Asus VivoBook Pro 15 OLED REVIEW: Core Ultra 7 + RTX 3050

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Let me know what you this about this laptop. I feel this is a great value proposition for those that don't want to break the bank but don't want to skimp on some high end features. Let me know what you think.

[@GogoXD7]

Fantastic review as always! I was wondering if you could compare the performance to the Spectre x360 16, with the same core ultra 7 CPU but with RTX 4050 graphics. I'm really looking to buy this laptop, but I've heard some performance issues; looking to see how it compares with other laptops such as this one

[@TheMalbroughs]

I replaced my old photo editing desktop beast with this since I found it as an open box deal for $795. I upgraded the RAM to 40 gb for $71 and added a 4tb data M.2 drive for $300. This thing rocks.

[@flowergatcha]

Hi friend could you tell me where did you buy the ram stick I also want to add more ram

[@raffitchakmakjian7498]

do you find the aspect ratio limiting?

[@VF5]

You can upgrade the ram with this model?

[@ablueprofilepic9876]

which ram model did you go for?

[@xoradato]

​@@raffitchakmakjian7498Depends on the tasks you plan doing on it. If you were to do only office work you shouldn't buy an RTX laptop for it

[@BhardwajMayank]

Excellent review. Good to see Asus not limiting the TDP on their GPUs like earlier Vivobook models.

[@WISOTT]

What?

[@rafaelperez9652]

The Asus VivoBook Pro 15 OLED for the base price of $1049.99 on sale at Best Buy is a pretty good one most suitable for a student or someone who doesn't want to spend a lot of money on a decent laptop. Obviously, it doesn't have all the bells and whistles but at this price point, it's a good value in my opinion. It will not break the bank at the end of the day and that is the key here. Great review Andrew!! 👍😁

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Thanks 🙏

[@PlacesToVisit]

Best Buy has the RTX 4060 version of this laptop with 24GB of RAM and a 2.8K 120hz OLED screen for $1400.

[@theguardianarchives433]

@@PlacesToVisit This would be fire if it was just a little lower in price

[@theguardianarchives433]

I went and bought it after it dropped to $1300 lmao

[@ismaelrivera1999]

Great review. Love that you compared it with the LG Gram 16 .

[@pinchettaloon609]

Just got the Zenbook 14 with a RTX 3050 45w. It beats the GTX 1060 6GB laptop I had before and is a massive efficiency upgrade. With ray tracing off, it it pretty much somewhere in between a GTX 1060 and a GTX 1660.

[@LimePieMusic]

I have a Vivobook Pro 15 (2023) , with RTX 4060 and core i9 13900H , and amazing OLED display 2880×1620 This is perfect laptop 😊

[@ilham_rev]

What series?

[@i3_i9]

Just priced matched this laptop. Micro Center had this laptop on sale for 899$ I got it brand new for 899$ at Best Buy from price matching. The original price was 1,300$. What an absolute bargain! I love OLED and this laptop was cheaper than my Acer Predator. Can’t wait to get my hands on this and play Minecraft Java and watching KZbin Videos on this too. I’m returning my Zenbook 14 OLED, 15.6 inch laptop’s feel much more comfortable on my lap because I’m a bigger guy.

[@do8747]

YADA YADA YADA...., love it) Simple & clear review as always.

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Thanks for watching!

[@Ultimate007Trini]

Just purchased one. Pretty nice laptop.

[@asan1050]

Andrew! Thanks for posting this video

[@mczteamy]

Would you recommend this over the Asus ZenBook 14 OLED? Or would the ZenBook still be the better option of the 2

[@zeiadabdelrahman5924]

Did you settle on anything? I highly wanted the ZenBook till I found out that vivobook pro has the dial

[@mczteamy]

@@zeiadabdelrahman5924 I opted for another laptop outside of the ZenBook and Vivobook - Lenovo LOQ. Was afraid of the OLED burn in despite being really careful of my things. The Lenovo just ticked more of the things I wanted over the ZenBook/Vivobook

[@LetsFlyBluebird]

I think overall its a great laptop for media consumption & video editing. For youtube vlog this laptop is more than enough.

[@prithvibumia2941]

Wow, you covered all the information I was looking for! Subbed

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Awesome, thank you!

[@hlianaklv3728]

Is it good for autocad and 3d modeling? In general for engineering?

[@williamcohen3351]

Nice laptop. Camera and mics were good. Speakers sounded okay. Display good. Overall very good value for what you get especially when it is on sale. Keyboard is okay although the design of the numpad is poor. Asus should redesign it or remove it as in its current layout not very practical. Like the upgradeability options with this. Another excellent review from an excellent reviewer.

