So I've been looking for reviews for Asus laptops and I chanced upon yours. Honestly, most of your complaints about this laptop are only your aesthetic preferences and certainly not anything "wrong" with the laptop. 1. You talked about the red colored Esc button that makes you think it's the power button. Now if you have been using laptops AT ALL, you should know that no laptop (not from any brand) has the power button on the upper left corner. So I don't know why you would even think of the possibility that the power button is there. This would definitely not be a problem for most others. In terms of why the Esc is red and not the Delete button, it's just your own preference. Both Esc and Delete mean "going back" that the color red is usually thought to suggest. It doesn't bother anyone which one they color as red. 2. In terms of why they put what you call the "crime scene" lines on the Enter button, it's not a crime scene. It is their brand logo. I don't know why anyone would go through an ethical dilemma before they press the Enter button, but honestly, most proficient laptop users (like you who edit videos) do not look at the keyboard when they type. They type based on muscle memory. You certainly do not need to look at the artwork on the keyboard to know where the Enter button is (and have a moral struggle). 3. You asked why the camera and mic buttons have LED indicators and the mute button doesn't. Well, that is because you do not need any LED indicators to know whether or not you have your sound off! If you hear no sound when there should be sound, that means you have the mute on. To add an LED for what is aurally apparent is silly. The camera and mic, on the other hand, should have an LED because whether you have them on or off is something that is not for your benefit - they are for the benefit for whoever you talk to! You cannot otherwise know whether you have your camera or mic on unless they add an LED to tell you, unless you wait for the other person to tell you (which is something you want to avoid). The engineers applied these designs perfectly logically. 4. You complained that the laptop is slow. I do not know whether you had the performance mode on or whether you have your graphics card on (based on the fact that you do not even know there is customization on the virtual dial, I guess you didn't). If you are a pro, you should know that how fast you edit/render videos does not depend on your CPU power, but on your GPU power. And you should also know that no one can expect low fan speed and great performance at the same time. They have to come together, and it's not news. Also, once again, yes, the dial is CUSTOMIZABLE. They can have more features than adjusting your volume and brightness. 5. You asked why they put the power charge LED on the side instead of above the keyboard. Well, that is because most people charge their laptop when it's closed! No one leaves their laptops in charge mode with the screen wide open - you would only be collecting dust in the keyboard. It's always better to see the LED indicators from an angle than not see it at all, right? The only viable comment you have for this laptop is that they could've added more USB-C. One is indeed on the scarce side for content creators. That being said, no windows laptops, not even those for content creation, have more than 3 USB-C. They mostly have 2. To claim to have "at least" 3 is insane, if you know the laptop industry at all. Overall, I find your review hugely misleading. Just because you would've loved another design doesn't mean the laptop is wrong, not to mention that some of your reasons are not reasonable at all. Most importantly, you do not seem to have explored your laptop enough before giving your complaints (the dial is customizable). Please be more responsible.

Physical webcam shutter is to prevent hackers from seeing you.

imagine being his girlfriend 😂

All valid complaints. But my question is why did you buy this laptop without researching these things properly in the first place?

This might be the first ever laptop you got. I see no point the major issue except the loud fan noise which is every laptop problem. Go for I7 12th and 3060 if you want better performance.

I can't believe you are not bothered by the minuscule up and down arrow while left and right are normally sized

This really helped me in buying this laptop

I think i got my answer in the serious part of this video, Thanks a lot making this usage review video. Helps a lot to make a decision quicker than those of that dozens of "content creators" videos about benchmark tests!!

Literally the best review of a laptop! Brilliant points.

The tiny details explained by you are awesome 👍 Thanks man

Love your input. My only concern is the fan noise. Gonna have to think twice about buying one now.

I love this video ahah I was afraid when I saw the title because I already bought it But I can live with those)

8:42 The grandmother comment made me crack up! 😂. Thanks for the great video!

