Even though the Vivobook S 14X is “just” a Vivobook, it has the same 14.5-inch Samsung OLED screen as the Zenbook Pro 14 Duo. This gives it a similar viewing experience at a much lower price. If you want to buy an Ultrabook for just under $1000 USD, this Asus can give you a lot for the money.
Our VivoBook S14 test unit is a model called S433EA-DH51-WH, which means it’s what Asus calls “Dreamy White.” The system is also available in Indie Black, Gaia Green, and Resolute Red, though the last two were hard to find for sale online in the US at the time of this writing. Around the Enter key, there is a yellow stripe on the silver keyboard deck.
Specifications
- Display: 14.0”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS
- HDD/SSD: up to 1000GB SSD
- M.2 Slot: 1x M.2 NVMe slot
- RAM: up to 16GB
- OS: Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Pro
- Battery: 67Wh, 4-cell
- Body material: Aluminum
- Weight: 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
- Bluetooth: 5.0
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If that isn’t loud enough, middle schoolers can mess up the lid with some anime graffiti stickers that are strangely included in the box. When you open the lid, like on other Asus laptops, what the company calls a “ErgoLift hinge” tilts the keyboard slightly to make it easier to type. With Windows Hello, you don’t have to type in a password because a fingerprint reader is built into one corner of the touchpad.
Performance depends on the CPU. The processor in our Vivobook S 14X is about 20% slower than the average processor in a laptop with the same Core i7-12700H chip. But compared to other 14-inch Ultrabooks with Core U-series CPUs that are about the same size, our Asus is a lot faster.
For example, the Core i7-1165G7 in the Zenbook 14 is 50% slower in multi-threaded tasks, and the differences only get bigger when comparing models with 10th-generation Ice Lake or Comet Lake-U CPUs. So, the Core i7-12700H in this case could be faster, but it may already be very fast for a 14-inch laptop.
The ASUS VivoBook S14 is a good laptop all around that comes at a reasonable price. Except for editing videos and playing games that use a lot of resources, its graphics performance is good. It also has a good battery life and a strong case. But the sound can only barely fill a small room.