ASUS Zenbook 14X OLED (2023) - 120Hz OLED for $799

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ASUS Zenbook 14X OLED Q420VA is now available at Best Buy for $999, Core i7-13700H, 16GB RAM. 512GB SSD: howl.me/cjJcCCbbaYm
ASUS Zenbook 14X OLED Q410VA ($799 Best Buy): howl.me/cjK1vNaklhH
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Please note the unit as seen in this video was purchased with my own money and it is not a review unit from Asus. I do expect review units from the Zenbook line coming soon. Stay tuned.
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Video Index
00:00 Intro
01:22 Specs & Pricing
02:28 Unboxing, Design & Size
06:20 Ports & Connections
07:03 User Upgradeability & Internals
08:20 Pen Support
09:05 Initial Benchmarks
10:10 Thermals, Surface Temps & Fan Noise
10:44 Display
12:40 FHD IR Webcam & Mics
13:45 Hinges, Keyboard & Touchpad
14:52 Pros & Cons
17:00 Outro

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@andrewmarcdavid 9 ай бұрын

*DEAL ALERT* ASUS Zenbook 14X OLED Q410VA ($549 Best Buy): howl.me/cjK1vNaklhH $250 off!!

@bernardogalvao4448 9 ай бұрын

Dropped a like and a comment because I loved the summary section, allowing me to save time. Thanks!

@waltermitty4132 Жыл бұрын

Andrew, a while back you promised me that you would review the ZenBook and you came through for me. Thank you. ExMcellent video, as usual. Will look forward to your full review, once you get the US model, preferably one that is a little higher up the product line: 16GB RAM, Core i7, perhaps 1TB M.2 drive.

@savstradamus3996 Жыл бұрын

8 gb of ram in my opinion is a deal breaker. I feel like they could sell so many more units at 16 gb or even 12 gb of ram.

Жыл бұрын

Great unboxing as usual Mr. andrew!! Wondering how this laptop has so impressive screen and thinkpad still has that 1080p 65% sRGB and cost twice... Either Lenovo is asking for a high price because of the branding or Asus is cutting price in the manufacturer process...

@emjr2106 Жыл бұрын

Asus just recently announced a 2023 refresh of its zenbook lineup with a 15" inch model equipped with Ryzen 7735U(a rebranded 6800u), 16GB ram, 120Hz OLED screen, 67Whr Batt, Hope andrew can get this particular model for review.

@deanthompson4381 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Andrew, for this first look review. Since the live unbox, I have checked out the ASUS USA website, the site has changed, it is very informative and the graphics are very impressive. From your comments, this would be a good laptop for lightwork, students, non-business consumers. Looking forward to the full review. I assume ASUS will just send out a non-EU Electrical, Charging Cord, instead of having the consumer having to send the whole box back to Best Buy or ASUS. Thanks.

@Mcdude38 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the wonderful review Javier Bardem ;-)

@kiet3524 Жыл бұрын

that 8gb soldered ram is a deal breaker

@earlj3638 Жыл бұрын

Agreed, I would be willing to pay more to have stronger specs to match that beautiful display

@FuTwo.0 Жыл бұрын

Spec’d out w 8gb? No thanks.

@andrewmarcdavid Жыл бұрын

As I stated in the video there are models with 16 and 32. I have one coming next week stay tuned.

@Chelo167 Жыл бұрын

I have the 8gb 2022 version and haven't really had any issues for my use case, which is just movies, word, excel, teams, browsing, etc, obviously if you are doing more than that, I can see why it would be an issue.

@truearmy1953 Жыл бұрын

@@Chelo167 i have 6gb ram in my laptop(2gb preinstalled+4gb configurated). I open 2 browsers with multiple tabs, a pdf reader, dictionaries ,and many other apps simultaneously with no problems so far. So 6gb/8gb is highly sufficient for normal mustitasking.

@mirkat9728 Жыл бұрын

Hey Andrew, big fan of the channel. I have the ASUS vivobook pro 16x oled m7600 of last year, with a 4k 60hz display and a ryzen 7 5800H. For the display, mine is meant to also hit 550 nits, but I was informed that it will only get that high in HDR. Notebookcheck and other review websites got around 430 to 479 nits for SDR brightness. Is that in line with your model? Although with yours being the newer one with the intel/thunderbolt variant it might be slightly better display tech. All in all, my first proper $1000+ laptop and it gets more right than wrong. Pleade review the newer 16x model if you get a sample. Thanks

@screenplayhouse4932 Жыл бұрын

I think eliminating the ergo lift is terrible. It not only breaks the typing angle fix but decreases airflow -- which is critical when PCs lack cool chips like Apple Silicon offers. The good news is that Amazon (and AliExpress) offer inexpensive stick on feet. I got a metal foldable design that lifts when you want it and folds when you don't, but even folded offers a half in lift.

