Our opinion on the Asus R515JA-EJ3128W
thin and light cheap laptop, theAsus R515JA-EJ2134W The 15-inch Full HD anti-reflective screen, whose responsiveness is enhanced by its fast 512 GB SSD storage, benefits from USB-C connectivity. Running Windows 11, this sleek silver laptop relies on an Intel Core i3 Ice Lake processor and 8GB of RAM that’s good for everyday use.
Best known price: €499
Features of Asus R515JA-EJ3128W
| screen(s) | 15.6″ Full HD NTSC 45% 200cd/m² (1920×1080, anti-reflective) |
| Processor | Intel Core i3-1005G1 Ice Lake (1.2 GHz, 2 cores) |
| RAM installed | 8 GB (4 GB soldered + 4 GB) DDR4 2400 MHz, 1 slot (occupied) |
| Graphics card | Intel UHD 620 integrated in the processor |
| Storage | 512 GB M.2 SSD (NVMe PCIe 3.0 x2) + 1 free 2.5 inch slot |
| plug | 2 USB 2.0 + 1 USB 3.0 + 1 USB 3.1 Type-C (Gen1), HDMI, microSD |
| Network | Wi-Fi ac (Wi-Fi 5), Bluetooth 4.1 |
| Backlit keyboard | No, 1.4mm stroke |
| Numeric keypad | Yes |
| Windows Hello | – |
| Sound system | 2 Sonic Master speakers |
| Operating system | Windows 11 Home 64 bit |
| Advertised autonomy / battery | 5 hours / Li-ion 2 cells 37Wh |
| Weight/dimensions (mm) | 1.8 kg / 357 x 230 x 19.9 |
Asus R515JA-EJ3128W against the competition
Asus R515JA-EJ3128W is currently offered by ElektroDepot and is placed in the average of its category.
If this laptop does not fully meet your needs, we invite you to consult our cheap laptop guide, you will find other similar laptops that can be good alternatives to the Asus R515JA-EJ3128W.
Chassis, connector, screen on the Asus R515JA-EJ3128W
It has an elegant and discreet design with its thin and light Transparent Silver light silver design.
This Ultrabook has good connectivity options, including 1 USB-C, an audio port, Wi-Fi ac and Bluetooth 4.1 wireless modules for remote connections and communication, a practical HDMI video output for easy connection to a TV or monitor for example, but also 2 USB compatible USB 2.0 and USB 3.0, USB 3.0 guarantees transfers that take place up to 10 times faster than USB 2.0 if a USB 3.0 device is connected to it.
Thanks to its Full HD definition, which is superior to the 1366×768 standard at this price level, and its 16:9 format, the screen is suitable for displaying High Definition content such as videos. Since it is anti-reflective, the screen is also more readable in a bright environment (eg outside) than a shiny panel.
Performance, autonomy for Asus R515JA-EJ3128W
The Asus R515JA-EJ3128W is a thin and light 15-inch High Definition laptop intended for everyday use.
It benefits from an SSD that rivals the standard of hard drives in terms of capacity with its 512 GB, while being silent, less energy demanding, more robust and much faster.
In practice, the SSD thus guarantees much better responsiveness and fluid everyday life compared to a simple hard drive. Thanks to the SSD, starting/stopping and launching applications is especially much faster.
If you need more than 512 GB, you can of course use an external storage device. Favoring a USB-C / USB 3.0 device then represents an interesting opportunity to take advantage of fast transfers.
Best known price: €499
The SSD advantageously accompanies the heart of this computer composed of 8 GB of RAM and a low-power Intel Ice Lake Core i3-1005G1 processor.
With this core, we achieve good performance in daily use, such as surfing the Internet and office automation.
On the other hand, it must be kept in mind that the Core i3-1005G1 shows its limits under processor-intensive software, just like mobile computers based on an AMD Ryzen 3 or obviously less powerful processor.
No dedicated graphics card on board here. As a result, the graphics are completely controlled by the Intel UHD 620 solution integrated into the Core i3, enough to still see pictures and videos.
In terms of autonomy, expect around 5 hours of battery life with light use for this elegant silver Ultrabook, whose contained weight and finesse make it easy to transport.