Cheap OLED Laptop! ASUS Vivobook - 120hz OLED - USER review

Cheap OLED Laptop! ASUS Vivobook - 120hz OLED - USER review - teardown , sound, build, screen, etc

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USER review of the ASUS Vivobook M5402R with 120hz OLED and 6800H.
I unbox, test screen, i/o, sound, build, keyboard, teardown, and game
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Timeline:
0:00 Introduction (and specs)
1:28 unboxing
2:44 build, form, and I/O
4:11 Bloatware and GOOD software
7:17 Speakers
9:33 Fan noise
10:03 Wifi (needs a driver update)
10:40 Keyboard and trackpad
12:27 Teardown (a look inside)
15:30 RAM and storage upgrade
18:40 Stock thermal paste inspection
19:30 Battery
20:23 GAMING - Forza H5, various settings (higher Res)
21:58 Thermals (after gaming)
22:23 GAMING - Forza H5, steam deck like settings
24:05 GAMING - Valheim, various settings
25:37 GAMING - Witcher 3, various settings
27:50 more thermals
28:08 GAMING - Resident Evil 3 remake, various settings (WOW)

Пікірлер: 96

@TechGuyBeau Жыл бұрын

oh, i forgot to add a part. Webcam isnt great (720p), but it entirely will suffice for meetings. Mic is acceptable too. Certainly no streamer camera, but its pretty normal at this price point.

@FaceManPie Жыл бұрын

Just wanted to say thankyou for such a detailed review! Your knowledge was extremely refreshing compared to a lot of other videos doing reviews and you covered all the topics I was looking for. Great stuff!

@TechGuyBeau Жыл бұрын

Thanks. I hope it was helpful

@mikeligammare5773 Жыл бұрын

I have been eyeballing this laptop since it has been hitting $1000 CAD on Amazon lately. I wasn't sure if the ram was upgradable since I feel 16GB just isn't really comfortable anymore, just running Windows and Chrome and you have like 4 gigs left. After watching this video I am sold on this laptop, Thanks for the awesome review!

@dmytroiva Жыл бұрын

Wow. Thank you a lot for such a detailed and high-quality review.

@XenogearsPS 3 ай бұрын

bought it today on sale for 500 bucks. This will be my go to media to watch anime. My eyes can't seem to binge on my big screen after work and I just end up browsing all day on my laptop. Got some iem's for the sound. Laptop will get here Friday. Thanks for the review, the display color accuracy is what sold me.

@TechGuyBeau 3 ай бұрын

Great screen for sure. Asus OLEDs are typically nice

@XenogearsPS 3 ай бұрын

@@TechGuyBeau Laptop is pretty meh tbh. I'm back on my MacBook Pro for everyday use. Keyboard, sound, UI, Cooling, Updates, and just overall user experience is way better. Asus laptop gets hot for no reason, like I barely use it and the fan starts spinning and the bottom part gets hot. I am using it exclusively to watch my shows, but as soon as apple has oled in their line up I'm switching. Build quality also feels really inferior..

@meekie1337 Жыл бұрын

I'd like to thank you for this review. I was wondering about getting practically the same laptop, model M3402R. Your video was only one I found. Your teardown was very helpful cause I needed a laptop with upgradable ram. Now i'm happy with my purchase! P.S. Did you get "coil whine" sound in your model? Mine has some noise, especially in Windows while idle

@TechGuyBeau Жыл бұрын

I don’t have any coil whine. But I’ve heard a few people so. How are your thermals overall? Try installing hwinfo and checking

@meekie1337 Жыл бұрын

@@TechGuyBeau after lastest BIOS update coil whine seems to be gone. I've checked the thermals and they're pretty good overall - 40 degrees idle and about 80-85 under load / games

@TechGuyBeau Жыл бұрын

@@meekie1337 NICE! I’m glad it’s working out now. Might have been high idle power use. Looks like that’s solved. Enjoy the lovely OLED

@fl4tbxr Жыл бұрын

Great in-depth review! Hope to see a follow up video on your experience on this laptop. Also, do you know what the max expandable RAM is for this model?

@TechGuyBeau Жыл бұрын

I contacted asus directly, they said 24 GB

@s5ca Жыл бұрын

@@TechGuyBeau I used a 32GB Crucial SODIMM and it went to 40GB without issue.

