Asus Zenbook 14 & 14X - The BEST Laptop to Buy Right Now ... It's NOT even close

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► Timestamps
00:00 Intro
01:33 Displays
03:28 Ports
04:04 Keyboard
04:34 Trackpad
04:59 Performance
07:18 Heat and Fan Noise
08:45 Battery LIfe
09:30 Miscellaneous
09:44 Sound
10:35 Pricing
12:35 Josh Goes Nuts
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[@mohammadalizadeh3540]

The problem is that you can only find good deals on these models in the US market, in Germany they’re expensive, I mean way more expensive.

[@mikema4896]

Isn’t German sales tax/VAT 19%?

[@fadope1612]

But also better tbh, yeah sure you have to pay the Zoll :p but you get more RAM more SSD better processor a touchscreen and the cool design on the back. I bought one the zenbook 14 OLED for 1500€ and i love it.

[@Kiolly]

The Zenbook 14 isn't too expensive tho, I bought mine one month ago in France for 1000€

[@alaanasser3243]

Agree... Germany is a disaster for buying electronics!

[@hackerblubb]

@@fadope1612 fully agree, bought the 14x with 32 gb ram and 1 tb ssd, no other laptop currently on the market has this kind of specs / full package for 2199, that's why i went for it

[@EliorHallo]

You actually listened and added a segment comparing laptop performance while on battery, thank you!

[@JustJoshTech]

Yes I did

[@huisimplicity]

​@@JustJoshTech Btw the 14x open box at Best Buy was around $500 a couple of weeks ago, which makes it an absolute steal! Mine came pretty much new.

[@siddhantyadav450]

he used to do it a couple years ago too.

[@unwreqq]

​@@JustJoshTechhi josh, whats your opinion on the 14 flip version? Better than the yoga 9i?

[@so-hadi]

​@@siddhantyadav450 Is 8 ram good for daily use?😅

[@dandiaz19934]

Thank you for bringing this up. I ran into this laptop while browsing in Walmart, of all places!! But I was blown away by the specs, the screen quality, and the fact that it's touch screen. It's insane value for money! I was wondering Josh, have you been keeping up with all the drama surrounding ASUS quality control w the ROG Ally and one of its motherboards? I was wondering if you thought that other people's concerns on ASUS's qc are well founded, or whether you felt it was overblown/could not carry into all of their products.

[@anmolagrawal5358]

Oh boy where do I start. I bought an Asus VivoBook Pro 14X OLED (N7400PC) in December 2021. In March of 2023, it started having weird grinding fan noises. Turns out one of them got knackered. Not to mention, by this time it already had issues with its bluetooth not working and other software problems (might have to do with Windows 11 tho). In any case, soon after, its motherboard commited suicide with potential dead battery. I got it repaired at a third part shop (since it was conveniently *just* out of warranty and the official Asus service center said that the charge would be almost 80% the cost of the unit for mobo replacement as they don't do IC level repairs, lol). It worked for maybe 3 weeks after which the unit simply didn't power on. Took it back to the repair shop and they said that the CPU is damaged and nothing can be done at this point. I filed consumer complaint, wrote to the CEO office, tagged on twitter as it cost $1150 (which is not an insignificant amount of money...for a student...in India) but to no avail. After more than a month of back and forth with customer service over phone / email and what not, they offered to give me a 30% compensation on replacement part (yea no thanks) and that's about it. No explanation as to why it occurred in the first place and no analysis of the aftermath whatsoever. They simply don't care. Upon visiting the r/Asus subreddit, it is clear that I am not the only one. I think the reason they're able to offer great specs at these competitive prices is by compromising on quality of components and not because they had some manufacturing tech breakthrough or something. Of course, a survey might shed a better light but this would be my preliminary take on all of this

[@anmolagrawal5358]

​@seaworth3382 Ah yes, the repair person did mention the MOSFETs going off. You might be right. Can you link to the source of this btw? I would want to read up on that lore. This was not a TUF laptop, but a mid-premium segment laptop (higher end VivoBook). To do this in such a model is inexcusable. That isn't to say doing it in lower tier models is justified, just that this is even worse when consumer is ready to pay up a premium price, expecting a product to match. What a shame

[@bryans8656]

Great comparison Josh. I've had a Zenbook S15 since 2019 and it has been as solid as a rock. My wife is using it these days with no complaints.

[@Hentai_Senpa169]

YESSS, the video is finally here, thank you Josh for such an amazing review!!

[@miniDrew4]

Completely agree. I was looking around, and the 14x for $700 was basically the only option. In a league of its own when you package the OLED screen, h series processor for that price.

[@patrickonodje1428]

Wow... Your efforts speak through your passion and detail in your work. Nice work Josh.

[@kevinlenyatsa3648]

I've never seen a more thorough review

[@adrienealonzo5744]

Great Review! I have been using the Zenbook 14 Ryzen 5 7530U 16gb 512ssd for the past month. Purchased it for around $980 unfortunately here in the philippines. It's great! Very low fan noise and heat. Ultra long battery life too! The main thing that I don't like about this laptop is the insurmountable fingerprints it easily gets. Just by gently touching any surface of the laptop will immediately be marked by a fingerprint. Hence, i always clean my laptop at least once a week. Overall, I'm very happy with my purchase especially since I'm a working student who codes and studies on the go :)

[@eltk1785]

Is it good with coding? Looking into this laptop for Java Development.

