Asus X515 (F515EA) everyday laptop. A full review and look at internals for upgrade options.
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- Need a low cost laptop for basic everyday computing? This one could be for you! We take a look at the Asus X515, or F515EA as it's known as for Currys/PC World, and do a full review looking at connectivity and checking out the internal upgrade options for you. Despite it's Core i3 processor, this is a quick slimline machine that boots up in around 15 - 20 seconds and is low cost, considering the specs.
This was priced at Currys PC World (06/10/2021) for £498.99 inc VAT.
ASUS Vivobook X515EA Full HD 15.6" Laptop (Intel Core i5-1135G7, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Windows 10 with free upgrade to Windows 11): amzn.to/33pahjv
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Thanks a lot for this. My 85 year-old mother has just bought one of these. It gives a great heads-up for what I'm doing, once she's installed TeamViewer, of what I'll be doing tomorrow! It's great to know it's initially set for for Home S - which I've never considered before...
YOU BE CAREFUL WITH TEAM VIEWER . ITS HOW SCAMMERS get the money out of customers and lock their computers until they pay a ransom
DO NOT REDEEM THE CARD
DO NOT REDEEM CARD!
thanks for the unboxing and disassembly. I purchased a aspire 5 with ryzen 5500u laptop based on your review and it works perfectly. I purchased this laptop for 350 taxes in and shipped. Should be a good all around laptop for everyday use.Thanks again and keep up the great work!!
Great video. In 2021 I would never buy any computer with less than a Core i5 in it. Not a fan of single channel RAM
I think people have been too pampered by hardware manufacturers in recent years. An 11th gen i3 is good for practically everything 90% of people buy a laptop for, apart from hardcore gaming or professional creative work.
I tend to agree if you want future proofing. I have a 10 year old one with an i7 and it's still holds up
11th gen i3s out perform old i7s, some people just obsessed with the bigger number
also I have a ryzen 3 which is comparable to i3 and i can do light gaming on it, and it doesnt hang at all. i had an i5 before this but this is fine.
id say dont go below i3/ryzen 3 mostly as it might not run windows the best but anything from them and up is fine
A stubborn POV. An I3 10th or 11th gen used for general lightweight productivity will be reliably good for another 3-4 years at the minimum. It's a great way of getting flagship performance in a budget laptop the fraction of the price. An i5 or even an i7 would be detrimental to both ASUS and the users this is marketed towards. For the consumers this is meant for; who just browse, do word processing, watch videos but just need it to be reliably fast, an i5 or i7 will be a waste of power they won't use that is more energy-consuming on the laptop. Battery life will go down with this but with an i5 or i7. The price will go up and it'll sit at the awkward gap where it isn't a budget laptop and it isn't a flagship; not even an effective transition between the 2, and it wouldn't be a very popular choice. BTW you can add dual channel ram iirc on this
Thank you very much for the review. I got one for work and for the value, its magnificent!
Is it good for gaming?
@@Kyle15672 sort of....but not highly demanding games
I just purchased the DA version of the laptop here in Canada for a great price! Looking forward to getting it and trying it out! The difference with the EA and DA versions is the EA is an i3 and the DA has a AMD Ryson 3! Also my model has 8gb ddr4 512gb ssd and a built in fingerprint scanner! It was on sale for roughly $440 CAN!
I just bought one and I'm eagerly waiting to go home and turn it on
How’s the performance?
And what about battery life?
Whats it like
Same
@@Imfineryo yo you got it? What is it like?
Hi! Thank you so much for your video! I had the same "surprise" opening my laptop in order to upgrade the RAM 😅 Can I ask you why you recommand max 16Gb? Do you think it could be a problem to upgrade to 32? Thank you !
Hi!
I got this laptop as a present, I'm wondering whether it will be good enough to work in programs like autocad and solidworks?
Thank you!
What puts me off is speakers on bottom. The sound become distorted when on a surface
Awesome video! Straight to the point (thank you!)
just bought a f515ea-ws31 for my nephew for christmas from walmart and it was only $229 usd. i added a 8gb stick of 2400mhz ram i had sitting around for a total of 12gb.
Hi there, great video. Can you tell me how long the battery life is? Also, does this model have a backlit keyboard? Cheers
Nice review! Thumbs up! Does this run in dual channel out of the box?
