ASUS Vivobook S 14 OLED K3402ZA 14.0 90Hz 2.8K OLED Laptop
ASUS Vivobook S 14 OLED K3402ZA 14.0 90Hz 2.8K OLED Laptop (Intel i5-12500H, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, 90Hz 600nits display, Windows 11) Intel EVO Certified
Design perfection
The new raised logo tab design and youthful colours are a taste of what’s to come when you open the lid of Vivobook S 14 OLED. Get ready to start your journey with the stripe-accents on the Enter key and orange colour-blocked ESC key. Discover more possibilities with the lay-flat 180° hinge and Vivobook messaging on the palm rest, and go further with Vivobook S 14 OLED.
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With all the I/O ports you need, connecting all your existing peripherals, displays and projectors is a cinch. The dual ultrafast Thunderbolt 4 USB-C ports support 8K external displays and up to 40 Gbps data transfers. There’s also a HDMI 2.0 port to support 4K 60 Hz external displays and a USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A port for 5 Gbps transfer speeds, along with an audio combo jack for the ultimate convenience.
Next-level ASUS AI Noise-Canceling Technology
Vivobook S 14 OLED features ASUS AI Noise-Canceling Technology that employs machine learning in order to isolate unwanted noise from human speech. The ASUS AI Noise-Canceling Microphone feature in the MyASUS app can filter out ambient noise, and the Multi-Presenter mode normalizes all individual voices from different positions for optimum group conference-call quality. The ASUS AI
Weight: | 2 kg |
Dimensions: | 43.79 x 29 x 6.5 cm; 2 Kilograms |
Brand: | ASUS |
Model: | K3402ZA#B09X62JPLJ |
Colour: | Silver |
Manufacture: | ASUS |
Dimensions: | 43.79 x 29 x 6.5 cm; 2 Kilograms |
Very useful for writing music and otherwise very happy with product.
Nice simple laptop that is fit for purpose. Long battery life, compatible with most programs and good processing speed
excellent performance, (my budget only allowed me to get the i5 chipset), and lightweight so you can ‘work’ from home (in the garden).
Until it becomes out dated as tech does it has been a great lightweight, fast, tactile keys good laptop
I like how quickly I get working when I switch the computer on.
Very happy with my purchase
This laptop is fantastic value for money. Supporting Windows 11 installed it has made student life so much more accessible. The light weight is a bonus when you are carrying it around . With a long battery life studying can be done outside rather than contained at a desk.
Well, I am writing this review after 4 months of using this laptop as my main for Data Analytics job and I have to say it is better than I thought, excellent for productivity and when you adjust the settings the battery last longer (6-8 hours). I am using MANY programs and running heavy queries in SQL.
Most of the time the fan is non existing but when if finally kicks in the noise is average. A very good thing about this laptop is that it doesn’t reheat much, So it’s very comfortable to use it in your lap. The quality of the screen is good and the speakers have a branded sound which is very nice, the camera is good enough for meetings. UPDATED REVIEW: I have updated the Ram from 16Gb to 40Gb DDR4 and the storage from 512Gb to 2TB M2. Now this laptop is an absolute BEAST.
This is quite possibly the best laptop I’ve ever owned. It’s fast, really fast. The battery life isn’t fantastic but if you change the power mode when it’s not plugged in it lasts a few hours. I left it on high performance and I got about an hour and a half out of it. I tend to leave it plugged in for the majority of the time though.
but a nice laptop, neat looking and reasonably light. I hadn’t realized that the screen on my old one was so bad until I saw my photos on this one.. bright and clear. Quick response to commands.. to be expected with a new laptop I suppose. It is windows 11 which in my view is set out better than windows 10, but it is a little more prescriptive. Microsoft wants you to do what they say! But you can learn ways around certain things. Overall a good value buy for my particular needs
So much better than my clunky old laptop. Fires up instantly, good size screen, absolutely nothing to complain about here..
