IT168 Review When choosing a notebook, today's users not only consider whether the configuration is sufficient, but also whether the appearance is dazzling and fancy. This has led some manufacturers to add a lot of fashion to the appearance when producing notebooks. Elements, for some conservative users, the choice is much reduced. The Y481C notebook launched by ASUS has a quite satisfactory and versatile shape in terms of appearance. It is relatively low-key whether it is used for business, study or office. This notebook looks relatively conservative in design from the outside, but its performance is fully capable for business office and daily entertainment. The ASUS Y481C notebook will be evaluated below.

The configuration used by ASUS Y481C is considered mid-range among current mainstream notebooks. In terms of performance, it can basically meet the needs of business, office and daily entertainment. The appearance design of the notebook is quite satisfactory, which is suitable for users who like low-key notebooks. Said it was a good choice. If you only look at the model of ASUS Y481C, some users may think it is a model from another manufacturer. This is because ASUS has not done much promotion of its own Y series models, but ASUS Y series notebooks are basically cost-effective. It is a relatively high-end product, so this notebook is still worth considering.

ASUS Y481C

Parameter Name Parameter Specifications

Processor

Intel Core i5-3337U

Chipset

H76

Memory

4 GB DDR3

Graphics card

NVIDIA GeForce GT 720M

750GB mechanical hard drive

Display

14-inch display (resolution 1366?768, supports 10-point touch)

Wireless Network Adapter

Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter

Wired Network Adapter

Realtek PCie GBE Family Controller

Operating System

Windows 8

▲ASUS Y481C system evaluation

Asus Y481C uses an Intel Core i5-3337U processor with a main frequency of 1.8GHz. This processor is Intel The third generation dual-core four-thread processor has a turbo frequency of up to 2.7GHz. As for the graphics card, ASUS Y481C is equipped with NVIDIA GeForce GT 720M. The video memory is 2M, which is nearly 25% higher than the previous generation of this graphics card, GeForce GT 620M. When running at medium image quality, it is suitable for popular video games such as " There is no problem with games such as League of Legends. This notebook provides users with a 750GB hard drive, which can basically satisfy users who need to store large amounts of data.

▲Asus Y481C Thickness and Weight

Asus Y481C is a 14-inch notebook. The entire machine is made of engineering plastics, and its weight performance is pretty good. The thickness of this machine is 26.47mm ~ 32.83mm, and the bare machine weight and travel weight are 2.26KG and 2.49KG respectively. This weight is still within the acceptable range for ordinary notebooks. As you can see from the picture, the power adapter of this notebook is relatively small, so it is more convenient to carry.

Overview:

▲Asus Y481C Notebook

Asus Y481C Notebook has a relatively conservative appearance design, and its configuration is considered mid-range among notebooks. In terms of performance, it uses an i5-3337U processor and the graphics card is an NVIDIA GeForce GT 720M graphics card. Its performance in gaming is average and it can basically run medium-quality "League of Legends" and other types of games smoothly. 4GB of memory and 750GB hard drive can meet user needs for big data storage.

In terms of appearance, the entire body of ASUS Y481C is made of engineering plastic materials. This machine provides users with a touch screen design and is equipped with ASUS's pre-installed Win8 system, allowing users to experience different operating methods. ASUS has added three unique independent technologies to this notebook: SonicMaster, Instant On and IceCool, which have greatly improved its sound quality, response speed and wrist rest temperature.

Advantages: Core i5, independent graphics card, multi-touch screen

Disadvantages: engineering plastic material

Simple and stable appearance, full engineering plastic shell design

Although the body of ASUS Y481C is entirely made of engineering plastics, its workmanship is very good. We can see from the top cover that the craftsmanship is bright engineering plastic, the main color of the top cover is black gray, and the ASUS silver LOGO is in the middle.

▲Asus Y481C top cover

In fact, if you look closely, the top cover is not a solid color, but has many light gray dots distributed in it. This design may make fingerprints less obvious on the top cover surface of ASUS Y481C, but users who love cleanliness also need to wipe it frequently.

▲ASUS Y481C screen

ASUS Y481C is a 14-inch mirror screen with a resolution of 1366*768. This machine is also equipped with a 10-point touch screen, which is rare among notebooks of this level. Through the operation experience, the touch screen of ASUS Y481C is basically satisfactory, and the positioning is relatively accurate. However, some buttons in the current Win8 system are small and not obvious when using the mouse. But when using the touch screen, there will be a feeling? My fingers are so thick. ?feeling.

