ASUS Vivobook K571 Laptop, 15.6” FHD, Intel Core i7-9750H CPU, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650, 16GB RAM, 256GB PCIe Nvme SSD + 1TB HDD, Windows 10 Home, K571GT-EB76, Star Black

2.0 out of 5 stars

By Ed - Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2019

120Hz display powered by custom intel graphics not gtx 1650

When I bought this laptop I thought I was getting a good deal for a 120Hz display and a gtx 1650 I thought this would be perfect for playing esports titles on the go. I read other reviews and they said that the battery life was pretty poor which was a concern of mine, but I thought that I would be able to set the display to 60Hz on battery and 120Hz when plugged in to save battery. Turns out that the display is powered by the integrated intel graphics and not the gtx 1650, which means you cannot use the geforce settings utility to set a custom display resolution. It also turns out that the gtx card is only really used for game speedups, but all graphics still need to be pumped back through the intel integrated gpu, since it is hard attached to the display. This means you will take a bit of a performance hit when using the gtx 1650 over using it as the dedicated card. Anyway not a deal breaker yet, I thought this wasn't a big deal as long as I could still use the intel display utils to set a custom display resolution to achieve either 60Hz or 90Hz to save battery when not gaming. Turns out that the intel driver is actually a custom asus driver, and only allows you to set the display to either 45Hz or 120Hz, anything else in between will return an error message. Trying to install the latest stock driver will also fail. So it looks like Asus locked down the display and made it so you have to use 120Hz or 45Hz which looks terrible. Using the machine just for internet browsing would go through the battery in around 2 hours, and this is even after I disabled the hard disk drive to save energy. Not worth it, especially seeing as the machine is really not that slim compared to machines like the xps 15 which have a way larger battery. I ended up returning the machine as it does not fit my needs. If you use this machine always plugged in I think it is a great deal and the 120Hz display is very nice, but I need to be able to get at least 4 - 5 hours of battery life from a laptop. There was no battery life rating anywhere listed on the amazon page and it turns out to only get around 2 hours when not even gaming.

5.0 out of 5 stars

By Benjamin R. - Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2020

Very satisfied, after some tweaking -

I landed on this laptop after much research and trying a few other models. I have the i7-9750H with GTX 1650, 16GB RAM variant of this product (K571-EB76) There are some excellent reviews already here on this product, so I'm not going to cover everything. I'm just going to mention the things that I wanted to know about this laptop that I wasn't able to find in the reviews. 1. Vents - The version I have (GTX 1650) has vents on the bottom of the laptop, the bottom vent takes up about half of the bottom of the laptop. The entire back of the laptop is a huge vent. Under load, the fans are loud, but as loud as you'd expect a gaming laptop to be. 2. Thermals - IDLE and while GAMING - Out of the box, this laptop likes to hang around 45C while idling and would sustain around 85-95C while gaming (I was playing Bioshock Remastered, not a very demanding game). Undervolting the CPU and GPU with ThrottleStop are going to be essential if you intend to game with this device. I currently have undervolting set to -125mV for both CPU and CPU Cache, and around -50mV for the GPU, and I disabled Turbo for the CPU entirely. This brought temps under load (DOOM on HIGH settings, 100-120 frames per second) to around 70C. I intend to purchase a laptop cooler as well to help manage temps. While typing this review (1 chrome window open), my temps are around 35C Using ThrottleStop is incredibly easy and user-friendly. I highly suggest it to anyone that would take the time to read this review. Use this article as a guide to setup your laptop - https://www.ultrabookreview.com/10167-laptop-undervolting-overcloking/ - This goes for ANY laptop, not just this one. If you aren't undervolting your gaming laptop, you very likely might be doing it wrong. In terms of a gaming machine, I am incredibly impressed. It runs DOOM on HIGH incredibly smooth. I haven't tested other, more graphically demanding games with this device, but what I've thrown at it so far it has been great. 3. Style/Looks - The case is plastic. It has a nice feel to it, and the color is quite nice (navy chassis, navy trackpad, matte black keys) - It's not an "eye-catching" laptop, but under the hood it's a beast, which I really like about it. This is a gaming laptop that I won't feel embarrassed to take into work meetings. It has an understated and classic style that is respectable. The case does show fingerprints, grease (not the worst I've seen however). Keep a microfiber cloth in your bag to wipe it off after each use and you'll be fine. 4. Keyboard - Adjustable backlight, very comfortable to type on. I really enjoy typing on this keyboard. 5. Screen/Panel - Yes it is 120Hz and it is glorious. It's anti-glare. I have no idea about colors, I don't do much photo or video work normally. The screen looks great. 6. What it's NOT: Sometimes this is just as important as what it is - - it doesn't have a touch screen - it's not a 2-in-1 - it does not have great battery life - it's not a super-light and thin laptop Anyway, those are my thoughts on this machine after owning it for a few days. If my opinion of this machine changes, I'll come back to this review and update it. Thanks for reading! Hopefully this helps some of you out there!

5.0 out of 5 stars

By Daniel R. - Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2019

Best Laptop I've Ever Had

I'm not of a reviewer, but I really enjoy this laptop. I use it for class and for doing work and it gets everything done for me. I really enjoy the screen and the features installed on it. This PC is lightning fast and I haven't had any issues with it. The PC seems to be capable of running most games including GTA 5 and I think that showcases the PC's capabilities. Pros: Fast SSD Amazing Screen Lightweight Great GPU and CPU Cons: Battery life could be better. If you use chrome a lot for your browsing, it will eat a lot of the battery and it might go down to 50% in an hour with chrome.

5.0 out of 5 stars

By Geoffrey Gravitte - Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2020

Performance for Money

I was getting a laptop for college and I needed something that I would be able to do CAD on (at least a moderate amount with decent performance) and all other laptops in this range did not offer nearly the specs this one did. The ryzen cpu, and 8gigs (technically 6 since 2 are dedicated to the iGPU) are all fast and having the gtx 1050 for dedicated graphics perfectly fits my needs. Also, it comes with a 512gb SSD, something no other laptop in the price range offered. The catch all to all of these is that the battery is pretty bad. The only way for the system to use the dedicated graphics card is if it is plugged in, at least if you want to use it for more than an hour. However, using it in low power mode off the charger for basic things like web browsing, studying, and watching Youtube the battery lasts several hours. The charger itself isn't too big either so it is not a pain to carry around. I recommend this if you are looking for performance per dollar and don't mind carrying around your charger.