Based on your needs, consider if portability and battery life are top priorities for you. The Razer Book 13 excels here, being lighter and offering longer battery life. If you plan to do general tasks and prioritize price, the ASUS Vivobook 15 will save you money, but you'll compromise on performance and battery life. The Razer Book also has a touchscreen, better build quality, and a higher resolution screen, making it more suitable for tasks that benefit from a sharper display and touch input, but it comes at a higher cost. If intense gaming, 3D rendering, machine learning, or engineering tasks are your focus, the Razer Book provides stronger overall performance fitting these demands. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the ASUS Vivobook 15
The ASUS Vivobook 15 has no clear advantages over the Razer Book 13.
Advantages of the Razer Book 13
Good for general use
Good for engineering and design
Good for software development
Good for content creation
Good overall display quality
Very good overall build quality
Excellent portability
Excellent battery life
Good speakers
Very good keyboard
Key differences
General Use
6.5/10
7.6/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1200
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
250.0 nits
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
507.0 nits
6.0 Hours
BATTERY LIFE
14.0 Hours
6.7/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
8.0/10
7.8/10
PORTABILITY SCORE
9.0/10
The Razer Book 13 is good for general use, while the ASUS Vivobook 15 is only fair.
The Razer Book 13 outperforms the ASUS Vivobook 15 for general use primarily due to its more powerful Intel i7 processor, double the RAM for multitasking, and a higher quality screen that offers better color coverage, sharpness, and brightness. Additionally, the Razer Book 13 is more portable with its lighter weight and smaller footprint, along with a significantly longer battery life, whereas the ASUS Vivobook 15, while providing the basics for general use, doesn't match the Razer in performance or portability.
Engineering and Design
6.1/10
7.1/10
5.8/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
5.5/10
3.6/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
3.7/10
8.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
The Razer Book 13 is good for engineering and design, while the ASUS Vivobook 15 is only fair.
The ASUS Vivobook 15 has a basic processor, less RAM and storage, and an integrated GPU, making it suitable for lighter engineering and design tasks, along with a decent screen. In contrast, the Razer Book 13 offers a more powerful processor, double the RAM, a larger and faster SSD as well as an improved GPU with Iris Xe graphics, and a higher quality screen, which collectively better support demanding engineering and design applications.
Content Creation
6.4/10
7.6/10
5.8/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
5.5/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1200
8.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
The Razer Book 13 is good for content creation, while the ASUS Vivobook 15 is only fair.
PerfectRec’s Content Creation Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for photo editing, video editing and other content creation tasks.
Software Development
6.5/10
7.5/10
5.8/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
5.5/10
8.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1200
6.7/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
8.0/10
The Razer Book 13 is good for software development, while the ASUS Vivobook 15 is only fair.
PerfectRec’s Software Development Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for software developers.
Screen Quality
6.3/10
7.3/10
15.6in
SIZE
13.4in
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1200
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
60Hz
REFRESH RATE
60Hz
250.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
507.0 nits
The Razer Book 13 has a better screen than the ASUS Vivobook 15 for general use, gaming and AI, engineering and design, content creation, and software development.
The ASUS Vivobook 15, with its adequate resolution and brightness, offers a decent visual experience suitable for daily tasks and productivity software, but its limited color range makes it less suitable for professional engineering and design work. The Razer Book 13, with its higher resolution and brighter display that covers a broad color spectrum, provides better clarity and color fidelity needed for detailed engineering and creative work, though neither laptop is ideal for gaming and 3D modeling due to subpar refresh rates. Gamers and 3D designers should look for laptops with displays designed to handle fast motion and complex visuals, which these models lack.
Battery
6.0 Hours
14.0 Hours
The ASUS Vivobook 15 has 6 hours of battery life. The Razer Book 13 has 14 hours of battery life.
Battery life estimate is based on a mix of common use patterns. More portable and higher performing laptops tend to have less battery life.
Portability
Good
Excellent
15.6in
SIZE
13.4in
3.7 lbs
WEIGHT
3.0 lbs
0.7in
THICKNESS
0.6in
The Razer Book 13 has excellent portability, while the ASUS Vivobook 15 has good portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.
Build Quality
7.0/10
8.5/10
The Razer Book 13 has very good build quality, while the ASUS Vivobook 15 has good build quality.
PerfectRec’s Build Quality Score incorporates case materials, display and keyboard flex, hinge quality, and overall reliability.
Cost
$530
$1,389
$0
$500
$1,000
$1,500
$2,000
$2,500
The ASUS Vivobook 15 has a price of $530 and the Razer Book 13 costs $1,389.
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Razer Book 13 to be only fair for gaming and AI, while the ASUS Vivobook 15 is poor.
The ASUS Vivobook 15 and the Razer Book 13 are both considered fair for gaming and 3D because they share similar screen refresh rates and integrated GPUs, which are adequate but not specialized for high-end gaming or 3D tasks. While the Razer Book has a more powerful CPU and superior screen quality, its integrated Intel Iris Xe graphics, like the ASUS's UHD Graphics, are not on par with dedicated gaming GPUs, which significantly impacts the ability to run intensive graphic applications smoothly.
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How the ASUS Vivobook 15 and the Razer Book 13 compare to other laptops
"The Asus VivoBook 15 is a quiet office notebook with a strong screen. However, the VivoBook 15 still has room for improvement. Office and internet applications as well as simple games do not pose any major challenges for the VivoBook - this is ensured by the built-in combination of Ryzen 7 5700U APU and 16 GB of RAM. Heat and noise emissions are acceptable. But, the laptop has weaknesses that should not be present at this level: lack of keyboard lighting, a slow memory card reader, no fast USB-C port (USB 3.2 Gen 2 or Thunderbolt 4) with Power Delivery and DisplayPort. Battery runtimes can only be described as average."
"The Razer Book is like an XPS 13, but faster. The Book 13 combines the design philosophy and performance of a Blade Stealth with the 16:10 display of a Dell XPS 13 for an impressive piece of hardware. Office users who want something more stylish than the typical Dell, HP or Lenovo will certainly find themselves drawn to this Razer subnotebook. If your priorities are to have the best-looking and fastest 13-inch laptop in the office over auxiliary features, however, then the Book 13 proudly fulfills that niche."
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About ASUS
ASUS, a Taiwanese electronics brand, is one of the largest personal computer vendor by market share. The majority of their laptops are targeted towards personal use or gaming. Their most popular product lines include the budget-friendly VivoBook, more premium ZenBook, and their TUF and ROG gaming laptops, the latter of which has a reputation for excellent gaming performance.
About Razer
Razer is an American-Singaporean technology company. Razer is best known for their Blade series laptops, well known for their strong performance and sleek design. Although Razer charges a premium price tag for their laptops, buyers can expect a stealthy laptop with clean fit and finish and strong performance. All of their models offer great portability and build quality compared to other gaming laptops.
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