Can’t fault it, another great ASUS laptop- budget priced (paid 439) but great build quality and performance. Highly recommended. I’ve updated my review (April 2023) as this now ships with Windows in S mode – no big deal but you’ll need to take it out of S kids to install non windows store apps
Great laptop once you switch to Win 11 home (easy and free) , s mode is awful ! mind you Win 11 is awful comared to Win 10 , i3 model fast wnough and good storage .HP value beater !
Excellent laptop for the money, I’ve included a couple of pictures of the connection ports as I could find no details in the listing description. There are as well as the charging port three standard USB ports plus one USB type C port, a full size HDMI port a 3.5mm sound jack and a Kensington security lock socket.
I use it many for PowerPoint presentations plus a little TV watching. Highly recommended.
Pos:
– Good configuration,
– Smooth performance for home working and studying
– Good battery life
– Excellent build quality
Cons:
– Weight – on heavier side of scale, not comfortable if need to be carried around frequently.
I got the icore 7 version of this and I am shocked to see how fast it runs. Im able to play games and stream with it. I feel like the only things that let this laptop down is the battery life being horrible even though it halfs the performance of my laptop when unplugged. I was also sad to find that there was no lan cable plug which sucks because I’ve had cheaper laptops that had one but overall it’s an amazing laptop for the price
I am basing this review on the price of the kit – you get what you pay for.
As a simple web browsing laptop to replace an aging device of similar spec for it’s time, I would say it’s excellent value and does the job web. I picked this one up when it was 380 quid for a relative – for what they use it for they are very happy indeed. Don’t expect to do anything usefully productive or gaming on this – it is what it is.
When I read the Amazon review I’m sure it said this computer had a backlit keyboard.this was a key purchasing feature for me,however I was disapointed to find the keyboard is’nt backlit,perhaps I’m missing something,however the description is misleading if this is the case.Other than that this computer is very good it’s fast & the screen quality is superiour.
I have an old Packard Bell TJ65 that’s done me 10 years plus, I have to remove the keyboard (Stuck with velcro) then use a screwdriver to short a power up as the power button failed and a real pain to replace but it still works and for an old girl it is fine for me, BUT not for the rest of the family! The old TJ65 has an amazing shiny crystal clear screen as competed with the old Sony cinema laptops, but it is so flippin noisy it drives me mad and I installed a fan control software to quieten it down.
So I waited for Black Friday as I do my TV and Mobile requirements and this Asus laptop popped up very early on on Amazon before the sales started and I snapped it for 329. I bought a Crucial RAM 8GB DDR4 3200MHz in the sale for 20 which simply slots in, apart from undoing some screws on back of laptop it was simples, just plug and play, re-screw and done, upgraded Ram to 16GB. I am not a nerd or a techy, I don’t even know if I have done any good, but I feckin hate newspaper websites that kill my laptops and this has done the trick.
The Asus is really fast, very very quick starting, I have 3 profiles for family and it’s bullet fast. The screen is not as good as my old TJ65 but you getz what you pay for and it’s fine for what it has to do. If you need a seriously good screen then you need to dig deep right. It is light to carry, the hinges are not looking to be the strongest so will be careful and not take the Michael. But what I really love about it is it is silent, so silent I worry something is not right, I have a 1900 HP work laptop 3 months old and is noisy compared to this Asus! The battery is fine, it lasts for hours and I have never yet had to run for a charger, it is absolutely reliable and suspect that’s because it does not have an energy thirsty fan panging away..
The only downside is a real cheap keyboard, my HP is back-lit and posh, this is button press, twang and noisy as you type, but actually, for an old fart like me, it actually helps as I don’t mistype as much!
So I am sorry for the wordy review, I don’t do many, but it’s a definite yes from me and I would buy another, if I got some amazingly well paid job that meant i needed another, but I guess I have 3 laptops now so by default have a great job, unfortunately not in the pay scale department!!
