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

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)

[TechGuyBeau]

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]

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!

[dmytroiva]

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

[mikeligammare]

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!

[XenogearsPS]

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.

[xruud]

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

[srijanraghavula]

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.

[meekie]

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

[Zaza_]

What are the key differences in Vivobook s14 and Vivobook s14x

[fltbxr]

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?

[pyanfz]

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

[wittomasz]

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

[ozhtecg]

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

[mthom]

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

[horusmorus]

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?

[Dede_Stepas]

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

[CanuckTech]

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?

[kozukicodm]

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?

[karthikvs]

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

[shed.projects]

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.