Black Friday €1099 Asus Vivobook S 15 S5506WA-DRMA042W, 15″ OLED 2.8K 120Hz nomadic 10h AI multimedia laptop PC AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 SSD 1 TB RAM 32 GB

Our opinion on the Asus Vivobook S 15 OLED S5506WA-DRMA042W

L'Asus Vivobook S 15 OLED S5506WA-DRMA042W thin and light suitable for studying with its 10-hour battery life, it is an AI-oriented multimedia laptop with its AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 Strix Point processor with Radeon 880 graphics and its large amount of powerful 32 GB RAM which speeds up processing. This is also the case for the fast SSD storage with a high capacity of 1 TB reinforcing responsiveness while the 15.6 inch 16/10th screen is High Definition 2.8K and High Fidelity OLED DCI-P3 which improves fluidity with its frequency of 120Hz. This elegant silver Windows 11 laptop also has a backlit keyboard, an Infrared webcam for biometric facial authentication with shutter as well as Wi-Fi 6E and USB 4 Type-C connectivity.

Features of the Asus Vivobook S 15 OLED S5506WA-DRMA042W

The Asus Vivobook S 15 OLED S5506WA-DRMA042W faces the competition

The Asus Vivobook S 15 OLED S5506WA-DRMA042W is currently displayed in promotion at Boulanger and offers a configuration/price ratio attractive for its category where it is one of the cheapest to offer such a recent and efficient AI-oriented processor with such a substantial amount of RAM but also such a high definition screen with such faithful colors.

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Chassis, connections, screen of the Asus Vivobook S 15 OLED S5506WA-DRMA042W

This multimedia and AI-oriented laptop PC has an elegant and discreet look with its thin and light light silver design. Cool Silver is robust due to its compliance with the American military resistance standard MIL-STD-810H.

This laptop has good connectivity with its 2 USB-C including 1 USB 4, its Bluetooth 5.3 and Wi-Fi 6E ax wireless modules for communicating and connecting remotely, its practical HDMI video output for easy connection to a TV or monitor for example, its audio port as well as its 2 USB 3.0 (USB 2.0 compatible) ensuring transfers up to 10 times faster than USB 2.0 if USB 3.0 devices are connected to it.

Via the facial recognition functionality authorized by the infrared technology of the webcam, you can authenticate biometrically using Windows Hello.

When you are not using the webcam, you can close it, which is useful for protecting privacy.

A backlighting solution is of course fitted to the chiclet keyboard, which is practical for better discerning the keys when activated.

The screen adopts a higher than average 2.8K High Definition, combined with a 16/10th format higher than the classic 16/9th to display more information.
As a bonus, the screen is High Fidelity thanks to its DCI-P3 OLED specifications ensuring much more faithful colorimetry than average, very deep blacks as well as significant viewing angles, both horizontally and vertically.
As a bonus, the OLED induces minimal latency which is here coupled with a refresh rate of 120Hz, which clearly reinforces the overall fluidity.
OLED induces a shiny treatment which revives the colors but is sensitive to reflections in a bright environment (e.g. outdoors).

Performance, battery life of the Asus Vivobook S 15 OLED S5506WA-DRMA042W

The Asus Vivobook S 15 OLED S5506WA-DRMA042W may appeal to those looking for a portable High Definition High Fidelity laptop that performs in AI-oriented multimedia.

Nomads like some in search of a Student laptop will appreciate that it is capable of lasting around 10 hours on battery in light use, especially since its transport is as easy as for an Ultrabook since it is thin and light.

However, this multimedia-oriented laptop PC relies on a large amount of 32 GB RAM – double the average – as well as a latest generation AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 processor. Strix Point AI-oriented housing the Radeon 880M graphics module within it.

Users will be delighted with the good overall power provided by this duo which reveals its potential in areas demanding RAM and CPU resources using multi-core (and AI), such as video editing or photo editing.
Under this type of work, multimedia processing is carried out more quickly than if we were dealing with a model based on a classic Quad/Hexa Core and 16/24 GB DDR4/5.
On this subject, we invite you to consult our test dedicated to the Asus Zenbook S 16 OLED with Ryzen AI to form an opinion on the potential of this type of processor based on your particular needs.

SSD storage increases the speed of processing, as well as those of starts/stops and application launches.
Generally speaking, the SSD provides great fluidity and responsiveness thanks to its good speed. It is also silent, energy efficient and shock resistant.

Here we find a 1000 GB SSD, a large capacity thanks to which we can install and store quantities of software and files on this multimedia-oriented laptop, including personal production if desired.

Viewing HD photos and videos is obviously possible thanks to the Radeon 880M, which can also be used to play light to modest games. And this despite the absence of a dedicated graphics card.
Keep in mind, however, that to play some concessions are necessary, such as a reduction in screen definition. Because playing in 2.8K requires more calculations than Full HD, which means a lower number of fps.

Finally, in the event of heavy loads (e.g. processing), expect this versatile AI-oriented multimedia laptop to heat up and make itself heard.
If necessary, we can add a ventilated support to limit its temperatures (remember to check the dimensions carefully!).