@xruud24 Жыл бұрын

Nice vid! Can you test out more games? Like warzone or apex ?

@historyrevealed01 8 ай бұрын

great review, thanks man

@zoryamba Жыл бұрын

thank you for review.

@pyanfz1333 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this nice and thorough review! It's the first review I found on the ryzen model. Quick question: how's been the battery so far? The estimate from Windows in the video seems to be based on 1 cycle. Has it been similar since then? E.g. Is 8hrs web browsing possible with 120hz and medium brightness? I'm on the fence for buying it

@werksfeerii8434 Жыл бұрын

I have the same question. I need around 8 hours battery life for productivity tasks

@RoughRunnerAce98 Жыл бұрын

I'm waiting for mine to arrive but you can adjust the power draw of the system in the MyAsus app to get much better battery life, as well as doing other things like turn down the refresh rate, so I expect it to only last slightly less long as 6800U equipped laptops when optimized. Rembrandt CPUs are very efficient at low power draw.

@floatyseagull9472 Жыл бұрын

@@RoughRunnerAce98 this is a 6800h which is less efficient I believe. If they put a 6800u in this this would’ve been the best laptop ever

@srijanraghavula 9 ай бұрын

I like this video more than any other popular channels out there. You don't make things look good. you're showing them how they are. We get to know how they actually look.

@TechGuyBeau 9 ай бұрын

Thanks dude. Yes it’s my goal to be objective and just show off each device in depth. The person who’s watching and take what they want from that. I do make some personal opinions here and there, but I’m certainly not trying to sell anything lol

@srijanraghavula 9 ай бұрын

@@TechGuyBeau that's exactly why I liked it. I watched like 25 videos to decide if I should buy this, coz I was a little skeptical about the quality. This is the video I needed. Love your video man! Looking forward for more like these

@srijanraghavula 9 ай бұрын

@@TechGuyBeau Also, the pixel shift was never known before to me

@mthom100 11 ай бұрын

Costco is selling the laptop for 699.00. I'm planning to purchase one tomorrow. great video

@mthom100 10 ай бұрын

i just purchased one from costco for 500 bucks

@user-oz9ht6ec2g Жыл бұрын

I bought the model k5504v , which uses a different cpu, but its screen refresh rate is not like the advertised 120hz but 60hz.

@horusmorus5588 Жыл бұрын

found your review on r/laptopdealscanada! finally great to see an impression on the AMD version of this laptop. In your opinion, as a student looking for a laptop to last 5 years in uni, should I jump for this one or should I wait for black friday deals?

@TechGuyBeau Жыл бұрын

I doubt you’ll find a laptop with a 120hz OLED screen and this processor for this price. If you need ULTRA portability, you might want to get a slimmer laptop. But if you want a well balanced machine this one is superb.

@cliffli1165 Жыл бұрын

i think wait for next year would be better because the refresh is coming soon anyways. The price would not be low but you are talking about using your laptop for the next five years, so i think the investment would be worthwhile for you, but i will let the expert (Tech Guy Beau) replied later, if he chooses to.

@Niyazmen Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

@shed.projects5150 9 ай бұрын

Bought one of these three weeks ago, and while watching you tube vids every night for several hours, I am having dropout problems with my blue tooth headphones. I know it is the laptop, as my other HP laptop that I use during the day, does not have any such problems. Apart from that, this is a fantastic computer. Unfortunately, if you need to use it on battery only, this is not for you as 2 hours is around all you will get on a full charge.

@andrew007s 6 ай бұрын

This model is known to experience bluetooth dropouts.

@Dede_Stepas 2 ай бұрын

You should disconnect battery before touching anything, then dont touch pins on memory banks. And antistatic gloves would be ideal.

@Zaza_7 Жыл бұрын

What are the key differences in Vivobook s14 and Vivobook s14x

@thetube577 Жыл бұрын

I was told the S5402Z was limited to only 1TB. Perhaps, this is not accurate information. Also, I see they also support 32Gb stick with the onboard 8Gig, for a total of 40. Hmmm. Then, the machine would have 16Gig Dual, and 25 single. I think this is a major performance hit and might be better with having 16Gb of dual to increased performance, especially for the Intel graphics.