@ccroy2001 Жыл бұрын

Nice display and features like the numpad and camera. I could get by with 8gb, in fact I am on my Surface. Looking forward to your review.

@megabaneen8057 Жыл бұрын

Can't wait for the full review. 8gb ram is the deal breaker you need more RAM in this day and age. Is the display 1080 or 2K 4K?

@ericyuan9718 Жыл бұрын

Waiting for the 2023 edition of their Vivobook 16X 4K OLED. Unfortunately, didn't have the money when the 2022 model went on sale for $999 CAD.

@alexp3577 Жыл бұрын

Waiting for Acer Swift X 14 2023, it seems to have the same display and RTX4050, the only thing missing is an IR camera

@HuntaKiller91 Жыл бұрын

14th gen meteor lake with a380M level of performance as the igpu shud be a gamechanger for budget laptops like this I hope they maintain this price or be even cheaper if Intel can get those XE MTL be 1650 class

@vimalramachandran Жыл бұрын

Hope you'll get hold of the 2023 Zenbook Pro 16X OLED soon.

@seanwhat6 Жыл бұрын

have they fixed the screen door issue? i had to return last year's model because i couldn't believe how bad it made the screen look - hopefully you can talk about this in your full review

@andrewmarcdavid Жыл бұрын

***UPDATE*** ASUS Zenbook 14X OLED Q420VA is now available at Best Buy for $999, Core i7-13700H, 16GB RAM. 512GB SSD: howl.me/cjJcCCbbaYm

@elliekim6666 11 ай бұрын

Bestbuy also has it on sale as of 6/30/23 for $799 which is a steal IMHO

@hbhamilton3 10 ай бұрын

I got one for $699 this week!@@elliekim6666 i7-13700H, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD!

@saccharose333 Жыл бұрын

Tnx maaaan for ur review❤

@markus.schiefer Жыл бұрын

"Not the fastest Gen4 speeds we've seen" is a huge understatement. It doesn't even come close. -- Looking at all the laptops from this year, I can only hope that we will get to see some All-AMD ones soon.

@alvirarahman2690 Жыл бұрын

It’s very cheap bro

@cancercell1 Жыл бұрын

this is probably the best quality webcam and mic i have ever seen on a laptop for this price.

@diegonunez7883 8 ай бұрын

Excellent PC, super light and perfect for everything, editing and even gaming, thanks to the fact that it has Thunderbolt 4 connection you can connect an eGPU and have all the power of a desktop computer in your home and the portability of a laptop on the street

@KiatheGymRat 11 ай бұрын

This channel is great. I subscribed.

@andrewmarcdavid 11 ай бұрын

Thanks really appreciate it!

@alfredoaraujo9294 Жыл бұрын

Great video! Love Asus they always tend to feel bang for the buck!

@andrewmarcdavid Жыл бұрын

Yes sir!

@Regainish Жыл бұрын

Great review like always. Are you gonna get the new Lenovo slim/yoga pro 7 in?

@andrewmarcdavid Жыл бұрын

Just came in to the studio. Stay tuned.

@capitan7794 8 ай бұрын

How convenient is it to use the sensor and pen if the opening angle is 180, not 360?

@tucniak111 Жыл бұрын

Does the screen also 'suffer' by the digitizer layer similar to Lenovo Yoga 7 please? (On that one with white background use cases the raster ia quite visible, ruining the OLED display experience imho)

@mimixoxo461 9 ай бұрын

I just bought it but it had overheating issue. I just opened 4 browsing tabs and it got super HOT, much worse than my old laptop with i5 11th generation. The battery is low as well. I want to love it because the price was good for its specs. But I ended up returning it for overheating issue.

@ziach2011 6 ай бұрын

Great Review!

@russelrulezyt1292 Жыл бұрын

If they make 16GB Ram variant it's a Steel even a $100 Increase will make it worth it. Loved the H series processor and affordable OLED Laptop atlast!!! Great JOB ASUS

@boquii 6 ай бұрын

Is there a full reviews of this exact laptop?

