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Review on ASUS Zenbook 14" Full HD Laptop, AMD Ryzen 5-4500U, Backlit Keyboard, Front-Facing Camera, HDMI Output, Alexa, GeForce MX350, Windows 10, Light Gray (8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) by Ha Joon (Hj) ᠌

Revainrating 5 out of 5

I am delighted, the product is really worthy.

I took a 60k version on a ryzen 4500u with 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB ssd (more powerful processors, as for me, a laptop does not need for basic tasks). For almost 3 months of very active use for 10 hours a day, no significant problems were identified, the stress test in aida 64 showed a stable maximum component temperature of 80 degrees, which is lower than the initial temperature of chip degradation of 85 degrees. Haven't tested it in games yet. On the last zenbook (ux32ln) there were problems with the lid (it had a polished coating-pattern that was constantly scratched and dirty, this is not the case here) + Hinges died in 2 years - only time will tell if there is such a problem here. In general, probably the most balanced offer at the moment among ultrabooks on the market in terms of weight / performance / price ratio.

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Pros
  • 1) A bright and contrasting full hd ips screen with good viewing angles and a brightness of 300 nits, although with incomplete coverage of the srgb space with a diagonal of 14 inches with narrow frames, which gives the laptop dimensions like 13.3 inch counterparts and the width and length of an A4 sheet. 2) Excellent performance at 1.2 kg (2nd best multimedia (non-gaming) mx350 graphics card with 2 GB VRAM (comparable to play station 4 graphics adapter) combined with the most energy efficient x86 amd ryzen 4000 series ultrabook processors) 3) Rigid and stylish gray aluminum case, does not creak or flex even if you hold the laptop on the weight with 2 fingers on the edge of the case. 4) Good autonomy - keeps several hours in light tasks at maximum brightness. 5) A cooling system well designed for tdp components - it works at the limit of optimal temperature indicators, but copes. 6) Loud speakers 7) Keys with beautiful color and pleasant response and short travel. 8) The lid opens with one hand and increases the air intake of the cooler 9) A large touchpad with a nice coating and a built-in touch numpad (I don't need it, but someone might find it useful) 10) The ability to reduce the tdp of the processor in the native amd utility 11) Fast RAM (4266 MHz in dual channel) and relatively fast ssd (in sequential operations 1650 Mb / s for reading and 700 Mb / s for writing). 11) You can play almost any game in fullhd at minimum graphics settings 12) A set of ports will satisfy most users, there is a microsd card reader 13) Reasonable price
Cons
  • More quibbles, not flaws: 1) The white backlighting of the keyboard on the silver keys is poorly visible in bright external light, there are no problems in the dark 2) Face recognition using a tof-sensor, despite the IR illumination, works mediocrely, and for correct recognition, you need a strictly defined position and distance of the face relative to the screen, which cannot be compared with the quality of its work on some huawei smartphones and apple face id 3) Relatively soapy picture on the webcam 4) The battery, taking into account the presence of modern nmc-chemistry with a specific capacity of 250 Wh / kg, could be at least 60-70 Wh, not 50 5) It is not possible to downvolt the processor 6) Speaker sound quality is average 7) Sometimes the cooling system runs at full speed at a component temperature of 40 degrees, which is strange 8) There is no configuration with ryzen 4500u and 16 GB of RAM, which is naturally soldered and cannot be replaced ( 9) No type c charging, although the onboard type c could be equipped with such a possibility, given the low consumption of the laptop

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March 01, 2023
Has some pros 1. Compact 2. Wide screen without bezels 3. Great sound 4. Performance 5. Pleasant to use keyboard Cons: So far I haven't found any flaws.