That sheds a different light on the VivoBook 15’s 25-minute time (never mind the Asus Laptop L410’s painful result), demonstrating some severe wait times. The whites and light colors are too bright, while dark colors are not dark enough, and there’s a bit of light bleed, too.

This product has only been tested for compatibility with the Windows 11 operating system, and may encounter compatibility issues if Windows 10 or older OS versions are installed. The Acer Aspire 5 and HP 15 Laptop are brighter, measuring at 258 nits and 222 nits, respectively, though even those models are below the industry average of 268 nits. s Sky Diver and Fire Strike subtests are both DirectX 11 benchmarks, but the former is more suited to midrange PCs with integrated graphics while the latter is more demanding and made for high-end and gaming PCs to strut their stuff. And although the key travel is decent, we can’t say we were having the time of our lives typing on this unit.

The USB Implementers Forum is working with its Alternate Mode partners to make sure that ports are properly labelled with respective logos. Here you can see an approximate comparison between the CPUs that can be found in the ASUS VivoBook 15 F515 (X515 / S515 / M515 / D515, P1512) models on the market. We consider above 4,000 points on PCMark 10 a solid score, and the whole field is short of that mark. The VivoBook 15’s color isn’t too adventurous either, sporting a grey paint job, but it’s not boring thanks to a speckled metallic look.

In terms of noise, the laptop became really loud after no more than 5 minutes of combined load (gaming). If not, just know that it’s still usable, but definitely not a good display, probably the biggest concession in the whole build. While this link may answer the question, it is better to include the essential parts of the answer here and provide the link for reference. That's below the Acer Aspire 5, which scored 2,744, and even further down the graph from the industry average of 2,983. The Correlated Color Temperature on a white screen is 6750K – slightly colder than the sRGB standard of 6500K.USB-C Supports display output as long as the motherboard is made to support having a display output on the USB C. Is upon closing of the lid no matter what all power-saving settings are set to the machine hibernates and shuts down after 10-15m haven’t actually timed it. Health-Guard eliminates the harmful Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) and reduces the negative Blue Light which affects our eyes and body. I appreciate the number pad squeezed into the right side of the keyboard and that it can be easily turned on and off with a Number Lock key, like a full-sized external keyboard. The viewing angles, additionally, are not great—the picture darkens and discolors quickly as you move to the side.

Its wide-view FHD panel features an anti-glare coating to reduce unwanted distractions from irritating glare and reflections, so you can truly focus on what’s in front of you. The Asus Laptop L410 couldn’t finish this test, an exception with pokier eMMC flash storage instead of an SSD. On the two graphs below you can easily check for yourself how your display handles the darkest nuances but keep in mind that this also depends on the settings of your current display, the calibration, the viewing angle, and the surrounding light conditions.

Nevertheless, it packs relatively slim side bezels, while the top one features a disappointing VGA Webcam. For a budget laptop, that’s a pretty full complement (and then some, even), so I have no complaints here. Now, we conduct the battery tests with Windows Better performance setting turned on, screen brightness adjusted to 120 nits, and all other programs turned off except for the one we are testing the notebook with. In exchange, you get numerous ports, a thin chassis, and a nearly edge-to-edge widescreen display, but this Asus VivoBook 15 review will show how the result is merely a reminder of the compromises one has to make to save money.