Asus VivoBook Go 14 S1404VA-DRNK656W, Easy-to-carry 14″ Ultrabook Silver with NumPad and fast 1TB SSD under Core 5 120U – LaptopSpirit

Our opinion on the Asus VivoBook Go 14 S1404VA-DRNK656W

Equipped with a NumberPad numeric keypad module, the easy-to-carry portable PC Asus VivoBook Go 14 S1404VA-DRNK656W boasts fast SSD storage with a high capacity of 1TB, a webcam shutter and Wi-Fi 6 and USB-C connectivity. This thin and light compact laptop is based on 16 GB of RAM as well as an Intel Raptor Lake Refresh Core 5 Ultra hybrid processor with Iris Xe graphics module for good performance in everyday use and games/light multimedia processing. This Ultrabook with an elegant silver design is also equipped with a webcam shutter and a 14-inch IPS anti-glare Full HD anti-glare screen.

Features of the Asus VivoBook Go 14 S1404VA-DRNK656W

The Asus VivoBook Go 14 S1404VA-DRNK656W faces the competition

The Asus VivoBook Go 14 S1404VA-DRNK656W is currently showing in promotion at the house of Darty and the Fnac. It offers a configuration/price ratio interesting for its category where it is one of the least expensive to offer such a recent (low consumption) processor with a numeric keypad module as well as such a high capacity SSD.

If this Asus VivoBook Go 14 S1404VA-DRNK656W does not meet all your criteria, you will find it in our guide Gaming laptop other configurations to play with a similar budget. For the same budget, choose the model with the most powerful graphics card, it will have the greatest impact on performance.

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Chassis, connections, screen of the Asus VivoBook Go 14 S1404VA-DRNK656W

Certified to the MIL-STD-810G military robustness standard, this thin and light compact laptop PC has an elegant and discreet look with its light Cool Silver design.

The connectivity integrated into this Ultrabook is good, including 1 USB-C, 6-ax Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.2 wireless modules for remote connections and communications, a useful HDMI video output to easily connect it to a TV or a monitor for example, an audio port as well as 3 USBs including 2 USB 3.0 (USB 2.0 compatible) ensuring transfers taking place up to 10 times faster than USB 2.0 if USB 3.0 devices are connected to it.

If we regret the absence of keyboard backlighting at this price level, we appreciate being able to hide the webcam behind a shutter when not using it to protect privacy.

Those who regularly enter numbers will be delighted to find the NumberPad functionality here. Once activated, it takes the place of the touchpad to transform it into a tactile numeric keypad.
Remember in this regard that like all models whose format is less than 15 inches, this laptop lacks the space necessary to accommodate a physical numeric keypad to the right of the keyboard.

Thanks to its IPS technology, the screen has significant viewing angles, both horizontally and vertically.
In addition, the Full HD screen, well suited to videos due to its 16:9 format, is adorned with an anti-reflective coating making it more readable than a shiny panel in a bright environment (eg outdoors).
On the other hand, as the IPS technology is not high-end, the colorimetry is average.

Performance, battery life of the Asus VivoBook Go 14 S1404VA-DRNK656W

The Asus VivoBook Go 14 S1404VA-DRNK656W is an elegant compact laptop PC designed for everyday use offering large storage capacity.

It benefits from a 1 TB SSD to install and store a quantity of software and files, i.e. a capacity twice as large as that offered by many marketed models.

Users demanding storage requirements will be even more delighted as the SSD is silent, energy efficient, shock resistant and fast.
As a result, it clearly strengthens responsiveness and fluidity on a daily basis.

So thanks to the SSD it is quick to start/stop, carry out processing or even access online game cards.

If it is possible to play light games in addition to watching photos and HD videos, the majority of players will move on since no dedicated graphics card is on board here.

It is the Iris Xe graphics solution inserted into the low-consumption Core 5 120U Intel Raptor Lake Refresh with 10 hybrid cores which takes care of all the graphics. This processor is supported here by a good amount of 16 GB RAM.

In practice, very good performance is obtained in everyday use, such as in office automation and Internet surfing.
But also to carry out light multimedia processing using multi-cores and RAM, such as small video encodings or photo editing.

As for autonomy, expect around 6 hours of battery operation in light use for this Ultrabook that is easy to transport because it is compact, thin and light.
Some looking for a student laptop who do not need high autonomy may be interested.