We’re discussing the Asus V16 V3607 notebook series in this review article.
This is a budget-friendly all-purpose laptop, a potential jack of all trades with an affordable price tag. A Vivobook, more or less, but without the Vivobook name. Of course, that means you’ll have to compromise on certain aspects, and we’ll discuss the overall worth of this series in the article.
This V16 is a new lineup from Asus, and I’d place it somewhere in between a VivoBook, a Vivobook Pro and a TUF. It’s a Vivobook chassis with VivoBook Pro/TUF hardware, more or less. It’s an all-plastic chassis with a clean design and entry to mid-level hardware, an entry-level IPS display and a 63 Wh battery. All these for under $1000 starting price, for the entry configuration.
Our unit is a mid-level model, though, with a more capable Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 8GB graphics chip. It sells for 1300 EUR over here, and should go for around $1150-$1200 in the US, when available.
The 5050 is a new-generation Nvidia Blackwell GPU and benefits from DLSS 4.0, among others, allowing for smoother gaming experience that I would have expected at this level. The entry-tier models come with RTX 3050 4GB and 4050 6GB graphics, while the top model gets you a 5060 8GB. The 5050 model is the sweet spot in this segment, all things considered.
And there are quite a few aspects to consider here. Let’s get in depth.
2025 ASUS V16 budget laptop
ASUS V16 V3607VH, 2025 model
Display 16-inch, 16:10, matte, non-touch,IPS 2K 1920 x 1200 px , 144 Hz 7ms, 300 nits SDR, 45% NTSC colors
Processor Intel Raptor Lake, Core 7 240H, 10C/16T, up to 5.12 GHz
Video Intel iGPU + Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 4GB (up to 75W with Dyn Boost)
Memory 16 GB DDR5-5600 (2x slots)
Storage 1 TB SSD (Micron 2500) – 1x M.2 PCI 4.0 slot
Connectivity WiFi 6 2×2 with Bluetooth 5.3 (Realtek 8852Be module)
Ports left: DC-in, HDMI 2.1 FRL, 1x USB-C 3.2 gen1 , 1x USB-A 3.2 gen1, audio jack
Battery 63 Wh, 150 W power adapter, USB-C charging up to 100W
Size 357 mm or 14.06” (w) x 251 mm or 9.87″ (d) x 18 – 22 mm or .71” – .87″ (h)
Weight 1.99 kg (4.4 lbs),
Extras clamshell format with 180-degree hinge, clean design , Black color,
Design and ergonomics This laptop looks and feels like an entry-level Vivobook, with similar lines and design cues.
It’s a minimalist looking chassis, entirely made out of plastic. Asus uses a few different textures, with smooth plastic for the lid and inner deck, rougher plastic for the underside, and textured plastic for the sides and the bezel around the screen.
Overall, I’d say this is a fairly sturdy chassis, with little flex in the lid and firm main deck and bottom panel. There’s no squeaking and funny noises, except from the top lid part, around the camera angle. Whenever I open up the laptop, there’s a squeak coming from around the camera on this unit. It might not on yours.
Of course, this series doesn’t have the heft or the premium feeling of higher-tier lineups. It’s a budget model, so expectations should be realistic.
A far as size and weight go, this is a compact 16-inch device and weighs just a little under 2 kilos. It’s averagely thick, but overall portable enough for what it is.
Back to aesthetics, Asus mentions this as a Black color, but in reality it’s more like a dark gray. Still, dark enough to show smudges and fingerprints, and the most smudge prone surfaces are the keycaps.
Practicality is otherwise good, with a spacious interior, grippy rubber feet and no lights in the line of sight. The hinges seem rather small, but do a good job at holding the screen in place, and allow for 180-degrees opening angle, unlike on many other Asus laptops. How come you could do that here but not on those Zephyrus models, Asus?
The cooling is placed at the back of the laptop, with back firing exhausts. However, there’s limited intake space over the fans on the bottom panel, most of the fans’ surface being covered by plastic. That brings back old memories with weirdly designed cooling on Asus entry level laptops, but at least the overall cooling performance is adequate here on this sort of chassis and lower power hardware implementation.
