ASUS Vivobook 16 M1605YA 16.0" WUXGA 16:10 Laptop (AMD Ryzen 5-7530U, 8GB RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD, Windows 11 Home)

Overall I'm very happy with the laptop. It got the Ryzen AI 9 365 skew. It's fantastic to use, it's got an amazing screen with brilliant resolution and it's an absolute beast in terms of laptop performance. My only issue is Windows 11 which I'm not into although I noticed it has the whole new Recall feature built in if you're into the sort of thing. Was easy to install Ubuntu 25 on and works like a dream. The build quality is solid and I really like having such a large and responsive trackpad. Only negative might be that the keyword isn't the easiest to type on, but I'm sure I'll get used to it.Overall so much better than any laptop I've owned before and honestly can't see what more I could want that would justify the over 2K price tag of more premium laptops.

I have not thoroughly tested it. See some hiccups with Japanese menu, fixed it already. But then why I rated 5 stars? 2 things: 1) Config: Ryzen AI 9 365 + 32 GB RAM, and 2) Price. I am pretty sure you can't find this price elsewhere. I turned it on, it works fine. As mentioned, not tested it thoroughly, but for the reasons above, it is 5 stars. If you are looking for a new AI PC and do not want to give £1000+ for a similar config, look nowhere. If you look for a perfect laptop with hardware and software both perfect, you should check it yourself if it fits.

ASUS Vivobook M1502YA 15.6" Full HD Laptop (AMD Ryzen 7, 16GB RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD, Windows 11 Home)it takes a few hours to install all the updates so be patient, not sure why another antivirus security package trial was installed as its not required so uninstall it, all these models have windows defender installed & that is all you need, after i synced my bookmarks with my older Asus model it was set up and ready to use.

This was a difficult buy for me after reading the reviews for this laptop, however I decided to base my eventual decision to buy it on the reported specs. I have only been using it for one week or so but this is without a doubt the most amazing laptop of this quality for this price. I see now that it is about £100 cheaper than when I ordered it which really only bolsters my review. It isn’t a gaming laptop but it runs games as large as Warzone without over heating or glitching. It comes with a free three months of game pass. It hasn’t crashed even though I have nearly maxed out the hard drive’s storage. A dynamic OLED screen. It has a nice mature aesthetic and is inexplicably light. When it got delivered I thought they had left out the laptop or something because of how light the parcel was. I don’t know if I have been able to debunk all the negative comments and convince you to buy this but I definitely don’t regret this purchase and if you are a stand up person who uses computers sensibly and not aggressively I think you will enjoy this purchase just as I have. Once again 10/10.

excellent

Let's start with the positives.It's a good-looking laptop, which is thin and light.Screen is excellent, with rich realistic colours.The AMD AI 9 365 processor, with 32 GB of RAM, is very snappy, and more than capable of running video editing software programs such as DaVinci Resolve, and light gaming.On battery, it's virtually silent when running light programs. It also runs very cool.The negatives.It claims to have up to 14 hours of battery life, however, this is based on things like watching a video with the Wi-Fi turned off, at its lowest screen brightness. In reality, 6 to 8 hours, is a more realistic figure when doing normal light tasks.When the laptop is connected to a power source, the fans spin up, even when just using a web browser. Is not noisy by any means, but you can definitely hear it. I suspect it's something the do with fast charge, which creates too much heat.When the screen is set to 120 Hz, which is the default setting when it's plugged into the mains, the screen occasionally blinks/flickers. This problem was improved via a BIOS and graphics card update, however, these updates created even more problems. The laptop then constantly crashed, i.e. the blue screen of death, especially when running demanding programs. I've also read another review, stating that the laptop constantly crashes, therefore it may not be an isolated problem, but either a hardware or software problem with this particular laptop.In the end, I had to return the laptop. It's a shame, because it's got great specs, at a reasonable price.

Amazing

Very nice laptop, reasonably quick and quiet, does everything i require