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ASUS Laptop VivoBook 16
Intel Core 5 16GB RAM 512GB SSD Windows 11 Home 16" FHD Screen
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£399.00
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6-24 months. Rep. 36.8% APR. 3 instalments of £133.00
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0% interest with Klarna
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Joey, Tech Expert @ Laptop Station
“ASUS has nailed this one! At £399, it punches well above its weight for the price. Laptops around this price typically score between 16 and 19.”
21/30
My score
Great for
Popular gaming apps like Minecraft and Sims 4
The kids to play Roblox or simple flash games
Basic photo editing on apps like Canva or GIMP
Also good for
Connecting up one or two extra screens
Video and voice calls on Teams and WhatsApp
Watching TV or movies on YouTube, Netflix or iPlayer
Not ideal if you need
Professional editing using DaVinci, SolidWorks, Sketchup
Advanced gaming for Cyberpunk or Marvel Rivals
Action games like GTA V and Fortnite
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Laptop FAQs
We've answered the common questions we're asked about this laptop.
Yes. You can choose to pay for your laptop monthly up to 24 months with our finance partner, Payl8r. Simply choose the Payl8r option at checkout. You can pay an optional deposit, and choose how many months.
Here’s how it looks:
| Over 24 months | from £16.62 |
| Over 18 months | from £22.16 |
| Over 12 months | from £33.25 |
The rate provided to you is subject to credit. Over 18s only.
Representative example: If you borrow £510.00 over 12 months at a fixed monthly interest rate of 2.50% and an annual rate of 30.00% and a representative APR of 65.5%, you will pay: Monthly payment: £55.25. Total repayments: £663.00. Total charge for credit: £153.00.
We have Klarna too. Pay in 3 payments of £133.00 with no interest. Choose Klarna at checkout.
Yes, this laptop comes with Windows 11 Home. Windows is the software that controls your laptop, and lets you install other software and get on the web. Some people consider Word, Excel and Outlook to be part of Windows, and although they are both made by Microsoft they aren’t the same thing.
The colour of this ASUS laptop is Cool Silver.
Yes, this laptop has a USB C port that allows you to connect an external monitor. If you’re connecting to an existing screen, check it has a USB C display port, USB4, or HDMI port.
The model number for this ASUS laptop is X1605VA.
There is a one year warranty on all laptops, with an option to extend to two years for a small charge.
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Thoroughly checked
Each laptop is checked by our technicians and is backed by a 12 month warranty.
21 point check
Each laptop receives a comprehensive check of all its components, moving bits, and internals to make sure they're all tip-top.
1.System & BIOS check
2.Processor performance check
3.Memory RAM test
4.Storage health check
5.Battery health check
6.Display quality check
7.Keyboard test
8.Trackpad test
9.Ports & connections
10.Wi-Fi & Bluetooth
11.Audio speakers & mic
12.Camera test
13.Cooling system check
14.Fan noise check
15.Graphics performance
16.Shake test
17.Photos taken
18.Build & hinge check
19.Exterior condition
20.Clean & dust removal
21.Final ready-to-use check
The geeky bit
Performance and technical information
A clear breakdown of the main spec, screen, ports and everyday features.
- Processor
- Intel Core 5 upto 5GHz (120U) - Ten Core
- RAM
- 16GB
- Storage
- 512GB SSD
- Graphics
- Integrated Iris Graphics
- Operating System
- Windows 11 Home installed
- Screen Size
- 16"
- Resolution
- (1920x1200p)
- Screen Features
- Full HD
- Low Blue Light
- Ports
- 3xUSB-A
- USB-C (Display Port)
- HDMI
- Networking
- WiFi 6
- Bluetooth
- Colour
- Cool Silver
- Product Weight
- 1.88 kg
- Release Year
- Mid 2025
- Model No.
- X1605VA
- Other Features
- Webcam
- Privacy Shutter
About ASUS Laptop VivoBook 16 - Intel Core 5 16GB RAM 512GB SSD Windows 11 Home 16" FHD Screen
ASUS' latest consumer model features Intels powerful Intel Core series processing, upgraded with a larger storage device by ourselves.
Key Features
- This laptop boasts a huge 512GB NVMe SSD.