Hi, great video :)
I'm considering buying this laptop, could you tell me how long the battery life is? Is it silent and comfortable to use?
You can get 6hours easily
It depends on your usage. I regularly use mine for a good 8-9 hours a day without charging, on low battery mode and minimal apps open. I only use some edge tabs, and a word processor(MS Word) with spotify in the background. Runs nice and silent. Not the thinnest laptop, but it's still extremely portable. I actually prefer the hard plastic build. It still feels premium for the price and doesn't get insanely cold/warm to the touch like a metal build would be. A huge downside is that there is no backlit keyboard, making this a bit annoying to use in dim areas but not impossible with a high enough brightness to reflect off the keys and good keyboard familiarity
@@Void-by3ti how's the screen resolution?
@@JuanVasquez-ph8be 1920x1080, it's not mindblowing, but it looks like any modern regular desktop monitor. Brightness is good, no saturation/contrast issues. It's a solid FHD display that's pretty surprising at this price point. Also helps that it's a matte display so an incredibly less amount of glare. It's an overall decent display that's great for doing work, playing games, and watching videos
Thanks for the review. I bought this laptop last week and i am disappointed to know that it has only one slot available for upgrade and the other one 4gb is soldered on the motherboard. I am curious to know if adding another 16gb on single slot i.e 4+16 = 20gb will i get performance boost same as dual chanel of 8+8 GB i.e 16 or i am better of using current configaration of 4+4. Basically i want to use it for editing work. Thanks
it will use 4GB of the 16GB stick in dual channel with the existing 4GB then the rest will run on its own
From what I read your stick must be same speed and memory amount as the onboard ram.
4gb onboard add 4gb stick = 8gb dual channel.
4gb onboard add 8gb stick = 12gb single channel.
Is the reason it's not good for video just because of the RAM? If the RAM was upgraded would it be good?
There doesn't seem to be any way to secure the 2.5 inch SSD..
How would you put and secure a 2.5 inch SSD in the laptop?
On my old Lenovo G50-30 (2013) you just have to remove 3 screws so you can remove the back plastic and acces the RAM and HDD/SSD. Battery can also be easily removed without removing the back plastic. I don't know why they don't make them like that (user-friendly) anymore.
Is this good for school? Zoom/Writing assignments ? TH-cam ?
Sir i see the wifi card in there is it also possible to install a external video card? Is the pci e slot in the same location? I hope you reply planning to add another 8 gig ram and plan to install external video card.
Nice video. Where I can found the sata connector to add a second ssd
Do you think hinges will last long? They seem strange
Hey, would this laptop be able to handle watching twitch streams at 720-1080p? And do you think it could play a game like League of Legends at 60 FPS?
Yes
What? Do you think you’re buying a slice of bread? Its a laptop ofcourse it can stream twitch.
I’ve just bought this for video editing but now regretting it. Because you said u need something more powerful. What would you suggest
so is the fan an issue on the intel model as well? I didnt know if it was just the AMD chips, I have this laptop but Ryzen 3...its not a deal breaker but coming from my swift 3 that was silent most of time
looks like the base specs for this model are different depending on where you are in the world. just grabbed one of these off Amazon and I went with a basic upgrade of 12GB/512GB with an Intel I5 for daily use and an IrisX chipset for graphics. touchscreen function backlit keys and a memory card slot is included. I love it and it would do for 95% of the computing population out there 🙂
very different from canada
figured as much which is why I used Amazon. this was listed with a few upgrade options from 8GB/256GB all the way up to 24GB/1TB which gives the buyer some choices. you can fine tune your laptop exactly the way you want it 🙂
I'm in South Africa and got the i7 Version with 512GB SSD and 8GB RAM.
how much " Dedicated Video memory " - is in those Intel UHD - video card - on this Laptop ? Thank you
can we add graphics card in this laptop?
Can you make a video How to open the Backlight in keyboard in ASUS x515EA
I just bought x515j core i5 ram4 but the battery doesn't last as expected it only last for about 3 hours and half is something wrong with it?
I was under the impression, the onboard RAM and the ass-in module would be operating in dual channel mode.
From what I read (Source below) your stick must be same speed and memory amount as the onboard ram.
4gb onboard add 4gb stick = 8gb dual channel.