[@jesusmendoza-yy1ye]

I bought the 2 TB version for around 700-800$ at Best Buy under “fair” condition but it looks brand new. Is that a good price for these specs? Using mostly for online school and play a game here and there on Xbox game pass (came free for a month)

[@raymonddennisabimbola6390]

Literally why I’m watching,thanks

[@saminyasar9950]

When did you buy It's showing 950 dollars right now? Is it worth of it?

[@ismaelrivera1999]

Love the review. When are you releasing the LG pro 16 review?

[@TheJeremyJS]

It was on flash sale $800 bestbuy the other day. Loving it except speakers. Makes everyone sounds like they need a popfilter.

[@MrItwillbelegendary]

Nice to see your new video Andrew. Pros and cons good compared and nice video quality as alsways. 🥇

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Thanks

[@AhmadQ.81]

Wish you can review the 9 ultra with 4060 specially the noise level on balance mode! 🎉❤

[@Dhirreen23]

Tho this laptop is a complete steal deal for a 100 bucks more you can get the 2024 zephyrus g14 with a rtx 4060

[@svsv9]

Can you mention which one, with the AMD heater? or???

[@BoraWE]

You can’t upgrade the ram or ssd with the g14

[@iamakash75]

Andrew, please review "Asus Vivobook S15 OLED (S5506)"

[@danydepp8487]

Only problem is a dedicated 100watt gpu like 4050/4060 on a laptop. Battery will last 1-2 hours lol

[@EMMANUEL_SAWADA]

tks for mesure the weight first ❤❤

[@luissifuentes3321]

I've been waiting on the vivobook s14 or yoga 9i 2 in 1, but this seems like a good option. Great review though.

[@andrewmarcdavid]

I have the S14

[@luissifuentes3321]

Awesome!

[@sammet360]

Very similar to the Q540 Model, 13900H, 16 DDR5 4800, a better screen Oled 120hz 2880x1620, 2 nvme ports, 1 slot for RAM, same GPU 3050 6gb

[@itsgawy2403]

Hi Andrew! Do you plan to make a review of the new MSI stealth 16 AI studio A1V (2024)? A lot of people are considering this laptop as an alternative to the new Zephyrus g16 because of its fan noise. Then, it would be really helpful since there are currently no solid reviews thereof. Thank you in advance and have a nice day!

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Hopefully soon

[@MrRedialplease]

if undervolt 3050 - good laptop. it can perform on 650mV. by default nvidia settings 900mV. on my laptop with 1660ti with undervolt i can play even on battery without big fps drop and low noise level.

[@dons1643]

I think the background blur looked good

[@JoecelFelizardo]

Difference in vivobook go 15 Oled?

[@VF5]

You can also get the new Vivobook S 16 with core ultra 9 185h 16gb ram for $899 at Staples

[@villemtallo]

Wow the webcam seems actually good for a windows laptop.

[@Hamza_1089]

Should i take this oor lenovo ideapad 5i pro with core ultra 7 and rtx 3050 configuration?

[@CPA003]

This certainly 100% competes with Lenovo's ideapad pro 5i (2024) in terms of specs directly, although the ideapad is 16 inch.

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Agreed

[@盾神京矢]

The screen resolution is low for 2024. I would like to have a 2560-by-1440 IPS over this OLED. (Probably cost prohibits the use of a 2560-by-1440 OLED.) Asus is pushing OLED too hard even when it doesn’t make sense.

[@LimePieMusic]

There is the same laptop only from 2023 , with amazing OLED display 2880×1620 , RTX 4060 and core i9 13900H

[@headcrab4090]

The new Dell XPS 13 would be interesting.

[@nrg1018]

Do you recommend the Vivobook for a college student majoring in Business and Information Systems?

[@andrewmarcdavid]

I do recommend it.

[@nrg1018]

@@andrewmarcdavid Thank you! It’s on sale for $899.99 right now

[@leebomccool8997]

@@nrg1018 I bought me one today for the same.

[@PapaTater21]

I’m looking for the charger for this Q533MJ, if anyone knows where I can purchase another charger all the help would be greatly appreciated.

[@AbhishekTiwari-cq6dz]

Waiting for the HP Envy review!!

