Zenbook Pro 14 OLED (UX6404) REVIEW: The Best Laptop Yet?

[@Uxcis]

BE CAREFUL IF YOU'RE ORDERING IN EUROPE! I have one of these, and it doesn't explicitly say on the purchase page, but if there is no option for touchscreen, you won't get a glass screen either. Instead you will get a screen that looks like a vivobook, so plastic bezel and screen. Still OLED, still pretty, but no glass protection, which is annoying as f*** because I bought it hoping I would get a durable screen. Also I had to RMA it because the tab key was not springing back. I've just received it back today and now the keyboard is mostly fine except for the backspace, which is sometimes a bit rattely. Not very pleased with ASUS. Apparently they do this more often, where they advertise a certain spec list, even on the european advertisement page, but then send you another one with things like a different screen. Luckily I could get it for quite cheap.

[@86Sheephead]

Where in Europe did you order from? I've been looking at picking one of these up in the UK but not if it's non touch and matt. Pretty shady on Asus part not to make it obvious the specs differ between regions. I've also had keyboard problems with their laptops in the past, I had the second gen G14 that broke twice in 6 months. The second time they refused to repair it saying it was user error despite breaking from everyday typing on it. I don't think it's too much of an expectation that a keyboard can be typed on without the keys literally popping off. The worst part was they wouldn't send it back without me paying them £60 to post it. Basically keeping it ransom til I paid them.

[@Uxcis]

​@@86Sheephead jesus that last part is really infuriating. I ordered mine from the Netherlands, so I'm not sure if the model is the same across all of europe, but I imagine so since mine shipped from ireland. Make 100% sure every spec you want is on the purchase page in your region because if it's not mentioned then it won't come with it. One clarification though: the screen is plastic, but not matte. It's very glossy which was what I was hoping for, but it's also not completely tight if you get what I mean. It's not flat. So any reflections will look like one of those fun house mirrors. I don't know if it's a legit complaint but I find it a bit distracting sometimes. Asus has definitely lost some trust on my end. I might just need to buy a macbook when I need a new laptop to compensate for the bullshittery lol. They take the QC seriously

[@86Sheephead]

@@Uxcis Thanks for clarifying that for me, the product pages make the display look like a single piece of glass. Very deceptive and pretty frustrating when we have to pay a premium in Europe. Yeah the key popping off and not being covered under warranty was poor from Asus I thought and to repair 'outside of warranty' as they put it would cost £325 for a single key and switch. I ended up buying a whole keyboard deck from Slovkia and replacing the switch myself 😅

[@86Sheephead]

Was your unit a 4060? In the UK it looks like the 4060 and 4070 have different displays. Non touch and weirdly slightly brighter on the 4060.

[@Uxcis]

@@86Sheephead yes the 4060 model, the 4070 was not available in the netherlands. In that case I guess go with the 4070 since the screen is better, though I don't think the gpu is all that more powerful than the 4060 because of power limits. And battery is pretty poor, worse than advertised so keep that in mind. Also 325 pounds for a SINGLE switch????? They replaced my entire keyboard deck because of the tab key lol.

[@jpmcnown1]

I've never really cared about a pc being a fingerprint magnet.....until this one. Wow, someone went out of their way to engineer a surface that picks up smudges and fingerprints better than any surface I've ever touched.

[@andrewd1118]

Excellent review, I have this exact sku with the 4070 and your points were spot on. Simply put, ASUS have done a really great job of making a creator’s dream laptop. I’ve upgraded the RAM to 48gb and it replaced my Desktop PC in my workflow as this laptop is that powerful. 2 downside though is in real world use, off of wall power, battery life during actual office work is nowhere near 7-8 hours as you stated let alone 10 hours that ASUS claims. Fully charged on power saving, the max I’ve seen is 4h 30. The other downside is that it only comes with up to 2TB skus, which is unfortunately not enough for some creators nowadays.

[@letitanetlaplume]

Do you think it would fit for running a DAW for music production and photos editing ?

[@LauraSauvaniac]

I also bought it in 32 RAM, 1 TB, 4060 RTX and when using Illustrator at full performance it only lasts 1h30 on battery. Does this seem normal to you?

[@themadears]

does it support USB type C charging?

[@aronpapo]

That low battery life is such a bummer. Do you mind telling me what you do for work. I'm asking because most of the time I will be studying in an library and I need good baterylife.

[@LauraSauvaniac]

@@aronpapo design with illustrator / photoshop. This is a real problem for me. The battery is too random. It can last 6 hours on Netflix at 60 Hz and energy saving at 1h30, 2 hours max on Illustrator in high performance. I'm thinking of switching to Apple.

