The Asus Vivobook Pro 16X scores a lot of points in terms of performance. At best, only a handful of premium class notebooks and gaming laptops achieve better ratings in the CPU benchmarks. This is to be expected with an Intel Core i9-13980HX.
Added to this is the cooling, which runs discreetly in the background in standard settings. Although it is still active in Silent mode, it is drowned out by the slightest background noise. The fans can also get really loud and keep the system performance stable at almost the highest level for long periods of time.
A multimedia notebook should not be without a potent GPU. The RTX 4060 remains slightly below its capabilities, but offers more than enough graphics performance for creative tasks. Even current games are playable with very few drawbacks.
Overall, this doesn’t sound much different than the highly priced Asus ProArt Studiobook 16.
Cuts made mostly on the outside
Some cuts have been made in terms of stability, material quality and features. The case yields too much in some places. Not every gap is perfectly straight and the keyboard could also be sturdier.
The VivoBook uses the same OLED display as in the more expensive StudioBook and the same processor, thus achieving almost identical performance values. And it also has a few small, fine extras to offer. More on this in our detailed review of the Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W.
I’ve been using computers since 1989 and an Intel 8086. I also remember the Internet before college and university networks were supplanted by corporate and social media. The fascination for the technical leaps and social effects never let me go. In particular, I am most interested in the classic PC – and hardly less so in the laptop, in which the components have to come to terms with little space and power. So it seems only logical that I have been writing technical guides and product presentations since 2015. My physics studies provide the necessary basic knowledge and understanding of contexts.
Growing up in regional Australia, I first became acquainted with computers in my early teens after a broken leg from a football (soccer) match temporarily condemned me to a predominately indoor lifestyle. Soon afterwards I was building my own systems. Now I live in Germany, having moved here in 2014, where I study philosophy and anthropology. I am particularly fascinated by how computer technology has fundamentally and dramatically reshaped human culture, and how it continues to do so.
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