The Price Made Me Review it! // ASUS Vivobook S14

Review of the 2024 ASUS VivoBook S14. Packed with an Intel Core Ultra 9, OLED Display and a very nice price tag!
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[@MatthewMoniz]

What do you guys think of the Vivobook S14? I think for $849 OLED + an Intel Core Ultra 9 is not bad at all.

[@rookietechie4120]

how about audio?

[@Woodz_007]

yo RAM should be 7467Mhz not 7647MHz or am I worng 0:40

[@georgiyp5074]

Very nice. But what about AMD modification? With Ryzen 9 8945 hs 32gb of ram. This year ASUS for Zenbooks and Vivobooks has give us a choice between Intel and amd, there is zenbooks with intel or amd and vivobooks with intel or amd. It will be great to see AMD versions and compere them.

[@f2pgamingcastleclashmore119]

the amazon link is showing me $1800 CAD, where did you see $849?

[@MatthewMoniz]

@@f2pgamingcastleclashmore119 The link directs you to the country you are from since you're canadian like me its taking you to Amazon.ca. If you go to Amazon.com you'll see the lower price

[@omarcortes5754]

An ultra 7 would've been more than enough, this laptop won't squeeze all the power from the ultra 9 but for that price I can't complain.

[@MatthewMoniz]

I agree but the price says it all

[@DEMinSoCAL]

@@MatthewMoniz Trade i7 for i9 and then add 3K OLED 120Hz. That's the Asus Vivobook 15S for $749 at Walmart.

[@FoxxFire]

I know it's hard to complain for the price, but I would trade the Ultra 9 for an Ultra 7 if I could have gotten a 120hz display along with it....that would have made so much of a bigger difference in everyday utility.

[@taupangnang1245]

If i'm not mistaken, it should not only blue backlight, it's should be a RGB backlight keyboard, so you should be able to custom the color, but yeah, only single zone

[@koolaids6031]

it is rgb. It is blue by default. You can change it to any color.

[@Burbanana]

Can someone please review the 16 inch of this? It is literally (one of) the only one that is 16 inch and really lightweight! Im really eyeing it but I cannot find any review! ( I'm looking at you, Matthew lol)

[@TWitWoW]

OLED is nice and all...but if you're spending $900 on a laptop with no dGPU in it, just for a nice display, why not go for an HP Pavilion Plus 14 with AMD? 8845HS + 16GB + 1TB + 2880x1800 OLED display for $889.99 currently. You could even spec it up to have 32GB which is non-upgradeable in either of these laptops, although it's an extra $150. If you can afford to trim the storage (maybe you have an external SSD and don't need as much internal storage space?) then the 8845HS + 32GB + 512GB + 2880x1800 OLED display spec is $920.

[@babyboy808]

Oh dang good call

[@stephenasare5787]

Exactly. But hey it’s KZbinrs. Any new product is the product of the moment. Even if it’s not good.

[@henryy425]

F* it, i got my Vivobook Pro 14 OLED with 5600H+RTX 3050 with 16gb ram for only $669,, and it still has better power even tho it is a couple generation behind,,

[@randomguy6745]

You’d spend 1500 on a Mac with no dGPU. Your argument is invalid as not everyone wants or cares about dGPU.

[@Wildridefilms]

Intel is better for productivity and HP's build quality and QC are suspect.

[@lorensims4846]

I like the blue backlighting and I won't sweat the speakers. For the price, this looks great! My wife had a friend whose husband imported laptops. He said for ling life and reliability you can't beat Toshiba and ASUS. It's about time for me to replace my twelve year old Toshiba…

[@cds5067]

Toshiba is widely regarded as trash circa 2015.

[@Pringle412]

It's an one zone RGB keyboard, you can change it

[@sz-AbOBqI]

Not sure why reviewers rush through products without properly reviewing them. This feature is on the white paper and it's always been touted as a prominent feature for an otherwise basic laptop series (literally states single-zone RGB on the features list). That said, this year's Vivobooks are finally really good laptops. The AMD version is the one worth waiting for, which should be on sale very shortly.

[@frankwong9486]

4:09 What is blue RGB light ? Is that a RGB backlight set to blue by default or it is a " non RGB blue backlight keyboard "

[@luddeluring]

You do know you can choose what color you want on the backlight right?

[@icosli5798]

Any plans for the 2024 models of the Yoga and Yoga pro series? The 2024 models were fantastic and I'm interested in seeing your take on this years models!

[@cricgamer755]

I have the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 with Core Ultra 7 and it costed me around 99k here in india and im so much impressed with the battery life, speaker and display. I wanted something powerful yet portable. I went for this since the Vivobook S14 wasn't available here. Im so satisfied with the choice I didnt bother much about the dGPU as i have another gaming laptop. Major issue is the unstable early drivers for Arc graphics

[@vicentesgarofalojerez8566]

Just got this laptop a few days ago, battery life is great, 10hrs easily, that was really surprising. Display looks amazing for the price. I always shop in that price range, and this definitely stands out.

