ASUS VivoBook S15 (S510U) Review: Portable 15-incher on Budget

ASUS VivoBook S15 S510U

RM 3299.00

7.5

Build Quality

7.5/10

Accessories

7.5/10

Audio

7.0/10

Display

8.0/10

Software & Features

7.0/10

Performance

7.5/10

Battery Life

7.5/10

Value

8.0/10

Pros

• Good build quality
• Thin and lightweight
• IPS 1080p display
• Decent keyboard with white LED backlit
• Decent trackpad with fingerprint scanner
• Wide range of IO ports
• Good performance
• Excellent cooling
• User upgradable
• Great value

Cons

• Flimsy plastic underneath keyboard
• Abysmal 480p VGA webcam
• Noisy fan
• 4 GB RAM option only

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Software & Features

Windows 10

Windows 10 Home 64 bit comes preinstalled with the ASUS VivoBook S15.

As expected for a factory loaded system, it does come with quite a few add-on utility software and trialware. The good news is that ASUS has kept the third-party bloatware at the minimum except for that ever annoying McAfee LiveSafe security software.

Speaking of the utility software, ASUS did bundle quite a number of them. Notably useful are the above ones:

• Battery Health utility which allows you to customise how the battery is charged for the purpose of prolonging the battery health.
• ASUS Splendid Technology allows you to adjust the display’s colour profile.
• Audio Wizard changes the speaker’s audio profile. Like I previously mentioned, the speaker sounds very flat by default. Turning on the Music/Movie/Gaming mode will improve the overall listening experience.