The front lip is somewhat roughly finished on this unit, though. There’s a bevel all around, but it’s actually quite sharp on its top part, so it digs into the wrists in certain cases. Perhaps retail models are better finished?
Finally, the IO is mostly lined on the left edge, and sufficient for this class of laptop, with USB-A and USB-C ports, a full-size HDMI and an audio jack. There’s no card reader and no Thunderbolt support, but the USB-C port supports data, video and charging via PD.
Keyboard and touchpad The inputs on this V16 once more resemble entry-level Vivobooks, with a full backlit keyboard and a spacious touchpad.
The keyboard’s layout is standard for the class, with properly sized and space keys, smaller arrows and a narrower NumPad section.
Typing on this laptop isn’t a spectacular experiences, but is fine overall. The feedback is rather spongy, which adds to the short travel of 1.5 mm. I’m all into Asus’s short travel keyboards implemented in their portable Zenbooks and Vivobooks, but somehow the experience isn’t on par here.
The keys are backlit, with white (blueish) LEDs, and the WASD and arrows keys are more visible due to being translucent keycaps.
The touchpad is a huge surface, made out of plastic. It’s smooth and reliable with daily use, and I haven’t encountered any issues with palm rejection either. Physical clicks, however, while being quiet, are rather stiff.
As for biometrics, there’s no finger sensor and no IR camera on this notebook.
Screen – IPS panel, low quality The screen on this V16 Asus lineup is a 16-inch 16:10 matte implementation, with fairly small bezels all around, and a camera at the top.
Asus mentions two panel options for this series in the official specs:
FHD+ IPS 144Hz with 300-nits brightness and 45% NTSC colors;
QHD+ IPS 144Hz with 400-nits brightness and 100% Adobe RGB color.
My unit is the former display, and as far as I can tell, the majority of retail units ship with the same FHD+ display as well. That’s a bummer, because this panel is the number one potential deal braker for the series.
It’s an IPS, so it’s fine for daily use, but brightness and especially colors are limited, with only 45% NTSC and around 70% sRGB gamut coverage. If you’re used to any modern display, the colors on this panel will be hardly acceptable. Furthermore, this is a rather slow response panel as well, despite having a decent 144 Hz refresh rate.
And yes, the V16 is a budget-level lineup, but there are 2K matte IPS panels with better colors (100% sRGB) and smoother gaming qualities out there, for merely a few bucks extra. Even if affordable, this laptop still costs $1000++ for this tested configuration, and it shouldn’t be sold with this sort of panel in 2025.
Now, the 2.5K panel option is something else entirely, sharper, faster, brighter and way better looking with 100% Adobe RGB colors. If you can get that, it’s well worth paying extra for. It’s mentioned as an option for the RTX 5050/5060 variants, so not for the entry-level configurations.
Hardware and performance Our test model is the mid-specced configuration of the 2025 Asus V16, code name V3607VH, built on an Intel Core 7 240H processor, an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 8 GB dGPU, 16 GB of DDR5-5600 memory and 1 TB of SSD storage.
Before we proceed, keep in mind that our review unit was sent over by Asus and runs on the software available as of mid-July 2025 (BIOS 303, GeForce 576.88 drivers). Some aspects can change with future updates.
The Intel Core 7 240H is a rebadged iteration of the Raptor Lake Core i7-13700H from 2022/2023, so an older generation platform meant for budget implementations today. It’s still a hybrid design with 6 Performance Cores, 4 Efficiency Cores, and 14 Threads, and runs at mid-power in this laptop, up to 60W sustained. Even if an older platform, this is still decently competitive today.
For the GPU, this configuration bundles an Nvidia Blackwell RTX 5050 with 8 GB of RAM and a TGP of up to around 65W. So a low-powered implementation. RTX 5060, 4050 and 3050Ti variants are available as well, but given the small price difference between them, I’d opt for one of the RTX 5000 chips as much as possible.
At this level, there’s no MUX or GSync support.