[@rafaelperez9652]

Awesome video Andrew! It’s a tough choice between the Asus Zenbook Pro 14 OLED (UX6404) and the Lenovo Slim Pro 9i 14 laptop but if I had to make a choice, I would go with the Asus. I love the gorgeous OLED super bright display, the generous port selection, the clear 1080p webcam and the clear mic array. The battery life while not great, it’s to be expected since the OLED screen takes in more battery power. All and all, it’s a fantastic laptop that should not be overlooked! Thank you Andrew!! 👍😁

[@williamcohen3351]

Nice PC. Camera and mics are good. Speakers are okay. Very good display. OLED is always good on these units no doubt. Portability is okay for travel. One has to remember when you want a PC with a good graphics card that a bigger power adapter will go with it. Excellent review.

[@harco28]

Excellent review. Thank you! I use to own one with 4060 but I've returned it. To much fan noise even under low load and silent profile. Keep up the good work!

[@letitanetlaplume]

Oh... I was considering it but silence is my main criteria. So I'm wondering if this laptop has a silent version ? I don't remember what is the 4060

[@harco28]

@@letitanetlaplume yes I'm sorry. It is a beautiful laptop

[@mr.rainbowlovescoffee]

Excellent review like always. I've been changing my sleep schedule so I apologize for not showing up on the live. Have a beautiful day and remember to make everyday a masterpiece

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Thanks as always!

[@ayanalam6355]

Which is better "Asus zenbook pro 14 (UX6404)" OR "Lenovo yoga pro 9i"? *SAME CONFIGURATION*

[@PabloIify]

You are so good in narating.. you are straight to the point.

[@alannguyen5050]

For laptops with OLED screens can you talk about the oled subpixel structure as well as the manufacture of the OLED panel itself? It's really interesting to see how manufactures combat OLED burn in with modern subpixel structures. Really awesome and indepth review, wish you the best! Keep it up!

[@datvu8689]

It's samsung panel. They reduce the burn in by increasing the size of the blue subpixel because these subpixel deteriorate faster. Just use darkmode and hide taskbar u would be fine

[@andilu5125]

Man, I really love your coverage of this laptop; it's very detailed, and you don't miss a spot, like how you mention the SD card reader doesn't flush within the laptop. I wish Asus would make one without the touch screen feature; it would save battery life, be cheaper, and be better overall, IMO. I also do a little bit of research on a slim yet capable laptop for my niece, and I'm glad that KZbin found your video for me. Thanks for the review, man.

[@bloodd11]

Excelent review. Thx youuuu!!!!!

[@undrcvrwp]

CANADIAN buyers: ours does not come with a touchscreen, although the marketing would leave you to believe otherwise. Used to own one, generally a great laptop with excellent screen and graphics performance. Great portability in terms of size. Some loud fan noise , battery wasn’t amazing. WEBCAM however is terrible in real world performance, I found. I sit on video calls all day so use it a lot, and ultimately returned this laptop because of the poor webcam quality (and non-touch screen). My surface pro 8 has a camera that is much, much better. Will try the Lenovo Slim Pro 9i 14” next, when the 4060 version is available.

[@aronpapo]

I am thinking about buying but not shure how bad is the fan noise? I will be using it mostly for studying in a library so it's important that it doesn't annoy others.

[@ivanmagana5267]

You have some of the best laptop reviews. Just subscribed. Soon ill bet getting a laptop probably a 16 inch

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Thanks really appreciate!!

[@mercedesriveira4535]

Thanks for this fantastic review

[@Cybertron667]

I've read other reviews where they also clearly states that the 'pink' Touch digitizer matrix was visible on white and light coloured backgrounds... Like it seems all other OLED and touchscreen laptops apart from the Samsung Galaxy book range... Did this unit also have this issue as you don't seem to mention this as a negative... But as always thanks for the great reviews!!! I qoute "Asus equips the Zenbook Pro 14 with a high-resolution OLED touchscreen. The resolution of the 14.5-inch panel (16:10) is 2880x1800 and the subjective picture impression fundamentally very good, but the picture quality is slightly grainy due to the touchscreen. Screen activity is very smooth thanks to the high frequency."

[@shyha]

Each OLED with a touch screen has this grain ( I tested Asus, HP,). This is very disappointing. OLED has worse bright color quality than the cheapest IPS. Avoid the version with a digitizer!

[@Cybertron667]

@@shyha The samsung galaxy book 3 16 360 oled touch is perfect but I want a 14" version ...

[@aronpapo]

What did you choose?

