ASUS VivoBook S15 (S510)
- CPU: Intel Core i5-8250U
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 940MX (2GB GDDR5)
- Display: 15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS
- Storage: 128GB SSD + 1000GB HDD
- RAM: 8GB DDR4
- Weight: 1.70 kg (3.7 lbs)
ASUS VivoBook S15 (S510) - Specs
Display
15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS
HDD/SSD
128GB SSD + 1TB HDD, 5400 rpm
M.2 Slot
1x 2280 SATA M.2 (M key) slot See photo
RAM
8GB DDR4
OS
Windows 10 Pro
Body material
Plastic / Polycarbonate, Aluminum
Dimensions
361 x 244 x 17.9 mm (14.21" x 9.61" x 0.70")
Weight
1.70 kg (3.7 lbs)
Ports and connectivity
Features
DISPLAY: 15.6-inch, 1920 x 1080, IPS
| Name | AUO B156HAN02.1 |
|---|---|
| Diagonal | 15.6" |
| Pixel density | 141.21 ppi |
| Brightness | 290 cd/m2 |
| sRGB | 51% |
| PWM frequency | No PWM (Flicker-Free) |
| Panel Type | IPS |
|---|---|
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| Becomes "Retina" from | 24 inches (62 cm) |
| Contrast | 1310:1 |
| dE Color Checker | 4.4 3.7 |
| PWM Rating | 10.0: (safe) |
Health-Guard
The first and most important profile (in our opinion) is the Health-Guard – when being used with our LM Profiles application, Health-Guard eliminates the harmful Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) and reduces the negative Blue Light which affects our eyes and body.
Since it’s custom tailored for every panel, it manages to keep the colors perceptually accurate (they may seem strange at first but after a few minutes our brain will start recognizing them as accurate ones – that’s how Health-Guard differs from alternatives like f.lux).
Left: No Profile | Drag the slider to see the difference | Right: Health-Guard Profile
Office Work and Web Design
The second profile type is Office Work and Web Design. Business tasks are various, most often related to a set of office-targeted applications. Sometimes, working outside is necessary. In such cases color accuracy is paramount, but so is image clarity, brightness, contrast etc. A piece of text must be legible, graphics and histograms must be clear. All of this is precisely what this profile is for. If you’re doing office work, web design, or simply value color accuracy when browsing the Internet, this is the profile to use!
It’s important to note that not all displays are suited for Web design – our profiles can not compensate for insufficient sRGB coverage (most TN panels have this problem), so you you might want to check our detailed color tests in the respective product reviews we’ve done if you want to use the machine for professional work.
Left: No Profile | Drag the slider to see the difference | Right: Design & Gaming Profile
Gaming and Movie Nights
Gaming is among the main driving forces for the fast clip of hardware development. Gamers are well-aware of the fact that a poor image can ruin the entire experience.
The same goes for watching movies. Imagine sitting down for a nice movie after a long day, and barely making out what’s on the screen. The ‘Gaming and movie night’ profile can make a huge difference. We strongly recommend you use it, since it’s gamma curve is specifically tuned to reveal details in the dark sections of the image.
Here’s what this amounts to:
Left: No Profile | Drag the slider to see the difference | Right: Design & Gaming Profile
You’ll find more information about the profiles HERE.
Buy our profiles for AUO B156HAN02.1
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Office Work
Office Work should be used mostly by users who spend most of the time looking at pieces of text, tables or just surfing. This profile aims to deliver better distinctness and clarity by keeping a flat gamma curve (2.20), native color temperature and perceptually accurate colors.
$4.96
Design and Gaming
This profile is aimed at designers who work with colors professionally, and for games and movies as well. Design and Gaming takes display panels to their limits, making them as accurate as possible in the sRGB IEC61966-2-1 standard for Web and HDTV, at white point D65.
$4.97
Health-Guard
THealth-Guard eliminates the harmful Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) and reduces the negative Blue Light which affects our eyes and body. Since it’s custom tailored for every panel, it manages to keep the colors perceptually accurate. Health-Guard simulates paper so the pressure on the eyes is greatly reduced.
$4.98
$9.99
ASUS VivoBook S15 (S510) in-depth review
ASUS has recently started pushing the mid-range multimedia market segment with a number of VivoBook laptops but if you don't have the extra money for the high-performance VivoBook Pro 15 N580VD and you are not quite into the plasticky feel of the VivoBook X510UQ, then the VivoBook S15 is probably the right choice for you. Moreover, the S15 has more in common with the VivoBook Pro 15 N580VD than the budget-oriented X510. Anyway, the Core i5-7200U version seems to be reasonably priced and w[...]
Read the full reviewPros
- Fairly good build qualityо
- Pretty portable for its price
- Good touchpad
- Display with high contrast and decent maximum brightness
- The display doesn't use PWM for regulating screen brightness
- Good sound quality
Cons
- Spongy keyboard
- Exceptionally high inner temperatures under heavy workload
- Screen with limited sRGB coverage
- Unsatisfactory battery life
CPU Performance: Intel Core i5-8250U
Results are from the Cinebench 15 CPU test (the higher the score, the better)
Results are from the Fritz chess benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
Results are from our Photoshop benchmark test (the lower the score, the better)
GPU Performance: NVIDIA GeForce 940MX (2GB GDDR5)
Results are for the 3DMark: Fire Strike (Graphics) benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
Results are for the Unigine Heaven 4.0 benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
Results are for the Unigine Superposition benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
Results are for the Unigine Heaven 3.0 benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
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