@TechGuyBeau Жыл бұрын

This one is amd, but yes you should be able to do 40gb on intel as well. A lot of people are probably fine with 16, however larger productivity use might benefit from 24

@overnightdelivery Жыл бұрын

It seems Asus is literally the only company to make 120Hz OLED laptops that aren't absolutely insanely priced. Supposedly all the TV OLEDs suffer from something called sample-and-hold. Where there is basically built-in lag that will not allow for completely smooth motion. I'm very curious to try these laptops out and see if I can get completely smooth stutter-free motion.

@RandomUser-tj3mg Жыл бұрын

Sample is hold is present on all lcd and oled panels. It will be present on any display that has pixels. Black frame insertion can be used to reduce motion blur. You need to hunt down a good crt or plasma for best motion clarity

@overnightdelivery Жыл бұрын

Well dang. Thanks for the info. I guess that seals it that OLED will never surpass CRTs in motion.

@overnightdelivery Жыл бұрын

The motion seems smoother on the asus laptops compared to my big screen LG Oled though. Could be the smaller screen making it seem that way.

@CanuckTech Жыл бұрын

I just received mine & it has coil whine coming from the right side of the KB & under the laptop when idling. Does yours have this issue?

@TechGuyBeau Жыл бұрын

Not at all. That might a candidate for an exchange IMO.

@basharalloush4618 Жыл бұрын

same :\

@wittomasz6141 Жыл бұрын

can you help with a link where to buy in the usa?

@joelsonreis3799 Жыл бұрын

How did you make it last more than 7 hours? In basic use, only youtube and access to some web pages, I can only get 4h20.

@TechGuyBeau Жыл бұрын

Screen refresh rate? Power mode?

@joelsonreis3799 Жыл бұрын

@@TechGuyBeau 60hertz, powe mode is Asus recommended ... =/

@karthikvs9635 Жыл бұрын

i have vivobook 16x, i see my speaker sampling rate is 16bit 40khz, how can i get 24bit audio ? there are no realtek drivers on asus website

@TechGuyBeau Жыл бұрын

Unsure about the 16” but asus support is really good. Just do an online chat with them

@kozukicodm 8 ай бұрын

i just wanted to know what to do since i got this one and arrived today however theres this buzzing noise behind the fan i really dont know what to do, should i open this up?

@TechGuyBeau 8 ай бұрын

It might be a problematic unit. Probably worth exchanging. You don’t want to mess around with coil wine on the day you get it

@stormstout115 Жыл бұрын

I can't find this exact model you have anywhere. Any help? United States

@TechGuyBeau Жыл бұрын

M5402RA-AS71-CA Try dropping the CA, or changing to US

@rausha Жыл бұрын

Hey how has the battery life been recently? Any changes? I'm planning to get this because my 1280p intel laptop drains battery very fast.

@TechGuyBeau Жыл бұрын

Pretty good overall. 120hz and OLED do drain faster than say a 60hz IPS, but it’s still 6-8 hours normally with settings maxed

@rausha Жыл бұрын

@@TechGuyBeau How many hours would you expect at 60hz and power saving settings?

@TechGuyBeau Жыл бұрын

@@rausha probably 8-10. You’d add a couple hours for sure

@lukip247 Жыл бұрын

I get 3-4 hours max with energy saving mode on @ 50% OLED brightness

@TechGuyBeau Жыл бұрын

@@lukip247 that’s odd. I was getting much more without turning on those settings. I wonder if you have background processes running

@basharalloush4618 Жыл бұрын

i am thinking about getting it but with a 90Hz Display for 980 Euros. i am worried about fan noice and battery because i need it for study and some other stuff

@TechGuyBeau Жыл бұрын

Is it an AMD cpu?

@basharalloush4618 Жыл бұрын

@@TechGuyBeau yes same as urs Ryzen 7 6800H

@TechGuyBeau Жыл бұрын

The 6800h is quite an efficient chip. It will run quiet and have good battery

@Alikadem. Жыл бұрын

هل اسم هذا اللابتوب هو ASUS Vivobook S 14X؟ وسؤال اخر كم سعره ؟

@montek5798 Жыл бұрын

Hows the battery performance so far ?

