Don't buy this laptop.... YET! - ASUS Zenbook UX425EA
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Why is everyone buying and using the ASUS Zenbook? It's not the most powerful, yet not exactly the cheapest... until it goes on sale. Alex decides to take a look!
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@sunimod1895 3 жыл бұрын
"No headphone jack" "Sponsored by mod mic"
@PSYCHOV3N0M 3 жыл бұрын
#Courage
@DavidBonelo 3 жыл бұрын
Wireless
@yoavtovel 3 жыл бұрын
Bruh moment
@AntlionAudio 3 жыл бұрын
To be fair: The ModMic Wireless and ModMic USB are USB Type-A, so they DO work with this laptop... and other laptops without a 3.5mm jack. But we're firmly in the camp of KEEP 3.5mm as a company.
@sunimod1895 3 жыл бұрын
Guys it's the concept don't worry about wireless
@orionzspark 3 жыл бұрын
"No headphone jack? What are they thinking?" Courage Alex, courage.
@191. 3 жыл бұрын
Combined with the fact it has a full size HDMI. Like.. why?
@iCrackr 3 жыл бұрын
“The courage to move on and do something new”
@RinoAP 3 жыл бұрын
@@191. and how much the space left inside. That's stupid
@unnameduser1626 3 жыл бұрын
sounds like apple
@KyurekiHana 3 жыл бұрын
The removed it from the ROG Phone 3 too. :P
@breakcoregirlxd 3 жыл бұрын
I have a touch screen on my laptop and I have never ever used it
@kagaminelen51 3 жыл бұрын
For me sometimes it is kinda useful on certain condition
@ThePsylopAt 3 жыл бұрын
it's the kind of thing that once you notice it and get a need for it, it's really hard to get it a pass...until then you are safe!
@lilducko 3 жыл бұрын
I use mine all the time
@trapical 3 жыл бұрын
For real. If you want a touch screen to use on the couch or whatever, just use an iPad. Even a 3-4 year old used one is going to be far better for touch screen use scenarios. Laptops are meant for typing in class, or for use on a desk when traveling, etc. You have a touchpad for the minimal mouse use you are going to need, and a dedicated mouse will be used all other times.
@kagaminelen51 3 жыл бұрын
@@trapical you can't code on ipad tho
@gippygames 2 жыл бұрын
The UX425 is probably the best everyday non-gaming 14" laptop on the market today. Huge battery, larger-than-usual screen in its class (competitors are 13.3"), very light at 2.6lb, and a great keyboard for its weight class. Alex's criticisms of it (no touch screen, no headphone jack) were minor, and you could just attach the dongle to your headphones. It's better than a headphone jack because there's no EMI noise. The only laptops that are lighter either have smaller screens, a worse battery, or a crappy keyboard and screen, like the LG Gram 14.
@neerajkumar-ts6om 2 жыл бұрын
do you have a heating issue in it while using or charging
@gippygames 2 жыл бұрын
@@neerajkumar-ts6om No
@midshipman8654 2 жыл бұрын
i agree with everything but the headphone jack thing
@neerajkumar-ts6om 2 жыл бұрын
@@gippygames thanks
@meggen2548 2 жыл бұрын
but what about light gaming? will it be fine?
@Zlin0035 3 жыл бұрын
I almost went for the XPS15, then almost the Zenbook but eventually settled on what Im using now, the Zephyrus G14
@Mandragara 3 жыл бұрын
Ideapad 4800U here
@ez45 3 жыл бұрын
G14 is a very nice choice. If only it had a webcam
@northlandgaming8460 3 жыл бұрын
I did the same exact thing and ended up with the white one. Good choice brother
@KGil60 3 жыл бұрын
good choice
@samuelm5140 3 жыл бұрын
I am between these 3 laptops as well...help!
@Magmachu 3 жыл бұрын
A FULL SIZE HDMI but no headphone jack
@tendstofortytwo 3 жыл бұрын
HDMI to 3.5mm jack when
@BrianPvanOers 3 жыл бұрын
My thoughts exactly
@nutzeeer 3 жыл бұрын
Like tv with no audio out or bluetooth. Gotta buy that compatible soundbar! Oof.
@ddd7864 3 жыл бұрын
Ikr
@myky7500 3 жыл бұрын
@@tendstofortytwo hold up thats actually possible
@wenkunliu9984 3 жыл бұрын
A full-size HDMI and a full-size type A with no headphone jack? COME ON!!!