[@Cybertron667]

@@aronpapo I'm looking forward to the Samsung galaxy Book 4 pro 14" as it will have touch support which the book 3 pro 14 was missing this and was only avalable in the 16" inch. So I went for the Lenovo Yoga pro 9i 14,5" Mini led display touch 165hz :) Better brightness then OLED and a good screen, but in fast shooters not as fast as OLED & there is a built in Mini-led blooming protection witch dims all heavy whit pixels! Like the mouse cursor and text! It's okay, but the "white pixels" are a lot more brighter on an OLED panel...

[@jonbarnard7186]

Good review Andrew. Do you think this is the same display as the Yoga Slim, 9i? Same screen manufacturer?

[@ShyamaliNaik-i6u]

HI David , Does this has any screen door effect , I have seen some screen door effect on HP Spectre 360 and Lenovo yoga 9i OLED laptop with similar resolution

[@ajr1247]

The camera has good quality. It is quite clear. It is missing the shaving option, though.

[@KGB223]

Great review !

[@Roman-rh2dk]

Thanks, Andrew! Great review as always. Waiting for Asus g14 to see how it stacks up in 14' battle.

[@amnonleitner1139]

best configuration of this Zenbook pro 14 vs best config of the Yoga 14 pro... what will b your choice ???

[@A7I7BEK]

Hi Andrew! I have noticed that there are very few in detail reviews of LG gram Style 16 in youtube. I would really want you to be one of the earliest reviewer of this product. Can we expect it from your channel?

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Hopefully LG will send it.

[@Cybertron667]

Did you compare the screen to the Lenovo pro or slim 9i 14,5" mini led display ? I think that would be interessting!

[@dreammachine86]

I wasn't aware of that model...didn't really think there were any other manufacturers doing such high specs in a 14" laptop. Just had a look on the Lenovo website and it's interesting...the 9i is actually cheaper with i9-13905H (seems identical to the 13900H in the Asus...no idea why they have different model numbers, perhaps some revision on the way the CPU is made (it does have a different socket according to the Intel website)...wouldn't be surprised if it had some AI accelerator added to it but every typical spec like core count/clock speed is the same). Anyways, so i9-13905H, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD and RTX 4060 is £2140 on the Lenovo website. Asus Zenbook Pro 14 OLED is £2199 on Amazon (but £2499 elsewhere) for 16GB RAM, 1TB and RTX 4070. So Lenovo gives you more RAM, Asus a slightly better GPU. But Lenovo does have an option to go up to 64GB RAM and RTX 4070, thus beating out the Asus but the price goes up to a hefty £2750. RAM is faster on the Lenovo in all configs. The Asus can apparently be user upgraded to 48GB but that's the limit and its still lower speed RAM. Hard to decide which is best. Another difference of note was that Lenovo say the 9i can draw 100W of power, Asus can draw 125W. Due to that the Lenovo only needs a USB-C power adapter whereas the Asus needs a seperate power brick for full power, or USB-C for lower performance. Of course allowing that higher power draw may give better performance...or not if all that 25W is taken up by the OLED panel...I don't know if the mini LED panel is more efficient. I do hear reviewers saying mini LED can get brighter though...and the refresh rate & resolution are just a little higher on the Lenovo. So it does seem like a difficult choice between them...each have some little areas that beat the others! EDIT: 6+ week shipping on the Lenovo according to the website so that may be the final decider for anyone comparing these models now. I'm probably going to buy within the next couple months, may be worth waiting to see if there are any Black Friday offers...

[@Cybertron667]

@@dreammachine86 In Europe Asus has terrible customer service.... Buy premium with the lenovo and your shall be repaired quickly... And the most annoying thing ... OLED and touchscreen... on a lot of screens (except Samsung) is an annoying pink graininess matrix when displaying white, Grey and light colours... Really disgusting! Just look it up!!! even on 3k devices!!!

[@themadears]

how is it compared to lenovo legion with the same specs? will it perform about the same?

[@Tikoala]

Hello! Asus doesnt provide all configurations in all countries for the Asus Zenbook Pro 14 OLED. So I have to pick one option. What is the best option for the : i7-13700H + RTX 4070 or i9-13900H + RTX 4060 ? My main usage will be for creative work. Thanks for your help everyone and have a nice day!

[@nightfury8884]

I got 4 questions. 1. Is it 180 degrees rotatable 2. Is it still have a dial pad in the touch pad 3. Why doesn't it comes with Intel evo processor 4. Is it still have a fingerprint scanner

[@nightfury8884]

Anyone?

