Promo €529 Asus Vivobook 17

Our opinion on the Asus Vivobook 17 X1704VA-AU885W

Autonomous since it lasts 7 hours under Windows 11 despite its large format, the inexpensive laptop PC Asus Vivobook 17 X1704VA-AU885W relatively thin and light is suitable for everyday use with its hybrid Intel Core 5 120U Raptor Lake Refresh processor with Iris Xe graphics and its 16 GB of RAM. This Ultrabook with an elegant silver design sees its responsiveness reinforced by its fast 512 GB SSD storage. Equipped with a 17-inch Full HD anti-glare IPS screen, this laptop also has a webcam shutter and Wi-Fi 6 and USB-C connectivity.

Features of the Asus Vivobook 17 X1704VA-AU885W

The Asus Vivobook 17 X1704VA-AU885W faces the competition

The Asus Vivobook 17 X1704VA-AU885W is currently displayed 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 and high-performance processor and graphics solution in such a large, thin and light format.

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Chassis, connections, screen of the Asus Vivobook 17 X1704VA-AU885W

Rechargeable to 60% in 49 minutes, this laptop that opens 180° completely flat with a relatively thin and light light silver design for a 17-inch laptop has a rather elegant and discreet appearance while being robust due to its compliance with the American military resistance standard MIL-STD-810H.

This laptop PC has good connectivity in terms of its positioning with its practical HDMI video output for connecting it to a TV or monitor for example, its audio port, its Wi-Fi 6 ax and Bluetooth 5.2 wireless modules for remote connections and communications as well as its USB-C in addition to its 3 USBs to which you can easily connect peripherals such as a mouse, a printer, a headset or external storage.

When not using the webcam, it can be hidden behind a privacy shutter to maintain privacy.

Thanks to its IPS technology, the Full HD screen is well suited to videos due to its 16:9 format and benefits from significant viewing angles, both horizontally and vertically.
Logically given the positioning of this PC, the colorimetry here is average.
As it has an anti-reflective coating, the screen is in any case less tiring for the eyes during prolonged use than a shiny panel and more readable in a bright environment (eg outdoors).

Performance, autonomy of the Asus Vivobook 17 X1704VA-AU885W

The Asus Vivobook 17 X1704VA-AU885W is a relatively thin and light large format laptop PC intended for everyday standalone use.

In fact, it is driven by a low-consumption Intel Core 5 120U processor. Raptor Lake Refresh equipped with 10 hybrid cores and the Iris Xe graphics solution, coupled with a good amount of 16 GB RAM.

In other words, under this Ultrabook you can watch photos and HD videos (streaming included) but also play light games, browse the web or even carry out office work.

Light multimedia processing using multi-cores and RAM can even be considered, such as small photo edits or video conversions.

Processing, as well as starting/stopping and launching applications, benefit from the high speed of the SSD, which is also energy efficient and silent.

More generally, the SSD contributes to the good fluidity and responsiveness of this laptop.
In terms of capacity, like many models on the market (including much more expensive editions), it offers 512 GB.

However, if you need more space, you can connect an external storage medium. To maximize transfer speed, we recommend connecting a USB 3.0/USB-C device rather than USB 2.0.

As for the autonomy, it is around 7 hours on battery in light use under this Ultrabook which is certainly not the most nomadic there is by nature but whose transport is nevertheless facilitated by its finesse and its controlled weight.
Much more easily transportable than a desktop PC, it can therefore be lugged to various places in the house and used for several hours without worrying about the proximity of a power outlet.
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