▲ASUS Y481C touchpad and wrist rest

The wrist rest of this notebook embodies ASUS's unique "IceCool" technology. We can get the temperature of the wrist rest through thermal sensing. It is only about 35 degrees Celsius. This temperature was measured after one hour of copying the machine. Even when using this machine in the hot summer, it will not feel very hot. Looking at the touchpad again, the touchpad of ASUS Y481C is very accurate in terms of user experience. After tapping the touchpad, the feedback is moderate and the sound is crisp. If it is used for general web browsing and other operations, it is No need to connect an external mouse anymore. The touchpad color of this notebook is light gray. This color matches the dark gray tone of the keyboard surface and will not look so abrupt. There is a black line laser printed in the middle of the touchpad, which is used to distinguish the left and right keys. regional.

▲ASUS Y481C camera and microphone

The top of the screen of ASUS Y481C is a camera, which basically meets the needs of daily voice calls and video chats. There is a rubber pad at both ends of the screen, which is used to cushion the laptop when it is fastened. However, the microphone of this machine is not placed twice in the camera like other notebooks, and is hidden on the left side of the camera. This position is close to the edge of the casing and is not easy to find.

▲ASUS Y481C indicator light

The indicator light of this notebook is quite thoughtfully designed. On the lower left side of the indicator wrist rest, the indicator light is designed with two rows of lights. When opened, Viewed from the keyboard, the screen displays the charging indicator light, battery status, hard drive status, wireless network status, and caps lock indicator light. After the notebook screen is closed, there are still two indicator lights, namely the charging indicator light and the battery status, so You can also see the status of your laptop without opening the laptop screen.

Reasonable interface design, unique application technology of island keyboard

▲Asus Y481C keyboard overall view

The keyboard of ASUS Y481C adopts an island design with a frosted surface Grainy, through tapping, we feel that the keyboard workmanship of this notebook is pretty good. The keyboard of this notebook has a moderate key travel and a reasonable key spacing. There are no misoperations during the text input process. It is suitable for users who often type text.

▲ASUS Y481C shortcut keys

The keyboard shortcut keys of ASUS Y481C are basically attached designs. The F1-F12 keys can be called by FN plus the corresponding keys. . There is also a multimedia control function attached to the direction key in the lower right corner, which can be easily operated when watching movies and listening to music.

▲Asus Y481C power switch

It should be mentioned that the power switch button of this notebook is not conventionally placed on the left, but in the upper right corner of the keyboard, located next to the ESC key. above. Some users use ESC as a shortcut key in some software. Since the power switch button is relatively close to the ESC key, it is very likely that the ESC key will be mistakenly pressed as the power switch during operation.

▲ASUS Y481C side of the fuselage

Let’s talk about the interfaces of ASUS Y481C. The interface design of this machine is for right-handed users who operate the mouse. Most of the interfaces are placed on the on the left side of the fuselage. As you can see from the picture, the interfaces on the left side of the fuselage are a power interface, a VGA interface, an HDMI interface, an RJ45 network cable interface, a USB3.0 interface, a USB2.0 interface and a headphone\microphone two-in-one interface . There is only one USB2.0 interface and a DVD drive on the right side of the fuselage.

▲ASUS Y481C logo

In the lower right corner of the wrist rest is the ASUS Y481C logo sticker, so let us interpret it. This sticker marks three buying points for this machine, namely SonicMaster, Instant On and IceCool. Let’s talk about SonicMaster first. This is the Bel Canto Master developed by ASUS. SonicMaster can completely transform sound effects, balance intensity, noise suppression and other functions. Currently, ASUS has established a "Bel Canto Master" certification system.

▲ ASUS Y481C SonicMaster certification mark

Speaking of Instant On technology, this technology is also an exclusive innovative quick application technology by ASUS. In this mode, the notebook can last longer. The standby time is only two seconds, and the wake-up time is only two seconds. When the power is less than 5%, the data on the memory can be automatically transferred to the hard disk so that it can recover automatically next time it is turned on and avoid data loss. Finally, there is IceCool. This technology is a patented heat dissipation technology of ASUS. Through the reasonable distribution of heat dissipation components, there will be no high-heat components in the wrist rest, giving users a good notebook usage environment.

