ASUS has officially disrupted the mainstream laptop market in India by launching the new Vivobook 15 (X1504MA) in a refreshed design. Starting from an aggressively priced Rs. 75,990, the thin and light notebook is one of the more affordable means to get your hands on a dedicated and next-gen AI chip.
ASUS has officially disrupted the mainstream laptop market in India by launching the new Vivobook 15 (X1504MA) in a refreshed design. Starting from an aggressively priced Rs. 75,990, the thin and light notebook is one of the more affordable means to get your hands on a dedicated and next-gen AI chip.
The standout feature of the new Vivobook 15 is the chip that it uses - a maximum of an Intel Core 7 350 (Series 3) with a Neural Processing Unit (NPU), which can deliver 17 TOPS of AI compute power.
Technology consumers are always flooded with various marketing terms and often ask themselves: How much of a difference does a 17 TOPS NPU make?
What is a 17 TOPS NPU?
3 Practical Things a 17 TOPS NPU Can Do
Every single day, the specialized NPU silently works in the background for taking care of tasks which previously led to sluggishness, overheating, and excessive power consumption from the laptops.
1. Smart, Seamless Video Conferencing
Turning on background blur, auto-framing, and eye-tracking in Microsoft Teams, Zoom, or Google Meet leads to a CPU running at 100% capacity, slowing down everything else on your laptop.
The NPU Feature: All the work related to enhancing the quality of the video and removing the background noise is done by the 17 TOPS NPU inside the Vivobook 15.
The Outcome: Your video is flawless and your laptop is cool and the battery doesn't go out while using it in meetings.
2. Quick, Local Windows Copilot Assistance
The presence of a hardware Windows Copilot button on the keyboard means that you can immediately access on-screen help.
The NPU Edge: Activities such as real-time transcription of audio, summaries of large PDF files, and basic photo editing masks are performed locally and instantly, without needing to wait for processing via a cloud service.
The End Result: Your data remains more private while still achieving speed.
3. Significantly Enhanced Battery Life
The best thing about having an NPU is energy efficiency. The CPUs that are made are intended to be able to do a wide range of complicated calculations. But the NPUs have been designed to be able to multiply matrices only.
What Makes the NPU Energy Efficient: It is able to perform tasks such as text prediction, local optimization of the system, and even intelligent file searching using lesser energy than the one used by CPUs.
Outcome: Extended operating time from the battery of the laptop itself.
ASUS Vivobook 15 (X1504MA) Core Technical Specifications
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Component |
Official Details |
|---|---|
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Processor |
Up to Intel Core 7 350 (Series 3) |
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AI NPU |
Dedicated Intel AI Boost (Up to 17 TOPS) |
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Memory |
Up to 16GB DDR5 RAM |
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Storage |
Up to 512GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD |
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Display |
15.6-inch FHD IPS, Anti-glare, 250 nits, 84% screen-to-body ratio |
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Durability |
US MIL-STD-810H Military-grade chassis |
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Biometrics |
ErgoSense touchpad with built-in fingerprint scanner |
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Starting Price |
₹75,990 (Available via Amazon, Flipkart, and ASUS eShop) |
