Asus 15" Laptop with OLED screen €359 @ Currys

Klingon Hamlet

https://www.currys.ie/products/asus-vivobook-15-oled-x1505va-15.6-laptop-intel-core-i3-512-gb-ssd-silver-10280524.html

Seems like a cracking deal.

AMKC

Is it a good deal though. Is it a good laptop and how old is it?

Roberto_gas

Not sure why cracking deal?

redshift-rider

The main attraction is the OLED screen which is far better than the screen on the typical €300-400 laptop. Great colours and deep blacks. It's the first time i've seen a laptop in this price range with one.

daheff

isn't the i3 processor on the lower end? maybe thats why its so cheap?

sugarman20

These threads are always the same.

migrant

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123667777#Comment_123667777

I don't understand the question.

ECookie13

Slightly dated, lower-end CPU, but it’s energy-efficient. 8GB DDR4 is really the bare minimum these days. The screen is supposed to be good, but I wouldn’t call this a standout deal.

These specs would make more sense on a 14-inch laptop, as a more portable option.

davo2001

Not really a deal, the processor is 2 years old, RAM is minimum of what you need now a days. OLED is the highlight but for the overall price it's "OK"

Flinty997

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123667543#Comment_123667543

For me it's not an amazing deal. It's decent price for budget spec and a good screen. Ok deal.

8GB ram is lite these days. Adequate for office stuff but maybe not for long. Though I can't find the specs on the screen. I think it's 400nits but not certain.

Asus make a billion variations of their laptops it's a bit of lottery finding out which specific spec it is. Can you upgrade the RAM.

If you wanted it for someone in the family who is replacing a ancient piece of junk it would be ok. Asus is a meh brand for me.

honda boi

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123668081#Comment_123668081

Been looking for a laptop for car diagnostics, watching movies and some office stuff.

I'm assuming this isn't a great price? Thought it was a good price when I first saw it with the OLED screen and i3 processor.

Flinty997

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123668319#Comment_123668319

Well its ok. It's basically €100 off which is something maybe 20-25% off? These days sales are usually 5-10%. So it's good relative to that.

Be fine for what you want.

Another perspective is a used MacBook M1 Air around 500 is massively better in everyway unless you need Windows. Which you might with car software.

It's one of the more interesting bargains on this forum for a long time..

Roberto_gas

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123667943#Comment_123667943

Sorry reading this now… similar to other comments looks like basic laptop within a standard price range.

redshift-rider

The main thing that makes it a deal is the OLED screen. Nowadays a lot of phones/tablets have OLED screens but for laptops it's still a relatively premium feature typically found on higher priced machines; although it's gradually creeping into cheaper ones as we see here. It gives you great colors and deep blacks.

LCD (left) vs OLED (right)

The rest of the specs are underwhelming, although okay-ish in the price range.

The main reason to get it would be if you consume a lot of videos or photos on a laptop, where you want as good a screen as possible. If you need performance then you're better to put your money in those areas. You can have both (performance and a great screen) but not at €360.

Flinty997

The other thing important to me is brightness. If you work in a bright location you need a bright screen.

wingnut

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123668319#Comment_123668319

For car diagnostics I would look at something like a covertible laptop (the screen flips over) with a touchscreen as it will have glass and be a bit more robust.

TheBigEvil

i3 processor…. may as well have a hamster in a wheel powering the processing. That processor is over 2 years old too, so don't think it's a cracking deal…

Flinty997

Not entirely sure what you're expecting for €350. An i3 with 6 cores and 4.5ghz is fine for office stuff.

greasepalm

As my old laptop was a 15" and old it was not up to the job scoured everywhere looking and all with i3 or i5.

I found this on Amazon and had to spend a bit more but has a SONIC MASTER audio and makes fantastic clear sound and well chuffed in it. Only issue is a 2 pin plug needing a converter

https://www.amazon.de/-/en/dp/B0DS5TMTD7?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

geographica

broken link

Flinty997

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123671516#Comment_123671516

I think it's this...

ASUS Vivobook 17 X1704VA Laptop | 17.3 Inch FHD 16:9 IPS Display | Intel Core i7-1355U | EVO Edition | 16GB RAM | 512GB SSD | Intel Iris Xe | Win11 Home | QWERTZ | Cool Silver https://amzn.eu/d/bceNALj

But between boards half broken link and Amazon redirects. But it seems to be a 17" laptop of twice the price..

greasepalm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123671624#Comment_123671624

Yes higher price and specs and plenty of places wanting to shift i3 models.

ASUS Vivobook 17 X1704VA Laptop | 17.3 Inch FHD 16:9 IPS Display | Intel Core i7-1355U | 16GB RAM | 512GB SSD | Intel Iris Xe | Win11 Home | QWERTZ | Cool Silver

Flinty997

People ragging on i3.

Once the i3 got to 4 cores it has been a great bang for buck chip. Uses less power (good for battery life) and can do most things well enough

https://nanoreview.net/en/cpu-compare/intel-core-i7-1355u-vs-intel-core-i3-1315u

honda boi

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123672006#Comment_123672006

Ye I was looking into this and it seems everywhere seems to think i3 is pure dog s**t and i5 is the minimum to get.

Saw they have an i5 version of this laptop but not far off double the price

https://www.currys.ie/products/asus-vivobook-15-oled-x1505va-15.6-laptop-intel-core-i5-512-gb-ssd-silver-10280306.html

Not sure if it's really worth the extra for an i5 and an extra 8gb of ram.

Tempted to get this as the OLED screen I'm assuming would be brilliant watching movies/tv shows on.

Doodah7

Don’t mind all the so-called experts on this site who expect some state of the art laptop for half nothing. It is very good value for the price for a Windows laptop, especially with that screen. i3 chip is perfectly fine and will last a few years.

Flinty997

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123672690#Comment_123672690

I think it has a better graphics chipset also.

The more you spend the better it gets that's just how it works. You can spend as much as 4000 on a high end laptop.

archfi

A 16GB stick of DDR4 3200 ram for this is approx 30 euro on Amazon, I think this laptop has only one RAM slot

If it has 2 slots then 8GB is 16euro

Flinty997

Hard to know with all the different models.

Klingon Hamlet

I'm kinda shocked by some of the negative comments. An OLED screen can make a massive difference for any visuals. Coupled with a sufficient processor and level of RAM to run the basics. All for 350. I'm not sure how that's not a bargain :) but there ya go.

loopymum

I have a similar model from a ba last year. It's grand. Nice screen. Mine doesn't have USB c charging though but neither does this either I'd say.

I use it as work laptop and it runs multiple apps at once and office. No bother

OsZa

The price jumped to €619, making it more expensive than i5 and 16gb ram model 😯

https://www.currys.ie/products/asus-vivobook-15-oled-x1505va-15.6-laptop-intel-core-i3-512-gb-ssd-silver-10280524.html