Promo €799 Asus Vivobook 16X N3604YA-MB014W, 16″ Silver 16/10 thin and light laptop PC running AMD Ryzen 7 with large, fast 1 TB SSD storage
Our opinion on the Asus Vivobook 16X N3604YA-MB014W
Thin and light despite its 16 inch 16/10th format, the portable PC Asus Vivobook 16X N3604YA-MB014W benefits from fast 1 TB SSD storage which reinforces its responsiveness and goes very well with the AMD Octo Core Ryzen 7 7730U Barcelo Refresh processor as well as the 16 GB of RAM to provide good performance in everyday use and light multimedia processing. This Windows11 laptop with an elegant silver design and Full HD anti-glare IPS screen is also equipped with a backlit keyboard, a webcam shutter and USB-C connectivity while its wireless connectivity is old.
Features of the Asus Vivobook 16X N3604YA-MB014W
Screen(s) | 16'' Full HD LED IPS 45% NTSC 16/10th 300cd/m² (1920×1200, anti-glare) |
Processor | AMD Ryzen 7 7730U Barcelo Refresh (2.0 GHz, 8 cores, TDP 15W) |
Installed RAM (max) | 16 GB (8 GB soldered + 8 GB) DDR4 3200 MHz |
Graphics card | AMD Radeon Vega 8 integrated into the processor |
Storage | 1TB M.2 SSD (NVMe PCIe 3.0) |
Connections | 2 USB 3.2 (Gen2) + 1 USB 2.0 + 1 USB 3.2 Type-C (Gen1), HDMI 1.4 |
Network | Wi-Fi 5ac (1×1), Bluetooth 5.1 |
Backlit keyboard | Yes (1.35mm stroke) |
Numeric keypad | Yes |
Windows Hello | – |
Audio system | 2 speakers (2 x 2W) Sonic Master |
Operating system | Windows 11 64-bit |
Announced autonomy / Battery | 6 hours / Li-Ion 3 cells 42Whr |
Weight / Dimensions (mm) | 1.76 Kg / 359.5 x 249.5 x 17.9 |
The Asus Vivobook 16X N3604YA-MB014W faces the competition
The Asus Vivobook 16X N3604YA-MB014W is currently showing in promotion at Asus France and positions itself in the average in its category where it is one of the only to adopt a 16-inch format but encounters cheaper competitors.
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Chassis, connections, screen of the Asus Vivobook 16X N3604YA-MB014W
It adopts a sober and elegant appearance with its thin and light light silver design. Cool Silver is robust due to its compliance with the American military resistance standard MIL-STD-810G.
The wired connectivity integrated into this versatile laptop is good, including 1 USB-C, a practical HDMI video output for easily connecting it to a monitor or TV for example, an audio port or 2 USB including 1 USB 3.0 (USB compatible). 2.0) providing transfers up to 10 times faster than USB 2.0 if USB 3.0 devices are plugged into it.
It's a shame, however, that the wireless connectivity is not more recent – and therefore efficient – since we are content here with Wi-Fi 5 ac and Bluetooth 4.1 modules when we expect this price level to be found 6-axis Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.2/.3.
We appreciate being able to hide the webcam behind a privacy shutter when not in use in order to preserve privacy.
The chiclet keyboard has a practical backlighting solution. Simply activate it to better distinguish its keys.
The screen is adorned with an anti-reflective coating ensuring better visibility in a bright environment (e.g. outdoors) than a shiny panel.
The Full HD screen adopts a more comfortable 16:10th format than the classic 16:9th to display more information in height.
Furthermore, thanks to its IPS technology, the viewing angles are significant, both horizontally and vertically.
Performance, battery life of the Asus Vivobook 16X N3604YA-MB014W
The Asus Vivobook 16X N3604YA-MB014W is an elegant, thin and light 16:10 laptop PC intended for everyday multipurpose use offering a large storage capacity.
One can install and store multiple applications and files on the high capacity 1000 GB SSD storage built into this laptop.
An SSD offers several advantages: low energy consumption, silent operation, robust design or even high speed.
In practice, the SSD clearly improves responsiveness and fluidity on a daily basis.
Thanks to the SSD we benefit in particular from quick starts/stops as well as software launches.
The SSD therefore accompanies the heart of this laptop very well, made up of 16 GB of RAM and a low-consumption AMD Ryzen 7 7730U processor. Barcelo RefreshOcto Core in which the Radeon Vega 8 graphics module is housed.
We thus obtain good performance in everyday use such as surfing the Internet and office or even watching photos and videos.
Thanks to this laptop PC you can also carry out small multimedia processing taking advantage of the RAM and multi-core, such as light video conversions or photo editing.
As for autonomy, count on around 6 hours of battery operation in light use for this computer whose finesse and controlled weight make it as easy to transport as an Ultrabook.
Some wishing to equip themselves with a Student laptop of 16/10th with numeric keypad who do not need a high autonomy may be interested.