The ASUS Zenbook 14 OLED has just been refreshed for 2024 and includes Intel’s new AI-enhanced Core Ultra processors for enhanced performance. Weighing in at only 2.65 pounds with a bright, color-rich 2K OLED display, and Intel’s latest Core Ultra 7 155H processor (16C/22T), it’s a fantastic little machine that’s competitively priced at $1,299.
If you’re looking for an exceptionally thin and light notebook with all day battery life that can even handle content creation, it’s a great choice.
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Current Price: $1,299 (Best Buy)
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ASUS Zenbook 14 OLED (2024) — Designed for Portable Performance
The ASUS Zenbook 14 OLED is one of the most portable laptops I’ve ever tested, balancing performance with its portable pursuits exceptionally well. Its 14-inch display allows the entire laptop to be more compact while still being usable, avoiding the too-compact feel that 13-inch laptops sometimes elicit. With a weight of only 2.65 pounds, it’s so lightweight that you can forget you’re carrying it throughout the day.
The experience of using it has really been balanced around its portability, which comes into play in multiple areas. For the work experience on that display, to the ease of use with the keyboard and trackpad, to cooling and performance under pressure. Its new Meteor Lake processor, especially after the recent BIOS updates, performs very well. The thin design does limit it compared to some of the competition but the pricing makes what it has to offer feel especially compelling.
ASUS Zenbook 14 OLED (2024) — Specs and the AI-Enhanced Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
The Zenbook 14 OLED’s 2024 update comes in a few different configurations. Our unit was sent with the Core Ultra 7 155H, 32GB of LPDDR5 memory, and a 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD. Like many ultraportable laptops, it is not upgradeable, so if you pick one up for yourself, you should think about what you are likely to need in the future instead of solely your exact needs in the moment.
The Core Ultra 7 155H is a 16-core, 22-thread CPU with a base clock of 1.4GHz with the capability to boost up to 4.8GHz. The core stack is broken up into six Performance cores, eight Efficient cores, and two Low-Power Efficient cores. It also includes an Intel Arc A350M integrated graphics processor for improved performance in games and creative apps.
This new Core Ultra line is exciting in a number of ways with artificial intelligence and power efficiency first among them. Each Core Ultra chip includes a new kind of core known as a Low Power Efficient (LPE) core. With the help of the Intel Thread Director, these new cores are able to handle the least demanding tasks your system might be doing, allowing your Efficient (E) and Performance (P)
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