[@anshanchaliya1383]

Just purchased the zenbook 14 Ryzen 7, waiting for the delivery

[@adrienex]

Dell Inspiron 16 vs ASUS Vivobook s16, which would you go for? Price-wise similar.

[@cricgamer755]

Only issue with the Unstable drivers as they're very new. A driver can break ur performance. I had issue with video playback on battery . Which was fixed after an update

[@8lank820]

Which one is better to get? The intel version or ryzen?

[@8jamesyao]

staple has the 16inch version 3200 x 2000 for 899, and you get 15% with Rakuten now. The problem is that it’s running out if stock

[@andyH_England]

Good review. A solid mid-range ultrabook, and for many mid-range is the way to go due to premium Windows machines now being close to double this in price (XPS 14, LG Gram 14, Galaxy Book4 Pro 14, Surface Laptop 6, etc). Glad you pointed out that these benchmark battery tests do not represent real life and I can understand why Windows OEMs like them being used as they do overplay the battery SOT. I usually discount by 33% but with the caveat that higher brightness can drain that time even further. Good bang for your bucks but I have seen the MB Air M2 13-inch for only a little bit more and if like me you use your ultrabook for casual work meaning 8GB/256GB is enought, then I would still choose the Mac. But there is a good reason Windows has a natural monopoly, the reluctance of people to move OS'es so in Windows-land the Vivobook S14 is shortlist material.

[@mossie125]

Yeah, there needs to be a more reliable battery test suite :l

[@angelssoto1795]

You commented about the 2.3k model being available but do you happen to have a link to it? I can never find that model for the 14 inch model.

[@Worththewatt]

I cant find a link for it yet. Theres basically only one place to buy this model right now and its Amazon USA. Link is in the description

[@mazri3530]

Does it have the feature of limiting the charging to 80% ?

[@LGodlike]

What's that show on 2:12?

[@thesecondtonone3010]

Apart from the laptop itself, is it just me or the Copilot keycap is kinda unnecessary and more of a marketing thingy? I mean we can still access Copilot by just one or two clicks.

[@mossie125]

Exactly. Is the button reprogrammable?

[@abdullaplays5402]

do the s14 oled vs hp envy x360 ad0097nr it would be a great comparision

[@nad.asyikin4486]

I have just picked up my unit 14 inch S5406 (Ultra 7) 2 days ago, in Mist Blue color ;)

[@cricgamer755]

65wh battery with core ultra 7 gives around 6-8 hours of rough use. And over 9 hours of casual use. I wish if They had a 75+ wh option. Sadly lenovo didn't offer at the time i bought the Yoga

[@breezy1990]

I ordered the AMD 16" version of this, suppose to be delivered on Friday. I'm hoping I can swap the SSD in that one just like the Intel one. But on Asus website it says "up to 1TB" for the m5606

[@Burbanana]

does it have 32GB RAM option?

[@Cleisthenes607]

I used to have an acer laptop and I contacted them for the max SSD limit and they said up to 2tb. I then bought a 4tb ssd and put it in and its working fine 2 years later. I think the up to amount is not the theoretical max but what they're willing to ship it with so you should be fine. Btw the 4tb is on a laptop with an 8th gen intel u series low power CPU so I think you should be fine. Did you get one with 32gb ram? That's what I'm interested in and whether its 3.2k oled at 120hz and then what you paid for this. Thanks in advance.

[@GearWave]

Thanks for sharing....just picked up a Galaxybook 3 Pro.....comes with the pen and its feature filled. If your not a gamer you can't beat ALL the features and the pen.

[@Gustavo_St]

I don't understand how a 185H would underperform a 155H if properly cooled.

[@sydguitar99]

So he blocked the camera but it was still recording the video?

[@Nico-L]

What about vivobook pro 15 they have an dedicated gpu(4050/4060) and 120hz oled

[@PaolaHernandez-oe6lr]

Yes I wonder about that one too

[@claudineibmb]

Gorgeous laptop!

[@yeyoeddy]

Review the vivobook S15 with 155h in walmart for 750. 16gb, 1tb, 2880x1620 display 120hz. I am on the fence thinking about it.

[@wickedknock9798]

Good price

[@MrKentoNion]

I really want to see something like Dell XPS 16 but for asus with Zenbook in name, with f-keys function row, something like 16\32ram, 512+rom, 2.5k oled, core ultra 5\7, nvidia 4050\60\70, 2 decent fans (not like in zenbook 14 this year), 2 thunderbolts, wifi7, bt 5.4, and extra m.2 slot would be great. And price starts at 1500$ for 16\512\ultra5\4050 Am I asking too much?😒

[@mikerodgers7620]

I was thinking about this as well. The one with a TN 1920x1200 screen with 128 mega bytes.