That's amusing but also very valid, thank you

That's not hazard line.its zebra line .

Not sure if it's been mentioned or if you were just joking around but the graphic on the Enter key looks like it's supposed to be one of those film clapper boards.

Agree with most of what you say here. Struggle to justify many of these silly designs. For e.g. I would rather have the power button red than the Esc button especially when its built into the keyboard. I have the Vivobook S 14X Oled and my biggest complaint is thermal management. Not only is the fan too loud but it comes on constantly even when the CPU load is less than 10%. Makes me miss my T440s with the i5 4210U. Quietest and coolest laptop I have used so far but sadly its not fully compatible with Win 11 which why I upgraded. I would also prefer that the charging and USBC ports be placed on the left hand side. Battery life on the Vivobook is also below average. But I love the OLED display and also the speed of the processor. Asus also includes some very useful settings on their My Asus app. Hopefully they'll address those issues in the next generation.

Dude, why would you buy a laptop if you dont like it from aestetic stand of view?

Seems a reasonable thoughts this of your. There are certain things to improve for sure in this laptop. About the performance is hard to say. windows has its narrow path to follow in order to have a clean experience and snappy. At the same way Asus bloatware might be the cause if you did not unistall them. Same for Creative cloud that I saw you had it open, that is a terrible stuff from adobe that sucks lots of RAM and cpu alone. So seeing other reviews its a mix feeling. I was planning it for a present but I am still looking around.

Love it, I've been dealing with same stuff and decided to return it.

so what wrong with the laptop?? wtf ?

Will you test the new 2023 version. It has 64GB RAM support, more efficient 4nm 4060 GPU (hopefully not so noisy), better cooling, full size 300 MB/s SD card reader. It seems to compete with Legion Slim 7i gen 8.

I am so glad I saw this video before purchasing this laptop. I like most people don't have the money to waste. So thank you for this video because that fan would have drove me crazy.

Manuell and pedal break are actually quiet common. I can totally see use for that dual way of doing this (specially since this button has an LD indicator): block the camera physically if you are not using it and turn it of in a video confernce without fiddeling with the confernce software (Zoom, Skype, TeamView and so on).

Mine has a problem with the keyboard backlight. If I stop using the keyboard for a while it goes off and only comes back on if I press the F7 key. Is yours the same? I got the intel version. Other laptops backlight comes on by pressing any key or using the mouse.

Chimpanzees work at Asus. Didn't you know that.... 😆😆

A perfectionist... that leaves a Rubik's Cube unsolved?

Why did you bought this then ?

Is it easy to take apart to upgrade the SSD and ram? I can live with the issues you've pointed out. I would just buy it with a better CPU.

brother you would KNOW that you have silenced your laptop as THERE WILL BE NO SOUND COMING FROM IT ATALL why bother to have a light there

Good points that I agree with. no reason to make escape orange for no reason, also it sticks out like a sore thumb. No reason to make power button a part of the numpad, great way to hit it by mistake.

It hasn’t put me off buying it but that fan sounds like a jet engine taking off 😂😂. I’m not doing any video editing or anything that is super heavy, this isn’t the laptop for that anyway (Its very quick, screen is amazing. The colours are incredible especially if you watch 4k HDR content. Definately worth buying)

Thanks a lot about your reviews can I ask you please.. How many hours can the battery stand in this model? How long does it take until it will be full? Thanks

i think the physical swtich for the camera is to protect ur laptop from being hacked

I want to ask him, What was the alternative he would have bought ? Only valid points would be about the lag and sound. 😅

@ASMROW I think the RED 'Esc' button is a logical to prevent users from pressing it accidentally. I wonder why you would have confused it with powet button. Thats the universal position for ESC button on any keyboard. I agree with you on not having power button in the keyboard.