@skycubix8943 3 жыл бұрын
Loss of headphone jacks 2016: Phones 2018: Tablets 2019: Laptops What's next, desktops?
@a12345678a11ex 3 жыл бұрын
2021:audio interface
@codfish1113 3 жыл бұрын
inb4 HD audio headers disappear outright.
@SouvikMukherjeeACFCOD 3 жыл бұрын
Man, guess the headphone-removal epidemic spread to laptops now
@5am0036 3 жыл бұрын
Please no
@wesleymercer4536 3 жыл бұрын
I don't even mind for phones, but laptops too? Really!? There is no excuse for not having one on a laptop.
@seshpenguin 3 жыл бұрын
@@wesleymercer4536 Even all the MacBooks have headphone jacks.
@wesleymercer4536 3 жыл бұрын
@@seshpenguin My point, leave headphone jacks alone on laptops.
@reikisano4542 3 жыл бұрын
It's already spread to tablets. You know, the huge slab of screen with lots of space to put a headphone jack? It's so damn annoying and stupid.
@BlindingWulf 3 жыл бұрын
Why is everyone using this title
@tiestofalljays 3 жыл бұрын
Why did Linus copy strike AdoredTV. The fuckers
@happychappyperson4322 3 жыл бұрын
Changed
@huantian 3 жыл бұрын
@@happychappyperson4322 The video game?
@CheapBastard1988 3 жыл бұрын
@@tiestofalljays When was that?
@SweepSwapInUrWalls 3 жыл бұрын
@@tiestofalljays its been resolved and adoredtv said on his Twitter not to give him a hard time you moron
@theworldaccordingtoremy 3 жыл бұрын
Uh oh someone forgot to fill out the description...
@ubellubo 3 жыл бұрын
The lightness of the ZenBook is a big selling point for me. The Dell XPS models are so heavy for their size. That said I think I prefer 16:10 to 16:9.
@toomanyyokes6415 3 жыл бұрын
"Why do they still use this title format"
@toomanyyokes6415 3 жыл бұрын
In all fairness they changed the title, I was just poking a bit of fun (nothing malicious I promise 😆)
@AwesomeSheep48 3 жыл бұрын
@@toomanyyokes6415 and now the title is almost meaning something else
@eric.is.online 3 жыл бұрын
Maybe their data suggests this strategy sates the chaotic and capricious whims of *The Algorithm*
@zodiacfml 3 жыл бұрын
@@eric.is.online there is no algorithm for titles or thumbnails
@poplel 3 жыл бұрын
@@zodiacfml how do you know
@cupcakeobsession 3 жыл бұрын
headphone jack is so small.... why remove it...
@CheapBastard1988 3 жыл бұрын
Especially with all the empty space inside.
@pravculear 3 жыл бұрын
Maybe Asus is just trying to promote Bluetooth technology more? (it still doesn't justify removing the headphone though)
@jugalpratimdas8908 3 жыл бұрын
Money. Easy.
@papaKiPariTohHumBhiHain 3 жыл бұрын
Courage
@aakarsh1280 3 жыл бұрын
Because *speakers* exist.
@FPSOtis 3 жыл бұрын
shout out to all these companies for being so courageous and removing all the useful jacks and ports
@l4ubst3r 3 жыл бұрын
"I wanna change the wallpaper but I can't because Windows isn't activated" Literally the next shot: Changed the wallpaper, Windows still not activated
@user-fj7ig2jq6q 3 жыл бұрын
who includes a micro SD card reader before including a headphone jack...
@keonxd8918 3 жыл бұрын
+ the HDMI Port I would. I usually play music on my phone anyways
@nekomasteryoutube3232 3 жыл бұрын
Rather annoying yes, but at least with a laptop, small adapters or perhaps alittle USB audio device with 3.5mm jacks on it is less cumbersome than on a phone. HOW EVER, its still kinda silly for a laptop of any kind considering people like to watch youtube, netflix, and listen to music and perhaps games.
@ch4.hayabusa 3 жыл бұрын
I cut the argument that Ethernet ports and Type A ports affect rigidity. But headphone jacks are circular... That said I'm really excited for mainstream fast laptops that last longer than I would ever want to spend in a coffee shop
@lunchbox1341 3 жыл бұрын
Well, i gues i am not buying any zenbook in the future... Why did they remove the stupid jack ffs
@RampantLeaf 3 жыл бұрын
Zenbook covers a pretty wide variety of laptops. I own one and it looks completely different and has a bunch of USB type A ports.
