Promo €879 The cheapest 17-inch laptop PC equipped with 32 GB of RAM is this Asus VivoBook 17 S1704VA-AU439W on sale at Darty this week

Our opinion on the Asus VivoBook 17 S1704VA-AU439W

Suitable for studying with its 7-hour battery life on the 17-inch laptop Asus VivoBook 17 S1704VA-AU439W relatively thin and light, it benefits from a large amount of 32 GB RAM and a hybrid Intel Raptor Lake Core i7-1355U processor with Iris This Windows 11 Ultrabook with an elegant silver design and Full HD anti-glare IPS screen also benefits from fast SSD storage with a large capacity of 1000 GB, a backlit keyboard and a webcam shutter.

Features of the Asus VivoBook 17 S1704VA-AU439W

The Asus VivoBook 17 S1704VA-AU439W faces the competition

The Asus VivoBook 17 S1704VA-AU439W is currently showing in promotion at Darty and at the Fnac. It offers a configuration/price ratio interesting for its category where it is one of the least expensive to offer such a high amount of RAM with such a large capacity SSD storage but also such a recent low-consumption processor in such a large, thin and light format.

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Chassis, connections, screen of the Asus VivoBook 17 S1704VA-AU439W

Despite its large, comfortable format, this relatively thin and light laptop, which can be opened 180° completely flat and can be recharged to 60% in 49 minutes, has an elegant and discreet appearance.
As a bonus, it is certified to the American military robustness standard MIL-STD-810H.

In terms of connectivity, this Ultrabook is well equipped since we find 1 USB-C, a practical HDMI video output to easily connect it to a TV or a monitor for example, an audio port, Wi-Fi 6 wireless modules ax and Bluetooth 5.2 for remote connections and communications but also 3 USB compatible with both USB 2.0 and USB 3.0, USB 3.0 guaranteeing transfers up to 10 times faster only USB 2.0 if USB 3.0 devices are plugged into it.

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

The chiclet keyboard can be backlit whenever you need to better distinguish your keys.

Thanks to its anti-reflective treatment, the screen is more readable in a bright environment (e.g. outdoors) than a shiny panel and less tiring for the eyes over a long period of time.
Thanks to its 16:9 format, the Full HD screen is suitable for displaying videos.
As a bonus, its viewing angles, both horizontal and vertical, are important thanks to its IPS technology, however not high-end since here the colorimetry is standard.

Performance, battery life of the Asus VivoBook 17 S1704VA-AU439W

The Asus VivoBook 17 S1704VA-AU439W is a relatively thin and light 17-inch laptop PC intended for general versatile use on the go.

Its autonomy, which is around 7 hours on battery in light use, will interest some looking for a Student laptop in large 17-inch format, relatively thin and light.

This Ultrabook benefits from a large amount of 32 GB of RAM, twice more than the average, which makes it easy to see what's coming. But also to accompany without worry the processor, a low consumption Intel Raptor Lake Core i7-1355U with 10 hybrid cores and integrated Iris Xe graphics module.

Comfortable in everyday use, this laptop is suitable for light multimedia processing using RAM and multi-core, such as small photo editing or video encoding.

SSD storage helps provide rapid processing, as well as start/stops and application launches.
Because in addition to being shock resistant and silent, an SSD is fast.

The SSD thus provides great responsiveness and fluidity on a daily basis.
In addition, here Asus offers an SSD with a substantial capacity of 1000 GB capable of housing many software and files.

Furthermore, thanks to this laptop PC you can watch HD photos and videos or play light games, thanks to the Iris Xe.