Customer Ratings & Reviews

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.

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!

Great laptop. Battery life is excellent. The screen is very clear and sharp. The speed is great. The only downside is that the lid doesn’t seem to close completely, leaving a very slight gap, and the color and finish show fingerprints very easily. Other than that, it’s a 10/10 laptop.

Works great! Good screen display with vibrant colors and good speed.

My immediate reaction to having had this laptop for a week is that it’s very practical, no-nonsense machine - it gives you all the basics you need, plus a lot of what you’d want in a new machine (including a powerful CPU and good ram) - but still lacks a few extras I would have appreciated. First and foremost, this is an x86 machine (rather than ARM) that is still capable of achieving a great battery life. This is currently helpful in that, - even with the automatic conversion that Windows does for a lot of current programs, it’s still far more compatible with the software you may be using daily. Other machines have some great features, but this alone may be the reason to choose this machine over others. Software compatibility will improve with time, but at time of writing, it’s not fully sorted. As a slight downside, the lower resolution on the screen here isn’t quite as nice to look at if you’re coming from a 3k or 4k screen. It’s still HD, and certainly helps reduce power drain that helps ensure that battery life in not needing to push power to extra pixels, but I’m spoiled by other modern devices. This is largely subjective, and if you’ve only ever had general-use PCs in the past, you may even be upgrading here. On a 14 inch screen, it still provides a good experience. While the resolution isn’t my favorite, the fact that the screen is an OLED is a nice upgrade. Few screens can win against the true-blacks and range of colors these can achieve, and the one here is no different. It looks nice and will make media look fantastic! DESIGN: From a design standpoint, this Vivobook S follows through on most of its promises, as well as its overall theme of being practical, first and foremost. It feels thin and fairly light. It’s definitely portable. A thin ‘foot’ along the bottom near the back adds a bit more thickness, but the impression is good. Where this becomes a little less fancy is in its bezeled screen, which is glass-less. It's textured plastic mostly falls away in practice, but it feels like a tradeoff. The screen also lacks touch functionality, which is more standard at this price point. While thin and cleanly designed, the chassis is more standard as well. The top and bottom are a stamped metal, while the keyboard deck appears to be the only machined element. This may make these outer surfaces a little more prone to denting than other options out there. We own a gaming laptop by Asus with the same manufacturing technique and have a mysterious dent in it. I’d take the claim of military-grade robustness with a grain of salt. Included I/O provides much of what you’d want, including 2 thunderbolt 4 USB-C ports, HDMI, a micro SD card reader and USB-A ports. Sound is quite decent thanks to the Harman Kardon speakers. The webcam seems similarly good and also includes a true, physical shutter to close it off with a simple slider. POWER: As this machine is targeted at Copilot / AI users, it gains plenty of power from Intel’s Core Ultra 5, as well as the included 16gb DDR5 memory. It excels at most things, including multitasking, but is not designed for gaming. Its integrated graphics are only entry level. For most users, this is a fine trade-off, but I wouldn’t recommend it for designers or those who need more powerful graphics. Media playback still looks and plays great. OVERALL: This notebook provides most of what people would want from a new machine - plenty of great ports, a long-lasting battery, a powerful processor and gorgeous OLED screen… but lacks the higher resolution I would have preferred, as well as touch. The physical shutter on the webcam is a nice inclusion, as are the Harman Kardon speakers. While it lacks higher-end graphics capability, it is a nice package for most users. My biggest hesitation is the price. I think it should be closer to the $800 range, given the competition. Even so, I still see this as a quality machine.

