ASUS 17.3" Cool Silver Review

It's a big, basic laptop with a dim screen and mediocre performance, but tons of ports and a huge SSD. Best for simple tasks on a big display. Only worth it if screen size is your #1 need.

The ASUS Vivobook 17 is a big, basic laptop that's all about screen real estate and ports. It packs a 17.3-inch display and a ton of USB-A connections, but the specs under the hood tell a more modest story. This is a machine for simple tasks, not heavy lifting.

The Intel Core i7-1355U processor is fine for web browsing and office work, but it's not a powerhouse. Our database shows its CPU performance falls behind most modern laptops. The integrated Iris Xe graphics are a real weak spot for anything beyond casual use, landing in the bottom quarter of all GPUs we track. The 1TB SSD is a solid, generous amount of storage, and the 16GB of RAM is about average.

At around $750, you're paying for the big screen and the large SSD. The core performance components, however, are mediocre. You can find smaller laptops with much better screens and faster processors for similar money, so the value really hinges on how badly you need that 17-inch display.

Compared to something like a Lenovo Legion or an ASUS ProArt, this Vivobook is in a completely different league for performance. Those are built for creators and gamers. Even against a base model Microsoft Surface Laptop, you're trading a gorgeous screen and sleek design for more ports and a bigger, cheaper display. The Apple MacBook Pro isn't even in the same conversation. This Vivobook's main competition is other big, cheap 17-inch laptops.

Skip this if you care about screen quality, portability, or performance. Creators, gamers, students who carry their laptop around, and anyone who values a bright, sharp display should look elsewhere. You can get a much better overall experience in a smaller package for the same cash.

Buy this only if your top priority is a massive, budget-friendly screen for basic computing and you absolutely need all those old-school USB-A ports. It's a decent pick for someone who just wants to watch videos on a big panel and hates dongles.