Asus 15-inch win 8 ultra-polar S500CA evaluation

On March 29, Vivobook S500ca is a new ultra-polar computer featuring the Intel Core i5 processor, which is equipped with a 15-inch touch screen with an accurate, responsive, Windows 8 operating system and a reasonably priced 659 dollars ( Equivalent to RMB 4096 yuan). So is this product really good value for money? We trust that the following evaluation will give you a definite answer.

Exterior design

Click on the left mouse button to enlarge asus Vivobook S500CA Photos We can see that the product uses a black and silver with the appearance of design, classic and no lack of fashion information. The top cover adopts the metal drawing process, unfortunately, this work will leave fingerprints easily, you need to be diligent, often wipe the line. The bottom is also so, relatively easy to leave fingerprints, but the feeling is very soft, holding in the hands of the feel is very comfortable. Two edges and front are silver, looks very beautiful.

After opening the top cover, the black keyboard key looks very clear and prominent in contrast to the silver border. The display is surrounded by a black border and has an ASUS logo just below the screen.

The touchpad is located almost directly below the G and H keys. The position is slightly to the left because the keyboard is joined by the full number button. Of course, there's plenty of room to put your hands on when you type.

Asus Vivobook S500ca's fuselage is 15.1 x 10.2 x 0.8 inches, while Acer Aspire v5-571p-6499 has a fuselage size of x 0.96 inches and a Dell Inspiron 15z x 9.8 x 0.9 inches, by contrast, Asus Vivobook S500CA to look wider, though, in weight, Vivobook s500ca is lighter, 4.8 pounds, and Acer Aspire v5-571p-6499 weighs 5.4 pounds, and Dell The Inspiron 15z weighs 5.2 pounds.

Screen

ASUS Vivobook S500CA uses 15.6-inch 1366x768 resolution LED LCD screen, clear and bright. We look at the "Life of Pi" trailer and sea waves in HD mode, and we are very impressed by the bright colours and sharpness. The visual angle is also very good, at about 45 degrees when the image began to darken.

In our light meter, asus Vivobook S500CA displays the data as 147 lux, while Acer Aspire v5-571-6499 and Dell Inspiron 15z are 139 lux and 146 lux, respectively. However, this data is still lower than the average of the calculated Lux.

Asus Vivobook S500ca's full glass touch screen responds sensitively, allowing us to quickly access Windows 8-themed screens through applications. Fingerprints and stains 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, Asus Vivobook S500CA Loudspeakers are loud and bright, easily filled with our entire evaluation room. We opened the Macklemore "Thrift Shop", and the Wanz Chorus's bass backup left a very deep impression on us. When we open Queen's "Don T Stop Me Now", the voice of the piano and the cymbals is loud and clear. Even in the highest tones, the sound is particularly clear.

ASUS Vivobook S500CA also uses the Audiowizard utility to control different sound settings by dividing the audio into categories such as music, movies, games, and speeches. We notice that the difference between each sound setting is subtle, but we prefer the sound of movie mode no matter what we are playing.

Keyboard

Asus Vivobook S500ca is a stark contrast to the silver chassis using a black Frosted island keyboard. Unfortunately, the product's keyboard does not have a backlight function, but it has a full numeric keypad. We don't have a particularly obvious impression of its typing experience. When typing, there is obvious bending, and typing speed is also significantly below the average level of 60 words per second, and 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 Asus Vivobook.