Promo €674 Asus VivoBook 15 S1505YA-DRMA368W, inexpensive laptop PC High Definition & Fidelity 15″ OLED 2.5K 120Hz thin and light Silver with AMD Ryzen 5
Our opinion on the Asus VivoBook 15 S1505YA-DRMA368W
Looking for an inexpensive High Definition High Fidelity laptop PC? L'Asus VivoBook 15 S1505YA-DRMA368W might interest you with its 15-inch 2.5K OLED DCI-P3 screen whose 120Hz frequency improves fluidity, its biometric fingerprint reader and its USB-C connection. This Windows 11 laptop with a thin and light silver design whose responsiveness is enhanced by the fast 512 GB SSD storage is suitable for everyday use with its AMD Ryzen 5 7430U processor and 16 GB of RAM.
Features of the Asus VivoBook 15 S1505YA-DRMA368W
| Screen(s) | 15.6'' 2.5K OLED 120Hz 16/10th 100% DCI-P3 thin edges (2560×1600, glossy) |
| Processor | AMD Ryzen 5 7430U Barcelo Refresh (2.3 GHz, 6 cores, TDP 15W) |
| Installed RAM (max) | 16 GB LPDDR4x 4266 MHz (soldered) |
| Graphics card | AMD Radeon Vega 7 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-DRMA368W faces the competition
The Asus VivoBook 15 S1505YA-DRMA368W is currently showing in promotion at Fnac and at Darty. It offers a configuration/price ratio attractive for its category where it is one of the cheapest to offer a screen with such faithful colors and such high definition/frequency.
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Chassis, connections, screen of the Asus VivoBook 15 S1505YA-DRMA368W
Thin and light, it has an elegant and discreet look with its light silver design.
This laptop is equipped with good wired connectivity with its USB-C, its practical HDMI video output to easily connect it to a monitor or a TV for example, its audio port as well as its 3 USBs including 2 USB 3.0 (USB compatible 2.0) ensuring transfers are carried out up to 10 times faster than USB 2.0 if USB 3.0 devices are connected.
Wireless connectivity, however, is old since we are dealing with Wi-Fi 5 ac and Bluetooth 5.1 modules, instead of the more recent and efficient Wi-Fi 6 ax and Bluetooth 5.2/.3.
As a fingerprint reader is integrated, you can authenticate biometrically using the Windows Hello functionality.
However, the chiclet keyboard cannot be backlit.
A major advantage of this configuration, the screen offers 2.5K High Definition superior to Full HD here associated with a 16/10th format more comfortable in height than the classic 16/9th which displays more information.
Furthermore, the screen is High Fidelity thanks to its DCI-P3 OLED specifications implying colorimetric accuracy well above average with deep blacks, significant horizontal and vertical viewing angles but also reduced latency. Associated with the 120Hz frequency, the low latency provides better fluidity than a standard 60Hz panel.
OLED induces a shiny coating which revives colors but is subject to reflections in bright environments (e.g. outdoors).
Performance, battery life of the Asus VivoBook 15 S1505YA-DRMA368W
The Asus VivoBook 15 S1505YA-DRMA368W is an elegant, thin and light High Definition High Fidelity laptop PC for everyday use.
In this area such as surfing the Internet and office use or even watching photos and videos, this laptop delivers good performance.
Because it is based on a low consumption Ryzen 5 7430U Hexa Core AMD processor Barcelo Refresh in which the Radeon Vega 7 graphics module takes place. But also on 16 GB of RAM.
Thanks to this duo we can carry out small multimedia processing using multicore and RAM, such as light photo editing or video conversions.
On the storage side, Asus opts for a solution that is found in many marketed models: a 512 GB SSD.
Of course, if you need additional space, you can use an external storage device, preferably USB 3.0/USB-C to benefit from fast transfers.
In any case, an SSD offers several advantages: low energy consumption, robust design, silent operation or even high speed.
The SSD therefore supports the heart of this computer very well since it provides great fluidity and responsiveness.
Concretely, thanks to the SSD, starts/stops, processing and application launches are particularly fast.
As for the autonomy of this mobile computer, which is as easily transportable as an Ultrabook since it is thin and light, count on around 5 hours of battery operation in light use.
