ASUS Vivobook 17 F1704 (X1704) review – it’s comfortable during load and has big 17.3-inch panel

Design and construction

The design is very similar to the ASUS Vivobook 15 F1504 (X1504). The machine is entirely made of plastic and there are two color options – Quiet Blue and Cool Silver. The dimensions are normal for such a device – it weighs 2.10 kilos and the profile thickness is 19.9 mm.

We spot some flexes here and there but that’s kind of expected for an inexpensive plastic laptop. The lid is a bit bendable and you can’t open it with a single hand. The weak spot of the base is the zone between the Space key and touchpad as well as the area between the two hinges.

When the laptop is opened, this reveals the big display that is surrounded by thin bezels (but we’ve seen thinner).

The top bezel houses a 720p Web camera with a privacy shutter which isn’t a common feature in this price class. Not bad.

The hinge mechanism allows an angle of opening of up to 180 degrees. Again, it’s another characteristic that isn’t widespread in this budget category. The keyboard is good aside from the fact that the backlight is optional. The key travel is long and the feedback is clicky. There is also a full-sized NumPad while the Arrow keys are too small for comfortable usage.

The big sticker on the right hints that this laptop has an antibacterial coating on the “frequently touched surfaces” which inhibits 99% of viruses and bacteria in these zones. The touchpad has a wide surface that feels even smoother compared to the 15.6-inch sibling. The accuracy of the pad is very good.

We can see a big ventilation grille and two speaker cutouts on the bottom panel. The hot air has been exhausted through a vent that is placed on the back of the laptop. Unfortunately, part of the heat goes to the lower part of the display.

Ports

On the left, we can see a single USB Type-A 2.0 port. The majority of the ports are on the right – a charging plug, an HDMI 1.4 connector, two USB Type-A 3.2 (Gen. 1) ports, a USB Type-C 3.2 (Gen. 1) port, and an Audio jack.

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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