@TechGuyBeau Жыл бұрын

Not bad 7-9 hours of basic use. It’s the higher 45 watt processor with a 120hz oled, you can burn the battery faster if you push the system

@je5terc0re Жыл бұрын

Oh boy you better disconnect battery any time you replacing NVMe SSD's or RAM.

@je5terc0re Жыл бұрын

Ok, that was done, I just didn't noticed it. You are a really techy person, rarly even youtube reviewers have the same amount of knowledge. Thank you for this video, it was very useful for me. I'm looking to buy Vivobook S 15 OLED (M3502, AMD Ryzen 6000 series) for my wife for light gaming (Overwatch), office tasks, and movies. I think it will be a good fit. Actually you was the person who proffed me that these laptops can handle 16GB RAM sticks, which is very important for them.

@TechGuyBeau Жыл бұрын

Oh I did no worries. You can see the clips are disconnected. It just resting near the connector It’s a great laptop. The 15 OLED has some nice additions. I was looking it up last night

@je5terc0re Жыл бұрын

@@TechGuyBeau Does 6800h run full TDP in this configuration? Have you tried to control TDP of it using stock ASUS or third-party software?

@Wisdom7I 2 ай бұрын

The screen seems to have lots of glare.

@basharalloush4618 Жыл бұрын

Hi again, i bought the same laptop but with 90Hz do u have Fingerprint sensor ? it doesnt work with mine :\

@TechGuyBeau Жыл бұрын

It never worked :(

@basharalloush4618 Жыл бұрын

@@TechGuyBeau did u asked asus ?

@hotcoffeeamericano Жыл бұрын

wow thanks for blocking the specs on the box

@ajalaridwan7730 Жыл бұрын

Can it play apex legend

@TechGuyBeau Жыл бұрын

On low settings yes

@DavidStanleymusic Жыл бұрын

Keyboard seems to be ultra cheap

@TechGuyBeau Жыл бұрын

Actually it’s pretty darn nice to type on

@OmerTheGreatOne Жыл бұрын

LOL @ Mcafee virus!

@thefruit Жыл бұрын

I like the virus approach. Just stating facts :)

@TechGuyBeau Жыл бұрын

🫡

@cliffli1165 Жыл бұрын

I dont like the 16:10 ratio, not understanding why its the trend now. 16:9 is obviously superior.

@TechGuyBeau Жыл бұрын

For non media consumption it is seen as superior. For those who write or read a lot the increased length is nice

@asmrnaturecat984 Жыл бұрын

Imo: 16, 9 is for movies 16.10 for gamers 3.2 for browsing, work

@werksfeerii8434 Жыл бұрын

@@asmrnaturecat984 yes and I wish 3:2 was more common.

@nomars4827 Жыл бұрын

For OLED it is definitely an advantage. Because in movies those black lines are completely black. In browsing working with documents it is also much more convenient to have more height resolution

@gregfreeze8649 9 ай бұрын

Hey Beau - great review! 👍 Subscribed to your channel because of it - question for you, in your personal opinion, what laptop would you prefer as your "daily driver". This Asus Vivobook or the Lenovo SLim 7 Pro X? I'm torn between the two models and noticed you reviewed both (the 3K lenovo model, 32 GB memory, 512 GB hard drive). Kinda leaning towards the Asus, but any advice would be greatly appreciated - going to use it to run DJ software. Don't game or care about a touch screen but like a nice, bright screen and to have decent power to run DJ software -thanks man! @techguybeau

@TechGuyBeau 9 ай бұрын

The asus is lighter, but otherwise it’s inferior in every way. The Lenovo will be more powerful, more Robust, and will last longer. Also it has better battery and cooling. Only get the asus if you need a very light laptop and are okay with middling performance. Still nice, just not in the same category

@gregfreeze8649 9 ай бұрын

@@TechGuyBeau Amazing! Thanks Beau for getting back to me and input. Decision made. Being lighter isn't a big deal, gotta go with power and performance - Lenovo for the win! Back to school sale on right now so just ordered it actually. Keep the reviews coming! 👍

@Cleisthenes607 Ай бұрын

The sound of the fan when playing games is disgusting. These x86 chips are terrible, I can't wait to see what the Snapdragon X Elite brings to the table.