ASUS VivoBook 15.6-inch FHD, F512DA-EB51
Slate gray ASUS VivoBook F512DA-EB51 is a budget priced, mid-range, sleek and modern, thin and lightweight 15.6” laptop with a clear NanoEdge Full HD display, a quad core AMD R5 processor, good size SSD storage and memory as well as a dedicated AMD graphics card.
You’ll get Amazon technical support free of charge with your purchase. The 2019 release quad core AMD R5-3500U (2MB cache) is an ultra low voltage processor with a TDP of 15 watts, at a base speed of 2.1GHz and max speed of 3.7GHz with turbo boost. It has a Passmark benchmark score of 8256 on the day of this product review. The 8GB DDRD RAM at 2400MHz is good size at this price level and shall offer plenty of multitasking power for you to have several tasks open at the same time without freezing or delays.
256GB PCIe SSD offers both speed and adequate amount of storage space for your files. Operating system is the latest Windows 10 Home Version with a user friendly interface and fast start-ups and shut-downs. You have two other options on the Amazon product page, first one is the VivoBook F510UA-AH51 with an i5-8250U processor and 1TB SATA hard drive and the second option is the Asus VivoBook F510UA-AH50 with an i5-7200U processor and 1TB storage. But this one we’re reviewing with the 256GB SSD is a superior option for you.
The 15.6-inch Full HD 4 way NanoEdge 0.3” bezel non-touch screen has an impressive 88% screen to body ratio for immersive visuals. The screen has a max brightness of 260cd/m2 and has an IPS panel with very large viewing angles vertically and horizontally. The chiclet style keyboard is backlit and has an ergonomic design and includes the fingerprint sensor that you can use via Windows Hello. You can type even more comfortably with the unique Ergolift design of the keyboard. The connectivity options include the WiFi 5 802.11ac, Bluetooth, a USB 2.0 port, a USB 3.0 port, USB 3.1 Type-C port, an HDMI output, an SD card reader, and a microphone in and headphone out jack.
The Radeon Vega 8 graphics card at a core close of 1100 MHz has a video card benchmark score of 1739. It offers smooth gaming at high settings for games like League of Legends (medium), Quake Champions (high), Dota 2 (low) in 720p to 1080p resolutions. You can put it somewhere between NVIDIA MX150 and 940MZ, or the Radeon Pro 555 and Radeon Pro 450. It can be used for light and slim laptops with the low power consumption with smart power saving features- TDP of 15 watts.
Asus VivoBook F512DA weighs 3.5 pounds and measures 14.1 x 9.1 x 0.75 inches- is slim, lightweight and compact. Color options for this model is slate gray, coral crush, peacock blue and transparent silver, but can only see the slate gray on Amazon at the moment and you may ask the seller if other colors are available. It is compatible with 500GB, 1TB and 2TB at 5400rpm SATA hard drives and 128GB, 256GB AND 512GB SATA3 M.2 solid state drives according to the Asus Support Team. The 8GB DDR4 RAM can also be upgraded as there is a second slot free, supports up to 32GB. Other than the small ergonomic issues like the hard edge below the keyboard it offers good value for money- power, performance, design, connectivity at a reasonable price.