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Just received both the 14 and 16

[@ismaelrivera1999]

Can you please review the MSI Prestige 16 AI

[@amitd5134]

i like the plastic build quality of vivbook they are platic but made well. i just hope they can bring the weight down

[@andrewmarcdavid]

It's metal body and plastic around the bezels

[@arushthakur6717]

Please review lenovo yoga pro 7 2024 with AMD ryzen 7 8845Hs + 3050 6GB.

[@katty4852]

Can I get some recommendations of how to avoid screen burning?

[@leebomccool8997]

Just use a blank screensaver.

[@abdullaplays5402]

hey andrew can u do a review on the asus vivobook s14 oled (ryzen 9)

[@golembased]

can you review asus vivobook 14s oled 2024?

[@АндрейА-щ1х]

Please make a review of a new hp omen laptop with 14 gen intel core processors

[@frankwong9486]

8GB of the memory sonboard in 2024 is just an awful decision (although it still come with 1 sodimm slot ) If you do onboard memory at least do 16 , then user can put a 16 sodimm and get 32GB Edit: changed to a better word maybe (sorry not native English speaker but you get what I mean)

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Yeah, would have been better.

[@cameronbosch1213]

I wouldn't use that word, but yeah, 8 GB soldered RAM is absolutely a deal breaker in 2024, that should have been 16 GB soldered with a RAM slot.

[@frankwong9486]

@@cameronbosch1213 changed to a slightly better word I can think of 😂 My English is still broken but any suggestions are welcome Asus been doing 8GB onboard ram for a long time but the trade off is huge in ddr4/DDR5 Using this hybrid on board design you saved some space but lost the ability to use high speed low voltage LPDDR4/5 And user purchased memory does not always match the soldered memory chip brand They mostly work with jedec standards but you won't get the best timing when mixing Samsung with hynix etc :(

[@leebomccool8997]

@@frankwong9486 That's why you go with a Crucial 32gb ddr5 5600 sodimm.

[@joydboy1382]

M5506 or m5606 review please

[@DuckCommenter]

would you say this is good for graphic design

[@jxliett8027]

I'm currently looking for a laptop for Graphic Design. Can I ask if you found any specific one that worked out?

[@BSF-7772]

lost interest after I heard about rtx 3050 why these compenies are putting ancient slow gpus when the new one are already available? how much are they saving? I don't find any reason they give justify putting rtx 3050 in 2024

[@andrewmarcdavid]

I am pretty sure its due to price. If they would drop a 4060 or above it would add a few more hundred dollars to the cost.

[@mrbuster3106]

@@andrewmarcdavid Pretty sure the implied question is "why 3050 and not 4050", where the newer chip is a massive improvement over 3050, something that cannot be said about 4060 which you mention (for what reason - I do not know). Also if you want FHD oled screen and 3050 - there are still some units from previous season that do just that priced quite nicely. Why would i overpay for a rehash of something that's already out for some time and is scoring major price drops as we speak?

[@sacano0317]

Watched this video right before buying a open box for $580 after tax.

[@JPolancovB]

Thank you for a very informative video, much appreciated

[@shiblytc]

i have it but it sounds like a jet engine

[@tatesevers9100]

I didn't catch it, does this laptop have additional slots for ram or no?

[@andrewmarcdavid]

@@tatesevers9100 no, ram is soldered

[@wade2160]

@@andrewmarcdavid Your video and Asus's website both indicate the ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 OLED (Q533) has an additional RAM slot, which is what I think this user was asking. According to Asus "The RAM slot supports a maximum size of 32GB DDR5-5600MHz SODIMM."

[@theguardianarchives433]

For this for 850 + tax at Best Buy

[@anurrba]

is it possible to work with only 24GB??

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Absolutely

[@MA-jz4yc]

for that price It should really have a 4050 atleast.

[@Yotes_]

I really hope my listing isn't false, because mine that I'm looking at on best buy is core ultra 7/w 4060. Not 4050. Sucks because I can barely afford this. But I need a laptop for work. Guess food can wait. :(

[@NoNo-b2e]

Lol. Rtx 3050 in 2024. It,s very bad.

[@rugensuico9333]

FYI, its not a gaming laptop though. Its serves for content creation. Older RTX discrete GPU's can handle that kind of work.

[@fahrurrazikin6876]

Not bad

[@meddyah]

I have the RTX4060 version. The best laptop i couldve bought, honestly

[@ughleksis]

​@@meddyah can you game properly on that model? Im a bit worried about thermals

[@viperstrikeiii8477]

3050 is perfectly serviceable for everything except the highest graphics settings on modern games. It’s also not even a gaming laptop

[@donkeydong1]

👍👍👍