ASUS 15-inch Win 8 Ultrabook S500CA Review

March 29th news, VivoBook S500CA is ASUS's new Ultrabook computer, which is equipped with Intel Core i5 processor, accurate and responsive 15 Inch touch screen, pre-installed Windows 8 operating system, and the price is very reasonable is 659 US dollars (about 4096 yuan). So is this product really worth the money? I believe that our evaluation below will give you a clear answer.

Design

Click on your left mouse button to zoom in on the photo of the ASUS VivoBook S500CA Ultrabook. We can see that the product has a black and silver look, classic and not lacking. Fashion information. The top cover uses a metal wire drawing process. Unfortunately, this work is easy to leave fingerprints. You need to work harder and wipe frequently. The same is true at the bottom, it is easier to leave fingerprints, but the feeling is very soft, and the feel in hand is very comfortable. Both sides and the front are silver and look very beautiful.

After opening the top cover, the black keyboard keys look very sharp and prominent under the contrast of the silver border. The display is surrounded by a black border with an ASUS logo directly below the screen.

The touchpad is located just below the G and H buttons. Since the keyboard has a full numeric button, the position is slightly to the left. Of course, there is plenty of room for your palms when typing.

The size of the ASUS VivoBook S500CA Ultrabook is 15.1 x 10.2 x 0.8 inches, while the body size of the Acer Aspire V5-571P-6499 is 15 x 10 x 0.96 inches, and the Dell Inspiron 15z is 15 x 9.8 x 0.9 inches. In contrast, the ASUS VivoBook S500CA Ultrabook is supposed to be wider. However, the weight of the VivoBook S500CA is a bit lighter at 4.8 lbs, while the Acer Aspire V5-571P-6499 weighs At 5.4 pounds, the Dell Inspiron 15z weighs 5.2 pounds.

Screen

The ASUS VivoBook S500CA Ultrabook features a 15.6-inch 1366× 768 resolution LED LCD display that is clear and bright. When we watched the Trailer of the Life of Pi” and the waves on the sea in HD mode, we were extremely impressed by the bright colors and clarity. The viewing angle is also very good, and the image starts to darken at around 45 degrees.

In our light meter, the ASUS VivoBook S500CA displays 147 lux, while the Acer Aspire V5-571-6499 and Dell Inspiron 15z are 139 lux and 146 lux, respectively. . However, this data is still below the average of 226 lux.

The ASUS VivoBook S500CA Ultrabook's all-glass touch screen is responsive, allowing us to quickly access Windows 8 themed screens through the app. Fingerprints and smudges are not a big problem in our tests, and any touch screen needs to be wiped clean after a few days of use.

Audio

Thanks to the SonicMaster hardware, the sound of the ASUS VivoBook S500CA Ultrasound speaker is loud and bright, and it is easy to fill our entire evaluation room. We opened Macklemore's "Thrift Shop", and the bass backing of the Wanz choir left us with a very deep impression. When we opened Queen's "Dont Stop Me Now", the sound of the piano and the cymbal sounded bright and clear. Even at the highest sound, the sound is particularly clear.

The ASUS VivoBook S500CA Ultrabook also features the AudioWizard utility, which controls different sound settings by classifying audio into categories such as music, movies, games, and speech. We noticed that the difference in each sound setting is subtle, but we prefer the sound of the movie mode no matter what we play.

Keyboard

The ASUS VivoBook S500CA Ultrabook uses a black matte island keyboard in sharp contrast to the silver chassis. Unfortunately, the product's keyboard has no backlighting, but has a full numeric keypad. We don't have a particularly noticeable impression of its typing experience. There is a significant bend in typing, and the typing speed is also significantly lower than the average of 60 words per second, while the usual speed is 67 words per second.

ASUS replaces the digital lock on the numeric keypad with a special button that can be adjusted by opening the control panel of the ASUS VivoBook.