FINALLY: Perfect Macbook AIR Alternative - My New Favourite! | Asus Zenbook 14 OLED 2024 Review
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- Опубликовано: 25 июл 2024
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0:00 Intro
0:38 Sponsored Segment
1:09 What is THIS Laptop?
1:45 Different Colours
2:15 INCREADIBLE screen - Better than MAC!
4:25 External Display Support
5:02 IO
5:33 Design Suggestion
5:57 Build Quality
6:20 Keyboard and Trackpad
7:37 Speakers & Test
8:39 Performance
9:42 Weight (MBA Killer?)
10:32 Webcam & Windows Hello!
10:54 BEST FEATURE - PRICE!
11:53 More DURABLE than MBA! [TBW]
14:00 M3 vs THIS coming up...
14:23 Sorry, ASUS you're NOT getting it back!! 
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The title is accurate. I took the chance to migrate from macbook to windows 2 years ago after, the asus zenbook 14 oled is my 3rd attempt to find the perfect replacement and it is definitely the one closest to a macbook experience.
Super solid laptop with gorgeous screen and excellent build quality.
Thank you for creating this video. It’s incredibly helpful in exploring alternatives to an MBA at a more affordable cost. Please continue producing such valuable content, regardless of any negative feedback. Your efforts are truly appreciated.
that intro in the beginning was lit. Idk why people not talking abt this.
not litt, Harvey! :) and did you see the end?
Suits is an awesome show.
Excelent video man! keep up the good work!
Just got this one and I love it. Almost perfect, feels premium and snappy AF. And the size is perfect too.
Exactly!
Bro how is is the battery life ?
Battery life?
I’ve got this laptop myself, it’s hands down the best laptop I’ve ever used and was an absolute steal - Great Review as always
Hi, I was wondering if this laptop is really lightweight enough to carry around with me every day. How did it feel to you?
It's very light weight, I carry it everywhere :)
Does it have a fan?
Currently unavailable on Amazon.
@@gosman949 wow! This video must have made them sell out FAST!
Great Review!
Great review! More videos to come..
Loved the intro- amazing!!!!
Yay! Thank you!
Considering that this is the very first Core Ultra laptop it's done insanely well
please do and real time editing test too
Great little laptop! Thank you! :)
You're welcome!
Thank you for this video! More people need to realize this.
Love all your reviews! Did you ever get the Macbook Air you said you would run comparisons against? Also what are your thoughts on the HP Pavilion Plus 14 (16GB/512GB ) Ryzen 7 8845HS with the same OLED screen at a price of $746?
Hey there. Man, you have me wanting to pick one of these up for traveling. If there was one thing that I wish these thin and light laptops had, it would be an LTE option. I have a ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 that has an LTE Radio option. Having the ability to post up anywhere and work has been phenomenal. But I hate the fact that it's so big and heavy. Sure, it has 4 NVME slots, 4 RAM slots, an SD card reader, etc.. but I'd "make due" with something like this if I could just open it up and work anywhere. (sure, I know I can get a hotspot, and I have one, but it's not the same as just opening the lid and getting to work).
Anyway.. this looks like a very cool device.
Thanks for the video.
Cheers
Rick
performance is not as good as he make it look like but it's good enough
I got one of these with the core 5 Ultra having used an M2 air previously. I actually much prefer this laptop, good spec upgrade for me and for a lower price than what my M2 Air was (my MacBook was 8/256 and this I got 16/512)
I neêd quéstions dat You must answer :
1)- But waht about de connéctivity betweên Your Apple devices ?
2)- Doês ASUS reâlly dat goôd ?
3)- de battery life, pleâsê, it's important for Me, is it reâlly goôd (at leâst for 10hours) ?
I neêd dat answer becausê I want to buy it toô, de design of ASUS is morê simple én nicê for Me + de screên is suit for Me, 14inch is de perféct sizê for mobilê computing.
Same question as my friend asked...is Asus that much reliable?
Same questions
bro pleas answer that questions
So, you compared Mac book ram with Asus.
Do you think they'll update the Zenbook 14X this year with a Core Ultra and a dGPU?
I was searching for a while for a good laptop. The only one that fit all my criterias was this one.. I have the chance to have met people who had this laptop and they were extremely happy with it. No particular issues on Linux as well as Windows. KILLER laptop.
Could you use graphic design apps like PS on this - and what is the battery life life?
