ASUS VivoBook Pro 15 OLED M3500QC

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Design

ASUS VivoBook Pro 15 OLED M3500QC wears an extremely luxurious metallic gray color, although luxurious, it is not synonymous with being “old”. I think ASUS has been very good in design, when VivoBook Pro 15 OLED M3500QC was chosen with a simple and unfussy appearance, but hidden inside it is youthful and dynamic.

Especially the ASUS logo looks simple but is the most important highlight on the surface of the case. One point that you may notice here is that this logo has been redesigned by ASUS, perhaps this design is to make it more harmonious with the simple design of the laptop.

In addition to the changes in appearance, most of the remaining points are kept unchanged by ASUS. First and also the core value of the Vivobook series is the thinness of the device, the VivoBook Pro 15 M3500QC is just under 19mm thick and weighs 1.65kg. So you can carry this VivoBook Pro 15 in your bag and take it anywhere.

An impressive and complete number of connection ports for users’ needs

First, you need to look at the left edge of the machine, we will immediately have 2 USB 2.0 ports used for the need to connect peripherals or according to the needs of the user. Continuing to look at the right edge, we will immediately have a microSD card reader, a Thunderbolt 4 port, an HDMI port, a USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A port, a charging port, and a 3.5mm headphone port.

Thus, in general, regarding the connection port, the ASUS VivoBook Pro 15 OLED M3500QC can be said to meet the needs of users very well. With that many ports, for normal users, it will be redundant to use.

Full-size keyboard with anti-fingerprint, stylized design with monochrome LED backlight

When I opened this laptop, the first thing I saw was a FullSize keyboard with keys covered with a very good anti-fingerprint texture. The distance between the keyboards is extremely suitable for people with large hands like me, but for those with small hands, they can also operate without difficulty. Especially ASUS also equips a monochrome LED system below the keyboard, so you can completely use the computer in low light conditions.

The power key of ASUS VivoBook Pro 15 OLED M3500QC is integrated with a fingerprint sensor, now you can easily open the device and work without spending too much time as before. Note one thing not to press too hard, otherwise, the computer will go into a sleep state. There is a point that I forgot to mention above, the Enter key of the machine is also decorated with several diagonal lines to highlight.

I also appreciate the touchpad part of the ASUS VivoBook Pro 15 OLED M3500QC laptop. The touchpad area is relatively large, so I operate quite comfortably, besides, the touchpad is also covered with a rough layer to help me feel more manipulated and also resists fingerprints quite well.

OLED screen

One point that makes this laptop different from other laptops and also the most outstanding feature is the OLED screen. Indeed, among all kinds of screens, OLED gives me the most vivid and realistic feeling in displaying images. From here, most of the pictures I see become very eye-catching.

When experiencing the images on the screen, I like it, especially when watching action or horror movies, it’s really real to the point of tearing up your pants. ASUS also integrates to help reduce the blue light of the screen by 70%, so even as a nearsighted person, I do not feel too tired when watching for a long time.

In addition, the ASUS VivoBook Pro 15 OLED M3500QC screen has a size of 15.6 “and the surrounding edges are designed in NanoEdge style. Thanks to that, the display ratio of the screen looks neater, and the display part looks more attractive. Because of that, we will have a large-screen laptop device that can be easily stowed in a backpack.

Continuing to talk about the display capabilities of this monitor, we will talk about the sharp Full HD resolution with 100% DCI-P3 wide color coverage and HDR technology to make the display image truly more lively. Not to mention the brightness of the screen when maximum adjustment reaches 600 nits.

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Configuration

CPU: AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600H

VGA: NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX™ 3050 Laptop GPU 4 GB

RAM: 8 GB – DDR4 – Onboard

SSD: 512 GB M.2 NVMe™ PCIe® 3.0 SSD – Upgradable support up to 2 TB

Display: 15.6-inch, FHD (1920 x 1080) OLED, 16:9 aspect ratio, 400nits, 100% DCI-P3 color gamut, PANTONE Validated, Glossy display, Screen-to-body ratio: 84 ％

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600H processor gives VivoBook Pro 15 OLED M3500QC respectable power, along with 8 GB of RAM and an RTX 3050 discrete graphics card that helps this laptop handle graphics tasks smoothly. Serves well for content editing, photo editing, and video editing as well as playing well in a lot of today’s games.

