Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED (2023) REVIEW - INSANELY THIN, INSANELY LIGHT.

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ASUS Zenbook S 13 OLED (UX5304) (2023): howl.me/cjCTVaTq6O1
#asus #zenbook
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Video Index
00:00 Intro
01:06 Specs & Pricing
01:42 Unboxing, Size & Build
04:11 Ports & Connections
04:40 User Upgradeability & Internals
05:38 Display
07:41 Webcam & Mics
08:11 Performance, Benchmarks & Gaming
09:35 Thermals, Surface Temps & Fan Noise
10:26 Battery & Charging
11:06 Keyboard & Touchpad
11:53 Audio & Sound Test
13:27 Pros & Cons
14:37 The Score
14:49 Outro

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@andrewmarcdavid Жыл бұрын

**CORRECTION** 4:38 I meant to say full size USB A port.

@walox46 Жыл бұрын

Hi Andrew. Between Zenbook S13 OLED & Yoga Slim 7 Carbon edition, which one do you prefer?

@drdj69 9 ай бұрын

you ll survive . ahahha

@epico5805 Жыл бұрын

Havent watched your videos in a while but I’ve been subscribed since 2020 or so and glad to see that your channel is still doing well!

@andrewmarcdavid Жыл бұрын

Thanks really appreciate it

@PKP1 9 ай бұрын

I really like the black backdrop against the keyboard this machine looks slick

@trubadyr99 5 ай бұрын

Thank you, Andrew! Very helpful channel. Your reviews are ones of the best on KZfaq. What would be helpful these days? A tier list of the best portable (13") laptops of 2023. Thumbs up!

@Gyuri1015 7 сағат бұрын

Thanks for the review!

@mrmartywaring Жыл бұрын

As usual, great review. This is a really nice machine. I like ultra-portable machines. Plus, the mic & camera are sharp!

@andrewmarcdavid Жыл бұрын

Thanks Marty!

@PKP1 9 ай бұрын

This has just added to my confusion in decision making. So many good machines with complete specs from all the big manufacturers

@andycuyler6675 Жыл бұрын

another great review Andrew looks amazing !

@andrewmarcdavid Жыл бұрын

Thanks Andy!

@nethshansiriwardena508 Жыл бұрын

Finally a good, honest and unbiased review!

@JtotheRizzo 9 ай бұрын

They have a convertible version of this laptop (S 13 Flip OLED). Between the weight, the display, audio quality, camera quality, ports, and not being a fingerprint magnet, it's the best all around laptop hands down. They just need to refresh it with the 13th-gen Intel or Ryzen 7000 processors

@TheMadcowintucson Жыл бұрын

As always the best reviews hands down

@andrewmarcdavid Жыл бұрын

Thanks 🙏

@davelospinoso9022 Жыл бұрын

Just purchased this machine and the Lenovo Slim Pro 7 90hz. I think I like the Lenovo better, no fan noise, faster, louder, smoother display(not as bright though), charges 3x faster. The zenbook is definitely a beautiful machine though!

@tangydestroyer Жыл бұрын

How’s the battery on your Slim 7 Pro? Thinking of buying it and was curious

@norcalpacific Жыл бұрын

Slim 7 Pro is so much bigger though (14.5") and it's also 3.68 lb. But I agree it's definitely more bang for the money, but not an ultrabook imo

@nethshansiriwardena508 Жыл бұрын

hows the fan noise when doing casual tasks like watching youtube videos? also have you tested it with without any performance/power modes from ASUS?

@davelospinoso9022 11 ай бұрын

@@tangydestroyer battery on slim pro is great

@davelospinoso9022 11 ай бұрын

@@nethshansiriwardena508 awful

@mzamroni Жыл бұрын

12:13 MacBook pro 14 isn't thin and light. It's 1.6 kg. As comparison, ThinkPad t14s is less than 1.4 kg

@ninosarajishvili2850 Жыл бұрын

Andrew, is this laptop better than ZenBook 14x OLED (for programming) ?

@sthegreat1890 Жыл бұрын

Hello There. Which one do you recommend, this or Zenbook 14 OLED with 13th gen 1360P ?

@sethm7761 8 ай бұрын

Prefer this or the nano?

@user-nd4ip1xv5m Жыл бұрын

Asus (and many other laptop makers) still cannot put 1 USB-C port on each side, which means you cannot charge on both sides of the laptop. This is one important thing that the XPS 13 (Plus) do very well.

@TheDude50447 9 ай бұрын

the biggest problem with those low power intel cpus is that in everything but productivity theyre essentially 4 or in this case just dual cores.

@screenplayhouse4932 Жыл бұрын

I'm trying not to brag as much as state I've finally accomplished a tech goal everyone kinda wants, although accidentally. How many times have you watched a Tech Reviewer on KZfaq tell you how beautiful the OLED screen is... but your PC lacks the same tech? Or a tech reviewer is saying the laptop speakers are weak... but you're listening thru a laptop with... wait for it... weak speakers? sigh Well last year I splurged on living room OLED 4K TV. And it's connected to decent speakers. And so when Andrew showed this 2.8K OLED laptop screen -- I actually saw EXACTLY what it looks like. lol

@danielemacciantelli1788 Жыл бұрын

This laptop with kubuntu would be the perfect work laptop :D

@hritamnath4919 Жыл бұрын

Sir please review the 2023 Zenbook Pro 16X

@snkcorp.502 4 ай бұрын

13:10 So many fingerprints on the keyboard of the Macbook, on the Asus (dark gray keys, not black) you can't see anything. Is it because of the color and is Asus using something for the keyboard keys that other manufacturers don't have?

@frankbruno6717 3 ай бұрын

Can you review the Asus Zenbook S13 Flip please?