For memory and storage, the laptop comes with two accessible memory DIMMs and a single M.2 2280 SSD slot. Our review unit gets 16 GB of RAM (single stick, so it can be easily upgraded to 32 GB if needed) and a fast Micro 2500 1 TB SSD. Most retail units ship with 512 GB SSDs, and I can’t tell for sure it’s the same brand or even same tier. It might be something slower.
Getting inside to the components requires removing the back panel, hold in place by a couple of Philips screws (of two different sizes). There’s a popup screw in the corner, but even so, the plastic clips are stiff and you’ll need a prying tool to get the panel out. Inside, there’s some space left unused around the battery and speakers.
Specs aside, this laptop comes with the MyAsus control app and power profiles, without any of the tweaking options and functionality offered on TUF and ROG models. The power profiles are summarized in the following table.
Whisper Standard Performance Full Speed
CPU only, PL1/PL2 TDP
30/70W
40/70W
45/70W
50/70W
GPU only, max TGP
35W
50W
60W
65W
Crossload
70W, 15 + 55 W
75W, 25 + 50 W
85W, 25 + 60 W
90W, 25 + 65 W
Noise at head-level, tested
35 dBA
~40 dBA
~42 dBA
~45 dBA
Fairly quiet, and mid powered.
Before we jump to the performance section, here’s how this laptop handles everyday use and multitasking on the Whisper profile, unplugged from the wall.
Performance and benchmarks – Intel Core 7 240H + Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 On to more demanding loads, we start by testing the CPU’s performance in the Cinebench R15 loop test.
The Core 7 240H processor runs at between 70 to 45W of power on the Performance profile. That allows scores of around 1950-2000 points in this test, with temperatures around 75 °C and fan-noise levels of ~42 dBA. Keep in mind I’m having the laptop bumped off the desk for all tests, but the performance doesn’t change with it flat of the desk. Internal temperatures run a little higher, though.
Full Speed mode ramps up the noise to 45 dBA, and allows the CPU to mostly run at around 60W in this test, with temperatures in the mid-80s °C. This allows for a 10% or so increase in scores.
Standard mode keeps the fans quieter at sub 40 dBA, with a 40W PL target. Whisper mode goes even quieter at sub 35 dBA, with a 30W power limit in this test.
All these are illustrated in the graph below.
Overall, this hardware doesn’t excel in multithreaded performance by today’s standards, at about 60% of what a Core Ultra 9 200H or a Ryzen AI 9 score in similar tests. But is still a fair option for general use. More or less on par with the 12th and 13th gen Core i7 hardware of the 2022/2023 generation.
In comparison, a modern Core HX or Ryzen HX are 2x to 3x faster. Sure, for the most part, those are implemented in higher-tier higher-power devices, but some options actually come down to the same price-range as this V16. More on that in the Conclusions section.
We then went ahead and further verified our findings with the more taxing Cinebench R23 loop test and Blender – Classroom. The sustained power settles closer to the PL1 limits in this heavier load: ~50W on Full Speed, ~45W on Performance, ~40W on Standard, and ~30W on Silent.
We also ran the 3DMark CPU test on the Performance and Whisper profiles.
Finally, we ran our combined CPU+GPU stress tests on this notebook. 3DMark stress runs the same test for 20 times in a loop and looks for performance variation and degradation over time. This unit passed it just fine both flat on the desk and raised up on a stand, without any notable differences between the two modes. That means there’s no performance throttling with longer-duration sustained loads. More on this in the gaming section down below.
Next, we ran the entire suite of tests and benchmarks, on the Performance profile with the GPU set on Standard mode (MsHybrid, Optimus) and with the screen set at the native 1920 x 1200 px resolution. I also had GameReady drivers loaded up for all tests, so the results might vary if you’re using Studio drivers instead.
