Asus Zenbook 14 OLED (Q409ZA) Review In 2024: estesprice
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2. Asus Zenbook 14 OLED (Q409ZA)
The best laptop under $1,000
SPECIFICATIONS
CPU: Intel Core i5-1240PGPU: Intel Iris XeRAM: 8GBStorage: 256GBDisplay: 14-inch, 1800pSize: 12.4 x 8.7 x 0.7 inchesWeight: 3.1 pounds
TODAY'S BEST DEALS
REASONS TO BUY
+Great battery life
+Striking 90Hz display for price
+Beautifully vibrant display with crisp detail
REASONS TO AVOID
-Expensive
-Off-putting notch
-Still no Face ID
This laptop almost makes me feel like I'm stealing from Asus. The Asus Zenbook 14 OLED (Q409ZA) comes in under $800, but doesn't skimp out on the features. For instance, the laptop has Asus' proprietary Number Pad 2.0 which transforms the touchpad into a num pad at the touch of a button. Then you have the stunning 2.8K resolution display with a 90Hz refresh rate that's great for watching movies or videos. Plus, it comes with plenty of ports.
With its Intel Core i5-1240P CPU, Intel Iris Xe graphics, 8GB of DDR5 RAM, a 256GB SSD, you can expect middling performance. It isn't bad, it's just not up to a par with a Core i7 CPU. For example, the laptop produced a score of 8,590 on the Geekbench 5.4 test, which wasn't enough to hold off the MSI Prestige 14 Evo A12M (9,549) despite having the same processor. However, the Zenbook did defeat the 6,611 average. The Asus was right behind the MSI on the video transcoding test with times of 8:40 and 8:31 respectively.
And while the laptop didn't stand out on our benchmark tests, it had no problem tackling real world multitasking as our reviewer had a hard time slowing it down. Plus, the Zenbook 14 has solid power efficiency, lasting 10 hours and 52 minutes on our battery test.
Outside of the middling performance, the only other gripe we had with the Asus Zenbook 14 (Q409ZA) is the mushy keyboard.
See our full Asus Zenbook 14 OLED (Q409ZA) review.