@LBSiUK 3 жыл бұрын
The UX534 I use has everything, including a headphone jack.
@lunchbox1341 3 жыл бұрын
@@RampantLeaf but why remove it in any model? i can assure you that if they wanted to keep the jack they could do it
@mikelminderhoud1438 3 жыл бұрын
@@lunchbox1341 why keep it? It's a dead port, I don't get everyone freaking out about the no headphone jack.
@lunchbox1341 3 жыл бұрын
@@mikelminderhoud1438 because its not dead? It is vastly superior in quality and reliability to wireless headphones and i dont want to have a stupid dongle always with me just to plug in a pair of wired headphones
@frosty9392 3 жыл бұрын
i *really* like that little mechanical popup from opening the box
@noahgoldman9725 3 жыл бұрын
“I really like the, I guess you could call them machining marks” Me: that’s a real big end mill
@louis-philippechabot528 3 жыл бұрын
I bought a zenbook 2 months ago, not the same one than in the video and one of the speakers stopped working after a week. I contacted Asus about it and they just told me to make sure the 3.5 mm jack was well connected lmao AND IT TOOK THEM A WEEK TO RESPOND
@MrPlaneCrashers 3 жыл бұрын
Wait, one of the speakers of the laptop stopped working and they said to make sure the headphone jack was well connected? That doesn't make any sense...
@MikhaelAhava 3 жыл бұрын
What? That doesn’t make any sense, did you try to contact them again? Personally I have an older Asus budget laptop and a Scar II. I had no issues. I was really considering a Zenbook though, good thing I didn’t get one if that’s the case.
@psycheshorts2024 3 жыл бұрын
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@louis-philippechabot528 3 жыл бұрын
@@MikhaelAhava Yeah exactly of course its not going to be the case for every zenbook i guess i was just unlucky
@louis-philippechabot528 3 жыл бұрын
@@MrPlaneCrashers yeah I know
@ej_tech 3 жыл бұрын
No headphone jack...on a laptop. f this im out
@marcusayay 3 жыл бұрын
Removing a headphone jack on a laptop is really inconvenient especially when you’re doing video editing where audio latency is really important
@WARSinRIOTS 3 жыл бұрын
The fly making a guest appearance again. He's everywhere.
@Bakoozi 3 жыл бұрын
Right, I saw him in another video aswell
@fred1786 3 жыл бұрын
6:52 "hand lube"
@tim3172 3 жыл бұрын
It's worked for mankind for ages, lbh.
@fred1786 3 жыл бұрын
Someone has to tell linus to calm down with the hand lube
@psycheshorts2024 3 жыл бұрын
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@johnpaulpokorny6266 3 жыл бұрын
No headphone jack!! Good thing the sponsor, mod mic, is wireless
@WorBlux 3 жыл бұрын
I bought one of the first gen of zenbook. Build quality was quite good- all metal 10 screws to take off the back cover. Still soldered RAM even back then, and a weird/custom SSD interface. Also mini-HDMI and micro-DP WHAT?. Held up fairly well to 3 years of use, Corners are dented and the hinge loosened up, but the killing issue was the small barrel plug charger becoming bent and non-functional. Nowadays won't even consider a laptop unless it has WWAN though.
@batjd 3 жыл бұрын
6:56 hope this becomes stadard or at least common, the most annoying thing with smaller computers is not having a numpad
@Tom-ef1mz 3 жыл бұрын
Really creative with the video titles over at LMG today.
@sahilmeena8018 3 жыл бұрын
They're really scraping at the bottom of the barrel for video titles aren't they.
@psycheshorts2024 3 жыл бұрын
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@jesuslcampillo1989 3 жыл бұрын
No headphone jack, no money from me 😂
@zsz1189 3 жыл бұрын
"This is the longest key travel you can get in a thin and light right now" ThinkPad X1 Carbon has left the chat
@mohsenabdi4659 2 жыл бұрын
What asus has failed to mention is that the DAC supplied type-c to 3.5mm dongle is made by ESS, one of the top makers of DACs. It's like the marketing and engineering departments at Asus don't get along pretty well. I bet 99 percent of reviewers complaining the lack of 3.5 jack don't know anything about DACs and ESS SABRE series of dacs. But to me and everyone else that knows a thing or two about audio quality, asus has done a marvelous job here.
