Asus Zenbook S 14 (LUNAR LAKE) REVIEW - WAS IT WORTH THE WAIT?

[@davek5899]

I was really excited when the Snapdragon laptops came out. But it turns out their graphics suck and their incompatibility with certain software is frustrating. It looks like Lunar Lake solves those 2 issues and I'm looking forward to my next laptop being one with Lunar Lake. Can't wait to see more reviews of Lunar Lake laptops!

[@richi2870]

Depends If your software runs on Snapdragon its awesome :)

[@RemofRenaissance]

@@richi2870 Yeah I'm actually alright with Snapdragon but sure the masses (who probably spend 50% of their time gaming) will prefer the Intel. Each to their own...

[@morten1]

Same. Yeah maybe snapdragon (+ windows and developers/drivers etc) will be more ready in a year or two But all in all we are moving in a good direction, with thin, light, silent, cool laptops with good battery and decent performance For now, this looks to be one of the best laptops with that But more from other brands will come soon

[@RemofRenaissance]

@@morten1 I wonder if external GPU’s can one day work (and simultaneously they get games to run native on the architecture…).

[@Wilbur-em1hw]

For now it is good buy if your software is compatible and is optimized well for ARM but focus on efficiency is also a step in the right direction.

[@gb_mclibs]

I LOVE THIS LAPTOP, it took me 3 months of research looking for a laptop that meets my needs, I’ll be using it for my studies. After your review, it gives me the satisfaction and justification that this is what I need ✨THIS IS THE ONE✨. I’m torn between Macbook air m3, asus rog g14, asus tuf a14, asus vivobook s15, and this. Knowing that this will be my biggest investment-budget, ecosystem, and durability that I can still able to use after 5-6 years. I guess, this weights the pros than the cons as a travel laptop. I guess, I’ll be waiting for Christmas or New Year’s Sale or as soon as the srp goes down😂 it costs $2,300 (135K PH Peso) and this specific color is not yet available in the Philippines, only the Gray version. I’m hoping I can get the chance to have this white version❤ Thanks for the review! As always

[@Gravage]

Yours is the only review I actually watch because all of the rest are basically just sponsored ads. Thanks for all of your hard work, Andrew.

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Appreciate that

[@Jetvictor]

I can’t wait! This is my next laptop so I hope you really go deep into details here!

[@yttean98]

I like the format of your review e.g. easy access to the tech info esp. all listed upfront, concised review, etc.

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Glad you liked it!

[@AgentZeroNine1]

Hyped for this one. Super happy Intel is finally where it is.

[@BurhanIrmikci]

the memory is actually on-package, not soldered onto the motherboard. no difference from the user's perspective, but still good to mention the detail.

[@MarcosCodas]

Think it may make a difference on thermals?

[@BurhanIrmikci]

i guess... not that much. most of the lunar lake's thermal performance is a result of the advanced process node used to manufacture the logic side of the package.

[@asianstud7]

Ok. But ultimately it’s the same difference as Apple’s M series of chips. Which means non upgradable ram.

[@mikephilpot]

Does this blow away the previous Zenbook 14 OLED? Or the 3405 still a good buy? Love your reviews brother.

[@crazyelf1]

Lunar Lake and Arrow Lake are a major generational update. Arrow Lake, which is the higher performance version, will be coming out in Q4. Overall the big advancement is that Windows laptops are quickly closing the gap between the Apple Macbook in terms of battery life. This will also make the case for Snapdragon laptops even weaker, especially when you factor in the compatibility issues.

[@offeraviad]

Most exciting laptop this year. can't wait to see your review!!

[@mikayel18ify]

good job on the first review !

[@xbt2459]

great review and details. Truely helpful~

[@RassamFanan]

Thank you for this comprehensive review, especially reviewing the lunar lake performance, can't wait to see your review for the new Samsung book5 pro 360

[@StewartFloorUSA]

Great job Andrew! This is definitely a contender.

[@gdogdogdo]

awesome review! i like the score system at the end of the video. please review Surface Pro Lunar Lake if when it comes out. thank you!

[@GARdotETH]

Wow! How things change. Both Intel and Qualcomm beat Apple's M3 for battery life on everyday tasks and video! 👀 I was literally eyeing up my next laptop as a Snapdragon but might just go for one of these.

[@haderlumpi]

Apple started pretty weill with their M1. But since then they have become lazy and stopped pushing it - typical Apple. Now AMD, Qualcom and Intel have become as good as anything Apple has to offer - if not even better. My next laptop will certainly not be an Apple product anymore.

