ASUS Vivobook 16" M1607KA-V16.R516512 Quiet Blue 2025
The AMD Ryzen AI 5 330 processor with its dedicated 50 TOPS NPU brings Copilot+ AI features like Recall and Live Captions to a budget-friendly 16-inch chassis. The 16:10 WUXGA display offers a spacious 1920x1200 resolution for productivity, though its 300-nit brightness and 45% NTSC color gamut are best suited for indoor use. This laptop is ideal for students and home users who want a large screen for multitasking and entry-level AI tools without a premium price tag.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong user sentiment (78th percentile) 78th
- Strong gpu (68th percentile) 68th
- Strong screen (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average portability (23rd percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen AI 5 330 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.0 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 4 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | AMD Radeon Graphics |
| Type | Discrete |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 1920x1200 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| Brightness | 300 nits |
| Color Gamut | 45% NTSC |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.9 kg / 4.2 lbs |
| Battery | 42 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS Vivobook 16" M1607KA-V16.R516512 | Apple MacBook Air M4 | Lenovo ThinkPad Gen 13 Aura Edition | HP OmniBook X Flip | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG1US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen AI 5 330 | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255U | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 24 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 512 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 512 |
| Screen | 16" 1920x1200 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 1920x1200 | 13.8" 2304x1536 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | AMD Radeon Graphics | Apple (10-Core) | Intel Graphics | AMD Radeon 860M | Qualcomm Adreno | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | 42 | 54 | - | - | 54 | 41 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS Vivobook 16" M1607KA-V16.R516512 | 45 | 67.9 | 62.3 | 64.6 | 67.6 | 22.6 | 37.9 | 77.8 | 59.6 | 97.1 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 73.3 | 69.2 | 52.9 | 47.7 | 88.7 | 90.7 | 52.9 | 93.7 | 97.1 | 98.7 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad Gen 13 Aura Edition Compare | 60.8 | 52.3 | 92.6 | 91.1 | 77.1 | 91.1 | 81 | 0 | 80 | 98 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 77.6 | 58.9 | 84.4 | 81.3 | 74.5 | 79 | 68.3 | 98.2 | 32.4 | 97.1 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.9 | 24.4 | 52.9 | 69.4 | 88.3 | 88.9 | 81 | 0 | 80 | 92.3 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG1US Compare | 67.4 | 65.2 | 52.9 | 69.4 | 95.7 | 86.9 | 52.9 | 0 | 80 | 98 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Best Buy 7 offers From $550
Newegg 1 offer From $659
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