ASUS Vivobook 16 Laptop, 16” WUXGA 60Hz Display, Intel Core i5-13420H, Intel Iris Xᵉ Graphics, 16GB Memory, 512GB Storage, Windows 11, Cool Silver, F1605VA-ES56

Good Performance for a Modest Price
My wife and I are pleased with our new Vivobook 16. It performs as we expect for a modestly-priced notebook PC.My wife and I purchased an ASUS Vivobook 16 F1605VA-ES56 in Aug 2025; our Vivobook was manufactured in May 2025. The computer features an Intel Core i5-13420H CPU, 16GBytes of DDR4 RAM, a 512GByte M.2 PCIe Gen4x4 SSD, and Windows 11 Home. The ASUS web site says this Vivobook variant was introduced in 2025; therefore, review comments dated before 2025 may not apply to Vivobook 16 F1605VA-ES56.We use our Vivobook 16 for schoolwork, web browsing, online business transactions, teleconferencing, and email while we travel. Apps we use most are Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, OneNote), Zoom, and MS Edge web browser. Our Vivobook works just fine for these tasks, running these apps.Other comments:– Battery life is unimpressive, but it’s fine for us: We mostly use our Vivobook where electric power is available.– The Vivobook’s display meets our modest portable computer needs. The display presents documents, photos, web pages, and instructional videos with adequate quality. It would probably satisfactorily display 1080p movies. We don’t use our Vivobook for video/photo editing or for gaming.– This Vivobook variant does not support Intel Iris Xe Graphics, although the Amazon ad says that it does. We were not surprised by this because we researched this variant’s capabilities at online sites other than Amazon. Absence of this higher-end graphics capability is not a dealbreaker for us because of our plain & simple expectations for the machine … and Iris’ capabilities probably would be wasted on this machine’s humble display.– The Vivobook’s built-in speakers acceptably reproduce audio from online videos and the human voice. We would use external speakers if we chose to listen to music or watch movies.– The built-in 720p webcam, microphone, and audio system meet our expectations during online meetings.– We are happy with the keyboard and touchpad. The keyboard does not have a backlight, and we do not require one.– This Vivobook variant supports Modern Standby (sleep state S0 Low Power Idle). We like the “always online” and snappy wake-up this feature enables. We find the computer ready to use when we need it.If your notebook PC needs are similar to ours, I recommend the ASUS Vivobook 16 F1605VA-ES56.

Good laptop
Amazing laptop, big screen and not too heavy, good battery, the sound quality is good enough for the money you pay. Watch out, this model doesn’t have backlit keyboard 🙂

Good battery, great screen size and performance for most of engineering tasks
Pretty much good laptop, battery duration is great, I locked it to charge at 80% and works as intended.Love the keyboard sound and the screen size is really good. I can’t go back to a 16×9 display.Would be nice to have a backlight keyboard. Speakers are good and the screen color is accurate enough for amateur designing.I can do light gaming, like Rocket League, League of Legends, and faster Premiere Pro UDH editing.

Excellent computer for the price
So far so good. This laptop meets my needs as an everyday home computer. I like the screen size and full keyboard. The setup process was easy and getting things finalized went smoothly. The only complaint I have is that I’m not impressed by the myASUS app. Setting up this app required multiple sign ins and email checks. This seemed unnecessarily complex.