[@munawirulhadi2864]

​​@@haderlumpiyeah the only reason people are buying macbooks recently is mostly because of the battery life. Now intel and QC offer the same if not better and with more reasonable price there's no reason for buying macbooks anymore unless you develop software for Apple ecosystem

[@gigiberardi4375]

Hey Andrew, been waiting for this with great anticipation! Your videos are such a treat! Just want to see the Lenovo 15 inch and then I’m buying one! I’m in uk and if I can buy in uk with your link to help the channel, I’ll certainly do that. I think it will be the Lenovo, can’t wait. Grazie, as always.

[@JustJoshTech]

Great review

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Thanks Josh! You knocked it out of the park with your video!

[@qaisorfali8721]

im going to bring this laptop so I'm so excited, but just a question does the laptop come with a pen

[@andrewmarcdavid]

mine did not come with pen in box

[@qaisorfali8721]

oh ok thanks

[@arpit1420]

​@@andrewmarcdavidwould we be able to use Samsung galaxy S22 pen! 😂

[@kwaaikraai]

Very helpful review! Thanks, Andrew.

[@TheLDunn1]

Awesome job with the review, as always. Many thanks, it is helping me make some decisions.

[@JonLines]

I just received mine today (the grey version). What a great machine it is. The only thing I dislike so far is just how bright the backlighting is on the keyboard, even at the lowest level. It literally burns your eyes. I really hope they release a patch to reduce the intensity.

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Enjoy it

[@aleksandardjurovic4773]

A great review! Thank you very much! 21h office battery is exciting 🙂

[@christopherpu8773]

Really looking forward to it, will delivered today in china, hope the battery Life is really that good

[@norcalpacific]

Andrew, OLED touch screens are notorious for the screen door effect. Black text on white backgrounds look grainy. Is that still the case on this model? do you still see some screen door effect compared to a sharp IPS?

[@dankmemes3153]

Could you run CPU-Z to benchmark the system when your reviewing it? Id really like to know how the performance of this laptop is.

[@kasperdalkarl]

Would be interesting to know the performance of content creation, like using Resolve with 4K material on the timeline. Really good review, thank you!

[@Burbanana]

cant wait for this bro, just give me a hint if this version of the Zenbook S stays cool to the *touch* lol.. Tried the S 16, the surface gets too warm and I use it on my lap a lot

[@panathaninf]

Whoa! seems like an excellent pick, thanks for the review!

[@andrewmarcdavid]

You bet!

[@classyorb]

Very excited for this one!

[@Jakesion]

Love how the guys weighed both the laptop and the charger!!

[@Uomodargilla]

Hello Andrew, thanks again for all those videos and this incredible work. Do you think the S14 is the best value on the market rn beside every 258V (MSI prestige ai+, XPS13, Omnibook..?) ? And if you had to choose something for work, a Macbook pro m4 is still a better choice?

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Boy that is a tough question as all have their pros and cons. I really like the Asus Zenbook S 14 quite a bit as you know. Whether you should buy it depends on a number of factors such as budget, needs, ecosystem etc. So its hard to say. I am doing a Best of 2024 which I am in the middle of and should provide some insight. Stay tuned.

[@Uomodargilla]

@ thanks for your time I really appreciate, you know better than me this kind of video is really appreciated, looking forward. By the way you are really the only one on youtube who tried the Lenovo thinkbook Gen 13x (125H) and the 185H seems to be a really great choice too even between 258V, HX370 or the Snapdragon (because its in the same range of price), so thanks again for your work!

[@woody89xj]

Thanks for the review. I'm in the market for a new laptop. What would you say is the best all-around thin and light option? I'm getting confused with all the new options. Should I go for AMD or Intel?

[@AdultAvocado]

I was really hoping yoga slim 7i aura would be the first to be reviewed. Hopefully it follows soon.

[@andrewmarcdavid]

I have one coming, hopefully it arrives tomorrow. If so, I will go live with it.

[@chrishuang1188]

@@andrewmarcdavidthat is nice ! cant wait for it

[@lexmeg5783]

Me waiting for the battery test of the FHD+ dell xps 😂

[@lexmeg5783]

Me waiting for the battery test of the FHD+ dell xps 😂

[@drinkwater9891]

@@andrewmarcdavid is it ips, if its ips it will be good to compare to s14 oled battery wise and flicker wise and burn in wise

[@richi2870]

I would like to see this in a matt gold colour 😍😍😍

[@Kyt2024]

Love it! I'm torn between this and the Lenovo Slim 7i with Lunar Lake. Will you be reviewing the Lenovo as well?