@harrisonjr98 3 жыл бұрын
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a ZenBook in the wild even once
@peterisaac16 3 жыл бұрын
well i own a zenbook:/
@kankit230 3 жыл бұрын
That's because of corona dude😂😂
@harrisonjr98 3 жыл бұрын
@@kankit230 I mean even before rona, but it might just be because where I live I see 80% MacBooks in public, 10% XPS and 10% yoga basically
@harrisonjr98 3 жыл бұрын
@@peterisaac16 not hating on them! Just found it interesting that Alex noted in the video that he sees them in public a lot
@central2 3 жыл бұрын
@@harrisonjr98 where i live i see 0 computers in public lmao
@GTLugo 3 жыл бұрын
5:06 So the laptop is in pre-production? But I thought "everyone is BUYING this ASUS Zenbook?" EDIT: They changed the title... as usual. It used to be called "Why is everyone BUYING this ASUS Zenbook?"
@p_ncake 3 жыл бұрын
I mean people were buying the other model zenbooks, as he said he saw them more commonly than other (Windows) laptops
@aarthisundararaj1704 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@nkkm5926 3 жыл бұрын
@@mikeycrackson rip
@Lesdude 3 жыл бұрын
Hi Alex, I have commented on TechLinked before on the 'clunky acting' you have when needing to follow a script. This format works so much better for you. Personal and direct. I love it! Thank you for the great review :)
@stephenfienberg8765 3 жыл бұрын
I went for a Zenbook 15 over an XPS 15 2 years ago as it was $250 - $300 cheaper for the same specs. Very happy with my decision. It's the most flawless laptop I've ever owned. My friend with an XPS of the same size has had a battery over expansion and a dead WiFi card.
@alya8128 2 жыл бұрын
How’s it going with the laptop
@jubuttib 3 жыл бұрын
"Get the XPS 13, it's friggin' awesome." That may be, but the cheapest version is also over 2x the price of any laptop I've ever seen anyone I know buy, and 20-40% more expensive than my Nitro 5 Spin was, and THAT came with GPU that you can play some games on, is a 2-in-1, has both an M.2 and an HDD, same amount of RAM... The XPS 13 might be great, the Mercedes-Benz S-Class of laptops, but it's a luxury product. Most of us buy a Honda or a Toyota because they're just way better price to performance. If I'm paying upwards of 1200€ (yes, that's the cheapest XPS 13 here) I better be getting MUCH more than a middling i5 and integrated graphics. For the same price I could get a laptop with a Ryzen 7 4800H and an RTX 2060, with twice the RAM. OK, different category, it'd weigh a full kg more. So lets match CPU, RAM, storage, resolution and weight, and I still end up with multiple options at nearly half the price. I could get a Lenovo Yoga for 400-600€ less, and would end up with twice the SSD space as well... The XPS 13 would have to absolutely amaze me for me to ever consider it as a serious option.
@TheRiver1st 3 жыл бұрын
Agree
@imgntnsttn 3 жыл бұрын
That's why the HP envy series is up next for thin and lights, just so much more bang for your buck
@psycheshorts2024 3 жыл бұрын
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@brunbjorn9095 3 жыл бұрын
@@imgntnsttn and you can get them with ryzen 4000 cpus too
@silvex300 3 жыл бұрын
I love how he just tosses the laptops around when judging the weight lol
@Oxcorp 3 жыл бұрын
I live in Ontario and have been watching way too much LinusTechTips stuff, my girlfriend says I'm starting to say things with a thick northern Canadian accent now... thanks Alex and Anthony
@AarononYoutube 3 жыл бұрын
I really like my zenbook. And I did buy it on sale. But for what I paid, nothing better could be bought Idk if I would get this one, but the zen+ ryzen 7 512gig 1080p 2in1 touchscreen I have purchased with a ram upgrade to 16gigs was less than $750. Got a year ago, battery life is great, keyboard and track pad are definitely useable. If you want a budget thin and light I do recommend it. I would have paid more for thunderbolt 3 though.
@Fravinehlegal 2 жыл бұрын
That dongle is an incredible DAC. I was wondering why one would mess with the headphone Jack in such a laptop. Then I realized that it is actually a HiFi DAC powered by an ESS SABRE chip. And it sounds great. Very pleasant to listen to. Comparing with other small DACs, like Fiio BTR5 it has a powerful output and a clear sound that match the BTR5.
