Promo €749 Asus Vivobook 16 M1607KA-DRFMB147W thin and light 7 hours Windows 11 Silver, high-performance AI laptop PC under AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 with 1 TB SSD
Our opinion on the Asus Vivobook 16 M1607KA-DRFMB147W
Oriented to Artificial Intelligence, the thin and light high-performance laptop Asus Vivobook 16 M1607KA-DRFMB147W with a battery life of 7 hours under Windows 11 suitable for studying, suitable for processing with its 16 GB of RAM and its AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 Krackan Point processor whose Radeon 860M graphics solution is suitable for playing modest games. Responsive, this elegant silver laptop which is adorned with a 16-inch Full HD 16/10th IPS anti-glare screen is also equipped with a backlit keyboard, an Infrared webcam for facial biometric authentication but also Wi-Fi 6E and dual USB-C connectivity.
Features of the Asus Vivobook 16 M1607KA-DRFMB147W
| Screen(s) | 16″ Full HD LED 16/10th 300cd/m² 45% NTSC (1920×1200, anti-glare) |
| Processor | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 Krackan Point (8 cores 2.0 GHz, 15-54W) |
| Installed RAM (max) | 16 GB (soldered) DDR5, 1 slot (free) |
| Graphics card | AMD Radeon 860M integrated into the processor |
| Storage | 1TB M.2 SSD (NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4) |
| Connections | 2 USB 3.2 (Gen1) + 2 USB 3.2 Type-C (Gen1), HDMI 2.1 |
| Network | Wi-Fi 6E ax (2×2), Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Backlit keyboard | Yes |
| Numeric keypad | Yes |
| Windows Hello | Yes, via Full HD Infrared webcam (with Privacy Shutter) |
| Audio system | 2 SonicMaster speakers |
| Operating system | Windows 11 64-bit |
| Announced autonomy / Battery | 7 hours / Li-Ion 3 cells 42Whr (65W adapter) |
| Weight / Dimensions (mm) | 1.88 Kg (with battery, 1.7 Kg without battery) / 357 x 250.6 x 17.9-19.9 |
The Asus Vivobook 16 M1607KA-DRFMB147W faces the competition
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Chassis, connections, screen of the Asus Vivobook 16 M1607KA-DRFMB147W
Its thin and light Cool Silver design gives this laptop an elegant and discreet look.
This laptop PC offers good connectivity with its 4 USBs including 2 USB-C through which you can connect various peripherals, its audio port, its practical HDMI video output to easily connect it to a TV or a monitor in particular but also its Wi-Fi 6E ax and Bluetooth 5.3 modules for wireless remote connections and communications.
It is reassuring that the Privacy Shutter functionality accompanies the webcam to preserve privacy when not in use.
Especially since the infrared technology of the webcam allows facial recognition and therefore biometric authentication, for example via Windows Hello.
The chiclet keyboard has a backlighting solution, which is useful to activate whenever you need to better distinguish the keys.
The Full HD screen adopts IPS technology providing significant viewing angles, both horizontal and vertical, while its 16:10 format displays more elements in height than the standard 16:9 format.
However, the colorimetry here is average, lower than that provided by high-end IPS, which is regrettable given the positioning of this laptop.
As it has an anti-reflective treatment, the screen is in any case more readable in a bright environment (eg outdoors) than a shiny panel.
Performance, battery life of the Asus Vivobook 16 M1607KA-DRFMB147W
The Asus Vivobook 16 M1607KA-DRFMB147W is a thin and light high-performance laptop PC focused on multimedia and Artificial Intelligence equipped with recent components.
Maximum users will be satisfied with the solid overall performance delivered by this laptop.
Because it is driven by an AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 processor which houses the Radeon 860M graphics module in addition to 8 hybrid cores. As it adopts the latest generation architecture Krackan Pointthe Ryzen AI 7 350 benefits from Artificial Intelligence capabilities.
Coupled with 16 GB of RAM, the Ryzen AI 7 350 deploys its potential in areas that are intensive in processor resources using multi-core and AI, for example in photo editing and video editing. Under this type of work, it carries out processing more quickly than a classic Quad/Hexa Core.
Obviously the storage is entrusted to a quiet, energy-efficient SSD whose high speed contributes to this laptop PC being very responsive and fluid on a daily basis.
So starting/stopping is quick, just like carrying out processing, launching applications or even arriving at online game cards.
Although it does not include a dedicated graphics card, this laptop does indeed allow you to play light to modest games in addition to watching photos and HD videos, including streaming.
And in terms of capacity? The SSD offers a very comfortable 1000 GB to accommodate quantities of various applications and files, including possible personal production.
As for autonomy, it is around 7 hours of battery operation in light use for this mobile computer whose contained weight and finesse make it as easy to transport as an Ultrabook, which is why anyone wishing to equip themselves with a student laptop will be able to be satisfied.
In the event of heavy loads (e.g. treatments), this laptop PC clearly heats up in certain places and can be heard, but fortunately at proportionally lower levels.
To contain temperatures, we can additionally use a ventilated support (remember to check the dimensions carefully!).
