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Model: ASUS - Zenbook 14.5" 2.8K OLED Laptop - Intel Evo Platform - 13th Gen Core i7 Processor with 16GB Memory - 512GB SSD - Inkwell Gray
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All the people complaining about the display being glossy, I can assume have literally zero knowledge about laptops. It's an OLED display, they are going to be glossy whether it be a $550 or $1500 laptop. That's the whole point of OLED displays, they're supposed to make the colors pop and look vibrant, matte displays are never going to give you that and no matter how good and accurate the color coverage is, they're still going to look washed out as compared to OLEDs.
If you don't want glossy displays then why in the world are you even looking at a laptop with an OLED display.
I got one of these last week from bestbuy.com. I knew it would eventually go on sale but it's a new item and I assumed that wouldn't happen until Black Friday at the best. I'm very glad bestbuy has a price match policy and I just got refunded $200 plus tax.
Anyway, it's a fantastic laptop and if you read the bestbuy reviews you'll see many say it was a steal at $1000 so it's now one of the best deals out there for $800.
I previously bought a 15.6 Asus VivoBook OLED from Walmart and returned it due to heat/fan noise issues. It had an i7-12700H CPU so I was worried about the i7-13700H on this one. But this is much cooler and quieter than the VivoBook was. The fan does run some if the laptop is on my chest, but it's very quiet in standard mode and you can set it for whisper mode to make it near silent with normal use. The CPU is super fast, one of the fastest out there in a laptop. This is not a game machine but I read the new Intel built-in GPU (Iris Xe) is much better than in the past and while it may not yet match a Ryzen, it's getting closer.
The screen is gorgeous and while I like matte, this glossy screen is sharp and no problem for me. I think its about 500 nits, is plenty bright, hi-res makes it easy to read text, and colors just jump out with the OLED. The speakers (set at "dynamic") are amazing for a laptop this size. They not only sound great, but can get super loud as well. Best speakers I've had in a laptop though I hear a Macbook is even better (but never had one). But it's still a laptop so don't expect miracles.
Ports are just OK since there is just one USB A port and while there are two USB C Thunderbolt ports, one is used up if you use external power. There is no SD card port. The HDMI port is version 2.1 which is good for external 4K video. The memory is soldered in and can't be expanded though you can replace the m.2 SSD if you wish to upgrade (it is Gen 4).
The touchpad can light up as a number pad which looks great, but I think is still a bit of a gimmick unless you practice using it.
I love the simple look of it and the all metal case is icing on the cake!
Does anyone know the difference between this model Q420 v U3404?? It looks like q420 is exclusive to BestBuy, but cannot find anything if the computer is the same as u3404 (besides different configuration)
Is chassis, screen keyboard all identical? Searched everywhere and nothing found
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All the people complaining about the display being glossy, I can assume have literally zero knowledge about laptops. It's an OLED display, they are going to be glossy whether it be a $550 or $1500 laptop. That's the whole point of OLED displays, they're supposed to make the colors pop and look vibrant, matte displays are never going to give you that and no matter how good and accurate the color coverage is, they're still going to look washed out as compared to OLEDs.
If you don't want glossy displays then why in the world are you even looking at a laptop with an OLED display.
Cute.
They're not even the same models and the one you linked is literally 2 generations old. They could be using a different manufactured OLED display for this one.
Don't understand how 12th gen laptops are retaining any value when current gen is dropping in price so fast.
Quibble all you want, but spec like this just 2 years ago (unrelated to pandemic) would have been min $1500.
Not just Asus, but across most models.
I7-12700H is ranked 76th out of 1,406 processors. The thirteenth gen is ranked 41st. The thirteenth gen chips are supposed to be very good actually. However, playing around with PCs last week at best buy. It still often takes several seconds to load up a site like YouTube on the newest laptops. It's hard to tell the difference in most situations, even compared to the tenth gen laptop I was coming from. Will we ever see laptops where things load instantaneously?
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Looks solid. Is the RAM upgradeable? what about additional storage ?
Not 100% sure but usually only the SSD can be upgraded. Very rarely the ram. In a 14 inch anyway. Look at 15.6 laptops or gaming laptops, those sometimes have upgradable RAM. And sometimes multiple SSD slots.
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If you don't want glossy displays then why in the world are you even looking at a laptop with an OLED display.
Anyway, it's a fantastic laptop and if you read the bestbuy reviews you'll see many say it was a steal at $1000 so it's now one of the best deals out there for $800.
I previously bought a 15.6 Asus VivoBook OLED from Walmart and returned it due to heat/fan noise issues. It had an i7-12700H CPU so I was worried about the i7-13700H on this one. But this is much cooler and quieter than the VivoBook was. The fan does run some if the laptop is on my chest, but it's very quiet in standard mode and you can set it for whisper mode to make it near silent with normal use. The CPU is super fast, one of the fastest out there in a laptop. This is not a game machine but I read the new Intel built-in GPU (Iris Xe) is much better than in the past and while it may not yet match a Ryzen, it's getting closer.
The screen is gorgeous and while I like matte, this glossy screen is sharp and no problem for me. I think its about 500 nits, is plenty bright, hi-res makes it easy to read text, and colors just jump out with the OLED. The speakers (set at "dynamic") are amazing for a laptop this size. They not only sound great, but can get super loud as well. Best speakers I've had in a laptop though I hear a Macbook is even better (but never had one). But it's still a laptop so don't expect miracles.
Ports are just OK since there is just one USB A port and while there are two USB C Thunderbolt ports, one is used up if you use external power. There is no SD card port. The HDMI port is version 2.1 which is good for external 4K video. The memory is soldered in and can't be expanded though you can replace the m.2 SSD if you wish to upgrade (it is Gen 4).
The touchpad can light up as a number pad which looks great, but I think is still a bit of a gimmick unless you practice using it.
I love the simple look of it and the all metal case is icing on the cake!
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Is chassis, screen keyboard all identical? Searched everywhere and nothing found
Our Zenbook 14 OLED ($500 deal) was loud and hot, but I think the 14x may have better cooling.
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If you don't want glossy displays then why in the world are you even looking at a laptop with an OLED display.
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I would say 12+256 for windows and 8+256 for Mac is fairly enough for about 90% users.
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They're not even the same models and the one you linked is literally 2 generations old. They could be using a different manufactured OLED display for this one.
They're not even the same models and the one you linked is literally 2 generations old.
My mistake, then. Sorry about that.
Quibble all you want, but spec like this just 2 years ago (unrelated to pandemic) would have been min $1500.
Not just Asus, but across most models.
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