Best Buy via eBay has
ASUS ZenBook 14 Laptop (Q425MA-U71TB) on sale for
$699.99.
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ASUS ZenBook 14 Laptop (Q425MA-U71TB) on sale for
$699.99.
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Specs:
- Intel Core Ultra 7-155H 16-core, 22-thread (3.8GHz Base / 4.8GHz Boost) Processor
- 14" FHD (1920 x 1200) OLED 16:10 aspect ratio 0.2ms 60Hz 500nits 100% DCI-P3 Touch screen Display
- Intel Arc Graphics (8 Xe Cores)
- 16GB LPDDR5X RAM Memory
- 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 Solid State Drive Storage
- Wi-Fi 6E 802.11ax 2x2 MU-MIMO + Bluetooth 5.3
- 1080p Front facing web camera
- Backlit Chiclet Keyboard
- Ports:
- 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
- 2x Thunderbolt 4 (supports display / power delivery)
- 1x HDMI 2.1 TMDS
- 1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack
- Windows 11 Home
- 75Wh battery
- 12.29 x 8.66 x 0.59" (2.82 lbs)
Also Available:
- ASUS Zenbook 14 OLED: 14" WUXGA Touchscreen Laptop: Intel Core Ultra 5 125H, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD (Q415MA-U5512)
Warranty: 1-Year Manufactuer's Parts & Labor
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Unless you are really pushing the limits of your CPU with video editing, running CPU bound games, compiling large programs, running CAD software etc. you will probably not notice any difference in performance amongst the three. They are all very capable CPUs.
Where you will notice the difference is in the battery life of the system, especially if you use AI enhanced apps. The newer intel CPU (155H) has a neural processing unit (NPU) which is a lower power processor that is designed for AI workloads. The CPU knows to offload appropriate tasks to the NPU which uses less power to get them done.
The Intel Ultra 5 125H/8GB LPDDR5/512GB SSD version linked in the original post will probably provide better battery life while not being as powerful a machine. In my mind 8GB RAM is no longer enough and I wouldn't go below 16GB RAM especially in a system where the CPU, iGPU and NPU all share the same RAM.
I will give the caveat that CPU is not the only factor in battery life. Discrete graphics vs integrated graphics play a role, as does the screen type and brightness.
From a review of a similar 14" Zenbook unit (core ultra 7 155H, 32GB Ram, 3K OLED screen):
https://www.notebookche
Pros:
CPU: Performance on par with Zen4, slightly below Raptor lake.
iGPU: Intel Arg graphics are a big step up from older intel iGPUs, but still not quite at AMD 780M performance due to driver issues.
Excellent battery life, especially when you use the display at half brightness.
Excellent build quality, some smaller keys on keyboard.
Cons:
Fan noise is frequent and can get loud under load.
RAM is not upgradeable.
CPU can only sustain peak performance for short times because of insufficient cooling.
SD has a ton of laptop deals available, but almost all of them involve a compromise on some aspect of the machine.
My aim is to help people understand the trade offs for the laptops I think are a good deal so that they can decide if those trade offs are something that they can live with or if they are a deal breaker.
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he wants 14", said it's easier to carry in his bag
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_I8kPl
Just something to be aware of if you're not getting the performance you're expecting.
or should I look at one of the Lenovo Slim 7 laptops?
Touchscreen, 14", at least 16 gb RAM and lightweight close to 3 lb are the requirements.
After a short while, they developed a fault that makes it so the CPU doesn't exceed 300MHz.
It makes it impossible to actually use the machines and both went back to Best Buy.
Also, the screens on these are so bad. I love OLED (HP Spectre X360 looks great. My ASUS Zenbook OLED 2.8k looks amazing. My Sony A80CK is fantastic. My LG C3 looks like trash, but that's LG's fault.)
But, the OLED on this is very bad. The digitizer lines for the touch screen relatively large and misaligned with the pixel layout making for some really, really bad looking text.
I strongly preferred even the LCD, 1080P, touch screen on my work laptop to this. (Some cheap Dell Latitude.)
That's just my experience, though. Maybe they fixed the CPU issue and you can deal with the screen. My advice would be to try to get a 2.8k ASUS.
Costco deal: $700
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Intel Core EVO i9-13900H 14-cores, 20-threads (4.10GHz Base / 5.40GHz Boost) Processor
14" WQXGA+ (2880x1800) 500-nit 90Hz 100% DCI-P3 OLED Touch Display
16GB LPDDR5 Memory
1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 Solid State Drive
Intel Iris Xe Graphics
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) (Dual band) + Bluetooth 5.3
Backlit ErgoSense Keyboard & Touchpad with NumberPad 2.0
Windows 11 Home
or should I look at one of the Lenovo Slim 7 laptops?
Touchscreen, 14", at least 16 gb RAM and lightweight close to 3 lb are the requirements.
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he wants 14", said it's easier to carry in his bag
This laptop is a LCD screen, 16GB of RAM, 1TB harddrive and the reason I got it is because it has a 8845HS CPU from AMD (last year's CPU). This CPU is a little faster then this intel CPU but the built in GPU is like 25% faster.
What is special about the 8845HS or the 8840HS is that it has a 780m GPU built into the CPU so you can still play todays games (on lower settings... but it plays!!!).
It is also a convertible and it has a touch screen.
This laptop is a LCD screen, 16GB of RAM, 1TB harddrive and the reason I got it is because it has a 8845HS CPU from AMD (last year's CPU). This CPU is a little faster then this intel CPU but the built in GPU is like 25% faster.
What is special about the 8845HS or the 8840HS is that it has a 780m GPU built into the CPU so you can still play todays games (on lower settings... but it plays!!!).
It is also a convertible and it has a touch screen.
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