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Yes on its way

[@정하루-x1s]

안녕하세요. 배터리 성능 어떠나요? GOOD인가요???

[@andrewmarcdavid]

It is great

[@정하루-x1s]

@@andrewmarcdavidthank you!!!❤

[@Edankap20]

Good video review!

[@davidraymond8994]

Fantastic review and great laptop if you're using it for basic stuff and travel a lot. Maybe down the road they will get the multi-core performance to be better. I need a more portable laptop but looks like Macbook 14 Max will be my preferred option so I can use one machine for everything.

[@hemmatv1582]

Some more brightness would be nice. Love the matte display and perfect resolution for 14"

[@CF542]

Outstanding laptop and value. Seems interesting that Intel's solution to competing with more efficient CPU's they compete with is to lobotomize the cores from their CPU, effectively winding the clock back to 8 core units from years ago and updating the graphics. Probably just fine for a laptop but I am enjoying the newer ARM based ones coming out right now.

[@mandoenrique2038]

Thank you for the review! I am thrilled to hear your thoughts. Do you believe that this laptop's performance is capable of running the Rekordbox DJ software smoothly without any issues? I am eager to hear your opinion on this matter.

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Unfortunately, I am not familiar with that software so I can't really comment. Hopefully someone who is familiar can chime in.

[@TechnoViel]

Thanks for including Davinci Benchmark! Was this using the free or the Studio version (Studio leverages GPU more)? While this machine is probably not the ideal video machine, I consider it as a good compromise between silent, portable and ok for occasional video editing. Would you recommend something else for such profile?

[@jphdd1990]

Salut Merci pour ce test , très intéressant et complet , ne manque que la décharge en veille . Peu importe, suite à ton test , je viens de le commander (exactement le même) , il remplacera mon MacBook m1 avantageusement, surtout au niveau de l’écran et du ssd Bravo pour ta vidéo

[@BilTekinYT]

When can we expect this processor comes to surface laptops?

[@BilTekinYT]

@@LawsonBarnette I also had a lot App compatibility issue with the M1 Mac and other ARM based laptops because I run some engineers software. The x86 based laptops are literally disappointing in the past, and far behind Apple M series laptops both in performance and battery life. I'm so glad that this processor finally cached up the competitors.

[@rafaelperez9652]

Gorgeous laptop from Asus to be sure. The 2024 Asus Zenbook S 14 (LUNAR LAKE) has a lot of potential as far as I'm concerned and yet it's not perfect. However, the positives outweigh the negatives and as such, it will definitely be vying for your attention. I thought the webcam, internal mics and internal speakers were all excellent for a laptop this size. Thank you Andrew for another excellent review of the Zenbook S 14 (LUNAR LAKE) for 2024!! 👍😁

[@parantez]

Looking forward to it..Mainly looking for a laptop for photo editing..hope to see lunar lake without dgpu is enough for it..

[@abidrather36]

Hey sir which laptop should I go for development (programming)that supports multitasking at its best ?

[@sridharkadiamvv4456]

Is the performance efficiency comparable to M3?

[@arnulforamirez4836]

another good review as always review the samsung galaxybook 5 pro 360

[@friedkitchenrce]

Hi, is it a mechanical touchpad or haptic touchpad?

[@최호민-h5f]

Can I expect game performance or video editing performance without power connection?

[@HDRPC]

Even old 2023 IntelCoreUltra never drops performance on battery if you have turned on performance mode.

[@rattlehead999]

In 17W absolutely. In 30W mode kinda yes.

[@HDRPC]

@@rattlehead999 in all modes

[@rattlehead999]

@@HDRPC Well in 30W you will have about 1 hour per 30W battery capacity and laptops usually have 54-81W. So if your video editing is less than 1.8-2.7 hours(or 1 hour and 48 minutes or 2 hours and 42 minutes) then yes you can. Keep in mind Lunar Lake has 85-90% the performance at 17W as it does at 30W. So in reality that's(17W) the power you want to run it at.

