Sorry for the Format as I don't really post, but I feel like I have something to contribute as this laptop is still relatively new and not that easy to find. Also to clarify I chose the laptop with the ryzen 7 4700u for $699 but there is a 4500u variant for a $100 less. But anyways here are the main specs:

• Operating System:
  Windows 10 Home

• Screen Size:
  14" FHD (1920 x 1080, glossy)

• CPU
  AMD Ryzen 7 4700U 2GHz (Turbo up to 4.1GHz)

• RAM
  8GB DDR4

• Storage
  512GB PCIe SSD

• Bluetooth
  Bluetooth 4.2 (Dual band) 2*2

• Keyboard
  Backlit Chiclet Keyboard

• WebCam
  720p HD camera

• Battery
  42WHrs, 3S1P, 3-cell Li-ion

• Dimensions
  12.8" x 8.7" x 0.7"

• Weight
  3.3 lbs

• Accessories
  Stylus

First things first, although the price may feel tempting, this laptop has plenty of issues that I find it hard to recommend. On the flip side, I will start with the aspects that I did enjoy.

1. The display, i will admit that this display can be a lot better and the people who like to dismiss this laptop because of the 250 nits brightness and 45% NTSC screen are justified to do so in my opinion since those aren't numbers to brag about at all. But this display has pleasantly surprised me. Unless I'm trying to conserve battery or am outside, this screen is plenty bright and has nice viewing angles.

2. Tablet mode, the hinge is not the best and at the bottom of the 360 turns feels a bit loose, but I am genuinely enjoying using this 2 in 1. Like I mentioned earlier this display isn't good enough for me to color with (I have a color accurate monitor for that), but the pen that comes with the laptop is pretty great and doing artwork on it is a breeze. It's really easy to switch between apps and with the laptops light weight, it doesn't feel like I'm lugging a whole ass laptop. I have even used tablet mode to just watch my shows up close and it honestly looked great.

3. The CPU and RAM, I know those are two separate components in the pc but I'll combine them here since they're both the main drivers of performance in this pc. The ryzen 4000 series is great and it handles everything I throw at it. It reminds me of the ryzen 7 3700x in my gaming pc. The radeon graphics also impressed me and for once I can kind of agree with their line that it can "casually game". The RAM although starting at a disappointing 8GB at 3200MHZ, is something that you can upgrade! Which is something you don't see in very many laptops these days. There's only one SODIMM (at least from what I've heard, I will be replacing one of the RAM slots in a few days so I may update this post) for you to upgrade to, so it wont run in dual channel if you do decide to expand the memory.

And now to move on to the things which I didn't enjoy which will probably be longer than the last.

1. I thought it looked alright in picture but in person the chassis feels and looks cheaper than other laptops that are hundreds of dollars less than this laptop. I'm sure its fine for a lot of people but it is something to keep in mind and be ready for your fingerprint to leave marks everywhere.

2. Bloatware, not that this is as big of an issue because microsoft does it a lot too, but installing over a gb of mcafee antivirus, really asus?

3. The battery has to be one of the most disappointing things on this laptop. The only way to make it last as long as its competitors is to turn the already dim display all the way down, turn on battery saver, and use one app at a time. If you're trying to multitask with the brightness up, good luck getting more than 4-5 hours on a full charge.

4. The Keyboard, again this isn't as big of an issue but I'm not a fan of these keys. There was a decent adjustment period getting used to these keys and I think its noteworthy to bring it up. I can play tetris at a pretty high level on most devices but this one took an especially long time to get used to, it could just be a me issue tho.

5. I may have just been unlucky but I also ran into not one but two issues within the first two weeks of using the vivobook. First the fingerprint scanner stopped working after a windows update and I have yet to fix the issue (actually anyone who wants to dm and try to help I'll appreciate it greatly). And secondly, possibly a bigger issue if the problem persists, but sometimes I cannot turn on the pc without plugging in the power adapter even if there's a decent amount of battery life left. Now it hasn't happened in the last couple days, but the fact that I had to deal with issues like this with a brand new laptop is kinda infuriating considering the amount of money I spent on it.

I still plan on keeping this laptop as the cpu, ability to upgrade ram, and drawing tablet functionality will help me a lot with what I need my computer for. However the fact still stands that I have a very hard time recommending this laptop and I think you're better off trying to find a lenovo alternative or shelling out more money for a proper 2 in 1.

Edit: So I finally upgraded the ram and replaced one of the 4gb sticks with 16gb making the new total ram 20gb running at 3200mhz. There really is only one sodimm slot but it really is fine for me. A couple of other things to mention are when I opened the laptop there were fingerprints on the back panel that were there from presumably assembly. And unlike a lot of laptops I saw on YouTube, underneath the cage that houses the ssd and ram, there’s a thick piece of tape on the ram, so be prepared to remove that.

Only other things I can think to mention in my review is that now that I’ve listened to some music on it without my headphones , the speakers aren’t half bad :)