[@weeiii.93]

Is yours the UM3402 model? And is the $980 mall price? Would appreciate the answer thanks😁

[@mydinosaurz5479]

Totally off topic, but I visited the Philippines last year and had so much fun. Such a beautiful country and wonderful people!

[@user-co1of8lq5s]

Is zenbook 14 x OLED enough for ai and ml students

[@user-co1of8lq5s]

Is zenbook 14 x OLED enough for ai and ml students over mac m1

[@user-xc9le1pm5l]

been watching alot of your laptop vids as im going to university at the end of the year - at the moment I'm stuck between a 2022 xps 15 or the zenbook 14x for £1500 each - this vid came up at the exact right time

[@wateriver]

I was recently asked for recommendations for laptops for school. I’ve seen the 14 X come up a few times and after watching this video I can see why. Great video. Thank you.

[@mohdjibly6184]

This is an awesome review …thanks for sharing Josh 😊

[@JustinYung]

I bought the Asus Zenbook 14 with the AMD chip and 16gb of RAM a few months ago. Josh's review was extremely thorough and accurate. Since my uses cases are lighter - web browsing and ssh'ing to the cloud for development, this has been a really good laptop for me. As Josh describes, the battery life is fantastic (even more so, since I find performance fine for me on whisper mode ... which is quite quiet). This is my first laptop with a touchscreen and I've found it occasionally useful, and first one with an OLED screen which I find to be day in and day out fantastic. My only real negative is that I'm coming from an older Thinkpad which has an absolutely fantastic keyboard, so while the keyboard is good, it is not as good as older Thinkpads that have a ton of travel.

[@cosemdesiatsedem]

what type of AMD processor ?

[@JustinYung]

@@cosemdesiatsedem 7730u ... fine for office use/streaming/browsing. Not for gaming or highly demanding tasks.

[@cosemdesiatsedem]

@@JustinYung I need it for programming, it will be enough :)

[@scavo2003]

I have tried this laptop (with the AMD Ryzen 7) and the battery life was lacking for me. I would say around 5.5 hrs. I switched to Dragonfly Pro and much happier with battery life on that device, even though no OLED and lower resolution display obviously

[@patrick.771]

can you say how the fan noise during office and web browsing (+youtube) is? can you hear the fans? I had a Lenovo Yoga but there the fans always started to spin when watching youtube content which was quite annoying...

[@davidkorcak]

The fact that Apple’s 2 year-old core architecture is still competitive while drawing less than half the power of newest chips is quite incredible

[@dennisbett747]

X86 will never get to Arm power draw levels at least for the next 5 yrs. The only way for AMD or Intel to compete is on price, raw performance or switch to RISC-V.

[@peterbreis5407]

Almost a curse for Apple that the M1 Pro was such a good chip that upgrading is almost pointless. Hopefully Apple will finally ship the M3 chip and it will prove a significant upgrade and improvement in battery life, even beyond what we are getting now. The M2 in my opinion was a downgrade.

[@NOT_A_TOP_FAN]

The problem with this statement is it’s crushing the concept of personal finance, and turning society into lease/rent. I have the 2 year old laptop your speaking about and I’m a creative professional. I can throw anything at it, and for the 3k I spent to upgrade it, that’s how it should be. High end laptops shouldnt become obsolete within 2 years.

[@mikaelahyakuya3485]

M1/M2: TSMC N5/N5P Zen 3: TSMC N7 Alder/Raptor Lake: Intel 7 One is the old chip with a new name and the other one is a new chip on an old node Not really incredible for me.

[@defnotatroll]

Not really... the efficiency is impressive, but Apple pay TSMC (the actual reason the chips are so good) for initial exclusivity so they screw over their competitors like AMD and Qualcomm

[@TheOnlyName]

Thank you for making a full video on this! I was slightly late to hearing about this laptop (I ended up buying a Lenovo Yoga 7i), but I'm glad I'm aware of it now for any future laptop purchases.

[@TheDanster4]

How are you liking the Yoga 7i?

[@TheOnlyName]

@@TheDanster4 It's pretty good! I had a Dell Inspiron before which had quality issues - the right hinge came off after a year of use. So the Yoga's build quality is definitely better, I'm sure it will last me a whole lot longer. The screen's fine, battery life is good, and the CPU does the job. I'd definitely get the 14X now that I know about it though, the price is lower, screen is much better, CPU is more powerful, and even the hinge design should be better. Also from what I've heard, the keyboard and touchpad are better on the 14X - the touchpad on the Yoga is not my favorite.

[@TheDanster4]

@@TheOnlyName Thanks for the reply! This definitely helps with narrowing down what laptops currently I'm looking at.

[@AA-flyguy]

You’re right on the cutting edge here!! I’ve seen these as well and your right on the money🙌👌

[@xavhow]

I love how Josh gets excited.

[@tranminhhuyoan3728]

The 7730u and 7736u are actually more different than you think. The 7736u is based on zen 3+ and is basically the 6800u, which is one generation ahead of the 7730u, which is based on zen 3.