How's the AMD variant of this laptop and also how's this laptop compared to the HP Spectre 14 released this year?
the hp spectre 2024 is more robust, it heats up less, less fan noise, 2k resolution, excellent for programmers for example, a keyboard with better layout, if you press the keyboard does not smear, ie the construction is of better quality, etc.. If you have more budget the hp is better, if you are short of budget, this version is enough for common tasks.
This laptop is beautiful but there is one issue with this that no reviewer is telling. The laptop gets hot quickly without any reason. On idle its cpu temperature is around 50 and above degree Celsius. I ordered it yesterday and now i am returning it. I don't know the issue is in the whole series or this particular piece that I got.
Just got the same model with the i9 CPU. One word Beast
Thanks for your amazing work! I have a question. As a creator, I'm planning on having 4090 and i9 14400k, as for RAM, I want to have 128gb.
should I go for 4 sticks of 32? or settle for 2 sticks of 48 (and having only 96gb)?
I couldn't find 2X64 ddr5 ram of a known company. and I learned from you that for dual channel CPU like i9, I better use 2 sticks over 4 sticks.
go 4x32gb, just have to run them at 4800-5000 MHz maybe 5200 or 5600 if lucky :)
@@theTechNotice thank you for the answer!! and do I lose anything in terms of performance when choosing it over 2 of 48? (the suitcases analogy)
Dongle-less is cool as more peripherals/accessories are moving to thunderbolt connectivity
bare in mind the hinges are just glued to the screen frame and it tend to detach on time and use
Oooo I would love to see that for alternative for maxed out macbook pro m3 max plssplspls
Can you compare this one with the new AMD variant? UM3406
okay, the num pad in the touch pad is pretty cool
:)
Thank you.. you are so good in narating...
So nice of you
*Hey dude what about galaxy book 4 pro. I am thinking to buy it in same price like zenbook cause of samsung students discount*
It's good to see Windows Laptops finally competing and beating Macbooks. I've tried Macs in the past, but I just felt I could do things faster in windows especially because of the windows management . Excellent video!
:)
Thanks Lauri.
You Are fast these days! :)
With all of the issues we have had with ASUS with their laptops failing as the warranty ends? Do you really think this is a good idea?
Great video mate, How is it for a Computer Science student. Development and all that sorts of work
Solid! :)
@@theTechNotice Thanks:)
I USED to absolutely love Asus. I purchased a $1200 metal chassis Zenbook from them & in less than a year later it was toast. It was a struggle to get them to make it right. I’m talking months of back & forth, 6 trips for the laptop back & forth to fix their defective motherboard, then their defective wifi chip. They ended up sticking an unsupported motherboard that I haven’t been able to completely rectify with my program ecosystem & I’ve tried to focus on getting the rest of my money out of it because they would not make it right. They will not be getting any more of my money.
Same, a few years ago I bought some of the most expensive and « premium » zenbooks they had and about 3 months in the bottom part started to separate and lift open just under the hinge where the part that’s connected to the hinge is glued to the actual bottom of the computer and I couldn’t believe it, I never took it outside or in a backpack on anything that could’ve damaged it, I didn’t use it a lot so it couldn’t be from me opening and closing it 1000 a day like a madman and I am super careful about my belongings … Never again, on the bright side the customer support in my country was actually quick to answer and asked if I wanted a refund or a replacement with the same product but after that experience I really wasn’t going to go with the same model again
what about battery?
I got one, I wanted to play a game that used the numpad. I bought the Logitec MX Keys S cordless keyboard, it is really nice. I’d prefer to get a cordless numpad but couldn’t find one.
there is so many versions of Zenbook's im lost... i need one for creative work, mostly photoshop. ASUS ZenBook 15 Ryzen7-7735U/32GB/AMD Radeon Graphics/Win11 OLED 120Hz. im thinking about this one? is it good choice?
got for it bro, bestbuy has good deal 600$ but only 8GB soldered ram, still its best in any aspect. speak from my research and i researched a lot.
What sort of creative work? Assuming it’s not complex 3D rendering, CAD or VFX, that is plenty.
Asus zenbook pro 14 UX6404..
How does this compare to the HP Spectre or Lenovo Yoga 9i?
