A SUPERB budget 16-inch Vivobook from ASUS!

Our review of the ASUS Vivobook 16X, the most affordable 16-inch laptop from ASUS finally fixes its ports selection over other Vivobooks and could be one of the best budget choices for students and workers.

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[angelaravano]

Asus Vivobook 16 is such a nice investment. I had been using it for my business of printing shop and yet I am very satisfied with it's spec. Highly recommended!!

[Runbow]

my mom bought me this laptop for college but mine has the Ryzen 7 5800h instead. I am very happy so far

[arunk]

I've been using it for programming for the past 6 months. It's good.

[drummer]

I just found this one at Walmart with the 12th gen I7 1255U, 16gb RAM and a 512gb SSD. For $499, I'd say that's pretty damn good. imo

[joelconolly]

The best thing about this laptop is definitely that processor.

[JuliaJoanneBlack]

After using a Macbook Air for almost 5 years, I am ready to go back to Windows and purchase this laptop. I have read great things about this laptop and would be a great tool for me.

[ryuki.ryugao]

JUST RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS LAPTOP AND I'M REALLY EXCITED TO USE IT.... THIS IS MY FIRST TIME TO USE AN AMD RYZEN SERIES TOO!! I LOVE ITS COLOR DESPITE LIKING A BLACK COLOR MORE!!

[SqthecircleBK]

Good review!!! Thanks for the product review... Keep up the good work!

[Coronaria]

Thanks for the great review! Nice to see you also like Itzy :)

[belleyap]

The best choice aside from budget friendly this laptop Vivo book 16 is easy to carry around and ideal for VA.

[EarnWithMeEasy]

It is good for vlogs and short reels editing?

[joeking]

I've been using this for playing Tetris and it performs really good 😂

[wndrnmf]

hi. can you tell me the exact full name of the unit? thanks!

[TheSoulsButcher]

I am in need of a good laptop for school, but would also like it to run some strategy games from time to time, any recommendations?

[taylorshin]

Just got the laptop and setting up work environments...

Cons:

1. Mushy keyboard. I think Acer Aspire is better. But the pitchs and keycap sizes are way better on this side.
2. WiFi is a weird brand. Impossible to download its driver separately from a manufacturer. This is a problem when Windows gets updated to next version since one cannot download driver for the ne OS, or using Linux due to driver availability. Driver support for long-term usage aspect is not very good. However, the WiFi card can be switched to Intel anytime.
3. Only one M.2 SSD slot. But pay a bit more to get a spacious one such as 2TB. Only gen 3 speed tnough. Yet, content creators will not even consider this laptop anywy.
4. Only one memoty slot. But 8GB, at least what I got, was already soldered on. So, the slot itself is an expansion slot. Be sure to install it to utilize the dual channel speed.
--> On the other hand, 'Upgradable to 32GB' can be misleading since the practical largest SODIMM module will be 16GB: nets 24GB of memory.
5. Flimsy feeling hinges. Plastic made.
6. No keyboard backlight.

The goods:
1. 5600H. Not those U variants. Perhaps a bit less battery life than ultra low voltage ones. But the performance is not too shabby. At least CPU is a gaming grade one, which is actually better for office works and light workstations.
2. The 1200P screen. The screen itself is rather a cheaper side and not as bright as a mac. But quite good to work with. 16to10 screen ratio also helps with Win11, which does not allow to move the taskbar around.
3. Heat pipes are prettier than other competitors in this range. --> Even on 100% workload, noise is not very intimidating.
4. Sound quality from speakers is not too bad.
5. Fairly lightweight for its size.
6. Heat is not too bad. Even with several hours of compiling codes with full load. Exhaust is left side.

Overall, a good trade off for price and performance. Good for light EDA machine to run some CAD programs and compilers. WSL compiled my rust toolchain quite fast. Purchased the machine for a mobile workstation for light workloads and lab use. Way better than those low end gaming machines that runs the cooling like crazy all the time. The integrated GPU runs PCB circuit rendering and 3D printer model without too much problem.

Way better choice than those overpriced LG or Apple.

A little update on LAN card (Also cons):
The wireless card is Realtek based one which doesn't come with a good driver support. Even in Windows if a next version comes out, there is a good chance the newer Windows will never see it without installing an old driver. On Linux? Realtek (or Mediatek) is a menace nonetheless. Pay $20-$30 to get an Intel WiFi+BT card for better compatibility. Yes there ARE Linux drivers for 'some' Mediatek or Realtek devices. But they are not very reliable at best.

[rosebuds]

Would this laptop be great for using Autocad? Thanks!

[khaledbaadarani]

Thanks for this review, i will definitely look into it and buy one

[WestCoastRder]

I'm gonna go buy at Costco later today

[madats]

What is best for perfomance. This one or MSI modern 15 AMD RYZEN 5 5500U (6-CORES 12-THREADS) | 8GB DDR4 3200 (2 x SODIMM SLOTS) | 512GB M.2 NVME PCIE SSD | AMD RADEON RX VEGA 7 GRAPHICS | W11

[ginger_banshe]

I’m deciding between Asus Vivobook 16X and Dell Inspiron 16
I use laptop to work in Microsoft Office, watch films and sometimes to play games like Sims 4. Could you recommend me which one is better? Thanks in advance