i really like the points you mentioned, same feeling...asus still stuck with the old design....some buttons has indicator, some not....the placement sometimes wrong, need to bend to see the light haha...we pay alot to buy the laptops...so they should understand how laptops users want their laptop to be, the design and usability

this guy is right totally

4k is heavy man. I'm not surprised. It's 4 times as wide a screen area as an FHD one. Unless you have core ultra and rtx4050 or better, this lag is expected

Forget the laptop's symmetry and ergonomics and colour combinations first go and see a doctor of psychologist for your OCD. BTW good review 👍

How many programs do you have running in the background where the video editing was that bad? I use a 4 or 5 year old HP pavillion 15 eg something for like 700 bucks, and can mix and add video some pretty plugin heavy tracks without any lagging, and have next to nothing latency....just have a hard time thinking its going to be that bad unless you have an super heavy programs going on outside of that..

My only issue with it is it doesn’t have an RGB backlit, it is meant as a gaming laptop because of it’s GPU.

It's all just your opinion, you can find fault with anything depending on personal preference .

Nah, the fan was really loud af

The irony of the Rubik's cube is golden! Was that intended 😂

Bro really the community needs more reviews like this with everything 😅😅😅

Thanks Brother .............. You are God .................

Thanks for the review. I'm about to buy the newest version of this laptop and I think I can live with these issues.

you are right. i will never buy thi shit...

Interesting perfectionist review. I am curious, what car are you driving? I was laughing though at the hazard warning, that was funny.

Love it 👌🏼🤣

Which video software are you using for editing 🤔

Great review I agree with all your comments abour the design flaws.

i got one 15x pro with 3050/5800h . It is always slow and laggy, my packard bell from 2014 was cheaper and faster, no lags at all. I understand PCs good, i really dunno what the issue is, it has DDR4-3200 and nice components , under 60 degrees ... so... not cool.

about the LED's on the side, you need to see this from other people point of view also, there are people that don't like to have the LED in front of them all the time

I have TUF15 with Ryzen 4800H. It has plastic body and speakers could be louder.However keyboard layout is good and power button is away in the corner. Before I had model n551 with aluminium shassis and great speakers, amazing built quality and speakers were amazing.

Man I hope they fixed all these issues with the 2023 version, because i really want one of these 🥺. I love the oled screens on vivobooks.

Bro do more reviews , I love it 😂😂😂

Can you suggesting me a laptop whose you try it and is fast enough for Photoshop and premiere? I war ready to by this one but hopefully I saw your video.

You need to Consult a Psychiatrist. I am Not trying to be Rude but you Seem to Exhibit Some Features. 🙏🏽

they put power button there, some ppl who are used with other model thought it is delete button and proceed pressing power button thinking its delete

I lost it when he did the hesitation on the ENTER button 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Short of saying ASUS engineers, technicians, quality control teams, etc. are fools to come up with this device - not to his liking.

I get why they did it with the mic and cam. You cant see or here when they are off. You have your ears to listen if the sound is off. But for cam and mic you will never know if there wasn't a light

Maybe they put the digital camera off button because just in case the physical one malfunctions or breaks somehow so you can still have some privacy ? 🤔

just nitpicking

This line is really confusing i got an 16x 4k OLED as well but mine is K6604JV and it has none of the issues these ones have, mine has an i9 Core CPU, it does get crazy hot and requires a cooling pad, but with a cooling pad it drops like 30 degrees in temperature runs at about 60 on average

That's what I realy call whining on a very high level. Why not apply for a job as a product developer at Asus ? You seem to be so smart that I'm sure you'll be hired immediately. Your suggestions can definitely ensure Asus' continued existence 😂

Strange complaints.

i personally think the camera part was for double precautions cause i think even if you were to use the function only , and it it turns off the camera, you wont know for sure whether the camera is off or its tricking you cause hackers nowadays are able to gain access to your computer and trick you with notifications saying one thing but in actuality whats happening is the opposite hence I believe the physical camera lock was implemented to safeguard against possible sceniaros like this but then again im not sure , im just speculating here. nice vid btw

Thank you for this video! You saved me from making a mistake purchase. Also you made me laugh several times during this video so I’m subscribing ❤

You know, what triggers my ocd? That your bloody focus is all over the freaking place!

