ASUS VivoBook 15 X515EA 15.6" Full HD Laptop (Intel i5-1135G7, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Backlit Keyboard, Windows 11), Silver

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The NanoEdge display gives Vivobook 15 a vast screen area for an immersive viewing experience for work and play.

Its silver chassis doesn’t look like a budget laptop, and despite its plastic build and fair lightness – a mere 2. The inside of the Asus VivoBook 15 holds a keyboard fitted to the rest of the laptop body; the same design available on Asus’ premium model. Asus managed to cleverly fit a full number pad without crowding the keyboard deck, and there’s enough room for comfortably resting your wrist while typing away your work.The chiclet keys are comfortable to type on, and there is ample backlighting to get work done with the lights down low. Still, the idea that this laptop has a premium design and has the power to run most of your daily tasks could supersede any shortcomings it might have. But as this Asus VivoBook 15 review showed, performance doesn't particularly impress, which doesn't make it a laptop worth an upgrade. Also, the trackpad is flush on the wrist rest without being an eyesore, and it also gets a fingerprint scanner for locking up the system.

The NanoEdge display gives ASUS X515 a vast screen area for an immersive viewing experience for work and play. It has enough power to run an older game at low-quality settings to help fulfill the nostalgia quotient. It scored 2,399 overall on Geekbench 5, a testing suite that measures everyday computer tasks like browsing the internet and rendering augmented reality effects. The idea that the Asus VivoBook 15 X515EA packs power to power you through a few years makes this an enticing laptop for work and college. Vivobook 15 also supports Intel ® Optane ™ memory 1 technology so apps load faster and multitasking feels smoother.Alex Wawro is a lifelong tech and games enthusiast with more than a decade of experience covering both for outlets like Game Developer, Black Hat, and PC World magazine. That's below the Acer Aspire 5, which scored 2,744, and even further down the graph from the industry average of 2,983. The full-size backlit keyboard 3 on ASUS Vivobook 15 X515 is perfect for working in dim environments.