Promo €899 Asus Vivobook 16 S1605VA-MB574W, thin and light 16″ multimedia laptop PC Silver under powerful Intel Core i9-H with 24 GB RAM and 1 TB SSD
Our opinion on the Asus Vivobook 16 S1605VA-MB574W
Suitable for multimedia work, the thin and light laptop PC Asus Vivobook 16 S1605VA-MB574W benefits from 24 GB of RAM above average as well as a high-end Core i9-13900H Intel Raptor Lake processor with high-performance Iris Xe graphics which accelerate processing like the fast SSD storage with a large capacity of 1 TB which reinforces its responsiveness. This elegant silver antimicrobial Windows 11 Ultrabook has a 16-inch IPS Full HD 16:10 anti-glare screen, a backlit keyboard, a webcam shutter and USB-C connectivity.
Features of the Asus Vivobook 16 S1605VA-MB574W
| Screen(s) | 16″ WUXGA Full HD IPS 16/10th 45% NTSC 300cd/m² with fine edges (1920×1200, anti-glare) |
| Processor | Intel Core i9-13900H Raptor Lake-H (14 cores: 6P 1.9 GHz / 8E 1.5 GHz) |
| Installed RAM (max) | 24 GB (16 GB soldered + 8 GB) DDR4 3200MHz, 1 slot (occupied) |
| Graphics card | Intel Iris Xe integrated into the processor |
| Storage | 1TB M.2 SSD (NVMe PCIe 3.0) |
| Connections | 2 USB 3.2 (Gen1) + 1 USB 2.0 + 1 USB 3.2 Type-C (Gen1), HDMI 1.4 |
| Network | Wi-Fi 5ac, Bluetooth 5.1 |
| Backlit keyboard | Yes, stroke 1.4mm |
| Numeric keypad | Yes |
| Windows Hello | – |
| Audio system | 2 SonicMaster speakers |
| Operating system | Windows 11 64-bit |
| Announced autonomy / Battery | 5 hours / Li-ion 3 cells 42Whr |
| Weight / Dimensions (mm) | 1.88 Kg / 358.7 x 249.5 x 19.9 mm |
The Asus Vivobook 16 S1605VA-MB574W faces the competition
The Asus Vivobook 16 S1605VA-MB574W is currently displayed in promotion at Asus France and offers a configuration/price ratio attractive for its category where it is one of the cheapest to offer such a high amount of RAM with such a powerful and recent processor in such a thin and light 16 inch 16/10th chassis.
If this Asus Vivobook 16 S1605VA-MB574W does not meet all your criteria, you will find it in our guide Gaming laptop other configurations to play with a similar budget. For the same budget, choose the model with the most powerful graphics card, it will have the greatest impact on performance.
Chassis, connections, screen of the Asus Vivobook 16 S1605VA-MB574W
Openable 180° completely flat, this robust laptop, due to its compliance with the military resistance standard MIL-STD-810H, which has an Asus Antimicrobial Guard Plus treatment protecting against 99% of viruses and bacteria, has a sober and elegant appearance.
IceCool technology takes care of cooling it using a fan (87 IceBlades blades), 2 heat pipes and air vents.
This multimedia-oriented laptop PC integrates good wired connectivity with its USB-C, its practical HDMI video output to easily connect it to a TV or a monitor for example, its audio port or its 3 USBs including 2 USB 3.0 (USB 2.0 compatible). ) providing transfers up to 5 times faster than USB 2.0 if USB 3.0 devices are connected.
On the wireless side, we find very decent Bluetooth 5, but the older and less efficient Wi-Fi 5 ac standard than Wi-Fi 6 ax disappoints.
When you are not using the webcam, you can slide it in front of a physical cover to hide it to protect privacy.
As the chiclet keyboard has a backlighting solution, you simply activate it whenever you need to better distinguish your keys.
The Full HD screen is adorned with a 16/10th format which is more comfortable in height than the classic 16/9th: a greater number of elements are therefore displayed.
Thanks to its IPS technology, the screen benefits from significant viewing angles, both horizontally and vertically. But as we are not dealing with high-end IPS, the colorimetry is standard here.
In any case, the screen has an anti-reflective coating making it more readable than a shiny panel in a bright environment (e.g. outdoors).
Performance, battery life of the Asus Vivobook 16 S1605VA-MB574W
The Asus Vivobook 16 S1605VA-MB574W targets those looking for a thin and light 16-inch versatile laptop PC with high performance in terms of multimedia-oriented processor.
It benefits from a good amount of above-average RAM of 24 GB which therefore goes very well with the high-end Core i9-13900H Intel Raptor Lake processor with 14 hybrid cores and integrated Iris Xe graphics module.
Clearly, demanding users will be delighted with the good overall power provided by this laptop.
And particularly creators since the multimedia processing carried out by this core is faster than if we were dealing with 16 GB DDR4/5 as well as a classic Quad/Hexa Core processor. The difference is clearly noticeable in areas that are intensive in RAM and CPU resources using multi-core, such as video editing or photo editing.
Those who need graphics acceleration of processing will, however, move on since no dedicated graphics card is on board here.
Thanks to the Iris Xe, however, you can watch HD photos and videos or play light games.
In any case, SSD storage will delight a maximum of users since it offers a substantial capacity of 1000 GB to install and store quantities of software and files, including even personal productions.
On a daily basis the SSD provides rapid software launches as well as starts/stops but also processing or even arrival on online game cards.
The SSD more generally ensures good responsiveness and fluidity.
Finally, count on around 5 hours of battery operation in light use for this elegant silver multimedia-oriented Ultrabook whose finesse and light weight make it easy to transport.