@HoangAnh-fv9bf 2 жыл бұрын
How long have you been using the ux425 ? Is there any problem? Is it worth it? Thank you in advance.
@Fravinehlegal 2 жыл бұрын
@@HoangAnh-fv9bf I have been using it as my main work computer for 6 months. It´s fast enough for graphic creation in Adobe´s suit. Illustattor runs through it very well. Photoshop runs like a breeze. No problems so far. It´s being a solid and reliable piece of hardware. No BSOD, no crashings... There´s something that worth mention about this computer. It won´t get too hot. I dont know how, but ASUS might changed something in CPU´s voltage.
@HoangAnh-fv9bf 2 жыл бұрын
@@Fravinehlegal Thanks for the review man, just got it the other day. Been great so far. Just as you said, it doesn't really get hot at all, the cooling system is great.
@Fravinehlegal 2 жыл бұрын
@@HoangAnh-fv9bf What about the little DAC included? Isn´t it that great? I love how it sounds.
@HoangAnh-fv9bf 2 жыл бұрын
@@Fravinehlegal I haven’t really tried it yet. I have been having a problem with the Microsoft Teams app, though. It’s eating up way more RAM (up to 1,4 gb) and power usage ( sometimes reaches very high) than usual. I wonder if you have this problem too?
@IliyaMiro 3 жыл бұрын
I got the 13.3" model a week ago, and its a well built laptop! very light, and performs very well with 11gen i5-1135G7 with Xe graphics. the only bummer is the soldered memory. also its the cheapest ultrabook in my country for 1270usd.
@voy_ Жыл бұрын
how's it faring a year later?
@IliyaMiro Жыл бұрын
@@voy_ Really good for light to mid use. It still holds up as a student/office work laptop.
@voy_ Жыл бұрын
@@IliyaMiro nice! thanks for replying
@boobtubereborn 3 жыл бұрын
i subscribed to this channel in the first 2 minutes. love your work and honesty. keep it up. yiew
@alimanski7941 3 жыл бұрын
“Longest key travel of any laptop” Laughs in thinkpad
@TopHatProductions115 3 жыл бұрын
Let me know when a cheaper Ryzen APU version comes out - with a headphone jack :P Oh yeah - almost forgot about the lack of touch option. The dude's right - it needs that option. and still needs a sale, because of the soldered RAM >:3
@ark_knight 3 жыл бұрын
Everyone knows you cant have a cute face with a furrowing eyebrows
@ethynkoen7383 3 жыл бұрын
I’ve got the previous gen Ryzen 7 version. No type c charging, but I’ve got a headphone jack, and an Nvidia card in it. Solid machine
@santosa4350 3 жыл бұрын
Or get a hp envy x360 for around 800( I purchased mine at this price point) it's got a headphone jack, usb c, hdmi, finger print reader, sd card reader, web cam with cover feature for when u just want to cover the web cam with a switch, it's got 16gb of 3200 ram with ryzen recent mobile processors, it's also got a touchscreen and it can be turned into a tablet and has pretty good speakers mine has some Bang & Olufsen speakers
@TopHatProductions115 3 жыл бұрын
@@santosa4350 Can't argue with that - it works.
@milkeyway7105 3 жыл бұрын
@@santosa4350 does it have thunderbolt?
@GangityBirdity 3 жыл бұрын
"Okay so this is not the most expensive laptop on the market" Also him: It's $1,100
@marcusborderlands6177 3 жыл бұрын
Uh, yeah... It's not the most expensive laptop on the market...
@emilycampbell6375 3 жыл бұрын
for a brand new ultrabook with up to date specs that's pretty damn affordable
@GangityBirdity 3 жыл бұрын
@@marcusborderlands6177 Its not but the point is it's still a lot of money
@fairyball3929 3 жыл бұрын
$1,100 and no headphone jack...
@RandomTechVideos 3 жыл бұрын
Well, it isn't. My XPS 17 is $3,000! But a laptop costing more than $1,000 with full-size HDMI and USB Type A has NO excuse for not including a headphone jack!!!
@jackhale 3 жыл бұрын
Alex you have awesome laptop reviews. My go-to. Keep it up!
@TheNiteNinja19 3 жыл бұрын
we've come a long way when it comes to laptop battery life though. 10 years ago when I was in college I had an HP pavilion DV 6809 wm, and I needed to get an aftermarket 12 cell battery that jutted out the bottom of the machine in order to even get 8 hours out of it.
