ASUS S400CA Review + BenchMarks



ASUS has been a major motherbaord brand in the market and also they launch very good laptops/ultrabooks in the market.Which are not only solidly build but also perform really well and stylish.Today we take a look at ASUS VivoBoAmong the best facets of this ultrabook may be the processor chip, as it’s the very same processor that may be present in the Samsung ATIV Smart PC Pro 700T, that retails for twice the buying price of the VivoBook.The Intel Core i5-3317U is really an ideal processor chip with this sort of gadget, not just since it includes Turbo Boost and Hyper Threading functions, but additionally since it utilizes minimal amount of power feasible to run programs. This kind of leads to very effective performance, as applications run efficiently and no lag exists.ok S400CA-DH51T.S400CA's deck is constructed of brushed, black aluminum that feels cool to the touch, with an ASUS logo in the center. Flipping up the lid, whose hinge felt a bit stiff, reveals a glossy, 14-inch display flanked by a bezel comprised of glossy, black plastic. An ASUS logo sits directly underneath the display, while a 2-megapixel camera nests above it in the bezel. The underside is made of soft-touch plastic, which makes the S400CA a pleasure to hold.The S400C's plain deck is made of silver, brushed aluminum. A power button and a SonicMaster logo rest in the top right hand and left hand corners, respectively, and indicator lights reside on the right side of the S400C's lip.At 13.3 x 9.4 x 0.8 inches and 4 pounds, the ASUS S400C is lighter and a little shorter than both theHP Envy TouchSmart 4 (4.6 pounds, 13.5 x 9.3 x 0.9 inches) and the Acer Aspire M5-481PT (4.4-pounds, 13.4 x 9.6 x 0.9-inches). The ASUS is also more portable than the Toshiba Satellite P845t (4.8 pounds, 13.7 x 9.2 x .95-1.14 inches). To be fair, among these systems, only the HP lacks an optical drive like the ASUS does, but the S400c still deserves kudos for being the lightest and thinnest 14-incher with touch around. And it's that thin without feeling the least bit flimsy.S400CA offers many ports other Ultrabooks leave out including VGA, Ethernet, a media card reader and a full-size HDMI out; this is in addition to three USB ports (one USB 3.0 and two USB 2.0). A small detail I appreciate on the S400CA is its inclusion of status lights along the front. I always miss the storage drive activity light when it's left out. All picture descriptions are listed from left to right.The hard disk drive functions 500GB worth of space for storage that ought to be plenty to store of your data and plan installs. However the real speaking point may be the 24GB SSD, as it is inclusion implies that boot up occasions happen to be optimized to consider just 2-3 mere seconds, as opposed to the usual 8-10. This is something which we’re sure college students or anybody who is on-the-go a lot will value.The battery pack in the ASUS VivoBook S400CA-DH51T is a different one of it is strong points, since it lasts for approximately 7 hours,Something I definitely don't appreciate is the fact that the chassis has a slight rattle while typing; this is unacceptable and I see it too often. One last complaint is the key surfaces; they're granular plastic which will in all likelihood wear shiny over time.The ASUS clickpad lacks dedicated physical buttons; press down anywhere to produce a click. It has a pleasantly smooth surface and relatively quiet clicks but the praise stops there. The clickable surface isn't properly anchored so it has a small bit of give, translating into a rattling sound while tapping to click once again, producing the VivoBook the ideal choice for college students or those who are on the run a lot.Anyone who has purchased the VivoBook appears to like it, by the perfect score it has obtained.S400CA's island-style keyboard are mixed. The keys themselves sport rounded corners and are well spaced, but travel is shallow. As a result, when we took the Ten Thumbs Typing Test, we scored below-average marks of 60 words per second with a 3 percent error rate. When pounding away during the Web-based exam, we encountered a couple of instances in which Backspace didn't register as we attempted to correct mistakes, which didn't help matters. Customers have recognized it is overall design, simplicity of use, how well the touch screen works, along with the fast boot up times.S400CA's speakers, which are embedded with a SonicMaster HD codec along with Waves Maxxaudio 3, nest on the edges of the underside. They also get a software-based boost from AudioWizard, which can be found in the ASUS VivoBook tile. When we listened to "Need You Tonight" by INXS and "Orange Crush" by R.E.M, the sound seemed somewhat hollow. The speakers don't handle heavily distorted guitars or bass drums well.S400CA ran pretty cool while we test it and overall i can say that its a cool ultrabook.

Now lets take a look at BenchMarks Results.....
















  • Good attractive Design.
  • Lightweight.
  • Runs Cool.
  • Nice Touch-screen functionality.
  • Good audio Quality as expected. 

  • Poor battery Life.
  • Bad keyboard + touch pad.
  • Slow HDD.