Pros
- Reasonably priced
- Nice touchscreen
- Attractive design
Cons
- Low screen resolution
- Mediocre battery life
- Shallow-travel keyboard and trackpad
At A Glance
The Asus VivoBook S550CA is an affordable 15.6-inch touchscreen notebook with full Windows 8. While it falls short in media playback and battery life, it's still one of the better deals currently available.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| UPC Code | 886227425129 |
| Processor | |
| Processor type | Intel i5 3317u |
| Processor speed | 1700.0 MHz |
| Requirements | |
| Operating System Compatibility | Microsoft Windows 8 |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 6000.0 MB |
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| Memory speed | 1600.0 MHz |
| Memory max | 8.0 GB |
| Display | |
| Display size | 15.6 inches |
| Display type | LCD with LED backlighting |
| Touchscreen | Multitouch |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| Graphics | |
| Graphics Type | Integrated |
| Primary Graphics Chipset | Intel HD 4000 |
| Storage | |
| Drive 1 size | 24.0 GB |
| Drive 1 type | Solid-State Drive |
| Drive 2 size | 500.0 GB |
| Drive 2 type | Hard Disk Drive |
| Drive 2 speed | 5400.0 RPM |
| Drives included | 2.0 |
| Drive size | 524.0 GB |
| Hard Drive Speed | 5400.0 RPM |
| Drive type |
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| Battery | |
| Battery Type | Lithium Polymer |
| Charging Interface | Proprietary Connector |
| Ports and Connections | |
| Available Interfaces |
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| Ethernet Type | 10/100/1000 Mbps |
| Wireless connection |
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| Dimensions | |
| Width | 15.0 inches |
| Depth | 10.4 inches |
| Height | 0.9 inches |
| Weight | 5.7 pounds |
| Optical Drive | |
| Included Drives | DVD Drive |
| Storage Media | |
| SD card | SD Card |
| Included Software | |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 8 Pro |
| Other Features | |
| Devices | Built-In Webcam |
Performance
| Overall Performance | |
|---|---|
| Worldbench Score | 100.0 |
| Worldbench Version | 8.1 |
| Battery | |
|---|---|
| Battery Life | 3:22 (hh:mm) |
| Start Up | |
|---|---|
| Start Up | 14.6 seconds (lower is better) |
| Office Productivity | |
|---|---|
| PCMark 7 Productivity Suite | 1072.0 score (higher is better) |
| Web Browsing | |
|---|---|
| Peacekeeper | 2109.0 score (higher is better) |
| Storage Performance | |
|---|---|
| PCMark 7 Storage Test | 434.0 score (higher is better) |
| File Compression | 181.6 seconds (lower is better) |
| Content Creation | |
|---|---|
| Image Editing | 269.4 seconds (lower is better) |
| Image Editing - GPU Accelerated | 337.5 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Encoding | 173.0 seconds (lower is better) |
| Audio Encoding | 301.5 seconds (lower is better) |
| Power Usage | |
|---|---|
| Working power usage | 4.2 Watt hours |
| Idle power usage | 13.5 Watts |
| Gaming | |
|---|---|
| 3DMark, Ice Storm | 38842.0 score (higher is better) |
| 3DMark, Firestrike Extreme | 253.0 score (higher is better) |
| 3DMark, Cloud Gate | 3824.0 score (higher is better) |
| 3DMark, Firestrike | 520.0 score (higher is better) |
| Civilization V, Late Game View, Low Quality, 1024x768 | 16.1 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt Showdown, Low Quality, 1024x768 | 40.6 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 3, Ultra Quality, 1024x768 | 16.4 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Bioshock Infinite, Low Quality, 1024x768 | 27.035 Frames per second (higher is better) |
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