@sm3ttz 3 жыл бұрын
This is the most humble and nice presenter of all LTT :)
@LiooRyuuguu 3 жыл бұрын
Am I the only one who couldn't care less about touch-screen on a laptop?
@SteveDice21 3 жыл бұрын
Yes
@ihave7sacks 3 жыл бұрын
No, we have enough touchable screens. Fingerprints and smears all over a laptop screen is not something I need.
@Wiejeben 3 жыл бұрын
Can confirm got Mac lol
@victormarian7889 3 жыл бұрын
@@mikeycrackson But good in tablets and phones, though !
@mardax007 3 жыл бұрын
I just want to know: What do you think about the hp folio 13 2000 (2013)?
@brycejohnson7 3 жыл бұрын
7:35 I liked the subtle 5138008 search
@aanduu 3 жыл бұрын
If we have to make decisions based on your thoughts and reviews, we will all end buying nothing
@quirklessstudio 3 жыл бұрын
From where I am from, Zenbooks are always cheaper than XPSs for the same performance. And sometimes the differences are quite substantial. So it can be difficult to justify buying an XPS. I have had mediocre experiences with ASUS' laptops though so I would almost always recommend for people to get a Thinkpad instead, even over an XPS.
@nottsoserious Жыл бұрын
yeah you're right. Just now, I was looking at the XPS 13 for $800 vs a Zenbook 14 OLED for $700. The Zenbook has way better specs for less price because they go for sale more often. Ironically the XPS was already on sale lmao
@stallionboy6114 3 жыл бұрын
when's gonna be a good time to look for laptops? i cant decide what i want but a good sale may tip the scales
@sillizzz1712 3 жыл бұрын
My first ever laptop was a Zenbook and it was great. Best value for the price when I bought it
@TerrifyingBird 3 жыл бұрын
Does anyone really think having no headphone jack is viable on a laptop?
@Hrgoon9 3 жыл бұрын
I NEED my headphone jacks! I can't live with the quality of my current Bluetooth gear!
@RinoAP 3 жыл бұрын
If it's swift 7, I can understand. But on that kind of space left and still as thick as latest swift 3 laptop? No
@TheGauges420 3 жыл бұрын
It has 2 USB C ports with a USB-C/3.5mm adapter. How is that not good enough for you? Is a dongle really gonna end your life?
@Afiresword 3 жыл бұрын
This laptop seems DOA unless it get much cheaper. Just seems like a horrible buy.... Why would you inconvenience yourself that much by choice?
@RinoAP 3 жыл бұрын
@@TheGauges420 Yes it is. Especially when they included both LAN and 3.5mm jack dongle and use both at home for faster internet! Also, don't forget that it has no webcam too
@Othercargo 3 жыл бұрын
The issue I have with laptops that aren't Dell or HP is the availability of parts once something breaks. Trying to find a replacement part for something like MSI, Razer, ASUS in the US is very hard once out of warranty. Most are in China and getting it is always a toss up.
@qsmfocus 3 жыл бұрын
I have the zenbook duo and i love it, only complaint is the lack of thunderbolt3 port
@APurpleSpy Жыл бұрын
Running the UM425QA version of this laptop with the 5800h and they added the headphone jack back in. Can highly recommend the newer versions. You get a solid chunk of hardware for the price.
@trapical 3 жыл бұрын
9:29 Gotta love how, in the middle of reviewing the ASUS laptop that is right in front of him... he still goes and pulls out a Dell XPS when he wants to check something online. That alone should tell you plenty in regards to how much he prefers the Dell.
@mylunawalker 3 жыл бұрын
Crosscode is amazing.
@victormarian7889 3 жыл бұрын
Man, but how about the PRICE ? For some of us it's a criteria !
@yourablob 3 жыл бұрын
You can still change background by right clicking photo and “set as desktop background“
@RandomTechVideos 3 жыл бұрын
They obviously did that since they changed the background.
@yourablob 3 жыл бұрын
@@RandomTechVideos That may be true, or they went through the trouble to activate the windows. I didn't see the windows watermark afterwards. Anyways it's useful to know for anyone who is running windows unactivated.