[@ir1keren]

Yes rebranded version of 5800u

[@mahmoud1737]

difference in igpu 7735 is 680m gpu 7730 is vega gpu

[@PyromancerRift]

And zen 3+ have USB4 support.

[@ThomasDeGarnham]

Picked up the 14x with the RTX 3050 on sale last week. Loving it so far.

[@josecolima7030]

Thanks for the great info!

[@ralkros681]

As someone who had a macbook pro with -OLED- mini led display that is beyond repairable, I bought the 14x on sale at your recommendation. While the speakers definitely are not as good as a macbook (my model had upfiring speakers), they are far better than most laptops. I absolutely love my 14x and it was an absolute steal for only $749 on sale.

[@ArthropodSpidey]

Apple has never used OLED on their MacBook displays Bullshit comment

[@little_fluffy_clouds]

There’s no MacBook Pro with OLED display. Perhaps you meant mini-LED display

[@My-by]

All laptops are better than MacBooks right?

[@little_fluffy_clouds]

@@My-by not when it comes to battery life, or you know, if you want to use macOS 😜

[@mihirojha4475]

​@@My-by no lol, MacBooks are solid machines, literally and figuratively. They are far better at optimization of software for the hardware and battery life, BUT, lots of softwares are not compatible with MacOS as of now, as they are made for Windows which is based on another architecture altogether. I guess its more of a pick your poison, take a MacBook for better performance at the risk of losing your 'freedom' as its a closed system, or look at Windows laptops which are less power efficient but have a wider compatibility with softwares and of course, gaming. Also most Windows laptops are nicely upgradeable when it comes to RAM and SSD.

[@LearningAndGrowingInLife]

I'm in the market for a new laptop and the ZenBook series caught my eye. I was thinking it would be great if you could create a video comparing the various ZenBook variants. Surprisingly, I haven't come across such a comparison online yet. It could be a valuable resource for others like me who are considering a ZenBook purchase.

[@OldManPhil]

Hi, did you buy a laptop yet? If so, how was it and could you recommend it to anyone? Thanks.

[@henriquebs12]

Excellent video! Love all the attention to details!

[@iradukunda3699]

Thank you for the review

[@JustJoshTech]

My pleasure

[@boodz0]

Thanks to you, after spending loads and loads to find the perfect laptop for my current usage, I decided to go and purchase the Zenbook 14. I couldn't be happier with my choice. I hate the MacOS and windows just fits my style more.

[@agedvagabond]

I've got an aero 17 with the 13700H and an m2 max macbook pro, never used Apple before but now trying to sell the Windows laptop for about 20% of the original purchase price, the battery performance and battery life is really the most important thing. It's a no contest for Apple tbh especially when you add in the macbook speakers.

[@PreludeSon]

Super thankful for your review....I wanted to see if there is anything out there that is capable of giving some power but not too heavy to carry around. Looks like this might be the one.

[@ljli]

Really well done video!

[@sp7186]

Jesus I just bought the Zenbook 14 yesterday and was glad to see all my assumptions about the laptop right after watching this review. Its been excellent so far.

[@Obito_17-52]

How is it now ?

[@scottnelson2537]

Just bought the Asus Zenbook 14x q420 model with 16GB OLED as an open box item from BestBuy (in excellent condition) for $649.99...wow what an awesome laptop!! Performs amazing!

[@withbenefits]

@@recordedanemone6399Are you not getting around 8 hours on the battery? Thinking about picking one up.

[@anarsosoroo2891]

Your videos are amazing!

[@PeteLovesPixels]

I am very happy to see these test results. I'm a lightroom and photoshop user. I just ordered the new i9 version with discrete graphics card. I can't wait to finally have trouble free editing that doesn't turn a 2 hour job into a 12 hour job like the machine it is replacing does. Great review. I just wish you would have also discussed the I9 version

[@idreesali6672]

Great video and this seems like a really good laptop. I'm deciding between the 14x and the apple macbook air m2. What's really putting me off with this one is battery life and fan noise. Is it really that bad, or was that just one test? What about other things and which would you recommend?

[@premprakash2297]

Ur choice m2 price is high less storage less ram

[@fadope1612]

I just bought a zenbook 14 oled, im a little dissappointed that i dont really know how you feel about those here, since in germany the zenbooks are way more expensive but with more stuff in it, eg i paid 1500€ but i have 1TB SSD a touchscreen i7-1360P and so on in it Im really happy with it tbh, it looks beautiful ( i have the 14x back design on mine in dark blue) i cant believe how much longer the akku holds compared to my old laptop and im really enjoying the keyboard, its also not getting too warm/loud at least for now. EDIT: Also 16GB RAM not 8

[@Jdmith]

Damn impressive value. Definitely on my radar for next laptop

[@TheFonix456]

Great work! Would love it if I could see the Max Rows Viewable in Excel sheet with all the laptops you've looked at recently.

[@eyce8984]

Compared to the i9 version, which would you recommend? Does the i9 version have worse battery life?

[@wienster123]

ASU’s laptops seem to have heat issues, which translates to poor battery life. Zenbook DUO has lots of complaints, even as far as screen delaminating 😮. I plan to go MacBook for efficiency + power

[@crayolaart]

saw you post about this laptop a few weeks back in your back to school video. I Purchased the zenbook 14x last week when it was on sale from Best Buy for $649!! Seems they are regularly on sale, you just need to keep an eye on it!

