Asus Vivobook X507 series Laptop

Asus Vivobook X507 series

Most of the people are looking for the best budget laptop but are unable to find one, so there's a good option out there. Asus Vivobook X507 laptop series starts from 25000INR(Indian rupees) up to 35000INR. The Asus Vivobook X507 is a great entry-level laptop and ideal for anyone who is either looking for their first laptop or for those who don't need a lot from their machines. It is light, has a nicely textured keyboard and a fingerprint sensor built into a very functional touchpad.
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The Asus Vivobook X507 is constructed out of plastic through and through, but the finishing on the product adds an element of finesse to it. In fact, the design of the X507 shows that Asus actually paid attention to making a machine that people would not dismiss at first glance. The keyboard island has a nice textured finish which, in some ways, helps keep the hands from sliding around. Additionally, it does lend to the laptop’s good looks when you consider the price. The display itself, which is a 15.6-inch panel, has rather thick bezels, almost an inch on top and bottom. The bezel-less trend may have become mainstream in the smartphone segment, but laptop manufacturers are yet to bite the bug.
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DISPLAY

Asus is calling the display on the Vivobook X507 a “NanoEdge Display,” calling the bezel “thin at just 8.1mm.” While the top and bottom of the display still have almost an inch-thick bezel, the sides genuinely are on the slimmer side. However, you’re not going to get the “bezel-less” feel from this display. This isn’t a bad number by any means for a display on a machine that costs less than 25k-35K, but what didn’t hit the mark was the viewing angle. In our use, we found that the display tends to lose visibly rather rapidly once the viewing angles are in excess of 140 degrees. What this means is that you and another friend can easily watch movies on this laptop sitting side-by-side, but if a third person was to join your Netflix binge party, expect at least one of them is going to start seeing discoloration on the corners. This is due to the matte coating on the display. The matte coating prevents reflections making the X507 a whole lot more usable regardless of the lighting conditions, with only a slight tradeoff in viewing angles.

DESIGN AND PORTS

The Asus Vivobook X507 also offers a generous selection of ports, featuring two USB 2.0 ports and one USB 3.0 port. On the left side, there is also an HDMI port in case you want to attach an external monitor. The maximum supported resolution for the external monitor is 1920x1080. The left side of the laptop is where you will find all the ports and sitting square in the middle of the USB and HDMI port is an exhaust vent. 

PERFORMANCE

The Asus Vivobook X507 is powered by the Intel’s 6th generation Core i3-6006U clocked at 2.0GHz. There is also 4GB of RAM onboard. The motherboard on the X507 features a singular RAM DIMM and allowing you to upgrade to 8GB of RAM. Our review unit also had a 1TB internal drive spinning at 5400rpm, but there is an m.2 slot on the motherboard which will allow you to use an NVMe based SSD (max 256GB) to speed up the system. 

BATTERY

The Asus Vivobook X507 runs off of a 3-cell 33watt-hour battery which manages to last about 200 minutes on the PCMark 8 battery benchmark. In daily use for work, we used the laptop with the display set at 75% brightness and then it would last about 4 hours give or take. What’s nice about the X507 though is that it supports fast charging, where the battery can be topped up to 60% in about 50 minutes. While office employees won't really feel the pinch on the battery life, students whose classrooms don’t provide adequate power sockets might need to reach for a notepad and pen after a point to take notes. However, you can top the battery up by a little over a percent for each minute you have it plugged in, so top-ups will be quick.

SPECIFICATIONS

GENERAL

Model         X507UA-EJ313T

Utility         Everyday Use

Device Type Netbook

OS                 Windows 10 Home (64-bit)

Dimensions 266 x 365 x 21.9 mm

Weight         1.68 kg

Warranty         1-year Onsite Warranty

PROCESSOR

Processor    Intel Core i3-7020U

Speed         2.3 GHz, Dual Core

Cache         3 MB

Brand         Intel

Series         Core i3

Model         7020U

Generation 7th Gen

DISPLAY

Type                  LED

Touch                 No

Size                   15.6 inches

Resolution                 1920 x 1080 pixels

PPI                    ~ 141

Anti Glare Screen No

Features             Full HD LED Backlit IPS Display

MEMORY

RAM                   4 GB DDR4

RAM Bus Speed    2400 MHz

Maximum RAM Supported Upto 16 GB

RAM Slots            1

Hard Disk Capacity 1 TB

Hard Disk Speed 5400 RPM

Hard Disk Interface SATA

CONNECTIVITY

WiFi                    802.11 a/b/g/n/ac

Bluetooth            v4

USB Ports           3 x USB 3.0

HDMI                  1 x HDMI Port

Card Reader       Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Yes

Microphone In     Yes

Headphone Jack         Yes