ASUS Philippines just launched three new premium laptops in the country. But for now, we’ll be focusing on the two of them, the Vivobook S 16 and TUF Gaming A14 — both with the latest AMD Ryzen AI 300 series processors.
First, let’s take a look at the ASUS Vivobook S 16 M5606, which features a Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor with Radeon 890M graphics, 24GB of RAM, and 1TB of SSD storage.
It also features an all-metal chassis that’s only 1.39mm thick and weighs about 1.3kg. There’s also the ASUS memory Allocation Management tech letting users play with the VRAM capacity for the iGPU. And, a fancy 16-inch 3.2K Lumina OLED display and ASUS ErgoSense RGB keyboard.
The ASUS Vivobook S M5606 has a price of Php84,995 in the Philippines. It’s now available with a free lifetime license to Office 2021 Home & Office and a 1-year Microsoft 365 Basic subscription with 100GB cloud storage.
ASUS Vivobook S M5606 Specs
- Windows 11 Home
- 16-inch 3.2K ASUS Lumina OLED NanoEdge display, 3200 x 2000 pixel resolution, 235ppi
- 120Hz refresh rate
- 89% screen-to-body ratio, 600-nit peak brightness
- 100% DCI-P3, DisplayHDR, True Black 600 certified
- AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 CPU, up to 5.1GHz, 12C, 24T
- AMD XDNA NPU up to 50TOPS
- 24GB LPDDR5X RAM, 7500MHz
- AMD Radeon 890M graphics
- 1TB PCIe Gen 4 SSD, 1x M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0×4 expansion slot
- FHD IR camera, Windows Hello
- ASUS ErgoSense keyboard, Copilot key
- Customizable single-zone RGB backlight
- 150 x 99mm ASUS ErgoSense touchpad
- Stereo speakers, Harman Kardon, Dolby Atmos
- Built-in microphones with ASUS AI Noise-cancelling Technology
- WiFi 6e, dual-band, 2X2
- Bluetooth 5.3
- 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 (DisplayPort, PD)
- 2x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1
- 1x USB-C 4.0 Gen 3 (DisplayPort, PD)
- 1x HDMI 2.1 TMDS
- 3.5mm headphone/mic combo jack
- microSD card reader
- Dimensions: 35.36 x 24.69 x 1.39 – 1.59cm
- Weight: 1.5kg
- Color: Cool Silver
- 75WHrs 4-cell Li-Ion battery, 90W AC adapter
For gaming and productivity, you can check out the ASUS TUF Gaming A14 FA401, which comes with an AMD Ryzen 9 AI HX 370 CPU, a beefier NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 laptop GPU, 16GB of RAM, and 1TB of storage.
It also features a compact design that’s 1.69cm thick, weighs 1.46kg, and has a military-grade, CNC-machined build.
The TUF Gaming A14 FA401 has a price of Php104,995 in the Philippines with a free TUF Gaming-exclusive backpack. Both models come with ASUS 4A Service and Quality warranty package and are now available on ASUS and ROG Exclusive stores and authorized resellers nationwide.
ASUS TUF Gaming A14 FA401 Specs
- Windows 11 Home
- 14-inch 2.5K IPS display, 2560 x 1600 pixel resolution, 215ppi
- 16:10 aspect ratio
- 165Hz refresh rate, G-Sync
- 100% sRGB, Anti-glare
- AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 CPU, up to 5.1GHz, 12C, 24T
- AMD XDNA NPU up to 50TOPS
- 2x 8GB LPDDR5X 7500 RAM
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 laptop GPU, 2225MHz, 8GB GDDR6
- 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD storage
- 1080p FHD IR webcam, Windows Hello
- Stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos
- Array microphone
- Backlit chiclet keyboard
- WiFi 6E, Tri-band
- Bluetooth 5.3
- 1x USB-C 4.0 (DisplayPort, PD)
- 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 (DisplayPort)
- 2x USB-A 3.2 Gen 2
- 1x HDMI 2.1 FRL
- 3.5mm headphone/mic combo jack
- 1x microSD card reader
- Dimensions: 31.1 x 22.7 x 1.99cm
- Weight: 1.46kg
- Colors: Black
- 73WHrs 4-cell Li-Ion battery, 200W AC adapter