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YMMV: ASUS ZenBook 14 (Open-Boxes): 14” FHD+ OLED Touch, Intel Ultra 5 125H, 8GB LPDDR5, 512GB SSD $314.99

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Open-Boxes [bestbuy.com] (YMMV) available:
  • Excellent - $353.99
  • Good - $334.99
  • Fair - $314.99

SPECS:
  • ​14.0", FHD+ (1920 x 1200, WUXGA+) 16:10, 60Hz 0.2ms, 500-nits HDR, 100% DCI-P3, SGS Eye Care, Glossy, Touch, AMOLED Display, With stylus support
  • Intel Core Ultra 5 Processor 125H 1.2 GHz (18MB Cache, up to 4.5 GHz, 14 cores, 18 Threads); Intel AI Boost NPU
  • 8GB LPDDR5 6400 MHz on board
  • 512GB M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD
  • Intel Graphics
  • Wi-Fi 6E(802.11ax) (Dual band) 2*2 + BT 5.3
  • FHD camera with IR function to support Windows Hello With privacy shutter
  • Backlit Chiclet Keyboard, 1.4mm Key-travel, Precision touchpad
  • 75WHrs, 2S2P, 4-cell Li-ion Battery
  • 1.28 kg (2.82 lbs.)
  • Model: Q415MA-U5512
  • 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


    https://www.bestbuy.com/product/a...ition=fair
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Open-Boxes [bestbuy.com] (YMMV) available:
  • Excellent - $353.99
  • Good - $334.99
  • Fair - $314.99

SPECS:
  • ​14.0", FHD+ (1920 x 1200, WUXGA+) 16:10, 60Hz 0.2ms, 500-nits HDR, 100% DCI-P3, SGS Eye Care, Glossy, Touch, AMOLED Display, With stylus support
  • Intel Core Ultra 5 Processor 125H 1.2 GHz (18MB Cache, up to 4.5 GHz, 14 cores, 18 Threads); Intel AI Boost NPU
  • 8GB LPDDR5 6400 MHz on board
  • 512GB M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD
  • Intel Graphics
  • Wi-Fi 6E(802.11ax) (Dual band) 2*2 + BT 5.3
  • FHD camera with IR function to support Windows Hello With privacy shutter
  • Backlit Chiclet Keyboard, 1.4mm Key-travel, Precision touchpad
  • 75WHrs, 2S2P, 4-cell Li-ion Battery
  • 1.28 kg (2.82 lbs.)
  • Model: Q415MA-U5512
  • 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


    https://www.bestbuy.com/product/a...ition=fair

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Model: ASUS - Zenbook 14 OLED 14” WUXGA Touch Laptop, Intel Core Ultra 5 - 8GB Memory - 512GB SSD - Jasper Gray - Jasper Gray

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2d ago
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2d ago
Hat-Trick
2d ago
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Why Asus would make an 8GB "Zenbook" model is beyond my understanding.
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AmusedStep299
Yesterday
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Landfill for $315
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Joined Nov 2019
Yesterday
SriG55
Yesterday
35 Posts
Quote from AmusedStep299 :
Landfill for $315

Why so?
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Yesterday
3,952 Posts
Joined Sep 2007
Yesterday
Interface
Yesterday
3,952 Posts
Many companies are going the non upgrade route to save costs. It's sad because this laptop has real potential, but Windows 11 is a demanding application and 8 GB in 2025 just doesn't work for most people.
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waehrik
Yesterday
360 Posts
8gb of non-upgradable RAM is a complete dealbreaker in what is otherwise spec'd as a good performance system
Yesterday
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CalmWren733
Yesterday
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Quote from Interface :
Many companies are going the non upgrade route to save costs. It's sad because this laptop has real potential, but Windows 11 is a demanding application and 8 GB in 2025 just doesn't work for most people.
You could give this laptop to people and I bet a good chunk of them wouldn't even know it only has 8GB. You guys blow the RAM thing out of proportion all the time. Also, Windows isn't an application, it's an operating system.

Just think of it this way. Walmart sells tons of $300 laptops with 8GB and those are fine for their usage. This is the same price with much better build quality and an OLED panel. Seems fine to me.
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18h ago
16 Posts
Joined Mar 2014
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JacobJ6567
18h ago
16 Posts
Absolute befuddling decision for non-upgradeable 8GB RAM. Even 12GB is tolerable, 8GB is a non-starter for basically everything.

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18h ago
98 Posts
Joined Nov 2016
18h ago
LosingMoneyNotBuying
18h ago
98 Posts
Warning about Best Buy open box. I bought the open box excellent of the 155h version with 16gb, 1tb for $460 last week. Just returned because it had a big dent/scuff on the corner where it looked like it was dropped and no original box. Should have been good/fair condition
17h ago
119 Posts
Joined Oct 2018
17h ago
CyanMint1354
17h ago
119 Posts
Thought about this but then its within spitting distance of the old minipc I have, and it's slower than a steam deck.
You really are paying for the form factor here.
I'm not sure this is a slick deal.
16h ago
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Joined Jan 2009
16h ago
teaberry
16h ago
12,324 Posts
I'm running a Surface laptop 3 w/ 8gb and it's perfectly fine for web surfing multiple Chrome tabs, streaming, and even nVidia Geforce Now for PoE2 smoothly. Not sure how much of an upgrade aside from a nicer OLED screen.
Last edited by teaberry June 12, 2025 at 09:42 PM.
9h ago
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Joined Oct 2010
9h ago
lionnoize
9h ago
1,069 Posts
Quote from CalmWren733 :
You could give this laptop to people and I bet a good chunk of them wouldn't even know it only has 8GB. You guys blow the RAM thing out of proportion all the time. Also, Windows isn't an application, it's an operating system.Just think of it this way. Walmart sells tons of $300 laptops with 8GB and those are fine for their usage. This is the same price with much better build quality and an OLED panel. Seems fine to me.
Most people notice their RAM usage hovering around 70–80% with systems that have 4 to 8 GB of memory, and they assume it's a sign of being close to full capacity and needing more. What they don't realize is that even if you upgrade to 32 GB, your system will still use a large portion of it. Modern operating systems are designed to utilize available RAM efficiently. Additionally, when your ZenBook runs out of RAM, it uses a feature called page filing (or virtual memory), which temporarily stores data on your solid-state drive (SSD). Fortunately, SSDs are much faster than the old hard disk drives (HDDs), so performance remains relatively smooth.
8h ago
3,952 Posts
Joined Sep 2007
8h ago
Interface
8h ago
3,952 Posts
Quote from CalmWren733 :
You could give this laptop to people and I bet a good chunk of them wouldn't even know it only has 8GB. You guys blow the RAM thing out of proportion all the time. Also, Windows isn't an application, it's an operating system.

Just think of it this way. Walmart sells tons of $300 laptops with 8GB and those are fine for their usage. This is the same price with much better build quality and an OLED panel. Seems fine to me.
I run Windows, Linux and Mac all on the same pc, to me there are all different applications that serve different needs.

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