ASUS Laptop VivoBook 15 X515EA 15.6" Full HD Laptop (Intel i3-1115G4, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Windows 11), Silver

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If you're looking for something a bit more future-proof, we would strongly urge you to check out its beefier sibling, the Asus VivoBook 16X M1603. ASUS advertises the 1080p TN panel as having the same maximum brightness, but the 1080p IPS panel is brighter, with an advertised brightness of 250 cd/m². It also has a slow response time causing visible ghosting, which isn't ideal for gaming or viewing fast-moving content.

It also has a mediocre port selection because its USB-C port doesn't support charging and video output, and its HDMI port is limited to the HDMI 1.Finally, the limited battery life further proves that it's a laptop purely made for web browsing or university assignments while mostly plugged in at home or a cafe.

Like the Geekbench tests, it has good single-thread performance, but its multi-thread performance is sub-par because it only has two cores and four threads. Unfortunately, the screen is too dim for use in well-lit settings, the keyboard lacks backlighting, and the webcam video quality is bad. We recommend getting a model with a 1080p IPS panel because a 720p resolution is too low for this screen size, and TN panels generally have worse viewing angles and color reproduction. The keyboard doesn't get uncomfortably hot under load, although the heat is centered around the Z and X keys, where most people rest their left hand. Shadow of the Tomb Raider doesn't run on our ASUS X515 with an Intel Core i3-1005G1 at high settings.Surpassing the Asus ZenBook 14 (UX425)'s selections, the lineup includes extensive combinations of specs, ranging from upper-mid range CPUs to entry-level ones such as the i7 and Pentium from Intel. This means it can handle simple tasks like web browsing, video playback, and text formatting, but it struggles in heavier workloads like 3D rendering.