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日本ASUS Vivobook 16X OLED (K3604) review – the OLED display is stunning but P-series CPU is a serious challenge for the cooling
Design and construction
The ASUS Vivobook 16X OLED (K3604) looks almost similar to the ASUS Vivobook 15 F1504 (X1504) or ASUS Vivobook 17 F1704 (X1704). Two color options are available – Indie Black and Cool Silver. As you can see, we got the silver option, the finish feels pleasantly smooth and it doesn’t attract a lot of smudges. The machine stops the scales at 1.76 kg and the profile thickness is 17.9 mm – the dimensions are good for a 16-incher.
The metal lid can’t be opened with a single hand and it feels spongy when we try to twist it. The plastic base isn’t stable as well – the whole zone around the keyboard can be pressed down and there is a visible flex during typing, especially in the central part of the board.
The bezels around the panel are narrow which leads to an up-to-date look.
The 720p Web camera with a privacy shutter is orthodoxly placed above the display.
Because of the 180-degree hinge, the laptop can lay fully flat. The lid lacks the modern lever design but that’s not a problem here since the back of the base sits pretty high off the ground. The ErgoSense keyboard is comfortable for typing with its big keycaps with long travel and clicky feedback. The board has a NumberPad section and our only complaints here are the small Arrow keys and the fact that the single-color backlight is optional.
The touchpad is great for this kind of price class. It is big, smooth, and accurate (of course, we’ve seen better units than this one). The pad also houses an optional fingerprint reader in its top right corner.
Flipping the machine upside down reveals the sizable ventilation grill, four small rubber feet, and the cutouts for the speakers. The heat is guided via three vents – one on the back and a pair on the bottom. Some amount of hot air makes its way to the display when the CPU is doing the heavy lifting.
Ports
On the left side, there is just one USB Type-A 2.0 port. The right side is much more populated with a charging plug, an HDMI 1.4 connector, two USB Type-A 3.2 (Gen. 1) ports, a USB Type-C 3.2 (Gen. 1) port with a Power Delivery function, and an Audio combo jack.