Here’s what we got:
3DMark 13 – CPU profile: max – 7532, 16 – 7491, 8 – 5554, 4 – 3771, 2 – 2111, 1 – 1069;3DMark 13 – Fire Strike (DX11): 20378 (Graphics – 22957, Physics – 27611, Combined – 9117);3DMark 13 – Port Royal (RTX): 4806;3DMark 13 – Time Spy (DX12): 8320 (Graphics – 7898, CPU – 11945);3DMark 13 – Speed Way (DX12 Ultimate): 1975;3DMark 13 – Steel Nomad (DX12 Ultimate): 1765;3DMark 13 – DLSS: 10.33 fps DLSS Off, 44.44 fps DLSS On;
Uniengine Superposition – 1080p Extreme: 4722;Uniengine Superposition – 1080p Medium: 14722;
Aida64 Extreme, memory test – ;PCMark 10: 6784 (Essentials – 10518, Productivity – 7614, Digital Content Creation – 10581);GeekBench 6.2.2 64-bit: Multi-core: 11676, Single-Core: 2631;CineBench R15 (best run): CPU 2311 cb, CPU Single Core 278 cb;CineBench R20 (best run): CPU 5768 cb, CPU Single Core 733 cb;CineBench R23: CPU 15004 cb (best single run), CPU 13915 cb (10 min run), CPU Single Core 1902 cb;CineBench 2024: GPU – pts, CPU 784 pts (loop run), CPU Single Core 113 pts.
And here are some workstation benchmarks, on the same Performance profile:
Blender 4.3.2 – BMW scene – CPU Compute: 3m 10s;Blender 4.3.2 – BMW scene – GPU Compute: 32.09s (CUDA), 12.51 (Optix);Blender 4.3.2 – Classroom scene – CPU Compute: 8m 03s;Blender 4.3.2 – Classroom scene – GPU Compute: 57.39s (CUDA), 29.56s (Optix).
SPECviewperf 2020 – 3DSMax: 83.52;SPECviewperf 2020 – Catia: 51.23;SPECviewperf 2020 – Creo: 96.19;SPECviewperf 2020 – Energy: 26.38;SPECviewperf 2020 – Maya: 286.22;SPECviewperf 2020 – Medical: 26.38;SPECviewperf 2020 – SNX: -;SPECviewperf 2020 – SW: 187.10;V-Ray Benchmark: 9896 – CPU, 1095 – CUDA, 1678 – RTX.
On the CPU side, single-core results are 15-20% lower than on modern Intel Core Ultra and Ryzen AI platforms, which isn’t bad considering this Core 7 is based on 3 year old hardware now.
The difference in multi-threaded performance is more significant, though, with similar platform scoring 50-60% higher, and Core HX/Ryzen HX implementations scoring as much as 3x higher.
In all fairness, though, you’re not getting a Core Ultra 9 275HX in the same kind of laptop or at the same price level. However, you can find something like a Core i5-13650HX Raptor Lake at around 1000 USD/EUR with similar graphics in some products, and even that processor is 30-50% faster in multi-threaded loads.
On the GPU side, the 5050 is the entry-level chip of the latest Blackwell generation, benefiting from more RAM and newer software support over a 4050 or a 3050Ti. I’d hardly even consider the 3050Ti even at this level today, and the 4050 might make sense if GPU performance is not that important to you, although I’d argue you might want to go with a different notebook series altogether if you don’t need a capable GPU.
Regardless, the 5050 in this Asus V16 is a lower-powered implementation running at 50-60W tops, so won’t match the capabilities of more powerful implementations. But it can still handle most loads, including work applications and games.
So all in all, this V16 series is a low to mid-level performer, and a rather peculiar mix of specs as of mid 2025. It’s an older-gen processor with new low-tier graphics, a combo actually available in a bunch of other products. And a combo that can make sense in this budget segment.
Whisper Mode – quieter at <35 dBA noise Whisper mode limits the CPU/GPU power limits in order to keep noise levels at sub-35 dBA and temperatures in check. This is an interesting profile for this sort of daily-use laptop.
