Asus Vivobook Pro 14 OLED S3400QA-KM031T, 14" OLED 90Hz WQXGA+ DCI-P3 AMD 8h Versatile Lightweight Slim Fast NumPad Laptop (€899)

Our opinion on the Asus Vivobook Pro 14 OLED S3400QA-KM031T

Looking for power, autonomy and compactness? The Asus Vivobook Pro 14 OLED S3400QA-KM031T with its original blue design and 8-hour battery life might interest you with its fast SSD storage and its 14-inch 2.8K OLED DCI-P3 Pantone screen ready for Very High Definition with faithful colors including 90Hz frequency improves fluency in games. This versatile thin and light laptop features 16GB of RAM and an Octo Core AMD Cezanne Ryzen 7 5800H processor with Radeon Vega 8 graphics for solid all-around performance and the ability to run light games. This laptop also benefits from a backlit keyboard accompanied by a NumPad numeric keypad module, a webcam cover or even connectivity with Wi-Fi ax and USB-C.

Features of the Asus Vivobook Pro 14 OLED S3400QA-KM031T

The Asus Vivobook Pro 14 OLED S3400QA-KM031T against the competition

The Asus Vivobook Pro 14 OLED S3400QA-KM031T is currently displayed on promotion at Fnac and at Darty. It offers an interesting equipment/price ratio for its category where it is one of the only ones to offer such high display quality with such a powerful processor and a numeric keypad module.

If this Asus Vivobook Pro 14 OLED S3400QA-KM031T does not meet all your criteria, you will find on our gaming laptop guide other configurations to play with a similar budget. For the same budget, choose the model with the most powerful graphics card, it will have the most impact on performance.

Chassis, connectors, screen of the Asus Vivobook Pro 14 OLED S3400QA-KM031T

It has an original and nevertheless discreet look with its thin and light Quiet Blue design. Its cooling is entrusted to the care of the IceCool Plus technology which is based on 2 fans, heat pipes and air vents. It also offers 3 predefined operating profiles.

This versatile laptop features good connectivity with its Wi-Fi ax modules (newer and more efficient than Wi-Fi ac) and Bluetooth 5.0 for wireless remote connections and communications, its convenient HDMI video output for easily connect it to a TV or a monitor for example, its audio port, its USB-C without forgetting its 3 USBs including 1 USB 3.0 (USB 2.0 compatible) guaranteeing transfers made up to 10 times faster than USB 2.0 if a USB 3.0 device is plugged into it.

You can backlight the keys of the chiclet keyboard, of course, which is useful for better distinguishing the keys in the event of a dimly lit environment.

It comes with a NumberPad module, a technology that turns the touchpad into a touchpad when you need to enter numbers more easily. Remember in this regard that like other computers in a format less than 15 inches, there is not enough space to the right of the keyboard to accommodate a numeric keypad.

Good point, you can slide a cover in front of the webcam to protect your privacy.

It tops the screen, an undeniable advantage of this laptop with its many features that stand out from the average, such as its WQXGA+ definition superior to Full HD, ready for (Very) High Definition content and associated with the 16 /10th higher than the classic 16/9th. Thanks to its 90Hz refresh rate and its very low latency of 0.2ms, the screen improves fluidity in games compared to the 60Hz standard, something to appeal to players. Creative people and more generally those who will appreciate the most faithful colors possible will be delighted that the screen promises to be OLED DCI-P3 Pantone also involving deep blacks with significant viewing angles, both horizontal and vertical. The EyeCare technology reduces the blue light emitted by the screen while the anti-reflective treatment involves better visibility than a shiny panel in a bright environment (eg outdoors).

Performance, autonomy of the Asus Vivobook Pro 14 OLED S3400QA-KM031T

The Asus Vivobook Pro 14 OLED S3400QA-KM031T is aimed at those looking for a thin and light compact laptop PC Very High Creation-oriented efficient nomad definition.

Nomads will particularly appreciate that it is compact, thin and light enough to be transported quite easily. And all the more so as in terms of autonomy, it is able to last about 8 hours on battery in light use.

Despite everything, thanks to its AMD Octo Core APU (Accelerated Processing Unit) Cezanne Ryzen 7 5800H processor and its good amount of 16 GB RAM, this versatile laptop PC delivers overall power capable of appealing to demanding users.

For example, thanks to this core, we obtain much faster processing than with a Quad/Hexa Core processor and 8 GB DDR4. We particularly feel the difference under work that consumes CPU and RAM resources using multicore, such as photo editing, 3D rendering or video editing or 3D rendering, which will be of interest to creators.

On the other hand, players will remain unsatisfied and will not opt ​​for this versatile computer because it does not have a dedicated graphics card. Here all the graphics are managed by the Radeon Vega 8, a modest graphics solution integrated into the Octo Core Ryzen 7 Cezanne. It allows you to view photos and videos, or even play light titles with concessions, especially in terms of screen resolution. Because 2.8K requires more calculations from the graphics solution than Full HD, which implies a lower number of fps.

Regarding storage, Asus has chosen an SSD which significantly improves responsiveness and fluidity on a daily basis compared to a simple hard drive.

Thanks to the SSD, we benefit, for example, from much faster multimedia processing, start-ups/stops and software launches. It must be said that an SSD is much faster than a hard drive but also less energy-consuming, more robust and silent.

Here we find a 512 GB SSD, which represents a standard capacity among hard drives. Despite everything, in the event that you need additional space, you can use an external storage unit such as a USB-C / USB 3.0 device to benefit from fast transfers.

Finally, in view of the finesse of the chassis and the powerful processor, expect this computer to heat up and be heard in the event of heavy stress (eg: processing).

To contain the temperatures, you can turn to a ventilated support (remember to check the dimensions!).