The Asus Vivobook S 16 has a color-fast large screen with a fantastic image, together with the smooth processing, this makes for a good, beautiful and portable laptop for daily use.
Aad Munsterman and Rob Coenraads
ASUS Vivobook laptops are known for their combination of stylish design, good performance and affordability. They are designed for everyday use and offer a wide range of features and specifications to suit various needs.
The laptop is a slim (13.9 mm) and light model (1.5 kg) in neutral black with narrow edges that incorporates a 16-inch OLED screen with a productive screen ratio of 16:10. The resolution is a nice 3200 x 2000 pixels with 0.2 ms response, the maximum measured brightness is 385 nits and the color coverage is optimal with 100% sRGB and 99.9% DCI-P3.
The AMD Ryzen7 8845HS@3.8/5.1Ghz processor is equipped with an AMD XDNA NPU with 16 TOPS and the integrated Radeon 780 graphics processor provides image control. It also has 16GB DDR5, a 1TB PCIe4 SSD and in terms of connections, 1x USB-C/5Gbps, 2x USB-A/5Gbps, 1x USB4-C/20Gbps, HDMI 2.1, 3.5mm audio combo and a micro SD card. card reader. Wireless communication is possible with Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3. The full HD AiSense camera provides a good image and is Windows Hello compatible for quick login, while the battery life is good at more than 14 hours.
Finally, Windows 11 Home 23H2 is installed with a number of Asus specific management tools.
Conclusion
The colorfast large screen with a fantastic image and the smooth processing make for a good, beautiful and portable laptop for daily use.
Product: Asus Vivobook S16 OLED M5606
Recommended retail price: €1,199.00
Positives:
* powerful system with fantastic screen
* many connections
* no Thunderbolt4
* limited expansion