Here’s what we got:
3DMark 13 – CPU profile: max – 7386, 16 – 5882, 8 – 4256, 4 – 3059, 2 – 1921, 1 – 1072;3DMark 13 – Fire Strike: 16582 (Graphics – 18126, Physics – 27284, Combined – 7446);3DMark 13 – Time Spy: 6696 (Graphics – 6451, CPU – 8533);Uniengine Superposition – 1080p Extreme: 3811;CineBench R23 (10 min loop): CPU 10389 cb, CPU Single Core 1901 cb;Blender 3.6.5 – Classroom scene – CPU Compute: 9m 41s;SPECviewperf 2020 – 3DSMax: 72.05;SPECviewperf 2020 – Catia: 44.01;SPECviewperf 2020 – Creo: 73.29;SPECviewperf 2020 – Energy: 22.17;SPECviewperf 2020 – Maya: 254.17;SPECviewperf 2020 – Medical: 23.51;SPECviewperf 2020 – SNX: -;SPECviewperf 2020 – SW: 157.71;
On this profile, the CPU performs at about 75-90% of its max capacity and the GPU at abut 75% as well. On the other hand, fan noise is barely audible at sub-35 dBA and even sub-30 dBA in lighter loads, and internal temperatures are excellent, at around 70 °C and under.
Gaming performance – Core 7 + GeForce RTX 50580 This isn’t primarily a gaming series, but it can still handle most titles well.
We tested a couple of different games on the various available profiles at the screen’s native FHD+ resolution.
Here are the results:
Asus V16, Intel Core 7 240H + RTX 5050 Laptop 50-65W FHD+ Full Speed FHD+ Performance FHD+ Silent
Black Myth: Wukong –
30 fps (22 fps – 1% low)
–
Black Myth: WukongMFG On 2x (equivalent to DLSS 3.5) 51 fps (30 fps – 1% low)
48 fps (30 fps – 1% low)
38 fps (30 fps – 1% low)
Black Myth: WukongMFG On 4x 91 fps (65 fps – 1% low)
86 fps (62 fps – 1% low)
68 fps (47 fps – 1% low)
Cyberpunk 2077 –
40 fps (28 fps – 1% low)
–
Cyberpunk 2077MFG On 2x , Ray Reconstruction On, 62 fps (50 fps – 1% low)
58 fps (48 fps – 1% low)
48 fps (40 fps – 1% low)
Cyberpunk 2077MFG On 4x , Ray Reconstruction On, 106 fps (70 fps – 1% low)
102 fps (66 fps – 1% low)
80 fps (54 fps – 1% low)
Far Cry 6 67 fps (52 fps – 1% low)
65 fps (52 fps – 1% low)
56 fps (44 fps – 1% low)
Horizon Forbidden West –
44 fps (34 fps – 1% low)
–
Horizon Forbidden West 86 fps (72 fps – 1% low)
82 fps (70 fps – 1% low)
66 fps (36 fps – 1% low)
Red Dead Redemption 2 –
76 fps (54 fps – 1% low)
59 fps (38 fps – 1% low)
Shadow of Tomb Raider 85 fps (64 fps – 1% low)
83 fps (60 fps – 1% low)
57 fps (42 fps – 1% low)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (v4.04) 116 fps (54 fps – 1% low)
110 fps (54 fps – 1% low)
64 fps (42 fps – 1% low)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (v4.04) 80 fps (60 fps – 1% low)
76 fps (56 fps – 1% low)
62 fps (38 fps – 1% low)
Cyberpunk, Horizon FW, Witcher 3, Resident Evil – recorded with MSI Afterburner fps counter in campaign mode;
Black Myth, Far Cry 6, Red Dead Redemption 2, Tomb Raider – recorded with the included Benchmark utilities;
Red Dead Redemption 2 Optimized profile based on these settings .
Latest AAA titles won’t run at 60+ fps on this hardware at 1200p resolution with Ultra settings, but older titles run just fine. And with newer titles, you can always switch on DLSS, especially as the 5050 supports DLSS 4.0 with Multi Frame Generation. Set it on 4x, and you’re getting 100 fps in Cyberpunk and 80 fps in Horizon FW.
Whisper mode is competitive for gaming as well. In fact, this Whisper mode is where the V16 might make the most sense for potential buyers, as a sleeper laptop with mid-level capabilities and quiet fan noise.
Let’s go over some performance and temperature logs.
First off, Performance more with the laptop flat on the desk. We’re looking at 42 dBA fan noise with CPU/GPU temperatures in the high-70s to low-80s °C.
