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Review on πŸ’» 2020 ASUS VivoBook 15 15.6-Inch FHD Laptop: Ryzen 3, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Backlit Keyboard, Windows 10 by Aaron Gonzales

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Wait for new laptops with 4th Gen Ryzen processors to arrive. Also, it only has one RAM slot

laptops with this price point at least rn. New laptops with the new Ryzen processor come out at prices that are really close, sometimes even lower than this laptop. I wish I'd waited a little longer but that was for someone else and they're ok with that, but I still feel like we could get a lot more bang for our buck with other laptops. It's also worth noting that there is only one Ram Stick slot. So this is definitely not the full performance of the APU. Interestingly, when I checked the available RAM, it turned out to be only 20 GB of RAM. My guess is that the laptop has 4GB of soldered RAM in addition to the 16GB flash drive I found when I opened it. So, I got what was advertised, but don't buy it, if you plan to upgrade in the future, you'll get more bang for your buck if you get a laptop with at least two RAM slots.

Pros
  • RAM upgraded to 16GB DDR4 for multitasking Enough high-bandwidth RAM to smoothly run multiple apps and browser tabs simultaneously
Cons
  • Cable is shorter than other options