so ive waited a good while to write this review. I absolutely hunt and grind when im looking for a product to buy and i will look at every single aspect of a device before i make a decision.
1. screen quality:
the screen is relatively bright and indoors i have no real issues with glare. the resolution is high enough that i dont feel a need for more. no dead pixels but i will say color is NOT a strong point for this laptop. im not a content creator and even i feel the transition from my desktop to this laptop jarring when it comes to colors. the default wallpaper makes it look god but even on the vivid preset, it is quite washed out. nout a deal breaker but not color accurate by any means.
2. Battery life:
so i havnt reach the full extent of the battery because i immediatly enabled the battery life saver that stops charging at 80% and i consider 30% to be dead so right away i lose 50% of max battery and still i get about 3 and a half hours with typical school use which is browser tabs with max brightness so pretty solid. it charges quickly with the included 90 watt charger and even my aftermarket 65 watt charger charges it form 30 to 80% in 1 hours while using it.
3. Performance:
Performance has been great so far. i havnt pushed it to its absolute max but it can handle light gaming and even modern games if you crank the settings down. the heat that comes out on heavy use is intense but under light use the fan doesnt even kick on so it stays cool and silent in most use cases.
4. keyboard:
Keyboard is good enough for what it is. this entire review was typed on the laptop without too many issues. the backlight is busted by default, there is a setting in the included asus software that fixes the backlight not changing with the function key. under customization, input device settings set function key lock to normal function key uses and it will work as expected.
5. Upgrades:
so far i have upgrades the ram to 24gb with a single 16gb stick and a swapped the included wifi card with an intel one and that helped with the slow connection to wifi on startup. the would be about a 30 second delay after boot where there would be no internet. the ssd can be swapped with a larger 2210 but the 512gb is enough for me and its plenty fast. very easy to open and clean.
conclusion:
i absolutely love this laptop. ive never owned a relatively modern laptop and this is an amazing first start. i hope it holds up for many years to come
| Standing screen display size | 14 Inches |
|---|---|
| Screen Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| Max Screen Resolution | 1920 x 1200 Pixels |
| Processor | 4.2 GHz ryzen_5 |
| RAM | 8 GB DDR4 |
| Memory Speed | 3200 MHz |
| Hard Drive | 512 GB SSD |
| Graphics Coprocessor | Intel Iris |
| Chipset Brand | AMD |
| Card Description | Windows 11 |
| Graphics Card Ram Size | 8 GB |
| Wireless Type | Bluetooth, 802.11ax |
| Number of USB 2.0 Ports | 1 |
| Number of USB 3.0 Ports | 2 |
| Average Battery Life (in hours) | 24 Hours |
