at once.
1TB hard drive and 128GB solid state drive (SSD) for a blend of storage space and speed: The hard drive provides ample storage, while the SSD delivers faster start-up times and data access.
AMD Radeon Vega 8: Integrated graphics chipset with shared video memory provides solid image quality for Internet use, movies, basic photo editing and casual gaming.
Weighs 3.51 lbs. and measures 0.8" thin: Ultrathin and ultralight for maximum portability, featuring a smaller screen size and omitting the DVD/CD drive to achieve the compact form factor. 2-cell lithium-ion battery.
HDMI output expands your viewing options: Connect to an HDTV or high-def monitor to set up two screens side by side or just see more of the big picture.
Built-in media reader for simple photo transfer: Supports microSD memory card formats.
Wireless-AC connectivity: Connect to a Wireless-AC router for nearly 3x the speed, more capacity and wider coverage than Wireless-N. Backward-compatible with all other Wi-Fi networks and hotspots.
Built-in HD webcam with microphone: Makes it easy to video chat with family and friends or teleconference with colleagues over Skype or other popular applications.
RGB backlit keyboard: Allows you to enjoy comfortable and accurate typing, even in dim lighting.
Built-in fingerprint reader: Streamlines security settings for quick, typo-free access.
Additional port: Headphone/microphone combo jack.

Whats Included

ASUS VivoBook 15 F512DA-EB55
2-cell battery
Power adapter

Product Manuals

User Manual

Q: ASUS - 15.6" Laptop - AMD Ryzen 5 - 8GB Memory - 1TB Hard Drive + 128GB SSD - Slate Gray I did research and amazon and websites and found no answer to my question. Hope to find it here. Can the ram be upgraded? What's the MAX amount? Model: F512DA-EB55

A: The crucial.com site shows max memory of 20gb for this laptop by replacing a 4gb module with a 16gb one, 4gb is not removable. I have successfully done this on the 14 inch laptop, F412DA, in this model line. High confidence this will work on your laptop.

Q: Is the screen clear and glossy or, it is anti glare screen which looks yellowish?

A: This model comes with an anti-glare screen.

Q: What is its battery life?

A: This battery can last up to 4 hrs. This may vary depending on product configuration, usage operational conditions and power management settings.

Q: Does this unit have a back lite keyboard?

A: Yes, it does!

Q: How many processors has this laptop?

A: This model comes with an AMD Quad Core R5-3500U 2.1GHz (Turbo up to 3.7GHz).

Q: I would like to purchase a simple docking station for an external monitor, speakers, and keyboard to this computer. Can anyone give me a suggestion for a docking station that would work well? Thanks.

A: Any third-party USB-C docking station that has output for monitor, speakers and keyboard will work with the laptop. Please check with BestBuy for product availability.

Q: Does the 512DA come with 512GB PCIe NVMe m.2 PLUS a separate SATA HDD, or is this a hybrid SATA HDD/SSD with an empty PCIe slot?

A: It comes with two separate drive, a 128GB NVMe SSD and a 1TB SATA SSD.

Q: Does the laptop come with a power cord?

A: Yes it Does.

Customers are saying

Customers admire the 15.6" Laptop for its ample storage, lightweight design, and backlit keyboard. It is considered a great value for its price and is easy to use. However, the battery life is a significant drawback.

