ASUS Vivobook 15 R7-7730U, 16GB, 512GB, 15.6" 2.9K OLED 600nits HDR 60Hz $973.25 ($916 eBay+) Delivered @ Smart Home Store eBay

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Close to all time low with eBay+
The best display in any sub $1K laptop plus upgradable memory via 1x SO-DIMM slot

M1505YA-MA263W

AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (Zen 3, 8-core/16-thread, 16MB cache, 4.5 GHz max boost)
16GB DDR4 RAM, dual channel, 8GB soldered + 8GB SO-DIMM, upgradable
512GB M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSD
8CU Radeon RX Vega 8 iGPU

15.6-inch, 2.8K (2880 x 1620) OLED 16:9 aspect ratio, 0.2ms response time, 60Hz refresh rate, 600nits HDR peak brightness, DCI-P3: 100%, 1,000,000:1, VESA CERTIFIED Display HDR True Black 600, 1.07 billion colors, PANTONE Validated, Glossy display, 65% less harmful blue light, - (Screen-to-body ratio) 86%

1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C w/ Power Delivery, 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A, 1x USB 2.0 Type-A, 1x HDMI 1.4, 1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack, 1x DC-in
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) (Dual band) 1x1 + Bluetooth 5.1
Chiclet Keyboard with Num-key, 1.4mm Key-travel, Precision Touchpad
720p HD camera
50Whr battery
65W AC Adapter
35.68 x 22.76 x 1.99 cm, 1.7 kg
Windows 11 Home
1 year warranty

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  • I'm still using the laptop from this deal 5 years ago https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/514623. It suits me fine and the battery still lasts really well, not too many complaints. However it's started to randomly go to a black screen and then freezing where only a hard power off and on will fix it. I'm going to reformat the drive and install a fresh copy of windows 11 and see if that fixes it.

    In saying that, it's been 5 years and I'm probably due for an upgrade. One thing I don't like about my current laptop is the display is pretty ordinary.

    Would this ASUS be a noticeable upgrade? Is there anything it's missing?

    Below are the specs of my current laptop.

    Notebook ThinkPad E495-20NECTO1WW
    14-Feb-2020

    Processor Ryzen 5 3500U 2.1G 4C MB
    System Unit E495 AMD R5 3500U IG
    Display Shell E495 FHD IPS AG AL BK
    Battery 3Cell 45Wh Internal
    Camera 720p HD Camera w/Mic
    Pointing Device No Fingerprint BK ABS
    Display 14.0FHD IPS AG 250N
    DIMM Memory 16GB DDR4 2400 SoDIMM
    Security Chip Setting Enabled Discrete TPM2.0
    Graphics Integrated Graphics
    Keyboard KB BK ENG
    Wireless LAN RTL8822BE 2x2AC+BT WW
    Publication PUB ENG
    Preload OS Windows 10 Home 64
    Storage Selection No HDD w/Misc Parts
    Preload Language W10 H64-ENG
    Second Storage Selection 256GB M.2 2242 NVMe TLC
    Power Adapter 65W USB-C PCC 3Pin BK ANZ
    OS DPK W10 Home

    • +1

      Check your temps and consider repasting it, its about that age. My old xps was unusable from thermal throttling.

      • Thanks, I just installed HWMonitor and see the following temps:

        Current temp = 70
        Min temp = 62.5
        Max temp = 92.1

        92 looks to be pretty high lol. I'll clean it out for dust and have a look at repasting too. Thanks for this.

    • +1

      I had the same laptop but I swapped out the display panel to this https://vi.aliexpress.com/item/1005003527755435.html which was more energy efficient and better brightness. Can't remember what sort of battery life I got but it definitely improved it

      • Great thanks for the link, I might grab one myself if I can fix the powering off issue.

  • Would this be a good traveling laptop (generally speaking)? Purpose: Light editing in Lightroom, maybe Premiere Pro. A quick search says its 1.7kg so not bad compared to my Legion 5 Pro

  • how long can battery last?

  • How many monitors can this output to? Could it do two 4K monitors plus the laptop screen?

  • Who are Smart Home Store?

    • some non famous online store?

      • I should asked if they are reputable?

        • +1

          eBay tells you the info

          smarthomestoreau
          (9299)
          99.8% positive

          They have 9299 transactions done on eBay with 99.8% positive feedback so I guess yeah?

  • very old APU, otherwise looks like a quality laptop.
    Zen3 almost 4 years old
    Vega8, almost 7 years old.

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