[@HDRPC]

Yes 17 Watts is best for Lunar Lake ​@@rattlehead999

[@Ithri67]

The review is so useful thank you ! Will you do the omnibook ultra flip 14 with the lunar lake CPUs because I want to buy it but it feels like the CPUs proposed for now are not quite powerful enough... Do you think there will be more powerful Intels on the way like the Core 7 260s or the Core 9 and if yes how much should they cost ?

[@andrewmarcdavid]

I ordered one supposed to come on Friday

[@chris9k326]

Really hoping I can snag the 32gb model on sale. It hasn't gotten a discount ever, damn!

[@samerjalabi4586]

Looking forward to this video, but still waiting for your Asus G16 review :(

[@Aman.n]

Trackpad click is ridiculously hard, just received my s14 today. Surprised you don't think so too

[@akin242002]

Lunar Lake laptops for 80% of laptop users and competition to the Macbook Air. AMD Ryzen AI HX 370 laptops for semi-heavy duty workloads. Competition is the Macbook Pro. Dell Precision and HP Zbook Fury for extreme workloads. Competition is the Macbook Max.

[@Burbanana]

hey Andrew, can we expect the Omnibook Ultra review tomorrow? Really looks interesting with that chip.. It is being sold for about 1600 euros here.

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Working on it stay tuned

[@deanthompson4381]

Thanks for the great review, Andrew. Many pluses, a few misses, but a laptop to consider.

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Totally agree

[@TianleZhang-f9y]

could you make the review of asus vivobook 14 with 258v? it is cheaper than this one, what is the difference between them, except the screen?

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Asus sent me the Ultra 5 226V and to.be honest it good and I love the price

[@bmqww223]

AS per some early benchmarks arc 140 v is kicking 890m in its teeth really pumped up and excited for battlemage gpus finally there will be proper competition among 3 players......

[@ohwhatworld5851]

Um, where in this review did Arc kick the 890m in the teeth?

[@bmqww223]

@@ohwhatworld5851 don't worry brother it will, raw performance and synthetic benchmark has it, and given the driver issue being addressed battlemage gpus will be mature and perfect

[@bmqww223]

@@ohwhatworld5851 brother just look at the synthetic benchmark 140v is like gohan fron dbz, if intel fixes a little bit of hiccups in driver and devs start with the optimization , battlemage will be a beast and will destroy rdna 4, you can even check the rt synthetic benchmarks.... no wonder amd is singing different tune saying we want market share, what they mean is they want to protect their market share against intel

[@stuartedwards6996]

@@bmqww223 That's business 101 dude.

[@TechOdyssey]

Whoa. Is that Eminem in the video? Cool hat and leathers.

[@andrewmarcdavid]

How did you know?

[@haninaslama]

finally, pretty decent port placement lol

[@gabl4157]

would you recommend this or xps 14(waiting for 2025 version hehe) for main driver and budget isnt an issue.

[@ysryashraj]

Should I go for this or the MacBook Pro? I need a long lasting laptop both battery wise and time.

[@haderlumpi]

Really depends on the software and workload. Having used macs for many years now I will be switching to either AMD or Intel. Apple has become lazy and their pricing for upgrades is ridiculous. As a developer Windows 11 + WSL is really nice. And Docker works also much better. So for me it’s an obvious choice.

[@edcAdventures.]

That webcam is phone quality wow

[@Tigerex966]

Low cost pen suggestion

[@Gru07148]

Pls Zenbook S16 Strix point VS Zenbook S16 Lunar lake if available😇

[@drm42]

Have they updated the trackpad to haptic this time around? I think that was a huge near miss with the Zenbook S 16.

[@drm42]

Scratch that, just found the answer in the pros and cons at the end of the video, thanks.

[@rcolaco]

Which would you prefer over the S14 vs s16?

[@Weeeeeeeeeeeeeah]

s14 because I want small form factors and not a desktop in my bag !

[@nefelh83]

Nowadays, most laptops come with a soldered ram and that means no ability for repair or upgrade. This should be taken into consideration. You pay a lot of money for something, in case needed, cannot be repaired. Most reviewers fail (?) to mention that.

[@sebastiancornejo6015]

Which 14 inch laptop would you recommend for best specs and a computer under 800 USD?

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Asus Vivobook S 14 OLED. I just released my video on it. Right now $650 at Best Buy.

[@Igor12822]

Yoga 9i ultra i9 32gb ram or this Zenbook S14, your opinion please based on both reviews?

[@rameshd877]

Need a laptop in the next week . Lenovo yoga 9i running previous Gen intel i7 for $1000 . This laptop for $1400 . Which one to pick ? Planning to keep the laptop for atleast 4 years . Is it worth the extra $400 ?