To understand the power of this laptop, let’s take a look at the test parameters below.

– GeekBench 5:

Single/multi-core: 1,418 points/6,216 points.

GPU Compute: 54,853 points.

– Cinebench R23 (single/multi-core): 1,356 points/7,631 points.

– 3DMark Time Spy: 4,306 points.

Looking at the results above, we can also see the impressive performance of the ASUS VivoBook Pro 15 OLED M3500QC, right, everyone? I am also quite impressed with my multitasking is also very smooth even though the machine is only equipped with 8GB of RAM.

Besides the performance of office and work tasks, gaming is also one of the things that make me feel good about this model. I can play games like FIFA Online 4 and Forza 4 Horizon well on VivoBook Pro. 15 OLED M3500QC, on these games I have to max settings and use MSI Afterburner to measure FPS, CPU temperature, and RAM consumption, … for you to have a more intuitive view.

First, about the game FIFA Online 4, I can maintain the frame rate at 40 – 60 FPS during a match. Sometimes down to 30 FPS but everything is okay, I still feel the movements of the players are still smooth.

For Forza 4 Horizon, although it is a game with heavier graphics, ASUS VivoBook Pro 15 OLED M3500QC is still not difficult to handle this game. I still have a smooth experience with FPS ranging from 60 – 75 FPS, the details in the game are still displayed well, and the effects are also eye-catching and very beautiful.

In addition, I also use Crystal Diskmark to measure the read / write speed of the SSD on the ASUS VivoBook Pro 15 OLED M3500QC. The results I got did not disappoint me.

Read speed: 3,605 MB/s.

Write speed: 993 MB/s.

Thus, I must admit that the ASUS VivoBook Pro 15 OLED M3500QC laptop is quite powerful, meeting well for studying, working as well as entertainment.

Battery for 5 hours of continuous use is also good at dissipating heat

In addition to the beautiful design, and powerful hardware system, the battery of this laptop is also a point that makes me fall in love with it. The 63 Wh battery of ASUS VivoBook Pro 15 OLED M3500QC was used by me for 2 non-gaming and gaming cases, using BatteryMon software to test, and here are the results:

– Case 1: Using normal tasks and not playing games:

Battery life: 5 hours 18 minutes.

Measurement time: 1 hour.

100% screen, 70% volume, and no battery saver mode on.

There is a backlight on the keyboard.

Enable Bluetooth connection to use a keyboard and USB plug to use a mouse.

– Case 2: Use common tasks and play games for 20 minutes.

Battery life: 2 hours 30 minutes.

Measurement time: 1 hour.

100% screen, 70% volume, and no battery saver mode on.

There is a backlight on the keyboard.

Enable Bluetooth connection to use a keyboard and USB plug to use a mouse.

Thus, it can be seen that with simple tasks, and light entertainment, the machine can last for more than 5 hours, and if playing games, it can last up to 2 and a half hours. This number is also quite impressive compared to a machine with the above configuration, right guys?

As for the ability to dissipate heat, it is impossible not to mention, a laptop that works well and is stable or not depends on the machine’s heat dissipation ability. With ASUS VivoBook Pro 15 OLED M3500QC we will have a cooling system including 2 large 83-blade fans combined with 2 heat pipes and 2 air outlets. Users can also flexibly choose between 3 cooling modes Performance/Standard/Whisper based on their actual needs.

When I use the machine for tasks such as playing games, working, opening many Chrome tabs, and using Photoshop software continuously for 1 hour. The highest CPU temperature result on ASUS VivoBook Pro 15 OLED M3500QC is more than 59 degrees Celsius and the lowest temperature is about 46.3 degrees Celsius.

I feel that the device is not too hot like many other models that I have had the opportunity to experience. Only feel a little heat in the CPU + GPU area, the rest of the keyboard areas are very cool.