@aribloch 3 жыл бұрын
*the track pad trick is so true. When we got an Asus chromebook I thought the track pad was garbage but it was fine after a bit*
@Nick-tj2ym 3 жыл бұрын
Love the way he tackled out the rough track pad prob!!😂
@Kortexual 3 жыл бұрын
Holy shit, that Linus wallpaper is amazing.
@mad1pengu619 3 жыл бұрын
Very close to an episode of Linus Drop Tips, but Alex HAD to be so careful
@JackLowry 3 жыл бұрын
Me when I saw the thumbnail: “Well of course not yet, wait until the backplate is on”
@andywang4153 3 жыл бұрын
Completely unrelated question. But I'm choosing between the xps 15 and spector x360. Going to use it mostly for college work and light gaming. Which one would you recommend?
@EmmanuelTran 3 жыл бұрын
10:16 “full blown Xe’s amazing”
@mariaeov280900 3 жыл бұрын
He's becoming this weirdly funny guy and I'm loving it lol
@imnotokay7yago588 3 жыл бұрын
This is the most honest review i've ever found, especially on 9:57
@The_Chad_ 3 жыл бұрын
My G14 did that pop up thing when I opened the box. Needles to say, at that moment I realized I had bought the right laptop.
@RobertWeatherall 3 жыл бұрын
ive happily used my zenbook UX303LN for 6 years now, a pretty impressive effort i think, no issues with it
@mRmALeK_ Жыл бұрын
hows it holding up? i wanna buy a zenbook but wanna keep it for the long term hahaha
@Harry_Sama 3 жыл бұрын
Why do they change their title twice every time they upload something.
@fleefer6480 3 жыл бұрын
it's a fairly common occurrence amongst KZfaqrs they get analytics from youtube for each time they change either the title or thumbnail and they usually change it between a few in a day and pick whichever one got the most clicks per time it showed up or at least that's what I remember seeing when looking into why they do it
@mylunawalker 3 жыл бұрын
"Clickbaitey" title first, but after the subscribers have watched they changed it to a more practical title for people who are actually looking for an unboxing.
@vcv5021 3 жыл бұрын
When you go to this video(*) watch the part about the "MSI Drama", they explain that when they make a title too clickbaity and the title does not represent the conclusion made in a video they change the title to a more representative title. (*kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fNiXosWHmbXDj2w.html)
@marko2210 3 жыл бұрын
I got UX371EA ZenBook Flip S just yesterday. Same no Audio jack situation..if you get bothered with that... but i guess a dongle can just stay on headphones and you plug it in a dock when in office. as for ux371... The touchscreen, the stylus, same battery but it’s packed there... Sketching and doodling on that is fantastic! Very satisfied with it. This... i guess it might be bad for someone.
@donotatme 3 жыл бұрын
Will you take a look at the ThinkPad X1 Nano when it comes out?
@plmperz4783 3 жыл бұрын
I had the ZenBook U3313 for the first couple of years of college and it was great. i5 8250, MX150, 512gb SSD and 8 gigs RAM for around $750. Great machine all around, would buy another.
@voy_ Жыл бұрын
what finally caused it to break down?
@anonpers0n 3 жыл бұрын
What am I going to do when I can nolonger buy a device with a headphone jack and modern hardware... Ugh...
@marcosmartinez3411 3 жыл бұрын
Seems like their solution is buy wireless headphones or a dongle. I’m so used to Apple at this point there’s always a dongle in the bag lol
@amolvijayachandran 3 жыл бұрын
I was debating between this and the MacBook air, went for the MacBook air. Hope it's a good choice?
@thisisalexnguyen 3 жыл бұрын
How's the build quality on this thing? And which one is better, the hp envy 13 or this thing?
@OliverKehm 3 жыл бұрын
"Oh so it's a budget laptop?" - $1100 😓
@BerserkFury89 3 жыл бұрын
Having no headphone jack on a phone is acceptable to me because I always use bluetooth headphones on the go anyway, however I always use wired headphones/headsets with my computers, even when I'm traveling. Having to use a dongle which I would be very likely to lose would 100% be a deciding factor between this and its competition.
@aspirantdiary8254 2 жыл бұрын
you can keep that dongle attached to your headphone all the time. It won't be a big issue then.
@Omar-kl3xp 2 жыл бұрын
@@aspirantdiary8254 but with dongle sometime it does break, therefore u have to buy another dongle if u lost it or if it doesn’t work ,while if u already have an headphone jack port ,u won’t have these issues .it is a deal breaker for me too not having an headphone jack port
@jeffarto8340 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent and very truthful!!! Thank you very much!!!
