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amazon Asus Vivobook S400CA reviews
Design
Overall shape, the machine meet the standards of a new generation Ultrabook with 14-inch screen. When folded down, the square next to the small white border feels thinner. The thickness of the machine at approximately 2 cm, which means that compared to conventional laptops thinner this machine is about 5-10 mm. The weight of the machine is close to 1.8 kg, lower than the average of about 4-6 ounces.
The surface of the screen is quite glossy, almost glass-like touch-screen phone, and easy to pick up fingerprints. Advantages of the computer screen is quite sensitive to touch things like scrolling web pages, view the application easier. As well as surface casing, you should consider whether to paste the scratch-resistant screen for the machine by not having to paste the touch screen will be affected slightly on sensitivity.
It seems the open corner of the computer screen (about 140 degrees) is not as big as I expected. With a touch screen laptop, you tend to use in more positions than conventional laptops, for example, and legs crossed while sitting vertically on the bed, on the couch … this time will be extended display useful in the process of using your touch.
The camera on the rim edge 720p resolution, I used to try and found good quality, bright pictures, obviously, respond well when using video meetings or chat.
Connect the monitor to the section below is a long straight as swivel bar. Features of this rotary joints are looked seamless machine parts together, feeling sure but I think the screen of the machine is quite mild, so if designed as two sides have two small swivel is still enough strength sure and also contribute to reducing the weight of the machine.
The touchpad has a large area, perhaps Asus users want more space, more comfort when using multi-point touchpad. Thin rim around the metal touchpad sparkling bright and eye-catching look. Touchpad with gesture recognition capabilities with two key smart mouse that over-sensitive activities. However, on a machine with a touch screen, the broad elements of the touchpad area seems unnecessary compared to a normal laptop screen.
On / off button is a hard place right corner above the keyboard. This button signals when the lights turn on. At the opposite position the left hand side is the inscription SonicMaster – Asus audio technology integrated on this laptop.
The layout of the interface or the LED bulb is changed opposite position compared with previous machines from Asus. I feel the cooling system inside the machine is also such changes. Specifically, the status LED bulbs operate HDD, WiFi … typically located on the front edge side of the left palm rest is now moving to the right, the HDMI port, VGA, RJ-45, DC- usually located in the left side of this switch to the right … and when used long I saw the palm rest area to the right with the left hotter temperatures, which in most other laptops is the opposite.
Air-cooling system of the hybrid style between the Zenbook ultrabook laptop on one side and the other ordinary. Like in Zenbook, slot heatsink posted on the side, the left side does not have slot heatsink makes the hot air is not pushed to the left side that pushed out the rear, away from the user. Below the bottom of the slot machine is also common that the same heat sink on the Zenbook no. We will talk more about the capabilities of the machine in heat dissipation performance section below.
4GB of RAM in your computer hardware is attached not removable but still a more RAM slots so that you upgrade when required.
The bottom layer is a textured matte plastic monolithic, in the middle of two rows of slots above the heat. Beneath the plant is located near the two edges of two speakers sound like the Asus Zenbook Prime layout on UX21A.
The left side has a Kensington lock hole hook, 2 USB 2.0 ports, headphone jack and combo mic + SD card reader.
The right side respectively power jack, RJ-45, VGA, HDMI, and a USB3.0 port
Card reader should be brought into the side front edge is now empty, only a few LEDs on the right side.
Features and Benefits
Outstanding feature is the touch screen machine sensitivity combined with Win 8 preinstalled assisting copyright enjoyable experience.
In play mode you can select music mode or movie mode or recording mode, game mode … depending on the circumstances of use.
Performance
Test conditions: We turn off Windows Update, disable Windows Firewall, turn off the volume, turn off the internet connection, turn off the power saving mode (if available), set the machine in High Performance mode to ensure your computer running at highest performance, move the hard drive status and monitor interrupts vacation to Never to not affect the test. In all performance tests, your laptop is plugged in uninterruptible power sources, except test battery will be fully charged then pulled sources to conduct the test. What tests have own terms, we will specify in the test conditions.
3DMark Vantage rated 3D game graphics capability of the machine with a score of 2641. If compared to the Asus S46CM valuable cash equivalents and configure the machine is much lower scores compared with 4752 ( note that this machine has a discrete graphics card 2 GB). If based on the score, this is the average score of a laptop with such a configuration, the equivalent of the score of the 2519 Sony Vaio T11 ultrabook.
Assessment of CPU processing power and try OpenGL graphics in real time with the program Cinebench 11.5, Asus VivoBook S400CA is 12.34 frames / sec and CPU at 2.39 points. Whereas the corresponding figures on the Asus S46CM is 28.39 frames / sec; CPU and Sony’s 2.40 11.21 frames / sec; CPU score of 2.42.
Through assessment program overall performance PassMark Performance 7, reaching 1208.2 points VivoBook S400CA, reaching 1395.9 points S46CM Asus and Sony Vaio T11 reach 1105.8 points.
Benchmark street fighter IV program, VivoBook S400CA is 8126 points, an average of 38.02 frames / sec and programs put in rank D to recommend “The machine can play street fighter IV game however may have some current objects smoother handling. ” Asus also S46CM is 9934 points, an average of 59.82 frames / sec ratings rank A while Sony T11 in Rank D with a score of 7747, an average of 33.46 frames / sec.
Test the speed of read / write drives through the program CrystalDiskMark, random read speed of the machine is recorded 110.7 / 100.1 MB / s. Asus S46CM is 133.7 / 87.35 MB / s and Sony T11, the result is 98.73 / 91.89 MB / s. Results of VivoBook record S400CA read a little faster than the average conventional laptops.
Battery Test
The machine uses Li-ion 6-cell 4400mAh capacity. Continuous test run a 720p HD movie from the fully charged battery until 5% off 3 hours and 40 minutes measured. Such time is pretty good, if using regular job is to get more than 5 hours. Charging time of the machine is also good with only 1 hour 30 minutes to complete.
Temperature
Heat dissipation and noise level of the machine is very good. As for running the program StressMyPC in 30p, the CPU always running at about 47% capacity, the internal temperature measured with HWMonitor always fluctuate between 54 degrees, in the normal run mode is about 34 degrees, meaning that the relative cool. Temperatures palm rest area is also very cool, right side to the left a little hotter, other than machines.
Audio
Playing audio port layout of the machine is very similar on the Asus S46CM, two external speaker is placed near the sides of the machine and is located on the bottom of the machine. Sounds when enabled will resonate with the surface creates lyrical and vocal range varies depending on the material contact surfaces. Generally, the sound of the machine long enough to use in the room about 20m2, the sound quality is passable level with the ability to emit sounds obvious. If more bass would be better.
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Asus VivoBook S400CA
Processor: Intel® Core ™ i5 3317U
RAM: 4GB DDR3 1600 MHz
Storage Drive: 500GB 5400rpm HDD 24GB SSD Cache including
Optical drive: No
Display: 14.0-inch 16: 9 HD; 1366×768 resolution; LED Backlight Glare panel technology
Graphics Card: Intel HD Graphics 4000
Sound Card: Asus SonicMaster
Ports: COMBO audio jack; VGA; HDMI; RJ45; 1 x USB 3.0; 2 x USB 2.0
Webcam: HD 720p
Battery: 6-cell Polymer Whrs 44, using 5-hour period
Dimensions: 33.9 x 23.9 x 2.1 cm
Weight: 1.8 kg