4gb onboard add 8gb stick = 12gb single channel.
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I'm in need of a RAM upgrade and I currently have a 4 GB 2400Hz which soldered to my laptop motherboard and only have 1 slot left. Can I add another 8 GB to make it dual channel or add 4 GB?
I’ll try to keep it short and simple for you as the other aswers I’ve read are a little confusing or unnecessarily complex:
Yes you can add a 8Gb module, but make sure it’s the same 2400Mhz speed to avoid incompatibilities, you’ll end up with 12GB RAM but it will not be in dual channel.
If you really want dual channel you’ll need to place in another 4GB stick at the same 2400Mhz speed, this will allow for a dual channel configuration.
It’s proabbly better to have 12GB of single channel RAM then to have 8GB of dual channel, unless you really need the extra speed. (If you needed the extra speed you’d proably know that, so if you’re not sure, then you don’t need it)
i want to upgrade this laptop for my sister she wants more storage and wants to use that 2.5 inch bay. any idea where i can grab a cable i cant seem to find one online anywhere
Hi, You can find the official cable here ==> en.accessoires-asus.com/10-pin-hard-drive-flat-cable-63672-77313.htm#f515ea|l or alternatively on Amazon for a compatible part: amzn.to/3Fr65xk
I was told by the asus tech support that the system only supports a max or 12 gb ram and not more than that , is there anyone who have installed a 16 gb stick which is 20 in total as discussed in this video ?
Can we upgrade graphics card? Because it's only 2gb MX 330
is it this it the same as the ASUS Vivobook 15 X515JA 15.6" Laptop - Intel® Core™ i3, 256 GB SSD
Can u tell me video card in this laptop have 2 or 1 ??
hi, is it possible to upgrade the GPU? thank you in advance.
Do you think the SATA SSD connector provided in the box will limit the SSD's read/write speed?
that ribbon thing.. will it limit the SATA SSD read/write speed?
No. Any SATA SSD cables will be more than capable of the standard SATA 3 6Gbps transfer rates.
I think this model can run in Flex RAM mode, it is not single channel only. So 4 GB on board and you add let us say 8GB. So 4+4 will run in dual channel but other 4 in single channel.
is there a compatible stylus for this thing?
Does it have Backlit keyboard?
which is better? corei3 or ryzen3?
Is the screen cover metal?
Great I recently bought this 😊 and I'm happy to have it 😍
Battery backup? And charging time?
windows 11 upgrade is available?
@@edwinsebastian602 With a regular use, the battery can last u around 4hs. Charging time its actually really fast
@@chetan5500 Yes
Hello, do you think this is good to use for Online classes ? For a course I'm taking.
is there a cr2032 cmos battery?
Great video, would be great to record the fan noise level at high cpu load, and see the actual screen color quality and angles
Yeh I would like more to this video than just an unboxing - more about the usage
Need help. I've bought new one, go through half initial setup. Then stuck in the middle of with key and lock logo on screen. Any ideas what to do next.?
RETURN IT!
Can I upgrade it to RTX?
Does this laptop have any heating problems when under heavy load? Like does it overheat easily?
I have the ryzen 3 5300u X515
On stress test benchmark I never seen it go over 92c. Its limit is 105c
General use is 52c.
Why did it wrote that you can only use 7,69 gigabyte of memory, becaus the processor and windows 11 let use more memory. So I don't understand. I hope someone will reply for this.
my laptop says "slots used 1 of 8" my laptop is brand new and has 8gb ram. I want to buy another 8gb ram stick but I'm not sure if the ram is 4 x 4 dual channel or it's just 8gb single channel on board memory.
if you've got 8 gb, its most likely 4x4
These laptops don't have keyboard back lights, very unfortunate. Impossible to see without ample lighting.
they have lol
Is there a backlight keyboard this model
I have the same laptop and yes my laptop does have a backlight keyboard ^^
How did you get it cause I have the same but no light in f7
Does it have backlit keyboard
How many nits and what is the srgb rating?
Where to get ribbon connector for additional SSD?
You can find the 10PIN SSD cable here ==> en.accessoires-asus.com/10-pin-hard-drive-flat-cable-63672-77313.htm#f515ea|l
I'm about to get a F515EA-71ALHDSB2 (16GB) but having USB2 and VGA 480p is just plain stupid!!! I didn't even know this was still manufactured!!
