Vivobook S 16 OLED Laptop, Intel Core Ultra 9 185H, 16GB, 1TB SSD, Neutral Black, S5606MA-DS96, Intel Evo Edition

Great laptop screens brilliant best I've seen. Sound size brightness yes great. Only thing and frustrating was a update required a bios trigger because of the battery level and lost trust in the device. Just let it charge fully leave it alone for a few hours. A very annoying start with this.

I have had this laptop now for about 6 months. Honestly folks, it's an amazing machine! The screen clarity, battery life and speed are a leap forward for lightweight, thin laptops. For picture editing, vlogging and every day surfing it's worth every penny. The power management is in a league of its own. I used the laptop for the first week and never plugged it in, because it manages turning off, saving power so effectively. My home network speed is fantastic. On the same 1 Gig verizon wireless network, I went from a high of 200 meg download speed, to 770 without changing a thing other than using this laptop, compared to my 5 year old one. Things to improve. Yes, a couple. I wish the sound had a deeper tone, it has good volume, but the depth of the sound can be improved. Also, the clarity of the built in camera can be better. Whatever Apple does with their camera should be emulated. But.....I only paid 899, on cyber Monday, and it looks even cheaper now.

Laptop arrived on time with good packaging. Set up the laptop on day one. On day two the laptop crashed. Totally crashed. Black screen. Would not accept any keystroke commands. Could only turn the laptop on or off...noticeable only because the keyboard would light up. I started a return but after reading Olympics restocking fees, I calculated it would cost me almost as much as the purchase price to have Geeksquad wipe my info plus shipping. Amazingly, after holding down the power button for about 5 minutes the black screen flashed a text demand to re-install Firmware. I say amazing because I learned how to do that and the unit has been working fine. Fingers Crossed.

This laptop is strange and I don't know if its problems have anything to do with it directly or with its Intel CPU (Ultra 9 185h). The 2 notable issues are: 1. The HDMI 2.1 port doesn't do 4k @120hz. I attempted to connect this to my LG C2 OLED TV (4k 120hz) with several different certified HMDI 2.1 cables and it refuses to show 4k at 120hz. However it does work when you use a USB-C to HDMI 2.1 cable. Strange. It's hard to diagnose if its the port. 2. The bulky 90w charger works fine, but I purchased a sleeker 100w Anker charger and it won't charge. Again, Don't know if it is the laptop's fault or possibly some issue with the CPU. I updated the BIOS and it briefly worked, but then went back to not detected the charger. Overall, I'm super optimistic for this laptop. The RGB keyboard along with the 3.2k 120hz OLED screen scream "Gaming Laptop" and although it is not, it can easily become an enticing lightweight "Gaming Laptop" when you use services like Geforce Now (Ultimate). For this price, or even for $1000 more, there aren't any gaming laptops that can support that kind of gaming experience using their built in hardware which makes this a compelling proposition. Aside from the HMDI port and the 3rd party charging compatibility I have just 1 minor gripe and that's that 16gb of RAM feels insufficient. It would be an absolutely easy choice if it came with 32gb. Windows 11 alone consumes half of that and with just a few chrome tabs opened, you're pushing it.

I WENT THROUGH ABOUT 6 LAPTOPS; BUYING AND RETURNING EACH ONE TO FINALLY ARRIVE AT THIS ONE, AND I AM TALKING ABOUT A 2019 AND 2020 MACBOOK PRO, A DELL LAPTOP, AN LG, AND OTHERS- THIS ASUS IS SO FAR, THE BEST LAPTOP IV OWNED. ITS KEYBOARD IS RESPONSIVE AND EASY TO USE, THE BACKSPACE AND ENTER KEY IS RIGHT NEXT TO THE REST OF THE KEYS, THE LG WAS THE WORST FOR THAT...EVERYTHING ABOUT IT IS PERFECT AND THE ONLY THING YA MAY WANT TO NOTICE IS THE GLOSSY SCREEN FOR WORKING IN LIT UP ROOMS. THE BATTERY IS LONG LASTING AND IT DON'T MAKE NOISES FROM A FAN AND DON'T GET HOT AND ITS JUST SO GOOD I WANT TO CUDDLE UP NEXT TO IT AND WHISPER SWEET NOTHINGS INTO ITS DIGITAL YONIC SPOT.

This laptop has no right to be as good as it appears to be. It's on the budget end of the price range, but with features of a flagship. The processor is VERY fast, the screen is STUNNING, the battery is large, the keyboard is great (not Dell XPS or Lenovo Carbon X1 great, but closer than any laptop in this price range has the right to be), and the touchpad is huge and responsive (not glass, but very pleasant). The finish is great, but it is a fingerprint (oil) magnet. I bought it for one of my parents whose older laptop is no longer sufficient. Honestly, if it had a 32GB ram option (would definitely pay up to $300 for that) I'd buy another for myself even though I don't need one, and would be willing to replace my 10th gen 14" Carbon X1 due to better battery life and vastly better screen at a fraction of the cost.