@aimalamir600 5 ай бұрын

Should I buy this or thinkpad e14 gen 5? I am a cs student so I need it for programming purposes, might even run a ubuntu virtual machine

@chuyguelaguetza6337 Жыл бұрын

This laptop with a ryzen 7000 phoenix would be a complete beast, I argue the only all rounder I will consider against the macbook air

@reallycarson Жыл бұрын

I hate that almost all laptops go for face unlock instead of a fingerprint sensor. I feel that the fingerprint sensor is more deliberate instead of it automatically scanning your face.

@birjudhinoja6108 Жыл бұрын

Zenbook 15 flip 2023 with RTX GPU & letest specs. Please make Unboxing & Review Thank You.

@WajiraDhanushkaRathugamage 2 ай бұрын

A great review. ❤

@andrewmarcdavid 2 ай бұрын

I appreciate that

@williamcohen3351 Жыл бұрын

Definitely a nice laptop for the price. Camera and mics are good. Display is excellent. This would make more sense if it came with 16 gig of memory. Even though it has a nice display using this for intensive applications with ony 8 gigs can be a challenge for some people. The one other negative you did not point out is there is no SD card slot which might be a negative for some users. Still for the price it is still a good buy especially when Best Buy includes the correct cord for USA users. Great "First Looks" review.

@andrewmarcdavid Жыл бұрын

Yes, thanks for point out no sd card reader. I will address that in the full review.

@freshplayi5512 Жыл бұрын

Compare this to the Samsung Galaxy Book 3 pro!! I'm buying a laptop soon for programming and ngl i'm kinda lost

@DungNguyen-vo5pg Жыл бұрын

great mic and camera FHD . BUT charger on the right sight is a bad feature .

@sandronikolaishvili8957 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the review. Just a question about the screen. Is there an option without a touch screen?

@JBorders-cq1nd 9 ай бұрын

Doesn't matter, you can disable it in the user interface menu. Right click the windows icon>device manager>human interface devices>touchscreen-right click and tap 'disable'. No more touch screen.

@SamiGB1994 8 ай бұрын

Which is better this zenbook 14x or vivobook s15 regarding both have same processor and ram

@johnscotlinksl 10 ай бұрын

Just picked up my Zenbook, love it so far. It feels like a windows alternative to a Macbook Pro. Very well made laptop.

@ashim844 8 ай бұрын

How is the experience now? Is it good for an it student??whats your views on this?

@johnscotlinksl 8 ай бұрын

@@ashim844 returned it, speakers were awful and battery life wasn’t very good, do yourself a favor and just buy a MacBook Air

@albertoeffe8524 Жыл бұрын

How are the speaker?

@CaptainProx 11 ай бұрын

I was one of those lucky people who managed to get this amazing laptop on sale, $200 off!

@kamertonaudiophileplayer847 Жыл бұрын

It sound as a good laptop, I will wait when Best buy returns it for sale.

@mrperfectcell1350 Жыл бұрын

With the 120Hz oled screen paired with a 13th gen H series processor, I'd reckon the battery life on this would probably not be the best though.

@AzVfL Жыл бұрын

yeah, I don't get standalone H-series CPU w/o a GPU

@veracity- Жыл бұрын

Will you be reviewing the LG Gram Style anytime soon?

@andrewmarcdavid Жыл бұрын

If LG sends me one to review I will.

@user-nd4ip1xv5m Жыл бұрын

This $800 SKU is the kind of SKUs that lures people into looking at this laptop, but isn’t actually the one that people should buy. The RAM is simply not enough for productivity down the line. People tend to keep their laptops for many years. The more interesting thing on the motherboard are the empty solder pads for a dGPU. Unfortunately, there is only one fan. Therefore the optional dGPU in this chassis is not a very good idea. The HP Pavilion 14 Plus, with a very similar feature set and price point, is a much better choice for a dGPU. The HP simply has 2 fans.

@RK-um9tu Жыл бұрын

Since 99% of people use their laptop for basic office or school work, 8GB is RAM is just fine for the vast major of latop buyers.

@vimalramachandran Жыл бұрын

Great value for money, no doubt about that.