[@sammynochains3455]

Man you are lucky .. these laptops after conversion would be like 1100 dollars here in India . And based on the purchasing power parity it will eat into my accounts even more 😢

[@mshari2892]

I took your advice and bought, i5-13500H and I love it!

[@theslimshadyist]

I owned the 14 for less than a week. Really nice laptop but it had excessive heat issues regardless of their updated cooling system. I ended up sending it back to Asus.

[@mimixoxo461]

I have the same heating issues that I didn’t even have with my old i5 11th generation laptop.

[@-Gatsu]

Which SKU did you buy?

[@gametechvlog]

I have been a Windows user since 8 years and switched to M1 Mac.What I feel is windows still required a lot of improvements in the terms of battery and power usage

[@Ramxie35]

at least u wont have to pay extra over 50%. $1600 window laptop that can do much more than macbook that costs $2600

[@hugepants]

thank you for your consistent and in-depth reviews 🤓 will you consider reviewing the fujitsu uhx? (or other similar laptops)

[@ChrisRobinsonutah]

I recently helped my little brother pick out a laptop for college and we went with the 14X. After briefly using it in person it's taking a lot of willpower not to replace my 1st gen Framework :D

[@SirSean]

I've been looking at a laptop for ages and I also think these are the overall best. While idk if I'll actually use it, I'm curious about Linux distro support and whether all the laptop functions work on linux

[@meisme9566]

yes, I tested linux mint and ubuntu, working pretty well, but numpad and face id aren't supported

[@earthling_parth]

I missed the deal where 14X was $700 but even when it got to $800, I found an open-box excellent condition laptop for $650 (700 with tax) for my dad. The laptop looks and performs amazing. Thanks Josh for reviewing this laptop and including it in your best laptops for ever price range video.

[@vix1er]

Where are you finding for that price

[@twohi2play]

@@vix1er Best Buy

[@earthling_parth]

@@vix1er set up price alerts in Honey or any other price tracking service. I also manually refreshed the page of the product on BestBuy at least 8-15 times a day 😅

[@binoby4612]

@@vix1er BEST BUY! I was able to get the asus 14x for $750 after tax new, absolutely insane

[@dougnulton]

Hey Josh, quick question: have you tried using these laptops with the ergo lift hinge on your actual lap? I’m someone who likes to browse this way a fair amount when I’m lounging on the couch, and couldn’t tell if it is uncomfortable or unstable in this position. I’ve also wondered the same about the G14 in the past. Thanks dude

[@austinwellner9036]

Love the Review Josh! Been interested in getting a laptop recently, and have been watching reviews for the past few months trying to narrow down what I want. I have to say your reviews are some of the best, if not THE BEST I've seen. I do programming, and your Best Laptop for Programming in 2023: ULTIMATE GUIDE has been my staple I keep falling back to when comparing new laptops I see / find out about. I was wondering though. I have a company 15.6" HP Elitebook and I absolutely love the larger screen size. Are you interested / plan on reviewing any of the larger laptop screen models? I've used a 14" in the past, but after using a 15.6 with a full keyboard and number-pad, I find it hard to go back down

[@skygaz3r]

Wow this looks great, only question is the long term reliability. It’s rare to find a laptop that checks all the boxes, at such a reasonable price point. Such a great find!

[@mikaelbiilmann6826]

I have a 2011 MacBook Pro and a 2015 MacBook Pro and a 2013 iMac. All working fine. Say that about windows pcs or laptops. 😅 Tbf, I also have a 7th gen i5-equipped pc, as well as a 9th gen Intel pc, both working fine, except I can’t update the 7th gen to Win 11.

[@wayward4442]

I got my 14x with 13700h and 16gb ram I havent had it an extremely long time probably about a month and its really really high quality. I doubt it will get much worse in the long term. Asus has a lot of settings to tweak as well in their app that allows you to keep it solid for a long time.

[@himansh4812]

@@seaworth3382 Take a onsite 3 year extended warranty.

[@topmech71]

@@mikaelbiilmann6826 I had this laptop and took it back. I'll be honest the only good thing about it was the OLED display. It runs hot, even in whisper mode it gets warm, the keyboard deck creaks like its snapped together, the WI-FI card is crap, it's a fingerprint magnet, battery life not on par with Apple chips, gen 3 SSD speeds. My opinion just get the Macbook air M2 or the new 15 and pay a little extra, the price is probably not far from those.

[@lars2894]

I find high-end Asus laptops to be far more reliable than Dell, HP and Acer. Can't speak for Lenovo.

[@normhardy]

I just got the 14X at Best Buy for $750. I am VERY happy with the style and power of this little beast, not to mention the 2880 x 1800 screen.

[@jessicam522]

Hi! I just bought it. How is it working still?

[@normhardy]

​@@jessicam522 It is working fine.

[@SzTz100]

Great comparison.

[@jamesaron1967]

Great comparison and summation of the current laptop market.

