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Also ASUS announces the arrival on the market of new Copilot+ PCsfollowing Microsoft’s announcement on the occasion of the debut of new Surfaces. The new one inaugurates the Taiwanese manufacturer’s range ASUS Vivobook S 15laptop equipped with Snapdragon X Elite and all the specifications necessary to meet the requirements of Copilot+ PC. For the moment, ASUS has not revealed any model equipped with the less powerful (but no less interesting) Snapdragon X Plus.
ASUS Vivobook S 15: technical characteristics
The new ASUS Vivobook S 15 arrives on the market in a single variant, with processor Snapdragon X Elite X1E87 100. This is the less powerful version of the Snapdragon
The chip is flanked by 32 GB of RAM and 1 TB of SSD (PCIe 4.0) and there is also a Lumina OLED 3K display (2,880 x 1,620 pixels) 15.6 inch with refresh rate of 120Hz. The panel is glossy and is VESA Display HDR True Black 600 certified. Furthermore, under the body, the notebook offers a 70 Whrs batterywith fast charging function (60% battery is recharged in 49 minutes).
The keyboard is full size (with a very compact side numeric keypad) and is equipped with Single-zone RGB backlighting. The new Vivobook is also equipped with a cooling system ASUS IceCool with double fan and capable of managing heat dissipation, reducing noise to less than 28 dB. The webcam is Full HD with IR function for Windows Hello and protective shutter.
There is also the possibility of using networks WiFi 7in addition to Bluetooth 5.4As for the ports, however, there are 2 USB-A, 2 USB-C and an audio jack, an HDMI as well as a microSD card reader. The notebook, equipped with a Harman Kardon sound system, weighs 1.42 kilograms. The only color available is Cool Silver. The operating system is Windows 11 for ARM.
ASUS Vivobook S 15: price and availability
The first Copilot+ PC from ASUS is already available for pre-order, also in Italy. The new Vivbook S 15 will arrive on the market starting from June 19th. The list price is very interesting: the notebook costs, in fact, 1,399 euros, over 1,000 euros less than Microsoft’s Surface Laptop 15 with Snapdragon X Elite, 32 GB of RAM and 1 TB of SSD (but without OLED display). The new Microsoft laptop, compared to the ASUS proposal, is heavier (1.66 kilograms) and has a smaller battery (66 Whrs).