@rafaelperez9652 Жыл бұрын

You do get a lot for $799. The fact that you can't get it right now at Best Buy due to the fact that they received the European batch by mistake is pretty weird though! Your review is excellent once again Andrew. Thank you. 👍😁

@nxadventures9510 Жыл бұрын

Yes, in Europe it comes with Ryzen 6800H so they probably sent those. Although in Europe it is $1500 with 6800H, 16GB and 1TB on sale with 3 year warranty.

@sachindahal2475 9 ай бұрын

Any heating issues is there or not sir??

@chetansahu2913 6 ай бұрын

Will i get the MS office lifetime subscription for free along with it or will have to buy it seperately? please somebody answer it.

@dontletherspeak7575 8 ай бұрын

Where can you buy this in canada?

@mawandaeed Жыл бұрын

Will there be an AMD version later this year

@BOboO-us5tu Жыл бұрын

Like to see the UX3404 32gb get reviewed.

@andrewmarcdavid Жыл бұрын

Expecting it next week.

@ammaryasir3841 8 ай бұрын

Is it a plastic built? Or aluminium?

@Cybertron667 Жыл бұрын

The naming gets confused... Is it correct to assume that if you want an higher tear model you'll have to buy the Asus Zenbook 14X OLED UX3404 ? Very confusing compared to Q410VA... And still then the TOUCHSCREEN seems optional :( As always, we love your videos !

@andrewmarcdavid Жыл бұрын

You are correct 👍

@Cybertron667 Жыл бұрын

@@andrewmarcdavid Thanks!!!

@HDRPC Жыл бұрын

Great sir. You have 450 laptops. That's insane😱😱

@andrewmarcdavid Жыл бұрын

Not quite but a lot for suire.

@WilliamGSD Жыл бұрын

Here waiting for Marc to do Lenovo dual screen laptop

@delon414 Жыл бұрын

You didn't review the display other than restating the specs of it? Does the display have PWM? Can you take a short video of the video with a slow motion camera (slow motion phone camera is ok) to see if its strobing at various brightness levels?

@andrewmarcdavid Жыл бұрын

This is not the full review as a I stated.

@thebucketmouse Жыл бұрын

@@andrewmarcdavid ahh true I missed that... Hopefully there'll be a PWM test in full review :) lots of people looking for that

@khiengsrunlim 9 ай бұрын

I bought this Q410VA, but it shows a different model number inside. Anyone knows why?

@x-burguer1566 7 ай бұрын

Is his battery good?

@wyattbernabucci4599 10 ай бұрын

On sale for $500 at Best Buy, is this laptop good for highschool? I’m concerned about the 8gb of ram.

@andrewmarcdavid 10 ай бұрын

I would recommend 16GB if you can get that model. But at $499 this is certainly tempting

@rushh764 Жыл бұрын

Did you noticed a red grid on white backgrounds? I've a lenovo yoga pro and they have this particulary problem on their oled touch devices.

@andrewmarcdavid Жыл бұрын

I will take a close look and report my findings in full review.

@ad_fletch Жыл бұрын

I find I can see a grid on the digitiser models, but not necessarily on the ones without pen support. Would expect to see it on this one...

@Bakaee Жыл бұрын

Go on ASUS！

@mikoyeshiro963 Жыл бұрын

Link to best is not working Most if not all, price tag in the video is way more cheaper than the real and true price in the market.

@andrewmarcdavid Жыл бұрын

Watch the video. Best Buy received the wrong batch so they pulled it.

@donhavrano Жыл бұрын

Is this laptop ever comming with 3050 and 16 or 32gb of ram ?

@andrewmarcdavid Жыл бұрын

Yes, I have one from Asus hopefully next week. Stay tuned.

@jUstNOrMaLgUrl Жыл бұрын

why does it cost 2.2x times the price in my country though....

@evanolds5158 Жыл бұрын

I JUST got the previous model that was bestbuys top search and now they have a better one with touchscreen and without the ergolift? 😢

@soulsbourne Жыл бұрын

Where's the AMD version?

@FreemanFromSteppe Жыл бұрын

I hate laptops with soldered RAM

@yossiborenstein 6 ай бұрын

Am I the only one who's laptop blacks out for a moment when I plug and unplug the laptop charger? Is this normal?

@JohnnyLonghorn Жыл бұрын

I like it, however the 8gb RAM non-upgradable is a dealbreaker... it would be perfect if it came in a 16", 16GB package for those who want to pay a little more

@andrewmarcdavid Жыл бұрын

I have a sku of the 14X OLED coming with 32GB RAM hopefully next week. Stay tuned.

