Asus continues to throw OLED screens in all the things, including the Vivobook notebook family, which are traditionally lower-cost alternatives to the company’s Zenbook line of premium laptops.
This year’s VivoBook lineup includes several thin and light models with 14 inch displays and OLED screens in the 14 to 14.5 inch range.
Asus hasn’t announced pricing or availability details for the new laptops yet, but the company has revealed detailed specs for the new models, which all weigh less than four pounds, all have 70 Wh batteries, and all sports high-res OLED displays with 120 Hz refresh rates:
| VivoBook Pro 14X OLED (N7401) | VivoBook S 14X OLED (S5402) | VivoBook S 14X OLED (M5402) | VivoBook S 14 OLED (K3402) | |
| Display | 14.5 inches 2880 x 1800 pixels 16:10 aspect ratio 120 Hz refresh rate 600 nits peak brightness 100% DCI-P3 color gamut 0.2ms response time Non-touch | 14.5 inches 2880 x 1800 pixels 16:10 aspect ratio 120 Hz refresh rate 550 nits peak brightness 100% DCI-P3 color gamut 0.2ms response time Non-touch | 14.5 inches 2880 x 1800 pixels 16:10 aspect ratio 120 Hz refresh rate 550 nits peak brightness 100% DCI-P3 color gamut Non-touch | 14 inches 2880 x 1800 pixels 16:10 aspect ratio 90 Hz refresh rate 600 nits peak brightness 100% DCI-P3 color gamut Non-touch |
| Processor | Intel Core i9-12900H Intel Core i7-12700H | Intel Core i7-12700H Intel Core i5-12500H | AMD Ryzen 7 6800H | Intel Core i7-12700H Intel Core i5-12500H |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Intel Iris Xe | Intel Iris Xe | AMD Radeon 680M | Intel Iris Xe |
| RAM | 16GBÂ or 32GB LPDDR5 Onboard (not user upgradeable) | 8GB, 12GB, or 16GB DDR4 1 x SODIMM slot 1 x onboard memory | 16GB 8GB DDR5 SODIMM 8GB DDR5 onboard | 8GB, 12GB, or 16GB DDR4 1 x SODIMM slot 1 x onboard memory |
| Storage | 512GB or 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 Performance SSD | 256GB, 512GB or 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD | 256GB, 512GB or 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD | 512GB or 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD 512GB PCIe 3.0 NVMe SSD |
| Ports | 1 x Thunderbolt 4 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A 2 x USB 2.0 Type-A 1 x HDMI 2.1 1 x 3.5mm audio 1 x microSD card reader 1 x DC power input | 2 x Thunderbolt 4 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A 1 x USB 2.0 Type-A 1 x HDMI 2.0a 1 x 3.5mm audio | 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A 1 x USB 2.0 Type-A 1 x micro HDMI 2.0b 1 x 3.5mm audio | 2 x Thunderbolt 4 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 TYpe-A 1 x USB 2.0 Type-A 1 x HDMI 2.0b 1 x 3.5mm audio |
| Keyboard | Backlit 1.35mm key travel | Backlit 1.4mm key travel | Backlit 1.35mm key travel NumberPad (optional) | Backlit (optional) 1.4mm key travel NumberPad (optional) |
| Webcam | 1080p Privacy Shutter | 720p Privacy Shutter | 720p Privacy Shutter | 720p Privacy Shutter |
| Wireless | WiFi 6E Bluetooth 5.2 | WiFi 6 & Bluetooth 5 or WiFi 6E & Bluetooth 5.2 | WiFi 6 & Bluetooth 5 or WiFi 6E & Bluetooth 5.2 | WiFi 6 & Bluetooth 5 or WiFi 6E & Bluetooth 5.2 |
| Battery | 70 Wh | 70 Wh | 70 Wh | 70 Wh |
| Charging | 150W AC adapter | 90W USB Type-C | 90W USB Type-C | 90W USB Type-C |
| Dimensions | 323 x 230 x 18mm 12.7″ x 9.1″ x 0.7″ | 322 x 231 x 18mm 12.7″ x 9.1″ x 0.7″ | 322 x 231 x 18mm 12.7″ x 9.1″ x 0.7″ | 316 x 225 x 19mm 12.5″ x 8.8″ x 0.7″ |
| Weight | 1.68kg 3.7 pounds | 1.63kg 3.6 pounds | 1.65kg 3.6 pounds | 1.5kg 3.3 pounds |
All models with Intel processors have at least one Thunderbolt 4 port, while the AMD model has USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C ports instead, and three out of four of the new laptops come with a 90-watt USB-C power supply.
The one model that comes with a 150-watt AC adapter instead is the only new 14 inch model available with discrete graphics, which helps explain the need for the more powerful charger.
Asus is also introduces several new VivoBook Pro laptops with 15 or 16 inch displays, all of which support discrete graphics and some of which are available with up to an Intel Core i9-12900H processor or an AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX chip.
Are the Ryzen 6000 chips not able to support USB 4? Why are they still wiring the USB C port on the AMD machine for USB 3.1 (I don’t care for USB-IF’s dumb naming schemes) when USB 4 should be used instead to match the Intel machines using TB? Is this just another contractual anti-competition thing Intel is forcing them to do?