This laptop is prefect for music producing
@Tech Notice Thanks, good review. And yeah I watch your video about mentioned as a video workhorse Asus proart studiobook 16... But is there any solid middle ground laptop exactly for a filmmaker who going to shoot movie for a month straight and have to make several copies of material fast (1-2tb each copy) and then have to have abilities to color grade and edit some of the raw footage quiet fast in evening but still could spend less that $2500 and have sort of smaller/lighter laptop with me? And yeah if it's o-led it's could be great. windows only.
I'm kinda dig in the new asus duo but and ready for the size and weight but have doubts about performance
I think the proart is the best for your budget :)
@@theTechNotice But if we try to spen less than $2000? Don't want to be annoying but money always could be used for some thing else in moviemaking... And i have long wishlist)
@@SpLitSecondS_ try to get a used gygabite aero 16 oled
@@stanislasflipo7214 Thanks.. Looks quiet good
How would you compare the intel ultra 155h model of this laptop vs amd 8840hs model? I like the intel model for 32 gb ram option, thunderbolt and silver finish option, but I feel like the processor must be better for battery and maybe more powerful on the amd model with more advanced node tech (less nm better), thoughts?
I couldn't tell because I haven't tried the AMD version. :)
i would just go with intel this year "intel core ultra". AMD idle power consumption is a huge doubt.
hi, could you share the exact reference of the models you tested? the links show me 2 complete different computers from different generations. one at 2k and the other at 600 bucks. appreciated :)
Here: ASUS Zenbook 14 OLED (UX3405) with intel Core Ultra CPUs :)
I would like to know if the processor is good or same enough as m3 or m2 for ML/DL model training ???
its not good he is a paid sponser
equal to m2 but worse than m3
How does it compare with macbook speakers?
I think MBA has better speakers if you put them side by side, if you listen individually without direct comparison you'll be happy with both :)
When is windows releasing SQL for AMR chips? That’s all I wanna know
Two questions.
Is core ultra an arm chip?
I am a data engineer. What's the problem with SQL on arm chips?
Yo bro do you still have asus zenbook duo? You guys mind selling it to me??
just bought one, the cheap Mediatek Lan/Blueetoth card broke down and non functional after few days used
after years I've been waiting for a laptop can honestly (without windows prefered biases) beat the macbooks m series in price, specs, stability, stability/reliability and performance, and that's the one, Intel Ultra proccesors are been the fair rival of macbooks
I think this is a great competitor in that regard :)
i just got mine but the battery life says it only lasts 3 hours for some reason and its a bit loud is there any way to fix this?
It's because if Intel inside. I'll wait till Windows notebooks on Snapdragon X are on the market in the end of June.
What about using it with Linux?
Why spend thousands of dollars for a laptop if you're going to run garbage at it? Just buy a cheap extra laptop if you wanna run linux.
Oled looks good 32gb should be the minimum.now.
I wish the ram was also upgradable
Yeah. So many laptops claim they have 10+ hrs of battery life, and yet as soon as I use such laptop, it doesn't go over 3hrs. While I am not a fan of macbook, it does last longer than any other laptop. We all know why. OS is different, doesn't spend such much resources as the windows.
ARM vs X86
@@brianrobinson3961 true
Make sure to do a battery life test, the m3 MBA efficiency is apple's highlight.
Very good review! I see one usecase that no one mention in their reviews, music production. Is'nt this the absolute perfect laptop for music production?
Haha I’m here looking for Mac alternatives for the same reason. Did you get it?
@@Dante_Seth Haha! Yes i actually did purchase it. Very very good laptop for the bucks. I was coming from a I9 8950HK laptop that had massive thermal throttle, and this one is soo much better.
Just bought Kirchhoffs EQ (Programmed in Assembly Code), this has insanely low CPU usage. Together with UAD compressors and some Acustica plugins, you can actually mix on this laptop!
The battery life tho...i get around 3-4 Hours if watching youtube videos, so its not what they promisse.
A very good laptop, small size and a nice screen (Boost light and colour in Intel app).
@@kickilicoff that’s awesome. I’m currently torn between this and the asus vivobook 16x but I appreciate ur help
@@Dante_Seth Cool! I was also thinking about the Vivobook. I am glad i chosed this. I bought the Core Ultra 9 version btw. That is a little must for todays applications.
6:00 "the display is not moving at all": display is moving like crazy
Having two Thunderbolt ports is fantastic!
it's got 2x TB4 USB-C Ports... :)
Wow!!!! Okay thanks for letting me know !!
