ASUS Vivobook S 16 Flip OLED (3604) review

The convertible screen ticket

The 2023 Vivobook S 16 Flip OLED (3604) is a $921 convertible carrying a Core i3 1315U with 16 GB of RAM. What the shelf buys here is the format: a 16-inch OLED flip panel with reliability of 69 — top quarter of the class — behind entry silicon. The graphics placing of 14.08 against a class median of 3.84 is the iGPU reading in a convertible class of weaker peers: documented, not flattering.

The verdict names the memory as the flagged weakness: 16 GB against a 32 GB median. The absolute levels frame the engine honestly: gaming 28 low, modeling 31 low, photo and design 20 low, general performance 36.86 mid, engineering CAD 49 mid. Portability reads 39.7 mid — a 16-inch hinge body weighs its format. The ticket outruns the silicon; the buyer should know which of the two they are purchasing.

Flags at minimum tier

Overwatch, Grand Theft Auto V, and Rainbow Six Siege clear their minimum bars; Visual Studio Code clears minimum. Four entries, all at the entry tier — the honest scope of this silicon.

Depreciation math

The anchor reads 12.87% yearly with no base price attached. Three years in, the format is the residual: flip OLED at this price is the product, the i3 is the means.

Who should buy it

The buyer purchasing the panel and the hinge for light work. The low-band task axes and the entry-tier flags set the scope; judge the machine as a screen, not a workstation.

Bottom line: the $921 ticket buys the 16-inch OLED flip format with reliability 69 in the top quarter — and entry silicon numbered honestly: gaming 28 low, modeling 31 low, photo and design 20 low, four minimum-tier flags. The graphics placing of 14.08 among convertible peers is documented rather than flattering. Three years of a 12.87% curve are in the price; the panel and the hinge are the residual value, and the i3 engine is the means, not the product.