After using this thing for a couple months, I have to say this laptop is amazing. I use it for school and for work. The specs can handle what you expect them to handle - multiple programs running, zoom meetings, entertainment, the whole package. The battery life is the main reason I bought this laptop, and it lives up to its expectations. Under lighter load it can easily last all day, maybe even leave you with 30-40% battery at the end of the day. Under continuous, heavier load it still lasts for 8+ hours. It charges really fast as well. The laptop also doesn't seem to overheat/get too hot. I have not tested any games, however. The screen is beautiful since it's OLED. It's only 60 Hz, but in reality if you're not playing games on it, I don't see an issue with it not being 144 Hz. A downside that it's OLED is the fact that burn-in can occur, so I set the screen to turn off after a couple minutes of no use to prevent this from happening. The keyboard has a top-notch feel. The touchpad is okay, nothing amazing. It's fast, just not as snippy/fast as a more premium touchpad but it gets the job done well. I'd give it an 8/10. The overall build quality is nice. It's lightweight and slim, great for taking to and from the office. Like other reviews say, it's a fingerprint magnet, which I don't personally care about - it's the hardware I'm buying. Speakers are great and use Dolby Access for equalizer and sound preferences. Built-in Copilot is nice to have - pulls up AI in the press of a button (there is a special Copilot key). I personally like Asus software , especially GlideX which lets you use your phone or tablet as a 2nd or 3rd monitor, among other features. In terms of specs, the Ultra V2 i5 is suuper fast (I may be biased since upgrading from a Gen7 i7 laptop) but nonetheless, very reliable. 16GB of RAM is just enough to juggle a ton of office/school work. It has both USB-A ports and USB-C ports, as well as HDMI - so great connectivity. No LAN port, but if you're using this outside of home on wifi, that doesn't really matter. Overall I think this is a great laptop, and at the price of $450 I got it at when on sale, I think it's an absolute steal.

Out of the box so far this laptop has been pretty good to use, it's fast (wifi/and cpu wise), it seems to have a pretty decent battery, and the unit has a really nice oled screen). While this isn't a 100% gamer laptop it does play most of my games pretty well. The units specs say it runs really cool, and so far this holds true, at least the benchmarking and things i ran on the laptop so far have not seemed to make this laptop too hot to handle. I do have a few gaming specific laptops and they generate more heat than the sun so it's nice to have this one, where it runs in reasonable temps. The laptop is pretty speedy for what it is, newer cpu intel ultra running at 5.1ghz. websites load quickly, videos play smooth, downloads are quick with the wifi 7 triband onboard. positives OLED screen looks fantastic (1920x1200) Intel Core Ultra 5 (series 2) CPU (5.1Ghz, 16 Cores) ASUS IceCool thermal technology (dual: heat pipes, vents & fans) 1 tb ssd 16 gb 'lp'ddr5x memory copilot ai defined keyboard key Intel AI Boost NPU super light (2.87lb) 2 40Gbps Thunderbolt 4 ports micro sd reader Wi-Fi 7(802.11be) (Tri-band)2*2 Bluetooth 5.4 US MIL-STD 810H military-grade standard HDR True Black 600, 1.07 billion colors, 70% less harmful blue light negatives theres some personal gripes i could put here, ...wish it had a higher res screen, perhaps a better gpu, but again this laptop isn't trying to sell itself as something its not. overall, this is a really decent laptop and wont break the bank. this unit has some good selling points about it, and does what it says it should.

