Thin.... but not dumb! - ASUS Zenbook S 13 OLED

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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Unboxing but without the box
0:48 Plasma?
1:36 I/O
4:10 Keyboard
6:09 CPU + Display
8:19 Speakers
9:54 Gaming
11:46 Webcam + Mic Quality
14:45 Teardown

[szymura]

The process by which the lid was protected is called "Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation (PEO), " also known as micro-arc oxidation (MAO). This is a type of anodizing of aluminum, but using a very high voltage. With this voltage, sparks with a lifetime of a fraction of a second, which can have a temperature of more than 3000K, are created on the surface of the metal. These sparks create plasma and melt the created oxide layer to form a ceramic coating. These layers are highly porous, which is why a characteristic texture can be observed on the lid.

[BadGaming-pro]

This laptop does everything right. It proves that IO is not a limiting factor when making a thin and light. They chose all of the right ports for the user who would buy one of these and that is all I could ask for. Though I am not in the market for a premium thin and light, this one with the Ryzen 6800U would be my first choice. Bravo, Asus!

[Neoxon]

Thank god HDMI 2.1 is becoming more common on laptops. Its absence from the M1 MacBook Pro was pretty glaring.

[GreenFox]

If you Google this model name, the first result is the AMD version from last summer. How does this one compare to that? That one has a touch screen. The 6800u benchmarks better according to Passmark.
But that one has better connectivity (HDMI, USB-A)
Most of the other shell specs seem about the same.
edit: FFS, they made the screw layout better. WHY ASUS! WHY DOES THE AMD ONE REQUIRE DESTROYING THE FEET TO DISASSEMBLE!?

[rmicrods]

I got my Zenbook S13 OLED (2022) with R7 6800U / RDNA2 680M for $1.4K CDN from amazon warehouse a few months ago. Great laptop, beautiful display and super light. It gets hot to the touch under load since the magnesium alloy chasis really moves heat.. although the SoC is fine at like 75c under heavy load. Solid traveling laptop though, with good battery and steller igpu performance. I did video editing with Filmora12, it was fast, fluid, and exported quickly. Light gaming was great too.

One issue I had with it was random freezing like once a day. It felt software related since it would run perfectly fine for 8+ hurs at a time, then suddenly freeze, once a day, when I least expected it. I think i resolved it by turning PCIE power save modes to disabled in windows, its been a while and I haven't had an issue since. If that was the reason it was returned to Amazon, im amazed, since I got a premium modern ultra book like $700 off the retail box price. Also managed to claim the remaining year of warranty under my name as well.

Will certainly buy another Zenbook a few generations down if they continue to put these powerhouse igpus in them.

[nLwKl]

was fully expecting a $3000 price tag by the end. cant believe what a good package this is starting at $1400 jeez

[MD-vkbj]

That’s a really sharp looking device, the design is pretty much perfect imo

[Schatten.mensch]

Asus really are becoming the kings of the thin and lights - honestly, even if I'd prefer to go amd ... this is pretty much everything I want in an laptop, if I was in the market for a new one (and rich enough to buy one) this would probably be the one I'd go for.

[crescentx]

2:46 I’m curious if the labs keyboard testing robot will be able to test for soft spots and flex! If so, that could be VERY cool and useful.

[---GOD---]

I have the 2022 Zenbook 14 OLED (AMD version) and I absolutely love everything about it. It's such a sexy little device.

[DominikJaniec]

looks like hardware with very nice UX, lovely set of IO, trackpad. this is something exactly like what I'm looking for me

[atom]

This thing honestly looks like my perfect ultra book, OLED, big trackpad, good keyboard layout thats not off center and thin and light

[esparda]

I love how ASUS is bringing what it's learning from their other lines. The hinge is very reminiscent of the Zephyrus series.

[surfx]

I did get a zenbook flip recently (12th gen Intel) and I have to say I love it. What is surprising is that I have not a single thing I dislike about it and that is quite surprising for me. Little things like a block on the camera, trackpad disable etc.. just make it a joy. OLED to die for (mine does 90Hz) and TB4 for my eGPU. Asus seem to be doing something right.

[justinedzard]

They increased the bottom bezel to extend the palm rest, without it being a huge chin, that's the best use of space if I ever saw one

[shrinkingshrimp]

Currently rocking a zenbook 14 oled UM5401Q, with a ryzen 5600u (I think it was not released in NA). Absolutely loving it, but looks like mine has a better screen: 3k 550 nit oled at 90hz, this is my favourite part of the machine ofc. Battery life, keyboard, trackpad, and every other part is suprisingly good for the sub 1000$ price I paid for it brand new, except the speakers as with the S 13, they can get distorted at max volume, a little bit of eq tweaking help, but not that much. To be fair, still sounds better that the majority of notebooks.

[nobunga]

Can you guys do a piece on "Headless Laptops"? I think they're a VERY lucrative option for budget gamers.

[techtt]

9:44 Speakers are probably a lot better if not listening at 100%. That way the DSP can do its job. MacBooks can go much much lower with bassresponse when you are below 50% as well

[ramanceregatti]

Alex in one word: "Daarn good!"
i love it!

[agentk]

Really appreciate Asus for willing to try and innovate. That said, I will wait for the the more polished 2023 Flow X13.