[@dtgulab]

I recently bought the 14x oled - battery life is 4.5 hours max while watching videos. Other than the poor battery life, everything else seems good with the lappy and i'd recommend it to anyone who doesnt use a laptop for more than 5 hours without plugging in. Other than the low battery and no usb c on the left side - everything else is perfect

[@yensteel]

The main thing I managed to do with my 11th gen ZenBook was to run g-helper and use it to disable core boosting. It improved battery life by an hour or two. G-helper is a management app that is supposed to replace Armory Crate in the zephyrus laptops, so it can't do much else. But it helped with battery life a bit. I'm getting 4.5 hours in normal use, so now it's 5 to 6.

[@yensteel]

@@seaworth3382 Thanks for sharing! Bad news, I looked at power config and it's not there. The only battery setting available is balanced. It only has 4 items: Desktop background, Sleep, Display, and Battery. Myasus is running though.

[@dtgulab]

@@seaworth3382 i7 1260P + Nvidia MX550 (its last years' model, but not much of a difference)

[@dtgulab]

@@seaworth3382 I've just recently done that while laptop is using battery power

[@lurk9127]

I have the 14x oled, i9-13900H, rtx 3050 model, 32gb ram. my battery often lasts way longer, try playing around with brightness. Very much depends on what you are doing though

[@Atilolzz]

Another top tier video, always a joy watching a positive review on a good product. Mildly disappointed by AMD because of their lackluster performance and especially misleading naming scheme (it also took me a while to realize its a previous gen CPU), even though that AMD doesn't even need to do this deception. Asus, although they had some big drama with their desktop mainboards and BIOS, seems to be crushing it in the mobile market. The handheld Asus ROG Ally offers amazing performance for quite the good price. So I am especially keen to see what Asus can do with a new AMD CPU on the laptop market very soon!

[@lars2894]

You missed the entire point, which is that the Zenbook sells because it gets 15 hours of battery life running a 3K 120Hz OLED screen. 99% of people who buy that laptop couldn't care less about numbers it got on Cinebench Multi-Core.

[@emadahmmed7220]

awesome video..... loved your accent and confidence while you had gone nuts😅 btw tnx for the video❤❤

[@danielfrances1110]

Great video! Made my day and bought it 🙂

[@alfredoaraujo9294]

Asus is killing it when it comes to value lately. The fact that you could get the 8gb 512 Asus 14x for 499 at bestbuy is insanse. For the average consumer these are more than enough laptops. I hope this forces other laptop makers to make more balanced value centered laptops.

[@kb8939]

I don't see how anyone gets by w 8gb, and if I were buying new I'd also want 1T, but, I suppose it depends on what you do with it. Time prices come down on tech! HELLO @dell & @apple! Decent tablets are now way overpriced, as well! No way a 9 should be almost 1k Businesses have done a fantastic job of filling up landfills with phones, comp/laptops, watches, and vehicles. Consumerism/GREED are choking the life out of the world.

[@mihirojha4475]

​@@seaworth3382such as? I get their build quality and service hasnt been the best in the past.

[@kennymccormick8295]

Insanse!

[@alfredoaraujo9294]

@kb8939 the average user does fine with 8gb. Most people use laptops for web browsing, content consumption, and office work.

[@schizofennec]

Lol not at all, asus is overpriced as heck, Acer, HP are what you want for value.

[@user-es1co3yf6t]

"Josh goes nuts"😂

[@JustJoshTech]

Seriously. How is this $699 USD???

[@Bewefau]

I don't mind them shrinking the hardware that's nice to let them fit more in the smaller case. But I'd rather have the same thickness to keep my DVD rom plus it would allow more room for bigger cooler fan/gpu and maybe a bigger battery too.

[@bovasj161]

Another great video

[@bluetech2809]

The fan noise is an instant dealbreaker for me. One thing you can usually count on Macbooks for is minimal fan noise (in absolute terms and relative to Windows competitors). Also, my favourite part of the video "This laptop is an. OUT. RIGHT. WEAPON!"

[@vlun1215]

My hp touchscreen laptop sounds like a jet engine from 2018 era.

[@virtuerse]

@@vlun1215before I got my M1, I had a 2012 HP Envy that could outscream a city highway. I feel you brother.

[@Lee.S321]

Laptop have quiet/power efficiency mode, which is more than suitable for every day tasks (as in not CPU/GPU intensive tasks like gaming etc), which will keep the laptop quiet. I keep my laptop in this mode most of the time & never hear the fans, & it's the case for most modern laptops. Reviewers don't seem to put their laptops in quiet mode for some reason.

[@karmatraining]

I heard my macBook Pro's fan turn on once. Once.

[@karmatraining]

@@Lee.S321 that's because it kills performance

[@abc_cba]

The Ryzen 7 7840U is the fastest U processor or sure. Based on Zen 4 Arch.

[@jots7574]

Thanks for the video brother

[@JustJoshTech]

Glad we could help

[@michaelskirde-visuata5742]

Thanks for the excellent review. I have an offer for the 14X. But it is offered with an Intel Core i9-13900H. How is the processor different from the i7?

