ASUS Vivobook S 16 OLED vs Asus VivoBook S 16 OLED S5606

Both are 16-inch Vivobook S OLED laptops with the same 3.2K 120Hz panel, 1TB SSD and 3.3 lb chassis, so the screen and build feel nearly identical. The A model pairs a Core Ultra 7 255H with 32GB of RAM; the B model pairs a Core Ultra 9 185H with 16GB. Buyers who keep many browser tabs, run virtual machines or edit large files should take the 32GB A. Buyers who want the stronger multi-core chip for rendering and compiling can take the B, but 16GB soldered RAM is a real ceiling. Owners of the A praise its light weight and fast response.

• Choose the ASUS Vivobook S 16 (S5606CA) if you want 32GB of RAM for heavy multitasking, VMs or large photo and video files, since the memory is soldered and cannot be upgraded later.
• Choose the Asus Vivobook S 16 OLED (S5606MA) if raw CPU throughput matters more than memory headroom and 16GB covers your workload.