Asus Zenbook S14 (14-Inch, 2024)

Very impressive battery life ; Beautiful design ; Portable, yet sturdy ; Good port selection ; Improved integrated graphics

CPU performance is disappointing ; Palm rests are almost too small ; No haptic trackpad

“The Asus Zenbook S 14 is a gorgeously made, long-lasting laptop -- and an ideal showcase for Intel's Core Ultra Series 2 chips.”

slim and stable case ;very fast iGPU ;great 120-Hz OLED display ;very good system performance ;quiet operation, even under load ;Thunderbolt 4, USB-A & Wi-Fi 7 ;comfortable keyboard ;good sound system ;excellent battery life

RAM can't be upgraded ;PWM flickering ;no SD card reader ;comparatively low multi-core performance

The new Zenbook S 14 is a very good allrounder with lots of parallels to the larger Zenbook S 16. We like its design a lot and in addition, its build quality is impressive. At the same time, the Zenbook is super lightweight at only 1.16 kg and very...

The design isn't new, but instead, it looks just like the S 16 and that makes this a beautiful laptop ; The build quality is ultra-premium, with fantastic materials used throughout the laptop ; The 3K OLED display is outstanding ; The touchscreen is...

The trackpad is just OK. It’s nice and ample, but the diving board style is not my favorite. I would have loved to see the haptic trackpad that’s on the Surface 7 Laptop on this laptop. That said, I can at least say that while I don’t like this style...

2024 has been a crazy year for laptops and laptop processors. Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm have all introduced some major groundbreaking CPU’s and that has made countless laptops worth looking at. I have used the new Snapdragon PCs, I’ve even used the new...

Superb OLED display with 100% sRGB and DCI-P3 coverage (SDC419D) ; Infinite contrast ratio, 120Hz refresh rate, and 2880 x 1800 resolution (SDC419D) ; 591 nits in HDR and 364 nits max brightness in SDR mode (SDC419D) ; Tremendous color accuracy...

The P-core frequency drops down below the official base clock in long loads ; Only one M.2 slot + soldered RAM

A gorgeous, refined design ; OLED so colorful you can taste it ; Stellar ergonomics ; Intel has nailed graphics ; Impressive battery life

But general performance falls behind ; Limited port array ; Pricey for what you get

For all intents and purposes, the Asus Zenbook S 14 is a good laptop with a gorgeous design, mouthwatering OLED panel and top notch ergonomics. But Intel is the problem here — Lunar Lake is heading in the right direction in terms of battery life, but...

A nice and unique feel and finish ; Pretty and bright OLED display ; More ports than you normally get on a laptop this thin

Performance with the Intel Core Ultra 256 V CPU isn't as high as advertised ; Exterior is prone to fingerprints ; Features like "smart gestures" are relatively pointless

Asus Zenbook S 14 It's a unique looking ultra-light laptop with plenty of ports. Performance at $1,400 is lacking, so it may be worth checking out the version for $1,500.

Physically well built ; One-handed lid operation ; Includes Windows Hello and Presence Sensing

No haptic trackpad ; The USB-C ports are both on the one side ; AI-ready processor, but not much AI to speak of

A thin-and-light Windows 11 laptop that ships with the latest Intel Core Ultra 7 (Series 2) processor and a 14-inch 3K OLED display.

Extremely thin, incredibly rigid design ; Beautiful, high-res OLED display ; Surprisingly impressive sound from quad speakers ; Big gains in NPU performance

Application performance trails that of competition ; No haptic touchpad