[@Clay5701]

@@ahaimes6320 it does have the dial pad on the touch pad

[@BrysonNorris8]

This is an incredible review!

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Thank you!

[@kennarotama2066]

Thanks!

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Thanks 🙏

[@anujpj]

excellent review

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Glad you liked it

[@garchomp7412]

The anti glare coating looks like it has a yellow tint to it in the video review similar to the coating on the alienware 34 inch qd oled monitor. Is it as bad or prominent in real life?

[@fredguile]

Technical question (I have a TB4 dock at home), do we have DisplayPort passthrough on the TB4 port and is that possible to use the RTX GPU when plugging a screen to the TB4 port?

[@midnighttornado22]

I just realized it has no biometric fingerprint scanner. Have I become so lazy that I want that to be included as a standard on laptops now? 😅

[@zoickn]

Better specs than Pro 9i and cheaper. This is a winner.

[@haydarjomaa7477]

Thank you for this great review, could you please compare this to lenovo thinkpad z16 oled one, because the price for both are almost same, i wounder about the difference in their performance, your videos are perfect all what we need to know

[@lionpd]

Can it be charged with usb-c?

[@kerunbindra4053]

how is the text rendering (vs. mini-LED)?

[@EugeneVe]

When will be full review of Dell Inspiron 16 plus 2023? Thank you!

[@joshchacko7729]

Thank you.

[@zenzei_305]

Wait so where do we buy the 4070 from? I dont want no 4060..

[@blessedgirl2050]

Can you make the track pad be a number pad like on other Asus laptops?

[@ericguizzetti]

Can I add 96 gigs of ram and an 8tb nvme?

[@alirezanayebzadeh7294]

What about burn in?

[@mariuszjankowski6347]

does the touchbar have a numeric keypad ?

[@spaceghost3344]

what's the resolution used in the gaming test?

[@sjtre3806]

How did you get 7+ hrs battery life? Got mine yesterday and mine only last a little over 2 hours at 96% charge and with power settings set low.

[@aronpapo]

Did you resolve this problem? I saw somwhere that wisper mode should extend the battery life.

[@sjtre3806]

Yes! I had to switch PhysX to GPU only. Switched on all the battery save settings and turned off all the camera AI settings. Now I'm able to get 7-9 hrs. Only downside is I have to do this every time after a power down.@@aronpapo

[@ahmedancer2140]

Is there a long term review for spectre x360 14 2023?

[@praiseiheanyianyanwu3753]

Can you do a review of the new Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED, pls?

[@andrewmarcdavid]

I did it about 2 months ago.

[@mariuszjankowski6347]

Are the fans noisy during normal use?

[@aronpapo]

Did you find an awnser anywhere?

[@mariuszjankowski6347]

@@aronpapo Unfortunately not

[@SamiGB1994]

Please answer my question: which is generally better to the eye looking and more gorgeous regarding colors,accuracy and more beautiful to the eye looking : the zenbook pro 14 or slim pro 9i Zenbook : oled,120hz, FHD 2880*1800 , 550 nits Lonovo: mini-LED,165hz, 4K 3072*1920 , 1200 nits

[@pbdye1607]

I like this thing but I really goddamned hate that so many companies are hard-soldering at least half the RAM to the goddamned motherboard. Also, ASUS is lying if they claim 16+32 is still going to give you dual-channel performance.

[@vubichonly]

Bought it Aug 2023..The battery life is suck

[@abdulahsan3121]

Will you review the new legion 14?

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Yes working on it now

[@abdulahsan3121]

@@andrewmarcdavid thanks

[@1BadVan]

I’m seriously considering grabbing the Lenovo Legion Slim 7i, you should get Lenovo to send you that one. The specs on it are very similar to this Asus Not many reviews out on it and the few that are there seem to be very positive!

[@andrewmarcdavid]

I think I already have it. Review coming

[@1BadVan]

@@andrewmarcdavid oh nice! Would love to see a live unboxing of that one!

[@JohnSmith-m6m2j]

Can I put 4TB M.2 in this laptop?

[@anaklautancui8961]

Re up, can someone answer this

[@jkpandya04]

how come its battery at 7 as it outperforms lenovo laptop?

[@andrewmarcdavid]

It might have to do with the Lenovo's miniLED perhaps. Not sure.

[@surpreetsingh5984]

Hi again @Andrew, I own the 4060 version of this. I do not gert anywhere close to the battery numbers even while waitching youtube videos. Doesnt last more than 3 hours. Could you please leave the settings below that I should keep the laptop on to get those battery numbers similar to yours.