- The Core 5 processor has ten-cores clocking upto 5GHz.
- With 16GB RAM you can keep plenty apps and web pages open at one time.
- The screen is TUV Rheinland certified, meaning less harmful blue light.
- Fully setup out the box. Just switch on and you're ready to go!
Very limited stock!
Refurbished - One Year Warranty
About the VAT Margin Scheme (VMS)
The VAT Margin Scheme allows selected used laptops and electronics to be sold without charging standard 20% VAT.
For home users: Great news, you won't pay any VAT on this item. The price shown already reflects the total you'll pay, you don't need to do anything.
For VAT registered businesses: You're still getting a cracking deal, however, this laptop won't be supplied with a VAT invoice as there is none to reclaim. You'll still get a receipt.
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Ratings based on this laptop’s specifications and our software requirements.
Adobe After Effects
Not compatibleThis laptop does not meet our compatibility criteria for this app.
Adobe Illustrator
Not compatibleThis laptop does not meet our compatibility criteria for this app.
Adobe InDesign
Basic · 1/4Best for: Can work on simple flyers, business cards & short text-led documents with a few placed images. Whilke text styles, page numbering & PDF exports are usable you should not expect fast performance on image-heavy layouts.
Adobe Lightroom (Classic)
Basic · 1/4Best for: Can perform occasional importing, rating, cropping & exposure or colour adjustments. Keep other apps open to a minimum, especially when trying to work on individual RAW edits.
Adobe Photoshop
Good · 2/4Best for: Meets ADOBEs minimum requirements so you can do regular photo correction, portrait retouching & designs combining several images, text & masks.
Adobe Photoshop Elements
Good · 2/4Best for: Good for regular family-photo editing, portrait touch-ups & creative guided edits. Having more RAM gives more power for layered collages & keeping the Organizer open alongside the Editor.
Adobe Premiere Elements
Basic · 1/4Best for: Good for short HD videos assembled with cuts, simple titles & music. Basic colour adjustments & a small number of transitions can also be done.
Adobe Premiere Pro
Not compatibleThis laptop does not meet our compatibility criteria for this app.
Affinity Photo
Basic · 1/4Best for: Basic editing tasks like cropping, resizing, exposure adjustments & small graphics, aswell as casic retouching & simple documents with a few layers.
Canva
Very Good · 3/4Best for: Canva is a cloud-based editor meaning you can work on larger presentations, detailed marketing designs & editing while other office apps are open on laptops in this tier.
CapCut
Good · 2/4Best for: This tier meets minimum requirements for everyday HD social videos, captions, picture overlays & moderate colour adjustments. Extra memory gives more power for several media clips & modest effects.
CyberLink PowerDirector 365
Good · 2/4Best for: Meets minimum requirements for everyday HD family videos, social clips & projects with modest layered titles and effects. More RAM gives room for several source clips & basic colour work.
DaVinci Resolve Studio
Not compatibleThis laptop does not meet our compatibility criteria for this app.
GIMP
Good · 2/4Best for: Meets minimum requirements for regular photo correction, clone & heal retouching, & modest layered compositions. Masks, text & editable filters can be used with more room than the Basic tier.
Serato DJ Pro
Good · 2/4Best for: Doing basic track analysis, 2-deck mixing, plus simple looping and cue points.
Football Manager 26
Basic · 1/4Best for: Simming matches, with small player and league databases. Some lag can be expected in menus.
Fortnite
Basic · 1/4Best for: Can play Battle Royale & Zero Build modes on lowest graphics. Recommend you use performance mode. 720p gameplay with 1080p possible depending on laptop specifications.
Hogwarts Legacy
Not compatibleThis laptop does not meet our compatibility criteria for this app.
Minecraft Java Edition
Basic · 1/4Best for: Playing on "Fast" graphics. Can expect roughly 6-8 chunks render distance & can use small mods, but this tier is aimed at playing game in "Vanilla" form.
Microsoft Word, Excel or Google Docs
Excellent · 4/4Best for: Working on more complex Word, Excel and Powerpoint documents.
Kids Schoolwork
Excellent · 4/4Best for: Kids at college or higher. Smoothest performance for non-app specific tasks such as online research, projects and more.