ASUS Vivobook S14 14" OLED: In my dream portable computer configuration, I have my deceptively simple looking and very comfortable-to-carry device. It’s fully enabled with every possible connection for handing off projects to storage devices, or presentations to a projector, or adding external tools via both newer and older USB ports.. My laptop hides its capabilities behind a screen with the color intensity and contrast of the best TVs, offering a speedy cloud connection that keeps my media library always accessible, and has the power to create a media presentation, do real graphics creation or manage videos and photos, and never slows down my imagining. This unassuming laptop from ASUS can get it all done while relying on a battery that lasts all day and into the night. SETUP: It’s during a Windows (WIN11 in this case) installation from my previous aging laptop that a new device shows its talents and aggravations. This very appealing ASUS has no bad habits. The process, from connecting to my Wi-Fi, to updating software, to making usability decisions, to installing from my previous device was flawless. Meanwhile I got to sample what my photographs, streaming Apps, and music media would look and sound like. It was all very encouraging. The follow days’ experiences were all similar. The ASUS Vivobook never disappoints. I usually hate trackpads, but this one is actually useful (he says while attaching a mouse.) This pad is predictable and it responds. ISSUES: Nothing important for me. Well, in fairness. I will advise fingerprint neurotics to be aware that this beautiful black case will show the after effects of handling by anyone not wearing white gloves. The surface always seems like it has grease spots wherever it’s handled. Or, maybe I’m very oily. Yikes. The keyboard is responsive and comfortable and also (single-zone RGB) backlit. Its colors, modes, and brightness are managed in Windows settings, and I need to dive in and play some more. Right now, depending on how I’m sitting and the resulting view angle, the lights peeking out under the keys and in my line of sight are distracting. With a a detailed and beautifully colorful OLED screen and decent graphics performance this is also a great entertainment portable computer. It will stream movies and serve up very high quality audio through its Harman Kardon audio system, making a boring hotel conference stay feel more like home, while also ensuring a professional video conferencing session. This is a very inviting laptop. NOTES: Intel’s newest Ultra processors add a specialized A.I. processing which, sometimes along with specific software or a subscription, dramatically improves performance, runs cooler with less battery demand, and can add security capacity. This ASUS is also CoPilot+ enabled, but currently limited to Windows Apps, with ongoing updates adding capabilities starting this month (November). You can look up the features for yourself, and you should, because you may prefer that it’s disabled. There are significant enhancements available such as translation capabilities. Copilot has its own dedicated key (located where that extra CTL key to the right of the space bar. Intel has improved on the typical and classic integrated graphic processor with its Arc graphics which provides better gaming than you might have predicted, although it will not match a graphic processor purpose-built of that purpose. Notable Features: Meets the ultra-demanding MIL-STD 810H military standard for reliability and durability, undergoing a punishing test regime that includes extended tests for operation in harsh environments. Copilot, Your AI Assistant With a dedicated Copilot key Screen 14” OLED, WUXGA 1920x1200 HD, 60Hz refresh, 600 Nits peak brightness and 100% DCI-P3 color gamut ASUS adds software, GlideX, which shares screens across several device. CPU Intel Core Ultra 5 Series 2, 16Gb Ram (LPDDR5X) is more powerful Storage 512GB SSD PCIe 4.0 Graphics INTEL ARC Ports: HDMI 2.1 (1), Thunderbolt 4 (2), USB-A 3.2 (2), USB-C (2), Headphone/Microphone, MicroSD Card reader. Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth ( I was connected at Wi-Fi 7 942Gb/sec, the max of my router and access speed.) Front Facing Camera 1080p, Facial Recognition, AiSense Camera and AI Noise Cancelation, Built-in Mic. Both of these are nicely optimized for a great online meeting experience. The camera allows for password-free login. Backlit Keyboard: With a single-zone RGB backlit keyboard, personalize backlight colors, effects, and brightness levels, enlarged touchpad. Audio: Dolby Atmos/ Smart AMP/ Harman Kardon/noise cancelling 12.22”W x 8.74D x .55H; Weight 2.87lbs ASUS Vivobook S14 with Copilot+ is a very desirable laptop, ready for the AI revolution in both power and features, but not ignoring the needs of users who look for convenience, flexibility and portability. I can recommend this for any computer user.

