Promo €549 Asus VivoBook Go 14 E1404FA-EB861W, inexpensive laptop PC Black thin and light 14″ IPS Full HD robust under AMD Ryzen 5 with Wi-Fi 6E and NumberPad
Our opinion on the Asus VivoBook Go 14 E1404FA-EB861W
Easy to transport, the discreet laptop Asus VivoBook Go 14 E1404FA-EB861W with 7 hours of battery life under Windows 11 suitable for studying, it features a 14-inch anti-glare Full HD IPS screen, a NumPad numeric keypad module as well as connectivity including Wi-Fi 6E and USB-C. This compact, thin and light laptop equipped with fast 512 GB SSD storage enhancing its responsiveness is suitable for everyday use with its AMD Ryzen 5 7520U Mendocino processor and 16 GB of RAM.
Features of the Asus VivoBook Go 14 E1404FA-EB861W
| Screen(s) | 14” Full HD LED IPS micro-edges 45% NTSC 250cd/m² (1920×1080, anti-glare) |
| Processor | AMD Ryzen 5 7520U Mendocino (2.8 GHz, 4 cores, TDP 15W) |
| Installed RAM (max) | 16 GB (soldered) LPDDR5 5500 MHz |
| Graphics card | AMD Radeon 610M integrated into the processor |
| Storage | 512GB M.2 SSD (NVMe PCIe 3.0 x2, 2280) |
| Connections | 1 USB 3.2 (Gen1) + 1 USB 2.0 + 1 USB 3.2 Type-C (Gen1), HDMI 1.4 |
| Network | Wi-Fi 6E ax (1×1), Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Backlit keyboard | No (1.4mm stroke) |
| Numeric keypad | Yes, via NumPad (NumberPad) |
| Windows Hello | – |
| Audio system | 2 SonicMaster speakers |
| Operating system | Windows 11 64-bit |
| Announced autonomy / Battery | 7 hours / Li-Ion 3 cells 42Whr (45W adapter) |
| Weight / Dimensions (mm) | 1.38 Kg / 324.5 x 213.9 x 17.9 |
The Asus VivoBook Go 14 E1404FA-EB861W faces the competition
The Asus VivoBook Go 14 E1404FA-EB861W currently displays in promotion at Cdiscount and positions itself as one of the least expensive in its category to adopt such a high-performance processor with a numeric keypad device as well as a Full HD IPS screen.
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Chassis, connections, screen of the Asus VivoBook Go 14 E1404FA-EB861W
Compliant with the MIL-STD-810H military robustness standard, this laptop PC has a discreet appearance thanks to its compact, thin and light Mixed Black design.
The connectivity integrated into this laptop is good, including a practical HDMI video output for easily connecting it to a monitor or projector in particular, an audio port, Wi-Fi 6E ax and Bluetooth 5.3 wireless modules for remote connections and communications as well as 1 USB-C and 2 classic USBs through which you can connect peripherals such as a mouse, a headset, storage external device or printer.
Like any model whose format is less than 14 inches, it does not have the necessary space on the right of the keyboard to accommodate a numeric keypad.
But Asus has the good idea here to offer its NumPad technology. Once activated, a NumberPad touchscreen numeric keypad appears in place of the touchpad, convenient for easily entering numbers.
Equipped with significant vertical and horizontal viewing angles thanks to its IPS technology, the Full HD screen lends itself well to displaying videos thanks to its 16:9 format.
Its anti-reflective coating ensures better visibility than a shiny panel in a bright environment (eg outdoors) while its colorimetry is obviously average, below that provided by high-end IPS panels.
Performance, autonomy of the Asus VivoBook Go 14 E1404FA-EB861W
The Asus VivoBook Go 14 E1404FA-EB861W is a compact laptop PC designed for everyday nomadic use.
Its autonomy, which is around 7 hours on battery in light use, is certainly not exceptional but will be sufficient for some looking for a student laptopespecially since it is as easy to carry as an Ultrabook since it is compact, thin and light.
However, it provides good performance in everyday use, such as web browsing, office automation or even for viewing photos and videos.
In fact, this laptop PC is driven by an AMD processor. Mendocino low consumption Ryzen 5 7200U which houses 4 cores in addition to the Radeon 610M graphics module, supported by a good amount of 16 GB RAM which is very appreciable when multitasking or quite simply when you have several tabs open in the browser.
Responsiveness and fluidity are required on a daily basis with this laptop, reinforced by the high speed of the silent, energy-efficient SSD.
So starting/stopping is done quickly just like launching applications for example.
Asus offers here a 512 GB SSD, a solution that can be found in many configurations, including – significantly – more expensive.
We can therefore install and store a lot of software and files.
And then if you need more space, you can always rely on external storage media. To maximize transfer speed, we recommend connecting a USB 3.0/USB-C device rather than USB 2.0.