Hi , how the screen quality , the colors are good and text is sharp?
Screen quality = TERRIBLE
Sharpness = NO definition. The 'OUTLINES' are blurred. For example, if you look at a face (while live streaming).
Colours = "EXTREMELY" FADED
I can't wait to RETURN this...thing.
BTW, mine has an i5 core and not an i3.
Oh my gosh... Does that mean that the i3 is even WORSE❓‼⁉
WOW😔
is the wifi card upgradable?
I just bought new one, how i can connect it to our wifi? It says wifi turn off and i dont know how to turn it on. ?
Need to buy one more
Don't bother. Return it if you still can, and buy something else. Mine has an i5 core, and it's GARBAGE!
I can't wait to return it. I feel sorry for your loss😔, and I'm🙏that it's NOT too late for you to return it.
Wishing you all the best. Yikes....I just noticed the date of your comment. Oh my, too late now☹😢🥺.
Asus x515ea i3 11th generation/ Dell inspiron 15 3511 i3 11th generation which better.
i3 11th generation or i5 10th generation which better.
Which model i3 and i5?
A i5-10500 is better than a i5-10200 both are 10th gen.
Upto How much gb ssd we can upgrade
It only supports upto 16gb ram and 1tb ssd
by 16gb ram do you mean the ram stick? or the total amount of ram
You can add 1 x 8GB or 1 x 16GB SODIMM
Upgrades can be found here ==> uk.crucial.com/compatible-upgrade-for/asus/vivobook-15-x515ea#memory
@@blitzhead1665 yes i was also told the same by the Asus tech team like a stick of 8 can be supported which is a total of 12 and not more than that !! is there anyone who have installed a 16 gb stick and achieved a total of 20 ?
Pls can u tell how to turn on the backlight in this laptop .I've the same laptop but it doesn't have any backlight option on f7
How to enabled backlit keyboard on asus x515ea?
Some models don't have the backlit keyboard. If it's not lit then it doesn't have it. If you wanted to add it then you'd need to purchase a replacement keyboard that has the backlight and then connect the extra ribbon cable to the port on the mainboard.
I bought the same one but with the Ryzen 3 5300U cpu .
Same price but it kills any i3.
It has close to the same benchmark as a 11th gen i7-13370H
Does the usb c support power delivery
Can u run fortnite on it and if yes how much fps
Hello friend! I have an asus f415ja-bv393t, intel 3i, 256 gigs total, also my PC has only one 8Giga Ram slot?Which one do you recommend me to buy for compatibility and reliability? I would like to increase it to 16 giga. What if I want to change processor and hard drive? A hug!
Can i upgrade this laptop graphics card?
Afraid not. The GPU comes as part of the mainboard.
Is this laptop suitable for student. I will use it for browsing, movies, videos.. What really matters to me is speed..
You can rocommend me some other brands suitable for my demands too.
I use this laptop for study too . It's good if it's for only things u listed there , but better upgrade the ram tho . Mine's kinda lagging after a long time using it cause i have a lot of programmes installed .
How to turn the light in the computer
U mean the keyboard?
@@duckmental is it there in this lap?
@@dontshare3902 yes it has backlight on keyboard
How do I turn it on?Please help.
How long does the battery last of this laptop?
Someone said 4 hrs!!!
thanks very helpful
Can this laptop limit the charging level of the battery to, say, 50%?
Yes but it works for 60% 80% and of course a 100% limit
Se puede ajustar la resolucion a 1920x1080?
Si! es FullHD
Does it have a backlit feature?
no
The RAM is 3200mhz
Want to get a pin. To sign in
Just did it.
Very easy to make dual channel ram on this.
Just add a 8gb stick to its 8gb onboard ram and you have 16gb *Dual Channel Ram*
$40 Canadian and 20 min work.
@@bioxbiox lots of laptops with 8gb of soldered to the board memory .
My budget ASUS (M515U) had 8gb ddr4 3200 on the board.
I just added a 8gb stick to it now its a 16gb dual channel not a 8gb single channel now.
I would love to be gifted one!!
No, you don't. This is, by far, the WORST laptop I've ever had (and mine has an i5 core)‼‼‼‼‼
@@elizabethcharles6411 oh....that not too good💀
@@elizabethcharles6411 Why's that
I hate touchscreens, glad this one isn't.