This is a great laptop for those looking for something portable but very powerful and is something I do recommend. Size/Build Quality: First off, this laptop is small and lightweight, so it is perfect for traveling with or someone who doesn’t have a lot of space. The build quality is excellent and solid feeling made from aluminum. It looks like a lot of time was spent designing something of high quality. There is no flex in the screen, and it has an indent to keep the laptop closed. Performance: This laptop is fast and really performs well even though it does not have the highest end processor. If you are someone who uses the internet, email, office applications, and media, you won’t notice any performance problems, in fact everything runs very fast. Running Windows and Office will eat up around half your memory leaving plenty left for other tasks. Out of the box, you get around 400GB of SSD space. Battery/Power Supply: When doing internet, email, and office applications, I was able to get around 7 hours of battery. It took a couple of hours to charge completely. One really nice feature that all laptops should have is a battery protection feature that will only charge the battery to 80% extending its life. One problem is that the battery is consumed more than I would like when sleeping. If you aren’t going to use your laptop for a while, I guess you will want to shut it down or you will find yourself with a dead battery. In the laptop world, I have found this is hit or miss. Som laptops barely use any battery while sleeping and others use more. The power supply that comes with it is very small and connects via USB-C. It is very easy to carry around but does consume a USB-C port on the computer. I think this is pretty standard now. Screen: The screen is of an OLED type and is very clear and detailed with very vibrant colors and contrast. While this is a smaller laptop with a smaller screen, the resolution is perfect for seeing everything on the screen you will want to at the same time, and the text is big enough to read. Pretty much a perfect screen. I do get concerned about burn-in on the OLED screen, but I hide the taskbar and try not to keep static images on the screen. Hopefully that will prevent it. Sound: Even though this is a small laptop, it has decent sound, better than I would have expected and better compared to other laptops I have used. The sound it has is very clear with good mid and high range. The bass is good and better than expected from such a small laptop. I have used laptops from different manufacturers, and I will say that Asus always nails it in the sound department. Wi-Fi: The Wi-Fi on it is version 7 so it is very fast. I’m able to get around 1100 Mbps on the speed test. Loading pages is almost instantaneous and downloading files is very fast as well. The Wi-Fi always connects reliably to my router right away with no delay and keeps the connection reliably. Keyboard/Touchpad: The keyboard feels nice and is relatively easy to type on error free. The key travel is very small but has enough resistance to prevent pressing keys accidentally. It does have RGB lighting, but I was never able to get it to work. The keyboard lights up when booting but is off during normal operation and I was never able to get it to light up. There’s probably some trick to it that I am not aware of. The touchpad is probably one of the weaker parts. It is small, maybe because it is a small laptop, but I have seen laptops just as small with bigger touchpads. It is not sensitive enough when tapping on it forcing you to use the buttons. I’m someone who would much rather tap than use the buttons, so this is a bit frustrating sometimes. Instead of hard buttons, gliding the edges of the touchpad allowing you to change volume, brightness, and change media tracks. This works well although I would prefer having hard buttons. The touchpad has no silk-screening on it to indicate what the edges do. It has a sticker over it out of the box showing you this but once the sticker is removed, it is up to you to remember. Having small silk-screening on it would have been nice. Connections: The connections on it are pretty standard. It has HDMI, two USB-A, two USB-C, and a card reader. This should be plenty for the average user unless you have a ton of peripherals. One of the USB-C ports is used to power and charge it so you will lose that port while it is plugged in. Camera: The camera has a high enough resolution to look good and works well in dim light. If you are in a dim room, the person you are talking to will never know it since everything will still appear bright to them. It has another camera for Windows Hello that uses facial recognition to log in. I found it works every time although sometimes it can take too long for the Hello feature to activate on the log in screen, but once it activates, it logs in almost immediately. MyAsus Software: The laptop comes with an application called MyAsus which works well and is well laid out. It gives you status such as CPU, memory, and hard drive usage. There are a bunch of various settings for it for power/performance, audio/visual, and input devices. (I recommend enabling battery care mode and OLED care.) You can also do diagnostics and system updates. This all works well, and I have had no problems using the different features of the software. Summary: An excellent laptop I really recommend if you want something very portable for office, email, Internet, and media use. There is nothing I can complain about except for maybe the touchpad, and the keyboard lighting.