[@mrbobgamingmemes9558]

Tn ? Tn is 💩 bro, even ips with 62 srgb is much better

[@mikerodgers7620]

@@mrbobgamingmemes9558 I have no problem with TN panels. Especially the matte type. TN panels are environmentally friendly, inexpensive and offer good refresh rates. IPS has the annoying reflections. I hate that and they produce annoying white spots that don't go away.

[@Cleisthenes607]

The keyboard is RGB so you can change to white if you want according to the ASUS site.

[@user-ct8zg4nb3g]

A curious question: Are there people over eighty years of age who are very elderly people who own and will use modern smart phones??

[@NguyenTran-eq2wg]

It's $899 now, still a good deal tho.

[@Serbofreak]

US prices are confusing to me. I have the Vivobook 14 pro model with a 3060gpu and the R7 6800HS, 16GB, 90Hz refresh rate, oled 2.8k - for the exact same price in China, official Asus shop.

[@Gustavo_St]

Asus has brought OLED to its budget line. Amazing! Who else is doing it? I think nobody.

[@versky7566]

$1,6k for the same model but with the ultra 7 is daylight robbery from my region

[@Arkan_Fadhila]

I just wish asus will give this Vivobook option to upgrade the ram to 32GB because i afraid 16GB will not be enough in the long term

[@MrKentoNion]

Adding copilot button is really dumb move. Copilot is not even avaliable anywhere else than USA n EU. Also mind having somthing like Linux. . . just what if

[@mrbobgamingmemes9558]

Yeah keyboard shortcut make more sense than physical button for that

[@malte4793]

What about the Battery life? Have i just overseen this?

[@mossie125]

5:06 - he talks about it there

[@bryans8656]

Thanks for another honest review Matt. I'm a fan of ASUS VivoBooks, I've had the S15 since the late 90s and it's still going strong.

[@MnemonicCarrier]

32GB RAM option would be nice.

[@ccjc7830]

Agree!

[@chinglegitrdx6135]

If this was this price with like an Ultra 5 125H/ Ryzen 7 8845H with a 2.5k 120Hz OLED screen it'd be a GOAT level thin-and-light, but 1200p is meh, and 60Hz really hurts

[@chillg4mer]

Ultra 7 or even Ultra 5 with a dGPU would've made so much more sense

[@PaolaHernandez-oe6lr]

There’s the 15 pro and 16 models 🥹

[@jego207]

The specs of this $849 Vivobook, beats my $1200 Zenbook 2022. Ridiculous value.

[@FORBIDCharlie1986]

1080p webcam looks worse than my 720p webcam on MacBook.

[@8lank820]

I was considering this vs macbook air base model, but after reading about customer service issues, I’ve decided to stay away for now.

[@shadow_edits001]

You didn't have to bring the kids into this 😂😭

[@adinnugroho6544]

His T-shirt reminds me Belgium Soldier I found from "NATO" official Instagram account 😅

[@Lazadanatics]

Very nice

[@MatthewMoniz]

Thanks

[@demonshot9632]

Unfortunately it's out of stock in Bangladesh 😭

[@benchong6399]

Just got one from Amazon. Will be testing Forza Horizon 4 on it today. Am betting that the game will crash. That seems to happen on every Core Ultra + ARC graphics laptop I have tested recently.

[@benchong6399]

No crashing with Forza Horizon 4. w00t

[@ace100hyper3]

Every Vivobook model that I've seen is 65% sRGB. Using OLED on a productivity laptop is out of touch...

[@user-ct8zg4nb3g]

A curious question: Are there people over eighty years of age who are very elderly people who own and will use modern smart phones?!0

[@thirumalr333]

Asus s14 series is best deal

[@BlueTubee]

that has to be the worst webcam I've seen on a recently released laptop

[@newfnshow031]

849 nah I'll stick with apple.... u get dar better customer service if something happens.

[@LordFardius]

for the price of an equal spec macbook you could just buy a new vivobook if it breaks, but even if you still payed the extra for a macbook apple will only fix it if you have apple care, and for the extra price of that you could also get a warrenty for the vivobook

[@DarkwearGT]

bruh I already bought a zenbook

[@khoirulanam9141]

better version AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS, intel suck.

[@skyeez2461c]

60hz, 1080p... wow, I thought u were smarter than this

[@evannepan]

Obviously 😄

[@Izzy-vz6iu]

Non un upgradeable wifi card are red card and scam 😕

[@mnxk8794]

this to early for me

[@SkyhighStarlight]

16 pls not 14 at least not 13.

[@skyplaysbass]

Man I wish I was like Matt, everything's so obvious to him🥲