Good video, poor value laptop, I can usually get an 8GB 256GB i5 or R5 one for £400-450 , Box has the i5 version with 512GB for £420 atm. Would rarely buy from Currys!
I got the one he's talking about for 290 new. Insane value imo. Added another 8gb stick and the performance is sooo good.
A good review spoilt by your not using a tripod to shoot this video on.
Can it run roblox smoothly
It should do but then I haven't tried it and you may need to adjust quality settings.
@@FrimleyComputing can u try it if possible it's ok if u cant
YT must be desperately needing money as they chop every video indiscriminately so often that make then unwatchable
doesnt it have i5 not i3?
Nope, this one has an i3 processor. There are i5 versions available though.
I just bought the one with the i5 core... Can't wait to return it!
G A R B A G E‼‼‼‼‼‼‼‼‼‼‼‼‼
Can it run AutoCad
my i3 3110m laptop can run. so it can as well.
can I play a game on this?
I tried to run Minecraft with it while plugged in i got 80 - 110 FPS
Its 4gb ram
8 chunks
Everything low except animation
@@duckmental how come when you fly it drops down drastically
I just purchased an ASUS X515. Not sure if I actually got a "new" one, or one that was returned (no surprise), and reboxed.
This "thing" is the absolutely, by far, the WORST laptop I've ever seen/used!!! G A R B A G E‼‼‼‼‼‼‼‼‼
How, why?
is it because of the screen? if so, i can help you
@@fanofmma100
Yes, that was the main reason. How incredibly kind of you to offer me some help😁‼ However after a week (had 30 days), I returned/exchanged it for a different one.
Thank you (from your🇨🇦friend)!
Please be safe😷, be well, and... stay that way 🤗‼
@Elizabeth Charles, how is it now? Is it still working well for you after all this time, cause I wanna buy an Asus X515e i5 I'm confused
@@khadija7728
Hello Khadija 😊❗
The 'main' issue was the 'resolution' of the screen. I had originally purchased an HP laptop with a "i3 CORE" and the resolution was REALLY bad. Ergo, I went back to 'Best Buy' and explained my issue. They then explained that it was most likely because I had an "i3 CORE", and that an "i4 CORE" would be better to suit my needs. FYI, I 'livestream' to watch TV & Netflix, but I 'broadcast' to my TV (hard connection, w/HDMI cable). So I exchanged it for the ASUS laptop with the "i4 CORE".
Holy 🐄❗ It was even WORSE‼ Considering the fact that I 'livestream', and my 14" - 15" screen looks TERRIBLE, can you imagine how it would look on a 40" HD TV❓
It's 💩... MAGNIFIED🤭!
What I meant by 'resolution', is that the picture was so VERY 'grainy', that when it came to 'close-ups' of faces... (yikes!) it was as if the computer couldn't match the skin tone and would 'flicker' (as if it was confused) between skin 'tones', which would result in a SHINY 'patch' of PART of one's face... and 'so' GRAINY, that I can clearly see the square PIXELS that surround the shinny/glossy 'patch' of part of a face.
Perhaps a 'different' model of an ASUS Laptop might work out just fine 😊 (🤞🏼).
OH noooooo 😯❗
I didn't realize how LONG my message was. PLEASE accept my profuse apologies, my bad 😔.
Most IMPORTANTLY...
I sincerely hope🙏🏼, that my (long winded🤭) reply was of 'some' help to you 🤗.
Sincerely,
Elizabeth Charles
🛐4☮&💜mankind
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Just to be C L E A R to 'all' readers...
In absolutely "NO' way, am I "bashing" ASUS.
The above 'comment' was exactly just that... a comment. An OPINION, is EVERYONE'S right to have.
Mine stopped working and after 9 days and never turned on again.
Piece of garbage
A catastrophy of a laptop! Asus are real junks!..you just cannot restart one if graphics freeze!..you just wait until battery is out!...horrible pieces of crap!
is this the same for x515DA?
Is it possible to upgrade the CPU?
No you can't it's a laptop, just by a computer if you want upgradability
@Gynt you can upgrade processors in laptops as well as ram. The response to get a desktop is daft. He wants a laptop probably because it's portable. Laptops can be upgraded ffs!