Bump the laptop on a stand, and the performance remains identical, and the CPU/GPU temperatures only drop by 1-3 degrees. With the way the cooling module is designed on this laptop, with the fan intakes being mostly covered, things don’t change notably between two two use cases.
Full-speed mode pushes more power into the GPU and allows for a 5-10% increase in sustained framerates, with slightly louder fans at 45 dBA and temperatures still in the mid to high 70s °C.
As for Whisper mode, this limits the CPU/GPU power, but still allows for around 80% of the gaming framerates possible on Performance mode.
All these with fan noise under 35 dBA and temperatures in the mid-60s Celsius.
Overall, this is a cool-running laptop and I’d even argue it could handle higher power settings with still acceptable thermals.
Noise, Heat, Connectivity, speakers, and others The cooling module on this 2025 Asus V16 includes two fans, two radiators and two heatpipes, plus heatsinks over the CPU/GPU and VRMs.
It’s plenty adequate for the hardware configuration, allowing for low to mid internal temperatures in all sustained loads and games.
Furthermore, the laptop performs and cools fine both when used flat on the desk or raised up on a stand. The fan intakes are mostly covered on the bottom panel, which means most of the cool air doesn’t come inside from the underside, but through the keyboard.
For noise levels, expect 45+ dBA on Full Speed, 42 dBA on Performance, 40 dBA on Standard, and 35 dBA on the Silent profile. Quiet levels across the board.
With daily use, we measured chassis temperatures in the mid to highs 30s °C, and around 40s °C under the display, around the exhausts. The fans keep quiet, but never run idle, so you will hear them in a silent environment.
*Daily Use – streaming Netflix in EDGE for 30 minutes, Whisper profile, fans at <30 dB
With sustained loads, the entire keyboard deck stay comfortably cool at sub 40 °C, with hotspots develop around the exhausts and in a tight space above the keyboard.
Overall, though, this laptop feels comfortable to the touch in sustained loads. Having an all plastic chassis helps here as well.
*Gaming – Performance, raised – playing Cyberpunk for 30 minutes, fans at ~45 dB
For connectivity, there’s Wireless 6 and Bluetooth 5.3 on this generation, through a Realtek module. Both worked fine, but are not the latest-gen technologies.
The audio quality isn’t much, and is the other potential deal breaker for the series. You only get 2 small speakers here, and they’re weak in volumes and tinny in quality.
Finally, there’s a camera placed at the top of the screen and flanked by microphones. It’s 2MPx resolution and looks alright in good light, but is highly pixelated in dimmer conditions. The camera ensemble comes with a physical shutter cover. It’s doesn’t include IR support, though.
Battery life – poor runtimes There’s a 63Wh battery inside this Asus V16 notebooks, arguably fair-sized for this sort of device, but smaller than you’ll find on higher-class 16-inch notebooks.
Here’s what we got on our review unit in terms of battery life, with the screen’s brightness set at around 120 nits (~60 brightness), on Whisper mode in MyAsus and Best Battery Efficiency mode in Windows 11. The screen automatically switches to 60Hz on battery power.
15 W (~4-5 h of use) – text editing in Google Drive, Whisper Mode, screen at 60%, WiFi ON;10 W (~5-6 h of use) – 1080p fullscreen video on Youtube in Edge, Whisper Mode, screen at 60%, WiFi ON;10W W (~5-6 h of use) – Netflix 2K HDR fullscreen in Edge, Whisper Mode, screen at 60%, WiFi ON;15-20 W (~3-4 h of use) – browsing in Edge, Whisper Mode, screen at 60%, WiFi ON.
This laptop runs more efficiently than the more modern Core/Ryzen platforms tested recently, and way more efficiently than the Core HX/Ryzen HX implementations. It does come with a mid-sized battery, though, and this impacts total runtimes compared to devices with a 90+Wh battery.
The laptop ships with a 150W main charger with Asus’s square proprietary plug. It’s a fairly compact and lightweight charger.
USB-C charging is supported as well, up to 100W, but I didn’t get to properly test this laptop on PD power.
