ASUS Malaysia has announced the release of its latest Vivobook S series laptops, which are powered by AMD Ryzen AI 300 Series “Strix Point” processors. The series includes the 16-inch Vivobook S 16 and 14-inch Vivobook S 14.
These laptops are equipped with up to the AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 processor, delivering up to 50 TOPS NPU of computing power. Memory-wose, the ASUS Vivobook S 16 comes with up to 24GB LPDDR5X RAM and 512GB M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD storage, while the S 14 is only available with 24GB RAM and 512GB storage. With a 75 Wh battery, the laptops are promised to offer up to 17+ hours of battery life.
The Vivobook S laptops include advanced AI features, such as Copilot in Windows and a suite of AI applications like ASUS StoryCube for managing digital assets. The company says future updates will bring additional AI-powered tools like Live Captions for real-time subtitles, Cocreator for AI-assisted creativity, and Windows Studio Effects to improve video call quality.
Both Vivobook S models come with ASUS Lumina OLED displays featuring a 120 Hz refresh rate and high resolutions (3K for the S 14 and 3.2K for the S 16), which also have VESA DisplayHDR True Black certification and eye-care features. The laptops also feature customisable RGB backlit keyboards and large ErgoSense touchpads, as well as ASUS’ IceCool cooling system which features enhanced heat pipes, IceBlade fans, and optimised vents to maintain performance even under heavy workloads.
Additionally, the ASUS Memory Allocation Management system allows users to customise memory allocation to boost performance in gaming, creation workloads, and AI applications. The laptops also support fast charging and ASUS USB-C Easy Charge for convenience on the go. Speaking of IO, the S 14 and S 16 also come with two USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 ports, a USB-C 3.2 Gen 1, a USB-C 4.0 Gen 3, one HDMI 2.1 TMDS, a 3.5mm combo jack, and a microSD card reader.
The ASUS Vivobook S 14 and S 16, available in Cool Silver, are now on sale in Malaysia for RM5,299 and RM5,499 respectively. However, the Neutral Black version will only be available by the end of October 2024.
(Source: ASUS Malaysia press release / official website [1] [2])