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
So far, a great mid-range thin laptop
I've been hemming and hawing about what my next laptop would be and I thought it through hard. This 2019 model Asus VivoBook 15 was the clear choice when comparing the price to the features. Contrary to what two Beat Buy reps told me, the F512DA-EB55 configuration comes with an M.2 PCIe 128GB Solid State Drive for quicker boots than a SATA SSD, and a plentiful 5400RPM SATA hard disk with 1TB of storage for files. This configuration means it should be easy to upgrade to a Crucial P5 SSD later for more program space and even faster boot times. Swap out the clunky hard disk later for a 2TB SATA SSD and you've got yourself a great business machine. In this configuration, you'll also get a single SODIMM slot loaded with a 2666 MHz 4GB RAM module (mine was a Samsun which I quickly topped out with a Crucial) expandable to 16GB. There is an additional 4GB RAM on-board, shared between the GPU and the CPU. Though I haven't done anything more than start getting this set up, I am very happy so far. The thin profile and bezels make it an attractive looking unit, and it's solid feeling at 1.6 kg. The full HD screen is plenty good enough for the business user. This may not be a Dell Latitude, but it gi es my corporate Dell 5500 a run for its money... at half the cost, a little smaller, a bit lighter, and nearly as quick. Overall I was ecstatic to get the last one Best Buy had. Good luck getting one for this price. At $544.99 I feel like I won the lottery. And for more money I feel like any step up in an Asus would be worth it. If only it had a number lock indicator on it... Why don't they do that anymore? Speaking of the number pad, that will take a little getting used to. Everything is in three rows, not four, and even those are skinny keys. But they're comfortable, even if theath function keys are all above the numbers and ENTER is a single square key.
This review is from ASUS - 15.6" Laptop - AMD Ryzen 5 - 8GB Memory - 1TB Hard Drive + 128GB Solid State Drive - Slate Gray
Posted 5 years ago by MortallyWounded
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
So far so good!
It's a nice affordable laptop. At the moment I only own it for a few days, so I can not say anything about longevity, which is a major factory for me, since I couldn't make my last two cheap Acers last for even 2 years despite lots of superglue and Dremel repairs to keep the screen from falling off the hinges. I only hope this one lasts longer than my last two acers and my last Asus before those. Now on the features: I really love the screen! A major improvement over my last laptops. Nice colors, good viewing angle. It does have a bit of a yellowish hue when out of the box, but that can easily be adjusted in the display / graphics driver settings by adjusting the color profile or calibrating the display. I can only guess, but I suppose they decided to set the factory settings to a less blueish tones to reduce stress on the eyes, which seems to be a new thing. Anyways, even with me having toned the color profile to a more realistic hue, I noticed that it is somewhat less stressful on the eyes to work on this laptop than it was with previous cheap laptop's screens. I also absolutely love the backlit keyboard! It also has a fairly good typing feel to it, nothing super high end fancy, but good for a laptop. I did expect a little more performance boost from the Ryzen 5 over my last Ryzen 3 2200U CPU in my previous laptop. But that's no complaint, as the Ryzen 3 performed much better than I had expected and it still amazes me how much bang foir the buck that Ryzen3 delivered. But considering the Ryzen 5 in this laptop here has 4 CPU (instead of just 2) cores and 8 GPU cores (instead of just 3) I was hoping for a more noticeable performance improvement. There is a clear and noticeable difference, and I do get slightly higher FPS when playing Star Wars Battlefront II for example, but it's still not quite enough power to completely avoid the occasional FPS drops down to as low as 15 FPS, even at low settings and using a somewhat reduced resolution of 1366x768. So even though it's better than my last, just like my Ryzen 3 laptop it's still not great and rather low end hardware when it comes to gaming. The built in SSD and HDD drives are really great and appear to be pretty fast components when compared to other common components in the benchmark! I'm also really glad I went with the option that features a small 128GB SSD drive combined with 1TB of HDD storage. For me that is the perfect affordable combination that delivers really good speed for the Cache files of the Windows OS, great boot times, and still enough storage space for saving all the files that I really need and want. The built in RAM on the other hand is a disappointment. The 4Gb that are soldered onto the mainboard in my unit only runs at 1200Mhz instead of 1333Mhz, the way the replaceable module in the 1 slot does. The memory does run in dual channel, which is good, but since I can't replace the soldered on 4GB with memory I had in my last Ryzen 3 laptop, the performance of the Memory and latency times are slightly slower than on my last laptop and other comparable models. The soldered on RAM also makes the potential for memory upgrades very limited, but I recycled my 8Gb RAM module from my last Acer and upgraded this one to 12GB RAM just like my last laptop had, but because of the slower soldered in 4GB this new laptop has slightly slower latency times and read write performance than my last. The overall performance of this new laptop with the faster CPU and GPU and the SSD drive is noticeably better though, but had the RAM not been soldered in, I personally could have achieved even slightly better performance for free, by installing the compatible RAM modules I already had in my previous Ryzen 3 laptop. The touchpad is also quite a disappointment. It's not nearly as responsive as I am used to, especially two and three finger gestures tend not to be recognized well, unless you clearly separate your fingers with enough space between them, and even then it can still be "clunky" to use these gestures. the poor quality of the touchpad (or it's driver software) is the main thing to criticize on this laptop. It works somewhat acceptably, but I've had (much) better and more responsive touchpads in all my previous laptops for the last 10 years or more. The battery: well it has a battery so that's good. But that's already it. It's there but it doesn't do much. I keep my laptop plugged in almost all the time and even when I take it somewhere I usually have it plugged in, so I can live with that. But battery life is anything but great and I expect it to be really short once the battery has aged. Sound is good, could be a little louder, but all budget laptops have tend to have that. The design is nice, and has a pretty solid feel and it's compact and light for the format. I'm not a big fan of the peacock blue color, I must admit, but I'm more or less happy with it and I do prefer it over the other color alternatives grey, silver or the orange "coral rush". The peacock blue just changes the tone depending on the angle you look at it and as a result it tends to look a bit much purple-ish blue when you work on it, rather than the nicer slightly green-ish blue tone. The color somehow also doesn't really make the laptop look very fancy or expensive. But I'm still glad I picked this color, since I believe the slate gray variant looks super dull and cheap, and the two brighter silver and orange color variants will just end up producing distracting reflections on the screen when used in brighter daylight environments. So I'm happy with my purchase despite the prices having gone way up due to Covid-19. I can only hope this laptop will last longer than my last budget Acer (and the much older previous Asus) laptops, but that will be for time to tell. Everything has a fairly solid and good quality feel to it and the few little compromises that come with this affordable low to medium budget laptop, are ones I can very live with and the positives far outweigh them so far
Posted 5 years ago by GermanEngineer
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Initiation system is really fast
My laptop arrived early than I expected. But the first 8 times that I used it, the sound was really bad. It was working, but with some wheezing sound. After someday, it became work normally. The battery could be better, almost every time that I use the laptop, I need to charge it. I like this laptop, has a lot of storage to put my things, the backlit keyboard is awesome, it has different stages of brightness. The number keyboard and the finger reader are so useful.
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Posted 6 years ago by L2019