ASUS VivoBook 14 M415 Laptop, 14” FHD IPS Display, AMD Ryzen 5 3500U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD - $499

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Apr 13th, 2021 7:56 pm

maritrunks [OP]: Deal Addict; Jun 9, 2005; 4333 posts; 2089 upvotes; Toronto

Apr 13th, 2021 7:56 pm

[Amazon.ca] ASUS VivoBook 14 M415 Laptop, 14” FHD IPS Display, AMD Ryzen 5 3500U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD - $499

Deal Link:: https://www.amazon.ca/VivoBook-Display- ... B08R7WG9QC
Price:: 499
Retailer:: Amazon.ca

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Brand Asus
Operating System Windows 10 Home
CPU manufacturer AMD
Screen size 14
Computer memory size 8 GB

About this item
14 inch Full HD IPS-level (1920 x 1080) display
Powerful AMD Ryzen 5 3500U Processor 2.1 GHz (4M Cache, up to 3.7 GHz) and Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
8GB DDR4 on board RAM
256GB M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSD
Windows 10 Home
Ergonomic keyboard along with a fingerprint sensor
Lightning-fast Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) keeps you connected through any congestion or interference
Comprehensive connections including fingerprint sensor
USB 3.2 Type-A (Gen1)
USB 3.2 Type-C (Gen1)
USB 2.0, Micro SD card reader
HDMI Out port

Great price for a Ryzen 5 Laptop, albeit it's not Ryzen 4500U but still fairly decent for a $500 Laptop. Also great if you have any Amazon credits or gift cards as well.

Only downside is that it ships on or after June 2, 2021

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Apr 13th, 2021 8:02 pm

geoffs: Deal Addict; Aug 12, 2010; 1212 posts; 1224 upvotes

Apr 13th, 2021 8:02 pm

Is this the same model as what's at Shoppers?

Zoomer: 1 account for family and planning to leave for good in 2023
Koodo too: for a phone and locked to 24 months but was a good deal.

Apr 13th, 2021 8:06 pm

BryanS85: Newbie; Apr 24, 2014; 70 posts; 110 upvotes; Sydney

Apr 13th, 2021 8:06 pm

Those graphics would essentially be no good for anything but the lightest of gaming, right?

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Apr 13th, 2021 8:26 pm

Loomy: Deal Addict; Jan 13, 2003; 2628 posts; 2059 upvotes

Apr 13th, 2021 8:26 pm

In the hand, these laptops are WAY better than I expected. The time of "cheap laptop = GUARANTEED trash laptop" is over

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Apr 13th, 2021 8:32 pm

singharmeet: Newbie; Jul 19, 2017; 20 posts; 16 upvotes

Apr 13th, 2021 8:32 pm

Ordered this last week from warehouse deals for 524 all in. 464 + taxes. I think its decent value

Apr 13th, 2021 8:37 pm

Dontknowme: Sr. Member; Jul 26, 2011; 636 posts; 187 upvotes

Apr 13th, 2021 8:37 pm

Can the ram be upgraded?

Apr 13th, 2021 8:54 pm

max011: Deal Fanatic; Nov 25, 2003; 5100 posts; 7207 upvotes; Vancouver

Apr 13th, 2021 8:54 pm

Pretty dated. Big no-no is a no-backlit keyboard.. no USB-C charging... Small battery... Heavy and bulky... RAM needs upgrade (shared w/Video!)...

Wonder about screen nits & NTSC [probably not too good at this price point anyway!] If screen is surprisingly good, and it plays nicely with Linux... then maybe... but no backlit keyboard would hurt...

bottom tier model... probably better to save a bit more for something better...

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Apr 13th, 2021 9:05 pm

jacobspeeds: Jr. Member; Aug 15, 2015; 123 posts; 204 upvotes; Windsor

Apr 13th, 2021 9:05 pm

max011 wrote: ↑ Pretty dated. Big no-no is a no-backlit keyboard.. no USB-C charging... Small battery... Heavy and bulky... RAM needs upgrade (shared w/Video!)...

Wonder about screen nits & NTSC [probably not too good at this price point anyway!] If screen is surprisingly good, and it plays nicely with Linux... then maybe... but no backlit keyboard would hurt...

bottom tier model... probably better to save a bit more for something better...

it's literally 1.6kgs/3.53lbs...how's that heavy and bulky? more than decent cpu and a battery life 6+ hours with "normal" usage. i don't understand why are you expecting so much. backlight and usb-c for 500$. hoping you're just a troll XD

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Apr 13th, 2021 9:09 pm

mcfrugal: Deal Addict; Mar 25, 2009; 1190 posts; 914 upvotes; Toronto

Apr 13th, 2021 9:09 pm

geoffs wrote: ↑ Is this the same model as what's at Shoppers?

not the same model. Shoppers is 15.6”

Apr 13th, 2021 9:14 pm

xbr999: Member; Jan 4, 2021; 310 posts; 952 upvotes; Calgary

Apr 13th, 2021 9:14 pm

Outdated CPU (not 8 cores), no dedicated GPU like a RTX3080 and only 8GB of ram (32 is minimum nowadays for browsing Reddit on Chrome). Maybe if it can run Windows Vista then maybe but the lack of a 8k screen really hurts.
Better spend $1000 more on something better.