The mid-range configuration can handle general games

ASUS Y481C

Parameter name Parameter specifications

Processor

Intel Core i5-3337U

Chipset

H76

Memory

4 GB DDR3

Graphics< /p>

NVIDIA GeForce GT 720M

Hard drive

750GB mechanical hard drive

Display

14-inch display (resolution Rate 1366~768, support 10-point touch)

Wireless network card

Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter

Wired network card

realtek PCie GBE Family Controller

Operating system

Windows 8

In terms of configuration, ASUS Y481C uses the Intel Core i5-3337U processor and is equipped with 4GB of memory With a 750GB hard drive, the machine uses a built-in Intel HD 4600 core graphics card and NVIDIA GeForce GT 720M independent graphics card. Although this configuration is mid-range in the current notebook market, it is completely suitable for business office and daily entertainment.

Complete machine performance test

▲3DMARK score

When we tested the whole machine, we used PCMark7. This software contains seven test links, consisting of It consists of 25 independent workloads, covering all aspects of daily applications such as storage, computing, and imaging. The test results can reflect the performance of the machine as much as possible. ASUS Y481C's score is 2539 points, its performance is average, and it can basically meet office needs and daily entertainment needs.

Office performance test

We conducted an office performance test on this machine, and we still use SYSmark 2012 for testing. Let me briefly introduce this software to you. SYSmark 2012 is a new generation of PC performance benchmark testing software launched by BAPCo last year. Its biggest feature is that it uses real loads to simulate different user usage scenarios for testing. It includes six projects: Office Productivity, Media Creation, Web Development, Data/Financial Analysis, 3D Modeling, and System Management. Its test results can reflect PC processing in application scenarios such as video rendering, data analysis, word processing, and web development. Capability is a standard test item for commercial PCs.

▲SYSmark 2012 test results

Judging from the test results, the overall score of ASUS Y481C is 104, indicating that ASUS Y481C is fully competent in daily office applications and can also handle general Image processing and large data storage.

Processor performance test

▲CINEBENCH 10 test results

We used the CINEBENCH 10 software to test the machine. ASUS Y48C uses a Core i5-3337U low-voltage processor, with a score of 9647. This test result shows that the performance of this processor is comparable to that of mainstream ultrabooks.

Graphics processing performance test

▲3DMARK 11 test results

▲3DMARK 11 test results

The graphics card of ASUS Y481C is NVIDIA GeForce GT 720M, this graphics card is already relatively low-end compared to current mainstream notebooks. Judging from the test results of 3DMARK 11, it scored E1563. Basically, it can play some games that do not require high configuration. If you want to play large-scale 3D games, it may be too reluctant.

Game performance test

▲"Call of Duty 8" game test results

Since the graphics card of this machine is 720M, we only use "Call of Duty 8" 》For testing, the default settings are basically used in terms of game settings. Judging from the test, this notebook can run smoothly for this game, so games like the popular "League of Legends" can also run normally if the image quality is adjusted to medium.

The battery life is nearly 4 hours and the heat dissipation process is outstanding

Since it is a notebook, portability is also a key consideration, so we fully charged the ASUS Y481C and set the screen brightness to 40% In this case, we used MobileMark2012 software to simulate daily office work and conducted a battery life test on ASUS Y481C.

▲MobileMark2012 test results

▲ASUS Y481C battery

After testing, the usage time of this machine is 231 minutes, which is not bad. ASUS Y481C uses a four-core lithium battery, and its battery capacity is 2950 mAh lithium battery (15V, 44Wh), so the battery life of this machine is relatively mainstream. However, when using the touch screen function of this notebook, it will be reduced. Its battery life is long, so it is recommended to carry a power adapter when using it outside.

▲Thermal image of the keyboard surface of ASUS Y481C

▲Thermal image of the back of the ASUS Y481C fuselage

We conducted a heat test on the ASUS Y481C. After an hour After copying the machine, we can see from the thermal sensor image that the keyboard temperature is 32.8 degrees Celsius and the back of the fuselage is 32.3 degrees Celsius. As for heat generation, this Asus notebook is pretty good. After all, Asus has its own unique IceCool technology.

Summary:

▲Asus Y481C complete machine

Asus Y481C is equipped with Intel Core i5-3337U processor, 4GB memory and 75GB hard drive, and is also equipped with The NVIDIA GeForce GT 720M independent graphics card can basically meet daily work and entertainment needs. It can still run online games like "League of Legends". Although this configuration is currently in the middle of the mainstream notebook configurations, the workmanship of this notebook is pretty good, so it is suitable for users who usually only browse the web, watch videos and do business work. ASUS Y481C Still worth buying.