[@surpreetsingh5984]

@Andrew!! Can you please comment on this? I have been trying to charge the laptop with Anker 140W Powerbank 737 via type C but at max it is fetching is 90W can you sahre why would that be?

[@TheRhondus]

@@surpreetsingh5984 I have the 4060 and inserted ram + 2tb ssd into my laptop. I've beena ble to get 5-6 hours by having the computer switch to battery saving mode whenever I unplug the laptop but besides that and running MyASUS recommendations to increase battery life, i don't know any other solutions. The battery life is the only issue I have with the laptop, i love it overall for the most part

[@aronpapo]

Did you resolve your issues?

[@surpreetsingh5984]

@@aronpapo no man. Sadly not

[@aronpapo]

So sorry to hear that. This seemed just like a perfect laptop. Did you try using it on wisper mode. I read somewhere that it will make battery life better.

[@marcrco6066]

wow it looks to be the x1 carbon of Asus

[@tianszechreich8062]

i will get mine in this last oktober 2023

[@yogratthegamer]

Mine is in delivery, will arrive tommorow or the next following day

[@MuhaRAW]

Mine will be delivered within a week i guess, the 'European version'. This laptop but no touch-screen, 4060 in stead of 4070 etc. You guys have the same? Are you happy with it?

[@taxcollector5920]

the 4070 isnt worth it over the 4070 imo though

[@electricmiragemedia]

This looks like a great machine. Why get the ROG G14 instead of this?

[@arsalanz2214]

Looks like a stunning laptop, Asus have really upped their game. It would be very helpful if you could mention how much you actually paid for the laptop (with the actual specs you review) instead of just the starting price.

[@andrewmarcdavid]

I didn't pay for this laptop as it is a review unit sent by Asus

[@arsalanz2214]

@andrewmarcdavid oh sorry I missed that. But going on forward, I think we all would appreciate the actual spec price of the review laptop. It really helps with price comparison in different markets. P.s. I really enjoy your to the point reviews 👍🏻

[@rblongfellow]

18 hundge. Now get out the leather and pony up those geedas

[@asura1436]

Which one you suggest Lenovo 9i pro or this?

[@TheSonoranSniper]

those laptops are too different to really suggest one or the other all depends what you want out of your laptop

[@RegisACardoso]

DON'T BUY IT Here is why. My experience: Purchased new. My unit had two defects: (i) buzzing speakers, and (ii) high-pitch whine/noise on battery power. Sent for repair. Received the unit back with the original issues + physical damage to the laptop chassis. Sent it for repair again. Received the unit back absolutely ruined, completely bent, with huge dents and screen shattered. I just can't speak to an Asus agent about my specific claim. It continues falling back to a default RMA proccess that involves shipping in the damaged unit and then receiving it back in a couple weeks time even more damaged. I am not interested in fixing this absolutely broken piece of e-waste. I want money back, or at very least a new unit.

[@stat1c4221]

Hi Andrew, thank you for video, Can you please review Asus Zenbook pro 17 2023. Thank you. 👍

[@Makta972]

A MacBook pro m2 max 14" is a much better buy

[@yogratthegamer]

Welcome Apple dan boy, your M2 Max GPU and CPU has failed to compete with the Intel Core i7 and RTX 4070 😂

[@Makta972]

@@yogratthegamer Try that unplugged and come again lol

[@ricardonogueira6473]

I'm not a fan of Windows, but Apple? Yikes

[@yogratthegamer]

@@Makta972 i did hehe, I 9wn that laptop and it still got higher score than my friend's MacBook pro M2 Max.

[@remypascal4872]

🙄And the keyboard keys are breaking at too much consumers while a normal, non agressive usage. And RMA companies want 300€ for the complete keyboard with guilt shifting to the consumer. What a fraud... like with the Intel 13, 14th gen.

[@macaroni.ravioli]

Is there? Problems with this laptop?

[@iqbalahmedaRA]

Make a video with “Sealth 16 Mercedes AMG a13vg-236” please……

[@letitanetlaplume]

I just read a comment mentioning the noisy fans. Do you have in mind a laptop that could matches this quality without the noise ?

[@remypascal4872]

What a stupid design at this version with just ONE sustainable USB (A) port, the other ONE USB-C lives not long enough because of the desolate construction...

[@dreambig121]

Expensive 💩 and not worldwide warranty coverage or no any parts availability after warranty expires or coverage beyond coverage So make a wise decision

[@EmaryTegan]

Camera is terrible. so is battery life. I wonder who would buy this?

[@vubichonly]

I bought the Asus NV46 10 years ago and its still good now. So I decide to bought this model not review deeply. Battery life is suck . No back to Asus anymore