Promo €637 Asus VivoBook 15 S1505YA-DRMA374W, inexpensive laptop PC High Definition & Fidelity 15″ OLED 2.8K 120Hz DCI-P3 Thin and light silver AMD Ryzen 7
Our opinion on the Asus VivoBook 15 S1505YA-DRMA374W
Cheap High Definition High Fidelity laptop PC, theAsus VivoBook 15 S1505YA-DRMA374W benefits from a 15.6-inch 2.8K OLED DCI-P3 screen whose frequency of 120Hz improves fluidity, USB-C connectivity as well as fast 512 GB SSD storage enhancing its responsiveness. This thin and light laptop runs Windows 11 with 16 GB of RAM as well as an AMD Octo Core Ryzen 7 7730U Barcelo Refresh processor for good performance in everyday use and light multimedia processing.
Features of the Asus VivoBook 15 S1505YA-DRMA374W
| Screen(s) | 15.6'' 2.8K OLED 120Hz 100% DCI-P3 thin edges 400cd/m² (2880×1620, anti-glare) |
| Processor | AMD Ryzen 7 7730U Barcelo Refresh (2.0 GHz, 8 cores, TDP 15W) |
| Installed RAM (max) | 16 GB LPDDR4x 4266 MHz (soldered) |
| Graphics card | AMD Radeon Vega 8 integrated into the processor |
| Storage | 512GB M.2 SSD (NVMe PCIe 3.0) |
| Connections | 2 USB 3.2 (Gen2) + 1 USB 2.0 + 1 USB 3.2 Type-C (Gen2), HDMI |
| Network | Wi-Fi 5ac, Bluetooth 5.1 |
| Backlit keyboard | No (1.4mm stroke) |
| Numeric keypad | Yes |
| Windows Hello | Yes, via fingerprint reader |
| Audio system | 2 Harman Kardon SmartAmp speakers |
| Operating system | Windows 11 64-bit |
| Announced autonomy / Battery | 5 hours / Li-Ion 3 cells 42Whr |
| Weight / Dimensions (mm) | 1.7 Kg / 356.8 x 227.6 x 19.9 |
The Asus VivoBook 15 S1505YA-DRMA374W faces the competition
The Asus VivoBook 15 S1505YA-DRMA374W is currently showing in promotion at the house of Darty and the Fnac. It offers a configuration/price ratio attractive for its category where it is one of the cheapest to offer such a high definition/frequency screen with such faithful colors.
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Chassis, connections, screen of the Asus VivoBook 15 S1505YA-DRMA374W
With its thin and light light silver design, this laptop PC has an elegant and discreet appearance.
The wired connectivity integrated into this laptop is good, including 1 USB-C, an audio port, an HDMI video output useful for easily connecting it to a monitor or TV for example as well as 3 USB including 2 USB 3.0 (USB 2.0 compatible ) ensuring transfers are carried out up to 10 times faster than USB 2.0 if USB 3.0 devices are connected to it.
However, the Wi-Fi 5 ac and Bluetooth 5.1 wireless connectivity is old, less efficient than the more recent Wi-Fi 6 ax and Bluetooth 5.2/.3 solutions.
The main advantage of this configuration: the screen which benefits from 2.8K High Definition, much higher than Full HD, well suited to videos due to its 16:9 format.
The screen also benefits from DCI-P3 OLED High Fidelity involving much more faithful colors than average as well as very deep blacks, significant vertical and horizontal viewing angles without forgetting low latency. The latter provides much better fluidity on a daily basis than a 60Hz panel, especially since it is here associated with a frequency of 120Hz.
Due to its OLED technology, the screen has a glossy treatment which gives punch to the colors but is subject to reflections in a bright environment (e.g. outdoors).
Performance, battery life of the Asus VivoBook 15 S1505YA-DRMA374W
The Asus VivoBook 15 S1505YA-DRMA374W is an elegant, thin and light High Definition & Fidelity laptop PC for everyday use.
Driven by a low-power AMD Ryzen 7 7730U Octo Core processor Barcelo Refresh in which the Radeon Vega 8 graphics solution takes place, supported by a good amount of 16 GB RAM, this laptop delivers good performance in everyday use, such as office automation and surfing the Internet but also for viewing photos and videos.
Small multimedia processing using multicores and RAM can also be carried out using these components, such as light photo editing or video conversions.
Processing as well as starts/stops and application launches are accelerated by the SSD storage which provides great fluidity and responsiveness thanks to its great responsiveness.
As a bonus, an SSD is energy efficient, robust and silent.
Here it offers a capacity of 512 GB, like many SSDs integrated into multiple models on the market (including – much – more expensive).
However, if you need additional space, you can use an external storage module. To obtain fast transfers, you should preferably opt for a USB 3.0/USB-C device.
As for autonomy, count on around 5 hours of battery operation in light use for this computer which is as easily transportable as an Ultrabook due to its thinness and low weight.