[@PeteOliva]

Great video! I own the 14x with 16GB RAM and the i7 and it's absolutely blistering in its power when plugged in, and isn't too much a slouch even in its power saving modes while on battery. I honestly couldn't be happier with this device and I think it might become my favorite laptop I've ever owned. I got it on sale for $799 and the value is unbelievable. I've been recommending this computer to everyone. If someone is gonna go Windows, this is on the very short list of devices you NEED to consider.

[@user-ub7vv2wd5m]

Where can I find it? It's unavailable!

[@itsyugentsuki]

Hi Pete, which is the serial code, is it the Q420 or the UX3404? I'm a bit confused

[@PeteOliva]

@@itsyugentsuki This model I own is the Q420V. ASUS makes builds exclusively for Best Buy in North America, which I believe are the ones with the Q prefix. It's the equivalent to the UX3404 model, which is mainly what it is known as internationally. That's how I've always understood it. Bought a lot of ASUS computers at Best Buy over the years and that's typically the same confusion I used to go through. But I would find there was always a UXxxx model that was practically the same spec wise as the Best Buy model I had bought or was shopping for. It might have just had a different RAM configuration or might have or have not included a pen or something like that.

[@joableandrosuarezcorrea1576]

How is the performance when it is not plugged in?, and how is the battery life

[@JustJoshTech]

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[@bestmbm7503]

Hey Josh! Need ur help...I start my Fall semester in 5 days and I gotta buy a new laptop. I am majoring in Bioinformatics but I cant seem to choose a suitable laptop.. would it be possible for you to give me some recommendations.. My budget is somewhere around 1500-1600 If there s smtg cheaper and nice it would be great too! (willing to get a used macbook pro)

[@Watchandlearn91]

The MacBook Air doesn’t have a 12 core cpu option. The M2 only has an 8 core cpu

[@peetiegonzalez1845]

@@Watchandlearn91 He meant Macbook Pro. Which was the highest performing laptop in the entire lineup.

[@Watchandlearn91]

@@peetiegonzalez1845 ah yes that makes more sense.

[@pseudolemon8272]

@@bestmbm7503 get a MacBook Pro if you want to go over your budget, it's the best machine you can get. M1 or M2 depends on your budget. If you cant get either on your budget in your region, consider the G14 (heavier machine) Zenbook 14 (current good contender for windows substitute to Mac) or MacBook air M2 with at least 16 GB of ram.

[@FoxxFire]

I'm guessing you might have done this video because of the frequent sales for these models? Just a couple weeks ago at Best Buy in the US the i5 13500H 512gb ssd 8gb ram 14.5" 120hz OLED Zenbook 14X was on sale from $800 to $500. I thought that was a pretty stellar deal and I was looking for videos of that device when the deal came around (i watched your 14X video from last year). I decided against it due to the 8gb of ram, but still, it was quite tempting.

[@HemBelieber]

Great detailed video! In india, currently there is no zenbook 14x with i7 13th H-series chip. There is 14 with i7 13th P-Series chip. Would have loved to see your review on it! Thanks for making such informative video! Cheers!

[@sjewkes1]

As mentioned in another comment, I wish there was more regulation regarding prices outside the US on products. Every company bases their offerings on it, but even in Canada it can easily be 1.5-2x the price for products, and that's if you're lucky. Great video review as always though, still helpful to get quality hands on reviews just in case. There also needs to be more regulation around product offerings in different regions. We actually discussed this before on a laptop sale post, but finding the exact same spec can sometimes be impossible and confusing, even for an IT professional like myself.

[@Art-is-craft]

You wish there was more regulation? Do you not realise that it is the extra regulations outside US that makes different countries more expensive than US. There is a reason why cars, houses and so on are cheaper in the US.

[@sumukhshetty709]

Not all people want specs and features as 1st preference .Its the Reliablity of product that matters most .Never seen any long term review of asus products since its started blooming around 2020's. Seen so many 8yr+ hp laptops (although it was popular those days.) Providing a better performance in linux OS (ubuntu) than newer low-end windows laptops.Recently purchased hp spectre with 13700h.

[@theinktician]

....you thought Asus came around in the past 3 years?😂

[@sumukhshetty709]

​@@theinkticiannever seen any 5+ year asus owners.

[@lars2894]

Asus is far more reliable than Dell, HP, and Acer in my experience. They've been in the laptop business for a LOT longer as well.

[@VoxxEU]

@@sumukhshetty709 I have an Asus U1F I bought new and still use for music streaming to a high-end stereo system. (check out how old it is : )

[@jondonnelly4831]

Pretty damn light, I went for Flow X 2023 cause I wanted a small gaming machine but I did consider Zenbook.

[@Havanu81]

Do the Zenbook Pro 14 next! I got a 4060, 13900h 16gb 1tb one for 2000€ at the French Amazon store. They also had a G14 for the same price, but I preferred to OLED. Swapped in a 2tb NVMe and added another 16gb stick. Also, the 14.5 OLED HDR OLED goes up to 400 nits while plugged in (they do on mine) and hits 550hz for highlights when using the HDR mode.

[@Clay5701]

yeah he really should look at this laptop. I just got mine with the 4060 a few weeks ago (in the US market) and it's pretty much all I could ask for in a laptop.

[@aospkitkat4446]

As a life long Windows user, I hardly think Apple will lose sleep for a minute over the Zenbook.