Overall this Asus Vivobook provides a good compromise between power, versatility and portability. It’s powerful enough to handle most home and business applications and is light enough to travel. It also opens the door to anyone wanting to explore AI apps. The beautiful display and small profile make it a go-to option for anyone needing a laptop. Pros: - Bright and beautiful OLED screen - Intel Utra 5 processor with 16 gb of DDR5 ram - Light and compact design including the power brick - WUXGA 1920 x 1200 resolution - During graphics testing the integrated Intel Arc did better than I expected, good enough for some light to moderate gaming but display is limited to 60 hz - Built in Camera Privacy shade Cons: - No touch screen for anyone wanting to use AI to draw - Black case shows fingerprints - No easy access to upgrade the internal storage capacity - No Ethernet port, wireless connectivity only Display: The display is a WUXGA 1920 x 1200 resolution so its slightly better than HD but not quite 2k. Because its an OLED display it has gorgeous colors, its bright and it has a wide viewing angle. On the downside, if you are hoping to use this with an AI drawing app realize that it is not a touch screen so any type of art work has to be done with a mouse vs a pen. For some that could be a real deal breaker. There isn’t a dedicated graphics card so the display uses the integrated Intel Arc graphics. Also note that the display is limited to 60hz so although its fine for everyday task its not ideal for gaming. Storage and Processor: This Vivobook has Intel’s new Ultra 5 chip which is built to handle AI apps but it can also handle the vast majority of the day to day office and home applications. This chip has 8 cores and the NPU can handle up to 40 trillion ops per second for those interested in pursuing AI apps or use CoPilot. While the Utra 5 isn’t Intel’s most powerful cpu series it is plenty powerful enough for most home and business applications. My Vivobook came with a 512 gb Western Digital NVMe drive which is used very often in laptops. The 512gb is enough storage for most users especially if you use cloud or USB storage as well. Everything Else: The laptop has two USB-A 3.2 ports, two USB-C ports, one HDMI port, a headphone and microphone jack and a micro SD card slot. Note that one of the USB-C ports is required when charging the laptop so you lose a USB-C port when charging. It supports WiFi 7 and Bluetooth but does not have an Ethernet port so you have to connect wirelessly. The front facing camera has a 1080p HD resolution and has a built in privacy shade for video callers. The laptop runs fairly cool, the power supply is small and the laptop build is super thin which makes it great for travel.

I gave this the full 5 stars. I thought about giving it only 4 stars because of the fact it only came with a 512GB SSD. That's definitely not enough for my needs. But it is pretty easy to replace the NVMe drive in the PC, so I kept this as 5 stars. The screen is non-touch, and not very high resolution. But it is OLED. It looks great to me. The battery lasts a REALLY long time. The Core Ultra 5 226v is a better CPU than I thought. It is plenty powerful enough for my needs, which include using as a music DAW with Ableton Live. You can't upgrade the RAM in this laptop, as it is soldered in, and the 226v CPU has a max of 16GB RAM anyway. But 16GB is enough for me, and probably will be enough for you. The keyboard feels great and the trackpad works great too. The ports are plentiful and I like that it is powered with an included USB-C power supply. This means there are many choices for another power supply should I need one. There's lots of competition in the thin and light 14 inch laptop space with many great choices. But overall, I love this laptop.

The ASUS Vivobook S 14 OLED is a solid choice for everyday use. Its sleek design is lightweight and portable, though the black finish tends to attract fingerprints. The 14-inch OLED display offers vibrant colors and sharp visuals, enhancing both work and entertainment experiences. Powered by the Intel Core Ultra 5 processor, 16GB of RAM, and a 512GB SSD, it handles daily tasks efficiently. The keyboard is comfortable to type on, and the large touchpad is responsive. Battery life is impressive, lasting through a full day of use. However, it lacks a touchscreen, which might be a drawback for some users. Overall, it's a well-rounded laptop that delivers good performance for its price.