@RK-um9tu Жыл бұрын

Since 99% of people use their laptop for basic office or school work, 8GB is RAM is just fine for the vast major of latop buyers.

@ibroadcast10001 10 ай бұрын

If only this thing supported linux better. Audio does not work with any linux distro

@lysolmax Жыл бұрын

Is the RAM upgradeable?

@literallyrick536 11 ай бұрын

nope

@Virass Жыл бұрын

Laptop looks good but for me 8gb ram... For my work it is not enough, i need a minimum 32gb ram. GPU doesn't matter, but RAM.

@andrewmarcdavid Жыл бұрын

I have a version coming next week with more RAM

@mdimranshariff9860 10 ай бұрын

Where is the review videos of this laptop?? 🧐

@andrewmarcdavid 10 ай бұрын

Released more than a month ago

@mdimranshariff9860 10 ай бұрын

@@andrewmarcdavid I can't able to find , could you please share it

@circuitdotlt Жыл бұрын

so it's still 10nm CPU, compared to AMD's 6nm, so worse battery life? I wonder why asus ditched ryzen this year.

@ENB90 Жыл бұрын

Much rather they increase the ram to 16GB and keep it at 256GB storage. That way the upgradeable part is the one that isn't a permanent option. This for $550-600 dollars on sale is a steal. Still a great value at $800 but I would've paid an extra $100 to get an extra 8GB of ram. It's unfortunate because it's so close to a perfect mix of features/specs both for now and in the future. At 8GB it can feel limited (Though my experience with the 14 OLED from last year has been great so far despite the 8GB ram). The ergo lift hinge also allowed 180 degrees.

@RK-um9tu Жыл бұрын

Since 99% of people use their laptop for basic office or school work, 8GB is RAM is just fine for the vast major of latop buyers.

@PeteOliva 10 ай бұрын

It's $499 right now at best buy... GETTING!

@alvirarahman2690 Жыл бұрын

To the people who are complaining, this thing costs just 799$.

@andrewmarcdavid Жыл бұрын

Yes 👍

@elsanmiguel7717 Жыл бұрын

Did Asus not get the message about people, at least here in the US, wanting and willing to pay a bit more for the SKU with 16gb of ram in their ZenBook range? Like people in the comments are saying not being able to even upgrade is baffling

@andrewmarcdavid Жыл бұрын

I have one coming next week with 32GB supposedly

@elsanmiguel7717 Жыл бұрын

@@andrewmarcdavid Ah good to hear, hopefully they offer the 16gb as well, Thanks for the video

@NicolasNoble Жыл бұрын

Link to best buy doesn't work.

@andrewmarcdavid Жыл бұрын

If you watch the video you will know why.

@NicolasNoble Жыл бұрын

@@andrewmarcdavid Yeah I'm not watching a 15+ min video to get the scoop on why a link doesn't work.

@andrewmarcdavid Жыл бұрын

@@NicolasNoble Good

@mahmoudebada97 Жыл бұрын

I think this is better than xps for your wife 😅

@ddvantandar-kw7kl Жыл бұрын

500 dollars ok?

@dhvaniltalati8669 10 ай бұрын

Giveaway this laptop

@justswitched8841 6 ай бұрын

8gb of ram for 800? total rip off.

@thohuynhoan6952 Жыл бұрын

AMD better spec

@chiaza7735 Жыл бұрын

These companies should be sued. 8GB soldered laptops in 2023 are nothing but e-waste and these companies are just adding to our overall carbon footprint. What nonsense!

@RK-um9tu Жыл бұрын

Another idiot who thinks he is smarter than a multi-billion dollar company. Since 99% of people use their laptop for basic office or school work, 8GB is RAM is just fine.

@MrRedialplease Жыл бұрын

1) to make the screen like macbook (less reflection) 2) latest ryzen H or U version with rdna2 or rdna3 3) 16 soldered ram 4) optional fingerprint sensor. And price under 1000. Ehhh... maybe in the next life) sry for my english level

@Superboy3721 11 ай бұрын

@andrewmarcdavid I just this exact Asus Zenbook at Best Buy a few days ago for $493.97 before tax as an open-box in excellent condition. I absolutely love the the Asus Zenbook especially the price, haha. What a blessing!!!