ASUS Vivobook 16" M1605NAQ-ES51 Indie Black 2026

ASUS Vivobook 16" M1605NAQ-ES51 Indie Black 2026

ASUS
48 Overall Score
vs
Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2025

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2025

Microsoft
75 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

ASUS Vivobook 16" M1605NAQ-ES51 Indie Black 2026

No customer feedback yet

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2025

85 out of 100 low confidence 5 reviews

Users are very satisfied with this Surface Laptop, praising its build quality, smooth trackpad, excellent screen brightness, and long battery life. One reviewer noted a printer connectivity issue, but overall sentiment is highly positive.

Pros
  • Excellent screen brightness
  • Smooth trackpad
  • Great battery life
  • Solid build quality
  • Magnetic charging port
Cons
  • Printer connectivity issue
👍 Build quality 3
👍 Trackpad 2
👍 Screen brightness 2
👍 Battery life 2
👍 Charging port 1
👎 Printer connectivity 1

Scores

Developer
ASUS
52
Microsoft
80
Student
ASUS
48
Microsoft
79
Business
ASUS
48
Microsoft
77
Entertainment
ASUS
49
Microsoft
74
Compact
ASUS
40
Microsoft
71
Creator
ASUS
23
Microsoft
35
Ai Llm
ASUS
14
Microsoft
33
Gaming
ASUS
11
Microsoft
20

Specifications

ASUS Vivobook 16" M1605NAQ-ES51Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition
Processor
CPU—★Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100
CPU Multi-Core Score
18,005
No data
Cores612★
Frequency3.3 GHz3.4 GHz★
L3 Cache16 MB★6 MB
Graphics
GPUAMD Radeon GraphicsQualcomm Adreno GPU★
GPU Benchmark Score—59★
Typeintegratedintegrated
VRAM Type—Shared
Memory & Storage
RAM8 GB64 GB★
RAM GenerationDDR5LPDDR5X
Storage 1512 GB1 TB★
Storage 1 TypeSSDNVMe SSD★
Display
Size16"15"
Resolution1920 px2496 px★
PanelIPSIPS
Refresh Rate60 Hz120 Hz★
Brightness300 nits600 nits★
Color Gamut45 percent NTSCsRGB
Connectivity
USB-C Ports22
USB Ports3★1
Thunderbolt—USB4
HDMIHDMI 1.4—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 7★
BluetoothBluetooth 5.4Bluetooth 5.4
EthernetHDMI 1.4—
Physical
Weight1.88 kg1.66 kg★
Battery—66 Wh★
OSWindows 11 HomeWindows 11 Pro

Pros & Cons

ASUS Vivobook 16" M1605NAQ-ES51 Indie Black 2026

  • Strong port selection (78th percentile)
  • Strong social proof (75th percentile)
  • Strong screen (67th percentile)
  • Below average gpu (14th percentile)14th %ile
  • Below average ram (21st percentile)
  • Below average portability (24th percentile)

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2025

  • Strong cpu (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong ram (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong screen (91st percentile)91st %ile
  • Strong reliability (81st percentile)81st %ile
  • Below average gpu (28th percentile)

Pricing

ASUS Vivobook 16" M1605NAQ-ES51 Indie Black 2026

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2025

No current pricing available

Verdict

★ Winner: Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition

Scores 75 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 13 of 29 specs.

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Better at:

Ai LlmGamingCompactCreatorStudentBusinessDeveloperEntertainment

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