Apart from launching the ZenBook 13 OLED and VivoBook S14, ASUS also launched its budget range of VivoBook Ultra K14/ K15 laptops. Or, say they have refreshed the ultra-affordable AMD Ryzen 4000U powered laptops this year but with newer AMD Ryzen 5000U mobile APUs.
So, technically, you have no changes on the design front, but that hardware upgrade could be significant if you are a nerd like me. As you previously, know both the VivoBook Ultra K14/ K15 are very similar to each other except for the display sizes, which affects the price a bit, except that the hardware is similar on both.
The ASUS VivoBook Ultra K14 features a 14-inch full-HD LED-backlit display, still comes with 250 nits peak brightness and 45% NTSC coverage. Simultaneously, the VivoBook Ultra K15 comes with a 15.6-inch Full-HD LED-backlit display with similar peak brightness and colour accuracy.
You get the newer AMD APUs at the heart of the laptops, featuring up to 8 cores, 16 threaded Ryzen 7 5700U. Though both come with 8GB DDR4 RAM at 3,200MHz, the Ultra K14 features 512GB M.2 NVME PCIe X2 SSD, while the Ultra K15 gives you the option of both 256GB M.2 NVMe PCIe X2 SSD and up to a 1TB SATA HDD.
Both come with a decent 42Whr battery; however, the ASUS VivoBook Ultra K14 weighs around 1.4kg, the Ultra K15 is a bit heavier as it weighs 1.8 kg. You get both Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.0 support for connectivity, whereas, for ports, you get a USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-A port, a USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-C port, two USB 2.0 ports, HDMI 1.4, a combo audio jack, and a microSD card reader.
Both the new Asus VivoBook Ultra K14 and the VivoBook Ultra K15 have a starting Rs 58,990 in India. These laptops come with many colour options like Indie Black, Hearty Gold, and Transparent Silver. The laptops are promised to make their way to Asus online and offline stores soon; however, there are no words on the online availability.