As a vim user, I'm very happy to see a red Esc button.

I was looking at these for their OLED screens. But after seeing this very informative video, I would never buy this. And if I had, I would have returned it. So a big THANK YOU for saving me the trouble. lol

Yeah. Umm. I think this is a user error. The computer isn’t slow. Your just not using it as intended. This is a mid level laptop. It’s not meant to be the best in it’s the world. It’s meant for basic work. It’s meant to do a job, and by god it does it well. For proof I’ve been able to run Hoi4 and Farm Sim 22 with no issues. And I was able to run Witcher 3 for a bit, but it kept crashing in the first graveyard you encounter

I dont have any issues with this laptop, and the screen is amazing also.

So the only complaint is it doesnt do processional video editing? what is he comparing this to. like what 1k laptop is he using that has set his expectations this high?

Record buttons (sound and camera) have LED's to notice you that you are being recorded. It was always like that in cameras, telephones, webcams etc. You really dont need a led to inform you that you muted the computer. No sound coming off the speakers is one major indicator that the laptop is muted :) no need for an LED here - It is not that a sensitive info really for you to have an LED on the button. If every button would have an LED after some time you would stop noticing the LEDs on the record buttons and might miss them and transmit out to the open something you did not want to be transmitted. That is how the human brain works. But if you have LEDs only on those two buttons you immediately (at a firts glance) know that the microphone or the camera are turned on. And the physical cover for the camera is to be 100% sure that if someone hacks yor computer, they will not be able to record you since the camera is physically covered. Those things You are talking about here are designed pefectly to long established ergonnomical standards. I'm sorry but your OCD is working against Your best intrests here :) .

I guess the reason with one USB-C is that they assume you use docking stations.

Really love your review, I'm planning on suggesting this to my girlfriend as she is an architect. But your review said that performance wise it is bad despite it is Ryzen 9. Any suggestion similar to this spec? ROG Zephyrus G14 2021 perhaps?

in fact, the first questions are a matter of taste, the Cardano circle is configured for 8 functions for each program, the laptop is noisy, because this is the minimum configuration for 2022, you can get a better processor and video card. As a result, take the most minimal package and complain about how it can’t cope with the installation. Regarding the location of buttons and indicators, the only thing that matters. everything else is sucked out of thin air. All these moments are on the Internet. take a laptop with a Ryzen OLED screen and complain about the buttons. perfect.

Thank you for the review. It was very informative. It’s good to see someone showing the annoying these from day to day use.

Thank you for your big experiences about this laptop. Do you still use it?

This video is the best review of the laptop and so funny. Thanks man!

Some rants and some very valid points. Overall you convinced me to remove it from my basket.

Thanks man I was planning to buy it but you make like easy!!!!

A red escape button makes no sense to me either, utterly pointless.

the camera part I disagree with, you are putting a physical barrier when you do it manually, i feel safer that way

You are 100% right!

If you’re such a perfectionist why didn’t you bought a Macbook?

There is. Othing wrong with the pc, but you are uneccary sensitiv, you would like no other pc

Is there a part two? It just stopped in the middle.

Thanks you really helped me for buying this machine. A perfect laptop for me

This is the most funniest video recently :D loved it!

useful & funny review! thanks!!!

What you need is a keybored with just ONE key: the power button.

i guess the camera lock is designed for people who have more advanced ocd's

tnx for your perfectionism and real and truth point of view. you are very hunest and helpfull

I bought it brand new and it won't even move on past the set up phase. I have to return it because I can not use it it at all.

VideoPad may be a slow program by itself or it cannot use GPU acceleration on mobile Ryzens yet. I always used a low quality preview in VideoPad on my desktop pc with Ryzen and Nvidia. And only LEDs and NumLock claims are fair.