ASUS has definitely made a serious contender for one of the bets laptops for college students looking for a powerful, lightweight, intelligent laptop that looks great and is durable to boot. The first thing you're met with is a nice presentation when opening the box, a gorgeous metal chassis that offers a firm support for typing, nicely spaced keys with a thoughtful layout and nice keystroke, and the absolutely beautiful OLED screen! Seriously that screen is beautiful! The integration with Copilot+ is also well thought out, offering a nice AI partner and assistant when you'd like to use it but it's not overly in your face when you don't want to use it. I also find Copilot+ to be a useful platform for assisting in research, not to rely on it for ALL research or for completely writing things, but as an assistant to help gather and sort information. Sorry students, you should still write that paper yourself. The teacher/professor likely knows if you wrote it or AI wrote it. Same goes for professionals, AI is a great tool to use for assistance, but there are limits to remember. Either way, this laptop easily brings all of those tools to your fingertips and with a batter life that I was able to consistently get to 8.5 hours of moderate usage before hitting the 5% auto-shutdown. I had the screen at about 50% brightness and that was about all I adjusted myself, everything else was automatically set by the laptop. The Intel Core Ultra CPU is very nice and efficient, 8 cores/8 threads is a good balance for everyday usage and even some light gaming. The two Thunderbolt 4, full size HDMI 2.1, Micro-SD card, and 3.5mm audio ports on the left, and two USB 3.2 Type-A on the right (4 total USB ports!!!) is an amazing mix of I/O for such a small and lightweight laptop! Not to mention the laptop has a single zone full-spectrum RGB backlit keyboard, not quite "gamer-y" full RGB rainbow but you can choose what color suits your creative mood that moment! Also, the 512GB NVMe SSD is a standard m.2 2290 slot and replaceable! I would absolutely recommend this laptop to someone who is looking for a lightweight, yet powerful computer that they can toss in their backpack without worry of cracking any of the plastic casing (because it's all metal!) while going from meeting to meeting or class to class, or wherever your life may take you. This is an excellent machine for creatives, students, and professionals on the go looking for a sharp looking machine that can last the day and has the Copilot+ AI power to help you throughout the day! The price is great compared to its competitors, but if you can find this on sale, this becomes the ultimate choice!

As a desktop kind of guy, I never imagined a laptop ever being sufficient for my needs. But this one does it just fine. It's small, quiet, fast. When I plug in the monitor and wireless keyboard it's like a "tower", when I need portability, I can unplug and go. The screen is super-clear and the battery life is fantastic. Highly recommended.

This device is fantastic. Yes, it is a bit of a fingerprint magnet as has been established by other reviewers however, the OLED screen is amazing with 600 nits of brightness. At this price point, it's a real good deal! The intel core ultra 5 2nd gen is fantastic, no more fan noise as it is 99% silent. It is also more that fast. Battery life is wonderful as well. The Keyboard is great, and I love that you can change the colors on it. The Harman Kardon speakers are top notch as well. I have been using ASUS for 10+ years, and I must say that this is the best device I have ever bought!!

We purchased this for a staff member and it’s been excellent so far—no complaints at all. It handles multitasking and cloud-based systems seamlessly. The video quality is impressive, which is important for us since we rely heavily on virtual meeting platforms. Overall, a great value for the price—we were fortunate to get a fantastic deal

Hi, wanna now something, what's missing from this sentence? illing me not to telll you but I can't type the letter (comes after J) Why? Don't now. Asus tells me it's not a warranty issue because they don't cover eyboards. Frustrating. The computer is fantastic. Love it, trying to get the eyboard fixed because I got a great deal at Best Buy and I really don't want replace it. It's snappy, boots quicly and handles even some more intensive tass very well. Just be careful with the eyboard. The board itself is great, nice feel and is comfortable to use, until it breas.

I just picked this up on sale at $550! I have to tell you for the price you cannot find a better balance of power and size. The ultra 5 processor is great for day to day tasks even with minecraft I was getting 60fps on fancy settings. Battery life is awesome. Only con so far is the fingerprints so just carry a cleaning cloth and you will be good.

I'm not sure if it's worth full price, it's metal, oled, decent specs, there's just something about it that feels like it's a bit undercooked though. Keyboard feels great, touchpad feels mostly good, but can make odd clicking noises in spots, and also just has some weird issues. Like I will be trying to two finger scroll and it just won't work and I have to click twice onto the thing i'm on in order to get it to work again, it like just fails the gesture sometimes. Outside of that it's large, but also kind of sticks a bit, just doesn't glide as well. Performance is really good, almost as good as the ultra 7 version really. Same core count so it's not a huge difference. I like the design, it looks good though as mentioned is a fingerprint magnet. Wish it was a matte screen as well. I had some weird software issues where a few times it wouldn't resume from sleep correctly, and once where the battery sat in 100% and showed 0 drain for like 20 minutes for some reason when i was checking battery drain. Nothing huge. Also the little thing with the screen not closing flat, some weird build issue it feels like. Great laptop, and for a more budget price it's a fantastic value.

Very fast with a great screen resolution. I love the feel of the keyboard as well. Much lighter and thinner than my previous laptop!