[@ContraVsGigi]

It depends on what you use it for. Do you travel and work while traveling? Do you game? Do you do a lot of office and browser work? Do you need more multicore performance?

[@garylamusa]

is the trackpad a haptic touchpad or springboard type?

[@JBits-m9p]

Oh this is gonna be good.... can't wait for the hp omnibook

[@Arkan_Fadhila]

I really can't wait to see this review. I wish the NDA end sooner rather than later 😅

[@abc_cba]

I want it's benchmarks against the Zen 5 AI HX equivalent, please 🥺

[@tecnoPTY]

This is good for normal office usage ... but for me I still choose the new Ryzen: more multicore performance because of my needs. But I guess a $1300 computer to do light task like web browsing, use office, it's expensive.

[@oleksandrdubyna4173]

Does it support 4k 120hz over hdmi or thunderbolt?

[@williamcohen3351]

Interesting technology. I would take this over snapdragon any day. Snapdragon has compatability issues. Even though it will become less of an issue as time goes on I think it will never be completely solved. Great review.

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Thanks William!

[@pepejw]

is this a full review, or a sponsored video?

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Full review and not sponsored

[@shrimpgordita]

I bought the Zenbook S 16 and I'm likely returning it. Compared to the Yoga Slim 7x, it still feels and acts like an X86 Windows laptop. It doesn't boot instantly, it runs hot, there are lag spikes, it doesn't recognize when it's in a bag, etc etc. I really wish the first gen Snapdragon laptops had better graphics so they could have killed x86 laptops once and for all.

[@wgm247]

Screen reflections?

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Glossy display but not bad in terms of reflections

[@pejmansehatpour7838]

Please compare the S14 with S16.

[@hahathi9810]

Hi Could you share Time spy score picture of Zenbook S14 lunar lake? Time spy score you provide in this video, it is graphic score or overall ? I hope to receive your answer soon. Thanks

[@RassamFanan]

Thanks!

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Thanks so much! Much appreciated

[@mariusgabrielciocarlan2447]

Hello, can you please make a review of the GPD DUO laptop? Thanks!

[@andrewmarcdavid]

I reached out to GPD

[@mariusgabrielciocarlan2447]

@@andrewmarcdavid thanks, you are the best! i hope that they will send you one.

[@HDRPC]

Thanks

[@jl547]

Hi, can you please ask Asus to get the S 16 Lunar Lake version out for sale for me? I really can't wait!

[@kbudhiya]

the king is back!

[@pepejw]

Here where I am, the Ultra 9 version has released. It costs 150 GBP (around $200) more than the Ultra 7 with the same specs. Is the price worth the performance boost and the worse battery life

[@pepejw]

it's either the 258V or the 288V

[@ohwhatworld5851]

Comparing the performance and battery life between the AMD chip and Lunar Lake, it seems Lunar is lagging way behind on performance, whilst charging ahead with battery life. Which makes sense of course. For me I want the extra performance, so I think I'll go for the AMD chip.

[@shrimpgordita]

Unless you're gaming, I'd go snapdragon. I have both and the Snapdragon is a much better experience.

[@ohwhatworld5851]

@@shrimpgordita Snapdragon is a no go for me unfortunately as I do like to play games.

[@leewalker23]

Almost got bait with the snapdragon thing until I learnt they're not compatible for gaming mostly (if I spend that amount of money, I expect I'd still able to run older games at least on high). Think i'll stick to x86 laptops for now

[@desiputtar89]

Is Asus Zenbook S14's trackpad haptic?

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Not haptic.

[@DanielSacilotto]

350 nits base brightness on an oled glossy screen kind of ruins it for me, since I work often outdoors on coffee shops and such... hopefully the Vivobook is a bit better with peak brightness.

[@SangLuong-hf3mx]

I'm torn between choosing the ThinkPad X1 2-in-1 Gen 9 and the Asus ZenBook S14. I'm also very concerned about battery life. Can anyone give me some opinions?

[@SoFRESHandSoMJ]

Only benefit I see from these Lunar laptops is battery life. You’re really only getting at most a 5% benefit in performance from the Series 1 chips. IMO these laptops should be priced at max $1200

[@dnch]

why does asus get the new processors always first?

[@billsuper7324]

The only thing that worries me is the quality of the keyboard. Is it really that bad ?

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Not at all. I like the keyboard