Price and availability- Asus V16 Asus lists the V16 in most markets at the time of this article, however, not all configurations seem to be widely available.
This mid-specced model discussed here is available for around 1250-1350 over here in Europe, with the Core 7 240H processor, RTX 5050 graphics, 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of SSD storage. But I can’t find the 5050 model in the US, at least for now.
Instead, over there Asus mostly offers the 3050Ti variant (from $949 MSRP) and the 4050 model (from $1049 MSRP), which I’d argue aren’t that interesting overall.
In the UK, the RTX 5060 model goes for 999 GBP, which isn’t bad at all. But still the same 2K IPS display.
Overall, I expect prices to drop lower later in the year, and potentially make the series more competitive.
Today, at MSRP prices, this Asus V16 is tough sell. Let’s just look at alternatives specced with an RTX 5050. The Lenovo LOQ 15 sells for less, is more powerful across the board, but ships with the same FHD 144Hz low-quality screen. The Asus Strix G16, on the other hand, that’s $1299 MSRP with much faster power-settings, better cooling, better build and inputs, and a nicer display. And those are just some alternatives with similar specs.
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Final thoughts on the Asus V16 V3607 This Asus V16 aims at the budget class of all-purpose laptops, a jack of all trades around the 1000 USD/EUR mark. However, at the time of this article that only gets you 2-generations old hardware, a washed out display and lousy audio. The chassis, ergonomics, inputs and battery life are fine, but you still have to compromise a fair bit for your hard earned 1K.
There are some other notebooks out there to consider, mostly previous-generation models with similar older hardware that can be found discounted today. This way, you can get a better chassis and display with one of those options.
Or you could ditch the dGPU all together and aim for a modern Intel/AMD implementation with an iGPU. You’ll get a more portable chassis and possibly a better display this way.
On the other hand, if an RTX 5000 dGPU is a must for you, the RTX 5050 is this Asus V16 is somewhat competitive, but even here there are a handful of other options that will get you better performance and possibly a better display, such as the Asus TUF F16, the Asus ROG Strix G16 or the Lenovo Legion 5, which are all available in the 1200-1300 EUR segment at this point.
The V16 is going to come down in price later in the year, though, and it should get more competitive once the 5050 model reaches that 1K price level. But it’s not there today.
This wraps-up my impressions of this Asus V16 notebook series. Looking to you thoughts and feedback further down in the comments section.
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Andrei Girbea is a Writer and Editor-in-Chief here at Ultrabookreview.com . I write about mobile technology, laptops and computers in general. I've been doing it for more than 15 years now. I'm a techie with a Bachelor's in Computer Engineering. I mostly write reviews and thorough guides here on the site, with some occasional columns and first-impression articles.
will blake
July 25, 2025 at 7:49 pm
Now put the better screen, +50 USD, and better speakers, +10 USD, and it would be perfect. And still cheap. Sadly, those devices do not exist.
NikoB
August 25, 2025 at 7:42 pm
In addition to the completely broken numpad and still bad control arrows (in the "budget gaming"), 45% NTSC screens immediately put an end to the decision to buy them. How can you enjoy even old games with poor color space or watch movies/TV series/YouTube on it? I don't understand this. The commentator above described everything correctly. Add $50 to the retail price and put 1920×1200@120-144Hz with 72% NTSC, plus a full classic numpad, instead of this mangled one on which it is impossible to do anything – and sales will immediately go uphill. This applies to all greedy and short-sighted manufacturers (or rather their marketers who do not understand the target audience).
But even better is 4k@120Hz IPS – +$100-150 in retail. This will give you perfectly clear fonts in office work (especially considering the intentionally unremoved incorrect (shadows on vertical elements, which are not present in the correct version) grayscale antialiasing in modern browsers based on Chromium, except for Firefox, where it can be disabled) and sometimes calmly play old games in fhd mode – which will also be perfectly clear on a 4k panel.
Seeing a 4k screen and understanding all its advantages, I can bet anything that almost all buyers will agree to pay an extra $100-150 for such a screen in a similar model.