ASUS Vivobook 15 F1504 (X1504) review – inexpensive laptop that performs well

Disassembly, Upgrade options, and Maintenance

For removing the bottom plate, you need to unscrew 10 Phillips-head screws. Then, you can pry the bottom panel with a plastic tool. One of the top two corners is the best starting point.

The battery here is a 42Wh model. If you want to take it out, pull out the connector from the mainboard, and you also have to undo the 4 Phillips-head screws that are fixing the unit to the base. The capacity is enough for 8 hours and 20 minutes of Web browsing, or 6 hours and 40 minutes of video playback.

You can find this laptop with 4 or 8GB of soldered DDR4 memory, but there is a SODIMM slot for future upgrades. The maximum possible amount of RAM is 16GB of DDR4 memory. Note that the stick is rated at 3200MHz but it works at 2666MHz frequency. For storage, you get one M.2 slot compatible with Gen 4 SSDs.

The cooling is basic. It has a single fan, one long heat pipe, one heat sink, and a heat spreader.

Author: Nikolay Palaozov

Author: eng. Kroum NikolovHead of Engineering at LaptopMedia.com, inventor and innovator with 40+ years of experience in electronics and high technology.

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