Staples has
ASUS Vivobook S 14 Laptop (Mist Blue, S5406SA-DH76) on sale for
$899.99.
Shipping is free or select free store pickup where stock permits.
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Product Details:
- 14" 1920x1200 60Hz 400-nit 100% DCI-P3 OLED display (non-touchscreen) w/ 16:10 aspect ratio & 180° lay-flat hinge
- Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 8-Core / 8 Thread Processor
- 32GB 8533MHz LPDDR5X RAM
- 1TB PCIe 4.0 Solid State Drive
- Tri-Band 802.11lbe Wi-Fi 7 (2x2) | Bluetooth 5.4
- FHD (1080p) camera w/ privacy shutter
- RGB Backlit Keyboard
- Windows 11 Home 64-Bit w/ Copilot+ PC AI
- Aluminum Chassis
- Weight: 2.87-lbs. (0.55" thin)
- 1-Year Warranty
- Ports:
- 2x Thunderbolt 4 (USB Type-C)
- 2x USB 3.2 Type-A
- 1x HDMI 2.1
- microSD card slot
Top Comments
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(32 GB RAM + Lunar Lake)
They keep making laptops that never meet all the three
1. Oled
2. Non-glossy or glossy with touch
3. 120hz.
Lacking either one of them makes your life hard.
They keep making laptops that never meet all the three
1. Oled
2. Non-glossy or glossy with touch
3. 120hz.
Lacking either one of them makes your life hard.
https://www.staples.com/asus-vivo...t_246178
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However, after obsessively researching and comparing various CPUs/battery life/performance reviews from every source I can find, what I've concluded is: Lunar Lake is slightly more powerful than the older 125U, has similar battery life, and much better graphics. Lunar Lake actually has surprisingly low multi-core performance because they're tuned for efficiency.
So if you're not a gamer and want the dollar store version of Lunar Lake, just buy an older laptop with the 125U. It'll be $300-400 cheaper and you get similar daily functionality. That's my cheap-arse strategy.
The Just Josh Youtube channel came to the same conclusion in their detailed review of Lunar Lake in which they compared it to all the other platforms and measured things like power efficiency, benchmarks, etc.
However, after obsessively researching and comparing various CPUs/battery life/performance reviews from every source I can find, what I've concluded is: Lunar Lake is slightly more powerful than the older 125U, has similar battery life, and much better graphics. Lunar Lake actually has surprisingly low multi-core performance because they're tuned for efficiency.
So if you're not a gamer and want the dollar store version of Lunar Lake, just buy an older laptop with the 125U. It'll be $300-400 cheaper and you get similar daily functionality. That's my cheap-arse strategy.
The Just Josh Youtube channel came to the same conclusion in their detailed review of Lunar Lake in which they compared it to all the other platforms and measured things like power efficiency, benchmarks, etc.
Lunar Lake battery life is 30% better than series 1 Ultra
Lunar Lake battery life is 30% better than series 1 Ultra
10% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing
5% faster in single-thread
And this is a "7" tier 256V vs a "5" tier low-power U model, 125U
10% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing
5% faster in single-thread
And this is a "7" tier 256V vs a "5" tier low-power U model, 125U
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