ASUS Vivobook K570ZD Casual Gaming Laptop, 15.6” Full HD IPS Level, AMD Quad Core Ryzen 5 2500U CPU, GeForce GTX 1050, 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, Fingerprint Reader, Backlit KB, Windows 10 – K570ZD-ES51

Recently, I picked up the i7 version with 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD + 1TB HDD. I wanted a laptop that could be primarily used for working in Illustrator, Photoshop, and other Adobe CC apps, but could also play some games. It was also important to me that it could be run off a battery for web browsing, email, writing, etc. at places like coffee shops and airports. So far this has been able to do all of those things decently well. The monitor is okay, there is a kind of dot pattern/matrix that you can see if you look closely. Im not sure if it is from the matte coating, or has something to do with the internal workings of the screen itself, but it doesnt really bother me. In Photoshop it seems workable so far, well see when I have to paint in light yellows, blues, pinks. I dont expect it will be that bad. I had an older Dell XPS 15z laptop in the past that had a much stronger pattern that was visible and I was able to do work on it just fine. For gaming, Overwatch worked fine out of the gate at medium settings. However, at High Graphics, the laptop would shut off after about 15 minutes or so. I checked the temps using Open Hardware Monitor and the CPU and GPU were hitting the high 90s C. I ended up lowering the max CPU settings in Power Options to 75%, and setting the graphics in Overwatch to Low and now the CPU is at 65°C and GPU around 69°C peaking out under max load (btw - Overwatchs Low settings still look great). Everything is working well now. Hearthstone and Civ 5 ran great without any modifications necessary. The heating problems are not uncommon for alot of gaming laptops from what Ive seen during my research, even some of the bulkier ones. As long as you set things up properly then you should be fine. Which is a bit annoying, but for me isnt the end of the world. I like that this laptop is relatively light and portable. The battery life seems pretty good and will easily last 3-4 hours at a coffee shop or library (if not gaming). It doesnt seem bulky at all to me. Most of the other gaming laptops in this price range that I saw were bulky and not portable. It has the features I wanted, and Im happy with it. Oh and just to mention: mine had the right i7 8th gen sticker.

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This computer runs well -- However -- the Realtek 8822BE Wi-Fi is an unfortunate choice... as of 4/6/19 any of the 2024 series of drivers will result in frequent connection stalls, requiring a reconnect. This is affecting every vendor using the 8822BE including Lenovo and HP. There is a reason that ASUS still posts the 2023 series of drivers, problem is that Microsoft will come along and update them through Windows Update, so you have to install the 2023 series and then disable driver updates from Microsoft. If you have Win10 Pro you can use Group Policy editor to just disable driver updates for Wi-Fi. The driver downloads for this model at the ASUS website list a bunch of Wi-Fi drivers with Intel at the top... dont assume you will get a model with Intel.

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EDIT: After prolonged (3+ hours continuous) use running a game (FFXIV in particular) on high laptop setting, I can give this a thumbs up for casual to semi-hardcore gaming use. The game runs smoothly and the laptop has not overheated. It gets a little warm on the bottom but hardly noticeable, it has very good ventilation with a quiet fan. Also, the battery which I stated lasts 2-6 hours on my previous review, lasted me 8 hours on class note-taking on customized battery saver plan. --- If youre looking to do some hardcore gaming, this laptop is not for you. You get just about what you would expect from an i7 1050 laptop. I bought this to use with school -- taking notes, net surfing, streaming videos (Netflix and lectures), and the occasional casual gaming -- and it works well for that purpose. The battery lasts anywhere from 2-6 hours depending on my level of usage. It is also very thin and light for a laptop of this size. It is not built to last physically however, the material looks really cool and sturdy but really feels like cheap plastic. I am expecting it to last maybe a couple of years before I move onto another device. I like that it has all the ports I need (HDMI, USB-C, microSD, etc.) and has a numpad, and most importantly I love that the ctrl key is on the left side of the fn key and the accent colour is pretty. Oh and by the way, the AC adapter is a freaking brick (literally, about the size of a Nintendo 3DS).

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I bought two of these laptops, one for myself, one for my daughter, to be entry-level to moderate gaming machines. Nothing extreme. I wasnt looking to run the latest AAA games in 4K on ultra settings or anything. Just some older games at 1080p at medium settings. My 10-year-old gaming laptop bit the dust last year, and I just havent gotten around to replacing it. It was an Asus as well, and it lasted forever, so I naturally wanted to continue investing in a company that seems to make quality machines and components. Well, after weeks of searching, reviewing, contemplating and figuring out a budget to get two gaming quality laptops, I chose this model. It was reasonably priced and had a video card that could handle what we were going to throw at it. Everything ran great. Shes loving hers. It does everything she wants it to and more. I didnt want a 15.6" laptop, but I settled so I could afford two. I have to admit that Im impressed and have no regrets. All the games I want to play run smoothly, much better than they ever did on my old laptop (G72GX). This laptop runs quiet and doesnt get very hot under load, unlike my last beast. The only issue that I have is that this machine had two columns of keys that worked intermittently from the moment I first booted up. I thought it may be a driver issue with mine and hoped that after updates it would clear up. Now, theyre completely non-functional. My daughter has had no such problems with hers. Shes on it 8 hours a day since its summer. Ive also looked at all the reviews for this laptop, so Im hoping that maybe I just happened to get the lemon out of the bunch and it isnt something that will go wrong with my daughters laptop too. Im currently seeking to exchange mine for another one. I love what I got for the price and cant imagine going through the headache and hassle of constantly comparing and shopping again to find something with at least these specs and still in my price range. Performance-wise, this laptop has some real zip to it for normal, run-of-the-mill tasks and even moderate gaming. Dont expect it to dazzle you with the latest games, but it can handle older games like Witcher 2 or World of Warcraft on moderate settings with ease. Aside from my keyboard issue, the only problem I have is that it is extremely light. My last laptop was a 17.3" monster that seemed to weigh 10 pounds before also including the power brick. Power brick included, this machine seems to weigh less than half that. Im okay with that exchange. If it werent for my keyboard issue, I would easily rate this computer 5 stars. Because it just seems that I had bad luck, Im giving it 4.

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But the keyboard layout is a very big downside. I use the laptop for software development, so I type in all day, so my hands and fingers are used to certain keys to be in certain positions (which normally vary from laptop to laptop) yet somehow are easy to reach. Not in this case, Home and End keys are "function keys" which are in the number 7 and 1 in the keypad, so it is very counterintuitive to use them (which I use a lot to select whole lines, or whole files). That is the only big downside for me. However, keyboard touch is very soft and gives you a nice feedback so it is comfortable to use. PC is lighter that Ive seen before for this size so it is very cool. Performance is quite good for development. I havent tried it for gaming yet.

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Este portátil cumple con mis expectativas para el trabajo como una maquina potente para realizar tareas de gran exigencia, utilizó a menudo software de optimización, conexiones remotas, edición de documentos, programación, entre otras, por lo que la pantalla es de mucha ayuda. Me parece increíble lo liviano que es, aunque no me ha parecido muy practico el teclado numérico. Lo he probado también en varios juegos y me parece un equipo bien adaptado para jugar aunque no con las máximas especificaciones.

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