It's in the IO part of the video :)
@@theTechNotice Oh yes I see it now, sorry 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I will be picking one up next week:
Ultra core 7, 16 GB & 1 TB gen4 ssd, for 1249€. The M3 MBA base spec costs around 1360€ here. Not even last years M2 MBA (16 GB, 512 GB ssd) is close to the asking price of the zenbook, it’s still 1800€. The value over here at Europe is a lot better with windows laptops.
This is good laptop. I have an option with 185h. I would say it's very powerful machine, in many areas much better than macbook air. I would ignore all tests using scripts to benchmark battery life- it has nothing to do with real life. you can get with this machine between 2-9 hours, depends on how you use this machine. I had over 5 hours doing for 2 h network virtualisation in cisco modeling labs (quite intensive computing, running many images in VM, including Windows PC, attached second 4k screen) and remaining time typical office staff with RDP to another PC, teams, some edge tabs open. 32 GB of ram makes a difference, and even if air's memory is faster, 8 or 16 gb is no match... One thing I did with my laptop- I replaced ssd straight after purchase and installed fresh windows OS. I think it will be no match for air in terms of battery life and noise level, but overall, battery life is very satisfying. Speaking about performance- it crashes air in almost every aspect, single core of M3 is better, but that's it. And having this machine allows you to run VMs like 64bits Windows or Windows server, cisco catalyst 9000v in cml etc. I am quite confident you can only dream about it using mac. Speaking about noise/performance ratio- you can use it activating whisper mode, standard or performance. In performance mode laptop is laud but powerful, in whisper, very quiet (most of the time you cannot hear fan), still more powerful than air. I do not use standard mode- too laud for office work, not enough performance for heavy loads. You can switch between power modes using key fn+f.
Portability- bit bigger than air but very light,
Ports- 2xusb c/thunderbolt, 1xusb A, 3.5mm audio, hdmi 2.1- air clearly loosing here.
Great screen 2.8 k OLED up to 120 Hz leaving air way behind.
There are some other than processor improvements with air m3 model- users will be able to use wi fi channel width 160 Hz (it is beyond my understanding why apple's customers were forced to wait so long) and wifi6e as well. This is the biggest benefit of switching to M3, but most of windows laptops had this feature years ago.
the song from the intro?
something from Epidemic Sound I think... or Artlist, cant remember now :)
@@theTechNotice bruh
With so much variation of the zen book it will be easy to buy the wrong one. Oh, maybe not, the pure zen in most cases under $1000 unless you go over 16g ram and Over 512 hd. Also Amd Ryzen usually more efficient resulting in less battery drain.
When you mention that the screen is better than a MacBook, you should at least test things like color accuracy, contrast, and brightness, right?
how is evo vs m2?
M2
Looking forward to your Zenbook S16 AMD strix AI 300 review when that launces in July. I'm probably going to buy that version.
I'm crazy wating to buy this one!!! btw, its not asus strix...
@@arthuraragao9055 Yeah I know that was just a typo, I meant AMD strix.
Please review an intel core ultra laptop with a dedicated GPU 👍 Think it would be even more interesting. Would the battery still be just as good, how does it compare to m3 pro etc.
1. Why. Just as good? Yeah sure asus definetly not going to defy how dgpu works physically.
2. Even if you disable dpgpu it wont be as Good. Because ones with dgpu ARE meant to have higher tdp. Unless you manually adjust them with ghelper
@@amirulizzat2114 Well I'd believe an additional nvidia card would draw out more power especially during intensive tasks thus also lowering battery life. I do know the 40 series are more efficient than the 30 series but I believe the combo of core ultra + nvidia would definitely have a way worser battery life than an m3 pro, no?
I've got the HP O11 with RTX 4070m and Ultra 9 here, working on it....
@@bruh-qi7ue sorry for being rude but. If were talking about battery life then it should depends on the workload and how you configure your gpu/cpu
But obviously it will lose against m3 pro in term of performance badly , and battery shouldnt be that bad
But if you have dgpu enabled performance would be "superior" but battery would be the good ol 2-5hrs afaik
@@amirulizzat2114 Performance is actually quite similar in things I'm interested in, like premiere pro where encoders and decoders are the most important thing. Also both support ray tracing which is good for blender. Everything else that doesn't have to do with video I believe is more than enough for both sides.