@VideogamesAsArt 11 ай бұрын

While it's a good machine and I would love to have it, I can't help but feel it's a step back compared to last year's model. That one has a Ryzen 7 6800U which has I think 30%+ performance (it's at the level of the 9:05 HP Dragonfly since the Ryzen 7 7736U is the same chip, just renamed), and comes at the same price. Yes, it might be a bit bigger and heavier, but it's in my opinion not enough of a difference to make up for the loss of performance. On top of that, the Ryzen chip has much better integrated graphics too!

@trubadyr99 5 ай бұрын

Ryzen? No Thunderbolt 4 support. Meaning, the max transfer rate even with its latest generation USB implemented in Ryzen based laptops is twice slower than the thunderbolt 4, which has native support in intel-based machines.

@VideogamesAsArt 5 ай бұрын

@@trubadyr99 thunderbolt is indeed a big selling point for intel but many people (including myself) don't need the high speeds. But for someone with a thunderbolt dock this is indeed the better machine I suppose, even with the cpu+gpu performance loss

@MashalQamar Жыл бұрын

Will there be an amd version this year?

@DocMcCoy109 Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@SOSA1beast 11 ай бұрын

Why is this almost double the x14 q420 model?

@dreamerwav698 11 ай бұрын

Confused. On the website the ASUS Zenbook S 13 talks about its touchscreen and pen capability at length. Why do you say it doesnt have it? Am i going insane?

@brianthornton5345 Жыл бұрын

Looks good

@jayrollo1352 Жыл бұрын

When will Dell just give us the type A port and the hdmi.

@rafaelperez9652 Жыл бұрын

The Asus Zenbook S13 OLED (2023) is definitely not a powerhouse in terms of graphics performance but it is very thin and light which is perfect for traveling purposes. It has a clear 1080p webcam as well as clear internal mics and a gorgeous OLED display with over 400 nits of brightness. The audio quality of the built in speakers is not bad until you put it right next to the MacBook Pro and then there is no comparison. All and all, a very thin laptop very suitable for people on the go and worth your consideration! Superb review Andrew!! 👏😁

@andrewmarcdavid Жыл бұрын

Thanks Rafael!

@mzamroni Жыл бұрын

The ryzen 7840u variant will be better

@fantasytky28 Жыл бұрын

All that money into a decie that it's OLED getting into burn in less than 3 years

@joeygarcia8295 Жыл бұрын

Cost way too much buying new.

@KeithApp Жыл бұрын

4:30 ERROR - you said there is a full sized SD card reader. It's a USB-A port!

@andrewmarcdavid Жыл бұрын

Oops

@williamcohen3351 Жыл бұрын

Nice PC for the type of users it is aimed at. Camera and mics are good. Nice keyboard. In your description of the ports on the right side you said that you liked it has a full size sd card reader. In the next sentence you said it has no sd card slot. It cannot.be both. Please clarify, if it is not an sd card slot then what us it? Overall a nicely designed machine that is excellent for air travel. Excellent review.

@SeachGateINDIA Жыл бұрын

If`. You are Andrew then who is Marc and who is David 🤔

@yellowjoe.2000 5 ай бұрын

good review. The HP dragonfly Gen 4 is still probably better. Also 2.2 lbs, bigger battery, 3:2 aspect, good ports.

@kaiming5305 11 ай бұрын

I can't believe you are the only reviewers who mentioned this laptop is a non-touchscreen model, which is a deal-breaker for me... Looking at those other reviewers are obviously been paid and praised how eco-friendly the laptop is was just stupid

@umairx25 10 ай бұрын

If only this had stylus support…. would buy in a heatbeat

@skipper63400 Жыл бұрын

Asus messed up going with Intel on this one compared to the previous generation.

@shinatsuji7503 Жыл бұрын

They just had to go back to intel CPUs, last gen's AMD S 13s were great why go back.

@alessndro201195 Жыл бұрын

Intel is killing all these 2023 beautiful machines

@TMS5100 Жыл бұрын

550 nits. Not great, not terrible.

@andrewmarcdavid Жыл бұрын

550 nits is great and I should know as I reviewed over 1000 displays

@TMS5100 Жыл бұрын

@@andrewmarcdavid meanwhile my samsung s21 does 1300 nits. my 65" TV does 1200. ~500 is common in laptops. when everyone does it what then? we just say that's good enough, no need for anyone to do better? potatocam is the standard for laptops, we should accept that too?

@guddaboi Жыл бұрын

60hz ... in 2023 .. It doesn't matter if this sports a desktop i9 13900K as long as the panel only supports 60hz refresh rate. 😒😒

@ENB90 Жыл бұрын

They have to leave something for next year to justify a price hike.

@zkdd23 Жыл бұрын

@@ENB90 Iris Xe Graphics 2023, what a joke XDD for $1500

@Luiblonc 5 ай бұрын

AT 4:29 you say; “you get a FULL SIZE, sd card reader”, but then shortly after the USB acknowledgement, you say it doesn’t have a sd card reader. Which is it? Does it have a sd card reader yes or no? 😂

@EmaryTegan Жыл бұрын

You mad e a mistake and said there is an SD card slot

@andrewmarcdavid Жыл бұрын

4:41 I said notably missing is SD card reader

@joeygarcia8295 Жыл бұрын

$1400 for no discrete graphics and 60hz? No thanks. Always better to buy used laptops. You get so much more for your money.

@hydranim7325 Жыл бұрын

Definetely overpriced. Lets not forget the fact the charger is low quality, that cable will break in about 6 months of use.

@joeygarcia8295 Жыл бұрын

@@hydranim7325 That's something I didn't even think about. Yeah, the price doesn't make any sense if someone is only going to web browse, watch movies, etc.