[@saturnotaku]

Exactly. As innovative as Asus can be, they’re still a second tier PC brand compared to the likes of Dell, HP, and Lenovo. Apple doesn’t really care about them either so they’ll pay even less deference to Asus.

[@sp7186]

It will, if ASUS keeps this up, I was in the market for a thin and light utrabook and chose the Zenbook 14 over the M2 15 Air, I could buy two of these for the cost of one Air. Its not even close. More people will come to find out about the Zenbook 14 if they keep this up. I am not saying they are going to grind Apple to dust of course.

[@kingdragonofficial9596]

@@sp7186 they won't

[@delta0307]

​@@sp7186 yes you can buy 2 asus for 1 macbook but the difference in battery endurance is also double. You will need 2 asus if you want to last as long as a macbook I'm a windows user eversince a kid (win95), but the battery life and performance (on batt) just blows the competition it's not even close. I already switched to macbookjust this yr and I never bring my charger whith me. With my previous windows laptops I always have to and performance is sluggish on batt. 8hrs with mediocre performance vs 15hrs easily with no drop in performance. This is how a laptop should be, not worrying where to find socket to top up the batt while at work. I still have a windows desktop for all my gaming and some tasks that require bigger screens, but when I leave the house the macbook just gets the job done with their new m chips.

[@dannyize]

Think of the buying experience of buying one of these Asus laptops at BestBuy versus buying a MacBook at the Apple store. LOL

[@adequatequality]

It always amazes how inexpensive these laptops can be found on the USA stores compared to the rest of the world. The Canadian ASUS and Best Buy store charges upwards of $1,200 for the Ryzen 5 model alone and it's just not worth it given the lacklustre performance and fan noise levels.

[@tahmidfaiyazrafi1990]

thanks man, you are just wow! 👍

[@happydaydreamer1]

The 14X should have a 10 bit panel as well. Could it be a setting/driver thing?

[@rolanddenzel-authorcoach]

I grabbed the 14X with 16 Gigs of RAM at Best Buy a couple of weeks back and I LOVE it. Its fans are so quiet unless you do something crazy for a long period of time (which I rarely do). My previous laptop was an HP Spectre (2015) and those fans ran constantly for seemingly no reason. I wanted to throw it out the window. I love the keyboard and screen, too!

[@HelloMrK]

Still enjoying the 14x? I’m debating about picking it up for college so I’m hesitant about the fans.

[@rolanddenzel-authorcoach]

I've only heard the fan once. I didn't know what it was! Lol. It was after rendering 3-4 short videos, and it wss still pretty quiet.

[@rolanddenzel-authorcoach]

FYI, I don't game, so can't comment on how that would be, but I play D&D with video, maps, and have 12-20 chrome tabs and windows open at all times 😂

[@HelloMrK]

@@rolanddenzel-authorcoach I appreciate the reply and heads up. I won’t be gaming on it, mostly running Excel (finance major) along with other financial software and Chrome. It might be overkill but, it’ll be a workhorse and the OLED won’t hurt.

[@nsa5]

This review is amazing.

[@NeoBlueBearZchannel]

I’m counting on you, I bought this laptop because of you josh …. Lol I was going to wait and get a laptop that has slightly lower specs later on the school semester that was retailing for $1600 … I saw the video u made of best laptop for students and found it in sale for $699 and pulled the trigger….. so far 4 days in and it’s a fantastic laptop

[@acemodean]

Thanks to your videos I purchased this model.

[@johnstjohn4705]

For over three decades, I have worked with both Windows and Macs--Windows because I had to run AutoCAD and Revit and Macs because they always have been the superior system. I've always been puzzled when people talk about switching from one system to the other on a whim. The Asus Zenbook is a wonderful machine. Microsoft has made laptops that rival MacBooks in design and quality. But it's about more than hardware. Windows and MacOS, while similar, are distinctly different. You cannot blithely switch back and forth from one to the other. It's not just the operating systems, it's the software that runs exclusively on one OS or the other. Many of the apps that I love run only on Macs. There isn't a Windows laptop in existence that could replace my MacBook.

[@karmatraining]

A bunch of ppl also depend on software that is very difficult to run on macs. Although recent advances in emulation mean that 90% of Windows apps should run fine on macOS. It's only games and very specific apps that need Intel XEON and other instruction sets that won't work on mac now.

[@Broodjemetbeleg]

​@@karmatrainingwon't work yet

[@AM-qu6vu]

Totally agree

[@TheCogitech]

Hard to believe there aren't more comments about this. Windows vs. MacOS is apples vs. oranges. Furthermore, the only true freedom comes when you abandon both for Linux, which you can run on pretty-much any hardware you choose. So, yes, these Asus laptops are great value (and they aren't the only ones - consider the HP Victus series) but the first thing to do is scrap Windows and install Linux. Otherwise, just shell out for a Macbook.

