The cursor was darting around all over the screen, but knocking that down a little in settings soon remedied it. What is worth noting is that the sensitivity out of the box was up way to high for my liking. Smooth and with no resistance, even with slightly clammy fingers. It's responsive and the finish on the touchpad itself is perfect. Looking a bit lower at the touchpad, and the first point to note is that it has that all important precision touchpad. It's got a 1.6mm key travel distance which I think is about perfect for this kind of laptop, and the full sized layout doesn't miss anything out. One consistency across ASUS laptops is that it has a great keyboard, and that's true here.

If good looking video calls are important to you, invest in a dedicated webcam. At VGA resolution, even if all you're doing is the occasional Skype call, it looks terrible. The VivoBook S15 also has a solitary front facing camera, as you'd expect. The speakers themselves are pretty loud, and decent sounding for laptop speakers, but aside from watching a movie or something when you're on the go you'll probably just use headphones. The VivoBook S15 has ASUS' SonicMaster technology, which in truth is more about under the hood improvements to make audio sound better. The laptop hinge hides the ventilation grille, while the speakers are located towards the front. The VivoBook S15 has an 80 percent screen-to-body ratio, leaving your eyes focused solely on what's important: The display. I've criticised ASUS in the past for being too bezel heavy on some of their laptops, adding additional footprint where you probably don't need it. Upon opening the lid you're greeted with the 15.6-inch non-touch, matte finish, 1080p display.

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