2023 Vivobook Go 15 Laptop, 15.6" FHD Display, AMD Ryzen 5 7520U Processor, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Windows 11 Home, Mixed Black, E1504FA-AS52

Updated 9-10-2024ASUS support did something in the background and the next time I called the problem with sending an email to my att.net personal email account was fixed. I was able to get the laptop registered and the advertised 1 year accidental damage protection.Updated 8-27-2024. This laptop works fine for its specs but I am totally frustrated by ASUS support. I have been trying to register my laptop with my personal email which is a normal att.net email but for some reason the "verify email" doesn't work. I have been on the phone multiple times with ASUS support and opened they opened 4 separate tickets and each time they tell me they will escalate the issue but it is still not working. They know there is an issue blocking the email - they have told me - but they won't do anything about it and there is no way for them to manually register my laptop. With the laptop there was a card that said it included 1 year of accidental damage protection with registration but I can't get that because I can't register it through their website and they have no way to register it manually. Since I can't get a resolution to this issue after a month and hours on the phone I'm downgrading my review to 1 star.Original review 7/19/2024: Just a warning that the Ram is soldered to the motherboard and there are no expansion slots so you can’t add more unless you have technician level skills with soldering equipment. I opened it up to make sure because when I noticed the “LPDDR5” I realized it would be soldered in. It’s an elegant design that takes a wholistic approach to be as fast as it can be with the components it has and as cool as it can be while saving on power. It looks like it has 2 4gb ram chips so it can take advantage of the dual channel bump in speed. The display is actually 1920 x 1080 so that was a pleasant surprise. If you can get past your ocd about ram like I did and use it like a productivity laptop to do actual work it should be fine. I’ve barely turned it on but so far it has been pleasantly smooth. The build is a little plasticky but it is also very light so even that trade off works for me.

This was bought after quite some time researching my options. I was looking for an adequate beginners laptop, with moderate performance, decent screen quality on a 15.6" screen, good wifi connections, and overall ease of use for basic purposes.The processor seems to be more than adequate for basic computing, and light office work. With only 8GB of RAM my concern would be the overall lifespan as to the possibility of needing more in the future, and this being unupgradable due to it being soldered onto the main board.Storage is plenty, and with a USB-C port there is always the ability to backup to a portable SSD to free up space when needed. Overall I would recommend this laptop for anybody needing something to complete basic tasks like web browsing, email, and light office work with documents. In fact, this review was written on it, and I am pleasantly surprised at how my ability to type on a chicklet style keyboard has improved over the couple of months I've had it.