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ASUS Zenbook S 16 Laptop: Ryzen AI 9 365, 16" OLED Touch, 24GB RAM, Radeon 880M
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I almost didn't get this one because I punch in a lot of numbers once or twice a week for work and there's no number pad, but I gave in and bought a $20 bluetooth add-on, and I'm satisfied with that solution. The XL touchpad is responsive and has a few tricks up its sleeve. Beware if you need a lot of storage there is no second NVME slot, although that's true of most non gaming-oriented laptops these days, and prices for bigger drives have skyrocketed in the last year or so (thanks AI data centers, GRRR).
Everything works, the white keyboard backlight actually works particularly well with the white/silver keyboard, which I was skeptical of. I'm running Pop OS linux mainly and everything is working well, as it does with Windows. Haven't played any games yet. Speakers are decent for a laptop and get loud. It's not a $3000 gaming laptop or Macbook Pro but this is a nice overall package for a grand.
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I almost didn't get this one because I punch in a lot of numbers once or twice a week for work and there's no number pad, but I gave in and bought a $20 bluetooth add-on, and I'm satisfied with that solution. The XL touchpad is responsive and has a few tricks up its sleeve. Beware if you need a lot of storage there is no second NVME slot, although that's true of most non gaming-oriented laptops these days, and prices for bigger drives have skyrocketed in the last year or so (thanks AI data centers, GRRR).
Everything works, the white keyboard backlight actually works particularly well with the white/silver keyboard, which I was skeptical of. I'm running Pop OS linux mainly and everything is working well, as it does with Windows. Haven't played any games yet. Speakers are decent for a laptop and get loud. It's not a $3000 gaming laptop or Macbook Pro but this is a nice overall package for a grand.
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Also note there is no privacy cover on the webcam!
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I really like it. A lot.
My biggest complaint was its ability to get heat soaked and pretty warm. The thin profile means it doesnt have a great cooling setup.
I then got g helper, and found this chip undervolts pretty significantly, and it makes a big difference. Then setting power limits to 18w for daily tasks, or 28w for power intensive workloads really changed the thermals but still kept great performance.
The igpu is still competitive, but it would have been nice to have the full 890m and the 370.
The speakers sound great for a laptop of this size and thinness. I am not sure how someone could claim to be an audiophile and use laptop speakers, but i have seen weirder things.
All LPDDR is soldered. Soldered memory is faster and lower power. Its not a bad thing, just a tradeoff.
Wifi is decent but also soldered.
Ssd is a decent Samsung drive. Easy to swap too. I put in a 2tb.
The open box price was a incredible deal. At 1k, its a fair price I think.
I really like it. A lot.
My biggest complaint was its ability to get heat soaked and pretty warm. The thin profile means it doesnt have a great cooling setup.
I then got g helper, and found this chip undervolts pretty significantly, and it makes a big difference. Then setting power limits to 18w for daily tasks, or 28w for power intensive workloads really changed the thermals but still kept great performance.
The igpu is still competitive, but it would have been nice to have the full 890m and the 370.
The speakers sound great for a laptop of this size and thinness. I am not sure how someone could claim to be an audiophile and use laptop speakers, but i have seen weirder things.
All LPDDR is soldered. Soldered memory is faster and lower power. Its not a bad thing, just a tradeoff.
Wifi is decent but also soldered.
Ssd is a decent Samsung drive. Easy to swap too. I put in a 2tb.
The open box price was a incredible deal. At 1k, its a fair price I think.
One negative thing to note regarding buying open-box ASUS from BestBuy is the warranty. ASUS does not give you 1 YR warranty on open-box. They somehow know when first sold and you get whatever is left-over, which can be just a few months. Since BB has a 15 day return period, I wonder how an open-box laptop can be 9 months old? In any case, you do have a 1YR from BestBuy, but if there is no ASUS warranty left, you have to pay BestBuy a service fee, based on the original price, should you need service. Sort of scummy if you ask me. BestBuy is probably one of ASUS's largest retailers yet treat BB customers with little respect with regards to warranty.
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Edit: forgot ddr5 is dual channel in stick.
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While the 880m can be equivalent to 3050 in some cases, Asus uses a relatively low TDP of 28 watts PL1 and 33 watts PL2 which means restrictions in terms of maximum performance.
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