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Apr 13th, 2021 9:18 pm

BearBraz: Member; Feb 5, 2013; 216 posts; 130 upvotes

Apr 13th, 2021 9:18 pm

Guys, this is a laptop for people who do web, word processing and the like. Think office work. This is a fantastic value for 500 bucks + tx.

Of course if you want the latest processor and gpu, you will pay 4-6x more than this.

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Apr 13th, 2021 9:21 pm

DroidKid: Sr. Member; Mar 25, 2013; 618 posts; 517 upvotes; Toronto

Apr 13th, 2021 9:21 pm

For 500 bucks I don't know what people expect lmao. Great deal for the price and specs.

DroidKid

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Apr 13th, 2021 9:22 pm

wartune123: Deal Addict; Nov 18, 2015; 1218 posts; 1665 upvotes; Waterloo, ON

Apr 13th, 2021 9:22 pm

max011 wrote: ↑Pretty dated. Big no-no is a no-backlit keyboard.. no USB-C charging... Small battery... Heavy and bulky... RAM needs upgrade (shared w/Video!)...

Wonder about screen nits & NTSC [probably not too good at this price point anyway!] If screen is surprisingly good, and it plays nicely with Linux... then maybe... but no backlit keyboard would hurt...

bottom tier model... probably better to save a bit more for something better...

Lolll get a load of this dude...

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Apr 13th, 2021 9:22 pm

1226: Deal Guru; Dec 25, 2003; 10312 posts; 2566 upvotes; Vancouver

Apr 13th, 2021 9:22 pm

Looks decent

Apr 13th, 2021 9:34 pm

Chanlion: Newbie; Apr 12, 2021; 5 posts; 2 upvotes

Apr 13th, 2021 9:34 pm

I own the X512DA, basically a plastic,15in model of this laptop. I upgraded my RAM to 12Gb (4Gb is soldered).
CPU wise it's great. I've ran my machine learning code and processed medical data sets for my schoolwork.

Honest review of the X512DA which is very close to this one: Screen is average, viewing angles are poor, do not expect to game on this with the GPU, battery is average or could be better.
On the plus side, the CPU is excellent, the laptop + charger is very light. I got it for the weight since I carry bike to school with piles of papers.

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Apr 13th, 2021 10:26 pm

Spinner: Deal Fanatic; Sep 19, 2002; 5041 posts; 4291 upvotes; Vancouver

Apr 13th, 2021 10:26 pm

jacobspeeds wrote: ↑ it's literally 1.6kgs/3.53lbs...how's that heavy and bulky? more than decent cpu and a battery life 6+ hours with "normal" usage. i don't understand why are you expecting so much. backlight and usb-c for 500$. hoping you're just a troll XD

That is pretty bulky.

A typical 14" notebook weighs 3.0 - 3.2 lbs.

e.g. Dell Inspiron 14 5402 weighs 3.1 lbs and is 0.70" thick. Costs $539.

This Asus weighs 3.53 and is 0.78" thick.

Apr 13th, 2021 10:35 pm

jacobspeeds: Jr. Member; Aug 15, 2015; 123 posts; 204 upvotes; Windsor

Apr 13th, 2021 10:35 pm

Spinner wrote: ↑ That is pretty bulky.

A typical 14" notebook weighs 3.0 - 3.2 lbs.

e.g. Dell Inspiron 14 5402 weighs 3.1 lbs and is 0.70" thick. Costs $539.

This Asus weighs 3.53 and is 0.78" thick.

Wow are you other guy's friend?

Nobody notices 0.3lbs of a difference in weight, it's barely 150g and who notices 2mm difference in thickness in a laptop.

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Apr 13th, 2021 10:38 pm

jdewit: Deal Addict; May 11, 2004; 3484 posts; 1918 upvotes; Airdrie

Apr 13th, 2021 10:38 pm

Spinner wrote: ↑ That is pretty bulky.

e.g. Dell Inspiron 14 5402 weighs 3.1 lbs and is 0.70" thick. Costs $539.

This Asus weighs 3.53 and is 0.78" thick.

200g and 2mm. Do you even lift, bro?

"Success is the happy feeling you get between the time you do something and the time you tell a woman what you did." -Dilbert

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Apr 13th, 2021 10:41 pm

Spinner: Deal Fanatic; Sep 19, 2002; 5041 posts; 4291 upvotes; Vancouver

Apr 13th, 2021 10:41 pm

jacobspeeds wrote: ↑ Wow are you other guy's friend? Nobody notices 0.3lbs of a difference in weight, it's barely 150g and who notices 2mm difference in thickness in a laptop.

If nobody notices it, nobody would be buying Dell XPS or ThinkPad Carbon X1.

If you've been driving Corollas all your life, you probably don't think there's a difference between 15" and 17" tires either.

Apr 13th, 2021 10:43 pm

JohnF100: Member; Sep 4, 2017; 434 posts; 713 upvotes

Apr 13th, 2021 10:43 pm

Definitely a good deal for the specs. I have a laptop with identical specs and a ryzen 3500u, its pretty fast with everyday things, even some light photo/video editing.

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