@2v_media 3 жыл бұрын
I was looking at a Zenbook and a Vivobook at the same time for a light duty laptop. Vivobook S15 Ryzen won. The Zenbook you guys are showing here is quite a bit better than the one I was looking into. Lot cheaper too
@a4andrei 3 жыл бұрын
You'll see plastic bezels even on premium laptops that have a matte screen. Touchscreen on a clamshell laptop is somewhat pointless (personal opinion). The lack of a headphone jack is somewhat disappointing although I haven't used headphones with a 3.5mm jack in ages. The Lenovo Ideapad/Yoga Slim 7 (depending on region) has more ports, and slightly better specs at roughly the same price or even lower. Asus usually has overpriced laptops.
@NamHoang90 2 жыл бұрын
I love this laptop a lot, the only downside for me is the overheating when charging.
@adaskalov Жыл бұрын
Whoa, maybe have that checked out. I have alnost the exact same one, except mine is the 10th gen model and it's never done that.
@NamHoang90 Жыл бұрын
@@adaskalov really? I always thought that's the expected behaviour since I also own a zenbook with 8th gen and it also overheated while charging. I can only do web browsing. Can anyone else own this laptop confirm this for me?
@adaskalov Жыл бұрын
@@NamHoang90 I should mention this doesn't mean it never heats up. I do a lot of very intense work on it like compiling large projects, having many tabs open and running a server on it, usually all at once. In these moments, it obviously gets hot. I do confirm though, that mune does NOT heat up merely because it's charging
@subhajit1128 Жыл бұрын
@@NamHoang90 yes it does overheat, you just have to shut it down while charging, don't charge it in the sleep mode. It didn't happen when it was new but since last summer the problem popped out. No degradation of battery life though👍
@Erroneus. 3 жыл бұрын
11:44 Is the fan running or does KZfaq compression eat the fan-wings? Looks like it. Brave guy :)
@AJMansfield1 3 жыл бұрын
0:40 Some packaging engineer must have had a fun time designing that.
@RandomTechVideos 3 жыл бұрын
I have a policy with laptops, phones, tablets, etc.: No headphone jack, no purchase!
@Eliyahillel 3 жыл бұрын
"and THIS is what they call a HIGH LEVEL SCRIPT m'boy"
@feyntmistral1110 3 жыл бұрын
I want a 17" laptop with a really good screen, possibly with stylus support, thunderbolt ports, 16 upgradable to 32 GB of RAM, two NVMe slots, and onboard Intel graphics with a 6+ core processor, but I don't want to spend $4k. I've reached the point I feel where I want a general purpose laptop for just carrying around and typing/browsing, but I'd like to also dock it and make use of an external GPU and monitors via DP link to do higher end gaming.
@pacificsword1632 3 жыл бұрын
The lack of a touchscreen is actually a huge problem. No point paying 1000 plus dollars if there is no touch. Tablet mode and touch is a pretty good place - and if you do word processing and read on the laptop, the touchscreen is a big plus.
@TheWebstaff 3 жыл бұрын
Alex tip of the day: "Knock her down a bit and she goes for a long time"
@mini-_ 3 жыл бұрын
Guy named "everyone": "I just like it Alex, no need to target me!"
@moment3380 3 жыл бұрын
Generic
@WizardofTruth 3 жыл бұрын
@@moment3380 just like ur profile picture
@RTArts1 3 жыл бұрын
@@moment3380 nice pfp
@psycheshorts2024 3 жыл бұрын
kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kLZipc2ols6WfoE.html
@brunbjorn9095 3 жыл бұрын
I have the ryzen 7 4700u model in lialac mist and I love it. I use wireless headphones so the lack of a headphone jack doesn't bother me
@ahmmedirfaan 3 жыл бұрын
I come here to see this man. Vibes are unmatched
@dr.dr4cula785 3 жыл бұрын
They changed the title to an even more Overused title
@valhakun 3 жыл бұрын
No headphone jack, no go 🤷♂️
@RandomTechVideos 3 жыл бұрын
Agreed. Personally, I won't even consider a phone without a headphone jack!
@sourovekummarsaha873 3 жыл бұрын
Can we have a full LTT video on this laptop please !!??
@flynnaguilar5876 3 жыл бұрын
What to choose: macbook air m1, asus zenbook 13 i5, dell xps i5 or hp envy?
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