The ASUS Vivobook 15X may be appealing if you're looking for value due to its lower cost and solid general performance with decent screen size for day-to-day tasks. Its larger size can be a drawback if you need something highly portable. In contrast, the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga, while more expensive, delivers a premium business experience with a better screen resolution, higher build quality, and additional features like a touchscreen and 2-in-1 flexibility. It's also lighter and slimmer, making it ideal for frequent travel. It's particularly suited for tasks that benefit from a sharper, more color-accurate display, thanks to its higher screen quality metrics. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the ASUS Vivobook 15X
The ASUS Vivobook 15X has no clear advantages over the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga.
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga
Good for software development
Good overall display quality
Very good overall build quality
Excellent portability
Good speakers
Good keyboard
Key differences
Screen Quality
6.2/10
7.3/10
15.6in
SIZE
13.5in
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2256 x 1504
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
60Hz
REFRESH RATE
60Hz
250.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
451.0 nits
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga has a better screen than the ASUS Vivobook 15X for general use, gaming and AI, engineering and design, content creation, and software development.
The ASUS Vivobook 15X offers adequate color and resolution for everyday tasks and sufficient accuracy for engineering software but lacks the higher refresh rates required for smooth rendering in gaming and 3D applications. The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga excels in offering vibrant colors and crisp visuals that benefit both daily use and detailed design work, although its refresh rate is not geared for the demands of gaming and 3D content creation. Despite their strengths in display quality for certain tasks, neither laptop is ideal for gaming and 3D due to the lower refresh rates which can lead to less fluid motion and responsiveness.
Portability
Good
Excellent
15.6in
SIZE
13.5in
3.7 lbs
WEIGHT
2.5 lbs
0.7in
THICKNESS
0.4in
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga has excellent portability, while the ASUS Vivobook 15X has good portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.
Build Quality
7.0/10
8.0/10
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga has very good build quality, while the ASUS Vivobook 15X has good build quality.
PerfectRec’s Build Quality Score incorporates case materials, display and keyboard flex, hinge quality, and overall reliability.
Cost
$525
$725
$200
$400
$600
$800
$1,000
$1,200
The ASUS Vivobook 15X has a price of $525 and the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga costs $725.
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga and ASUS Vivobook 15X are both good for general use.
The ASUS Vivobook 15X has lower RAM and a less color-accurate screen compared to the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga, which has double the RAM and a higher-resolution, brighter, and more color-accurate touchscreen display, enhancing the overall user experience for general use.
Gaming and AI
6.0/10
6.0/10
3.6/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
3.6/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2256 x 1504
60Hz
REFRESH RATE
60Hz
No
SUPPORTS DLSS
No
No
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
No
7.5/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
9.1/10
The ASUS Vivobook 15X and Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga are both only fair for gaming and AI.
The ASUS Vivobook 15X and Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga are considered fair for gaming and 3D tasks because both have integrated GPUs that are decent for casual gaming but not ideal for demanding games or 3D applications, which normally require more powerful dedicated graphics cards. In addition, both laptops feature screens with standard refresh rates, which can handle general gaming but may not provide as fluid an experience as higher refresh rates favored by serious gamers; however, they both offer good screen quality for general use.
Engineering and Design
6.3/10
6.7/10
5.6/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
3.9/10
3.6/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
3.6/10
8.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga and ASUS Vivobook 15X are both only fair for engineering and design.
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga is more suitable for engineering and design tasks due to its higher RAM, more powerful Intel CPU, and superior GPU, which all contribute to better performance in computation and graphics-intensive applications, as well as a higher quality screen with better resolution, color accuracy, and brightness, enhancing visual work. In contrast, the ASUS Vivobook 15X offers less RAM, a less powerful AMD CPU, and a lower capability integrated GPU, resulting in fair performance for such tasks; however, it compensates with a larger screen, although with lesser screen quality compared to the Lenovo.
Content Creation
7.1/10
7.3/10
5.6/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
3.9/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2256 x 1504
8.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga and ASUS Vivobook 15X are both good for content creation.
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
6.9/10
7.3/10
5.6/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
3.9/10
8.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2256 x 1504
6.7/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
7.5/10
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga to be good for software development, while the ASUS Vivobook 15X 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.
Battery
8.0 Hours
8.0 Hours
The ASUS Vivobook 15X has 8 hours of battery life. The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga has 8 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.
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How the ASUS Vivobook 15X and the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga compare to other laptops
"All in all, my day on the Vivobook had its ups and downs. It is a really pretty and well-built device, and it had all of the functionality I needed to get me through my browser-based workload. But the speakers weren’t my favorite, and the battery life was just too short."
"The ThinkPad X1 Titanium is a showcase of what Lenovo thinks business computing will look like in the near future. People want thinner, lighter laptops with high-quality screens and enough computing power to get their work done. The X1 Titanium achieves these goals with some controversial but innovative design choices, including a redesigned keyboard and a pared-down port selection."
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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 Lenovo
Lenovo is a Chinese technology company, and one of the largest personal computer vendor. They are well known for a variety of technology products, including laptops. Their consumer series include their entry level IdeaPad and LOQ series and mid-to-high-end Yoga and Legion series. On the business-oriented side, their series include their entry-level ThinkBook series and mid-to-high-end ThinkPad series. Lenovo laptops offer strong performance for reasonable prices, and are often on sale.
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