Prolly the best intro I've ever seen
Is that Intel Core Ultra 9 or Ultra 7? ASUS Zenbook 14 OLED (UX3405).
Mine is ultra 7
What about fan? Does it contain a fan?
yes one small fan :)
Plz does it have fingerprint reader
no
Please review the same laptop with AMD processor
This dude is spitting out facts, regardless of the brand, but hardware-wise. 💯🔥
is GPU must-have in computer for AI use?
No, I think starting from this year the must have for AI use is an NPU. And that's actually a good question for Tech Notice. Does this machine have an NPU?
you can do AI stuff without a GPU/NPU by using a cloud computing service but that would cost a monthly subscription and can be a hassle.
and yes this specific computer has an NPU as it has an intel core ultra chip in it which has an NPU
Yes it has npu
What is the battery life for real world use? Not just video playback
Many windows laptop in real world use last way shorter than advertised…
“Up to 15hours of use” but end up dying after 6hours 😢
But really appreciate the detailed review.
Using the MacBook Air m2
I think your M2 will last longer, but I could confidently say all day battery life :)
I brought it to my 9-5 job with 100% battery and finished the day at 22%
so yeah
idk why but my battery life is dying so quickly
You should try the new Hp Spectre x360, it’s even better
hmmm..... :)
It would be great if this laptop use new Snapdragon X CPU
Is it good enough for video editing with Davinci?
I have been following Intel core ultra cpu for sometime, what draw my interest most is comparing to Arm cpu, M3. I agree to some extend that M3 roars in many single, simplier task performance, but not multi, heavier task. The performance per cost in Apple is too high and he is right that the lifetime in M series cpu is far shorter and not a future proof for those who writes a lot to the drives. 8GB mac is basically nothing, cannot perform well in high-ram consuming task, even the video edit. Unless upgraded it to higher ram version with high cost, the ram bottleneck will be overcame.
1 task to 1 task fight, with enough ram for Mac, Mac win.
Multi-tasking, eg. many browsers opening and do video export, even with enough ram, Mac lose. You will see davinci or premiere pro rendering time drastically slow down.
For this fight, I agree with him, I will take Asus for battery life, expandability, longer lasting and most importantly COST.
If theres the fight for super performing PC without considering the cost, I rather choose Mac for simplicity and promising performance (Not doing the ML task, gaming...)
Basic editing yeah, super heavy noise reduction and colour and masking... nope, it's not meant for that. This is meant for basic tasks not super heavy creator laptop. :)
@@theTechNotice noted w thx. any recommendations on bang for buck budget usd1k PC that can handle 4K, some coloring on Davinci?
Probably DYI PC, have a look at my build guides :)
@@theTechNotice I did. Beautiful videoes ❤️. Can the $750 handle 4K Davinci w some coloring n masking?
I just wish this screen was a mini led instead of oled. I am worried about the screen burn issue. There will be times when I will keep looking at the screen for a long time, for example when I'm reading a particularly difficult document, or programming something tricky.
I think ASUS has a 3 year burn-in warranty if I'm not mistaken...
i have a lenovo yoga with an oled screen since october 2022 that i got for school and i still dont have any burn in. I dont know if laptops are not as succeptable to burn in as dedicated monitors. But also the newer oleds have much better methods to protect against burn in.
@@theTechNotice But isn't that only applicable if I run windows on the system? If I run Linux, will the warranty still apply?
@@khalilshew4924 Software based methods to protect screen burn in are windows only, not applicable to Linux. So for Linux users like me, those methods are practically non existent. However, if the methods you mentioned are hardware based then they may work on Linux too, especially if they can be turned on from the BIOS/UEFI boot screen.
Besides, in your case the laptop is not even 2 years old. I expect my laptops to work for at least 5 years or more. My Asus ROG Strix is currently 7 years old and still going strong.
This is not the first time that you pump up something that has no ability to work within the Apple ecosystem how do you overcome that
16 by 10 is the best aspect for heavy users.
indeed!
Great device definitely by all means
Macbook killer?
Not even close
I just got this laptop and the battery life has been amazing. Far better than traditional intel laptops and feels very fast.
How's it working out for your buddy? Any high end music editing apps you have used? Any glitches?
How's your laptop now?
@@APerez89 still working great
i got this laptop yesterday but it is saying it only lasts 3 hours do you know any way i can fix this or do you think my one is faulty?