First off, amazing laptop, top performance (i7 12th gen) OLED screen is beautiful, can’t praise this laptop enough, however…fan would ramp up often and I thought is was due to the performance of the CPU and not great cooling as it thermal throttled running Cinebench. I thought I would add some liquid metal thermal paste to see if I can improve cooling, I took it apart (a breeze by the way) removed the heat sink and found…just the worst application of thermal paste, didn’t cover the CPU!! added some liquid metal and the idle temps went from 55c to 25c, ran Cinebench and temps topped out at 65c!!! come on Asus a little product control would not go a miss. Should you buy this laptop…Absolutely and if your temps are high or fan ramps up often, check the thermal paste, you don’t need liquid metal just good application.
So I was on the hunt for a new computer after my music production tower was definitely showing its age. I decided to go for a laptop as I wanted to take it out of the studio as well for live stuff. There’s a few cons but nothing major. I still think it’s one of the best laptops for the money (I got it on offer for 729. The 12th gen i7 version).
So here are the pros and cons. Pros: brilliant screen, backlight keyboard, really fast processor, additional thunderbolt ports, fast SSD and RAM.
Cons: RAM appears to be un-upgradable (could be wrong) and SSD is only 500GB. This is not a big issue as I will probably get an external drive someday. Battery life isn’t the worst but does drain quickly when you are actually doing something with the laptop. Fan can be quite noisy, although it isn’t on all the time. I wish there was more USB ports although I do have a separate powered hub.
Overall, it is a very quick and so far stable laptop that plays nicely with my audio interface and such. I feel like it is a little bit fragile though! Still, would definitely recommend.
Decent specs for price @600 but misinformation regarding special feature: backlit keyboard (there is none other than the caps key) f7 which is usually reserved for backlit ctrl is blank & fn+f4/5 does nothing.
personally disappointed as the backlit functionality was one of the main reasons for the purchase!
However this was bought as a present & the recipient is still thrilled with the gift so item won’t be returned as it ticks all the other requirements.
Additionally, other reviews mention reduced battery & loud fans these can be fine tuned to personal preference in the myAsus app, (easily missed) depending on model* there is a whisper mode to substantially reduce fan noise. Initial boot & updates do activate the fans to an audible level but again this can be adjusted in the app.
First of all I have to say it has NO BACKLIT KEYS as some have suggested it has [ see Q & A section] but this could be due to the configuration ? i.e. mine is with an i3 processor, 8GB of RAM and 258 GB SSD.
It is quite bulky but no worry to me. This was to replace my 6 yr old Acer s13 with WIN10. Having tried to put my own configuration and programmes on this laptop I have found Microsoft are making it much harder to change what they want you to have in Win 11.. For instance trying to use Firefox browser that I like instead of MS Edge was not easy. You have to disable their S system. The same goes for other non MS programmes so putting obstacles in your way if you are trying to make individual choices.Also the new layout I am trying to come to terms with. So don’t expect it to be all plain sailing as they make you believe. Has a decent sized screen. The loss of backlit keys is a pain. The price seems decent generally though. Only really bought this due to increased storage from my Acer plus the screen section was coming away from the keyboard section so meant an expensive repair. On reflection just about justifying buying this laptop – so far !
I purchased this as a replacement for my current desktop machine. The laptop, for the 1hr I had it, performed well. The keyboard is a bit “plasticky” for me, but usable. It came with Windows 11 pre-installed (Windows 11 is a lot less user-flexible compared to Windows 10, and I prefer to have more control over my setup, but that’s just a Microsoft Windows gripe, nothing to do with the pc)
My main gripe is that I didn’t check properly the port availability before I purchased this.
1) There’s no Ethernet port, so it can only connect to the internet via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth (via a mobile or tablet hotspot).
2) Whilst I could connect a single additional monitor via the onboard HDMI port, I have a multi-screen setup, patched through a USB-C hub. However, the USB-C port on the laptop does not allow video output, or Ethernet traffic.
These two were showstoppers for me.
In conclusion, this’ll be perfect for just going about as an entry level laptop, but if you need additional connectivity, this may not be for you; it certainly wasn’t for me; I returned it same day that I received i