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For £510 ex-VAT, this Vivobook is the kind of sensible “get work done” laptop you can spec for everyday office users without overpaying. The 16-inch size is a sweet spot if people spend their day in browser tabs, spreadsheets and docs—more comfortable than 13/14" machines—and the Wi‑Fi 6 is a nice extra for busy offices. It’s also a decent option for light creative work (think Office, some photo editing, not heavy video production), and the 512GB drive tends to keep you from juggling external storage too quickly.
That said, I wouldn’t treat it as a long-term premium workhorse. 8GB RAM is the main limitation at this price point—some users will feel it quickly once you’re running lots of apps, browser tabs, Teams, and maybe a couple of “always open” tools. If you’re buying for a department that does heavier multitasking or uses memory-hungry software, I’d push for a configuration with more RAM or look at a similar budget model that gives you breathing room. If your users are mostly email, documents, spreadsheets and web apps, though, this is good value and should feel perfectly fine day to day.

Let Your Vision Shine
Everything is smoother with the powerful ASUS Vivobook 16, the feature-packed laptop with a brilliant 60 Hz1 HDR2 display that has a cinema-grade 100% DCI-P3 gamut. And everything’s easier too, tha...

Explore a fresh new vision
Explore a fresh new visual experience with Vivobook 16’s amazing three-sided NanoEdge display with a 16:10 aspect-ratio. It’s super-bright, with a cinema-grade 100% DCI-P3 colour gamut for ultra-vi...

An cinema in your hands
Vivobook 16’s display has a best-in-class colour gamut. It reproduces colours with superb real-life accuracy for professional-grade visuals, making it perfect for professional and creative work, or...

World-leading motion clarity with 60 Hz display
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99% bacterial inhibition. Your health safeguarded.
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Be extraordinary!
Vivobook 16 is extraordinary, with a clean design and two eye-catching colours. Choose from charming Indie Black or distinguished Transparent Silver — whichever says ‘that’s me!’ It’s slim enough t...

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