Yes but you forgot the software comparison. Apple has more to offer softwarewise then windows where you gavo to pay Microsoft license, word, exel, etc
i wonder how Linux runs on this laptop ???
The Macbook air will last longer, all things being equal the battery and standard software updates will ensure its chugging away in 5, 6 or 7 years time, let alone superior speakers, build quality, keyboard. Yes the screen falls down quite a bit but day to day, you'll really never notice.
While I am waiting on the snapdragon elite chips, I think the new intel ultra chips give enough battery life to be competitive. I am not interested in the closed limiting apple ecosystem, although I do not hate them and think that they also have a nice product. It's just not for me, who as someone who works in IT, much prefers the freedom and flexibility of the windows/android ecosystems. IMO, Windows with WSL gives the best flexibility and usage over Linux and MAC OS. I think Apple's closed system works well for consumers who do very basic things, and also for prosumers/professionals who are interested in media/content creation, if they're willing to pay the apple tax...
Only reason i cant buy a macbook is because im planning to do CS and macbooks are limited even tho they are powerful, hope one day it supports all
very good alternative!!!!!!!!!!
CAN SOMEONE REVIEW THE NON OLED VERSION PLEASE??? wtf
would be better with an ARM chip
DPC lantency good be better on this laptop.
Is true the thing about the low ram and the soldered ssd. I wouldn't stay near any 8gb macbook. But I wouldn't stay near any Intel laptop neither, with the X elite chip around the corner.
X86 architecture is about to become obsolete as inefficient as it is, at least on the laptop market. And this intel "ultra" chip is just an iteration of that soon-to-be obsolete tecnology.
So I seriously doubt about that "long term" duration mentioned here.
You forgot the determining point for buying a laptop; his OS
The best laptop but I wish be 16 inches
My M1 macbook air only lasted 1 year and 5 months. It just decided to stop charging a few months ago. I asked Apple Repair what the cause is and they just scratched their head and said "it happens." To my surprise the repair cost is almost $600 because the logic board needs to be replaced. Goodbye macbook, time to go back to Windows. This Asus 14 OLED is what I am actually planning to get (the silver one).
Sad to hear...
Wow this sounds like a similar situation that I experienced with my 13-inch M1 Macbook Pro. I purchased on 6-25-21 and it "bricked" on 6-28-22. Apple also said I needed a new logic board and a new Touch ID key since they were connected but they would replace that for free. Cost plus Tax was about $628 at that time. What I didn't realize until later was that I could have possibly had this done for free because I purchased the Macbook on my Mastercard World Travel Rewards card and it may have been covered under the 1-year additional replacement warranty. I never followed up with it until I read something online about the additional warranty coverage. This also soured me on Apple and I ended up purchasing last year's ASUS Zenbook 14 Oled, model Q420V. I've been a windows user since 1984 so I thought about trying an Apple M1 laptop but ironically transitioned back to windows. Good Luck !
tbh windows laptops are going the same way. If you have a problem with a Razer laptop or a Lenovo laptop out of warranty then you'll get a similarly expensive response. Considering how many Macbooks are sold compared to other brands, Apple's reliability is pretty exceptional
He had me at no notches.
I fcking hate this on my Iphone 15 pro, I'm not having it on my laptop. We just have to hold a bit for ryzen 9000 series to roll around and companies start making tablet form like minisforum v3 and we have a winner.
Will it run fedora with all the device drivers? if it doesn't, it's a peice of crap!
They’re the same price since the release of the M3 MBA
I did compare it with the M3 MBA? 🤔
day 3 of asking for a gaming pc bild
I neêd quéstions to be answerêd :
1)- But waht about de connéctivity betweên Apple devices ?
2)- Doês ASUS reâlly dat goôd ?
3)- de battery life, pleâsê, it's important for Me, is it reâlly goôd (at leâst for 10hours) ?
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I neêd dat answer becausê I want to buy it toô, de design of ASUS is morê simple én nicê for Me + de screên is suit for Me, 14inch is de perféct sizê for mobilê computing.
"It's a dongle-less laptop!" - unless you're a photographer.
Where is the video comparing this to the MBA? All I see is a video why the MBA is great and why you bought it? Does that supersede this video and you switched to MacBook? I was interested in the zenbook but all I keep hearing is how great the MBA is