[@NicolasJafelle]

great laptops but if the fan noise is noticeable in 2023 that is a no go for me. It is unacceptable in 2023 laptops needs to keep the fan on while web browsing or just doing office task. I have been watching AMD laptop reviews and apparently all of them has "bad" fan noise. It does not turn off the fan in any case and they are audible... It is a shame because these Asus laptops are great. BTW still waiting your review for the new Yoga 7i 14 inch =D

[@Ivan-mn3ph]

I put mine on whisper mode and I don’t hear much or anything lol

[@aeroflow2749]

Fan noise? Now i have yoga 7x pro and it is a very bad i terms of fan noise. Before this a had asus g14 2023. On silent mode is 0db even if you start game or heavy load it will be under 25db. I going to return this yoga and go back to asus.

[@NicolasJafelle]

@@Ivan-mn3ph which laptop?? I am this asus ZenBook 14?

[@theinktician]

How the tables have turned. Fan noise was a consistent intel problem till AMD adopted it last year😢

[@Ivan-mn3ph]

i have the zenbook 14x oled i7 13th gen 16gb ram@@NicolasJafelle

[@nyn2k259]

Nice video & yea the 14X is awesome. What I would like to see though is more of the performance on the video & photo editing side of laptops, 3d software, coding etc because its not just for browsing the web & docs we use them for. So once those types of videos kick in its a Sub from me. Thanks.

[@swagmasterdoritos]

a 32gb DDR5 RAM model seems to be avaliable too as it's listed on asus' site, I think it's just sold out nearly everywhere. Definitely S tier at that point

[@lurk9127]

thats what I got, comes with i9-13900H and rtx 3050 as well, great performance. (im in Canada, idk about availbility elsewhere)

[@mzk9153]

I was actually going to buy a macbook before i saw this video, it seemed like the only viable laptop with decent battery life. I ended up going with the zenbook 14 my primary use case is for business and i just need a device that lasts long that can run excel word and 20 or so chrome tabs. Love it so far !

[@schizofennec]

macbook can virtualize windows and office, and last for up to 18 hours doing that.

[@mzk9153]

@@schizofennec you're probably right but I also wanted more ram and storage which would have been almost double the cost. I think if you're getting a high spec mac you should have a strong preference for the os which I don't to be honest.

[@xo_you_know9983]

I have similar usage (20 chrome tabs xD) do you think I need 8gb or 16gb ram laptop? I am between asus 14x and macbook pro M1

[@cagey300]

@@xo_you_know9983 I know it's expensive but go for 16gb. It'll be a much more pleasant experience and will last u longer.

[@Seth748]

Unless you’re on a budget having more ram never hurts.

[@handlemonium]

I got my used LG Gram 17Z90P (i7-1195G7) in mint condition for $500 bucks on eBay because I was itching for a 3lb-ish ultrabook with a huge screen. The speakers are meh and the keyboard keys get a bit oily and sticky faster than I'd like but otherwise it's great for the weight, battery life, and display! But if I could get the performance of the Zenbook 14X *AND* the 17-inch display for $700 I totally would. My dad did cash in on the 14X discount period at Best Buy back in July and loves it 👌

[@MajidAlbunni]

Thanks a lot for the video, i am looking for a new laptop and i was going to buy it, however i just checked the price here in Germany and it is around 1500 euros for the 14x version (and 13700H is hard to find). Buying electronics here is a nightmare!

[@_manne]

Any thoughts on the new expertbook B9? They added an extra fan finally

[@sasakanjuh7660]

Hey Josh, any chance you can review this year's Tuxedo IBP 14 with 13th gen intel CPU? On the paper it looks like a perfect laptop for my use case (software development and Linux related stuff), but specs are not telling you how it feels, does it get worm or loud, battery life etc.. And since it's not very cheap, I don't feel like taking my chances.. Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated! :)

[@FoxxFire]

The one thing that stood out that wasn't mentioned is how in the 10-minute Cinebench test the fanless M2 MBA actually throttles less than most of the laptops in the graph, including the two in this video. And people have made a big deal about throttling on the MBA.

[@JustJoshTech]

Good point

[@alansmithee.01]

I'm very wary of Asus after upgrading my Zenbook 13 SSD from SATA to Nvme. I tried to do a clean reinstall of Windows 10 only to discover Asus doesn't keep a proper archive of drivers on older models. To maintain a working fingerprint reader, I was forced to pull the drive out and clone the factory installation from my old SSD.

[@907nvl]

Excellent video! Thanks 👍👍

[@megabaneen8057]

Excellent review. Does this support fast charging and usb C charging?

[@peterwarren5412]

Thanks again for another great review! I could not tell from this review - how glossy is the screen?

[@JustJoshTech]

It's not too glossy! Thanks for the nice note

[@rohitsoni9325]

Great vid. Please make a video on Samsung Galaxy Book Pro and Pro 360 too!

[@tjoygaming]

In Australia 14X starts from $1160 (A$1799)

[@rickdg]

Great review as always 👍Have you tried Ubuntu in any of them?

[@tylerrow6698]

My asus zenbook 14x i7 16gb laptop just came in yesterday I also got it for 700 dollars at Best Buy I got the very last one! Insane deal for a crazy good upgrade laptop!! Awesome video!!

[@Sonix07pr]

Can you recommend any 15-16 inch laptops for programming? Not sold on the zenbook 14x, and I’ve been looking at the thinkpad x1 carbon, but I just wish the screen was a bit bigger.

[@camilstoenescu]

In Romania the Zenbook 14 (with the i7-1260P) is ~ 1200 euro.