Desktops and laptops
Back to Best Laptop And Tablet Reviews

ASUS Zenbook 14 (UX433FN-A5037T) review

ASUS Zenbook 14 (UX433FN-A5037T)

CHOICE Expert Rating

76%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Very good keyboard
  • Very good touchpad
  • Very good screen
  • Very good storage speeds
  • Very good Wi-Fi speed
  • Quick to charge to 80 per cent
  • Full-sized HDMI port
  • microSD card slot
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Poor audio quality

Type

Ultraportable
Ultrabook
Tablet mode
Operating system
Windows 10 Home

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended
Recommended for tablet use

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
76%
Performance score
65%
Tablet use score
N/A
Ease of use score
83%
Battery life score
66%
Display score
84%
Audio score
45%
Wi-Fi score
87%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
1411
Storage read-speed (MBps)
1724
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
50
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
6:28
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
0:57
Expert tester comments
ASUS's Zenbook is a small and sleek 14-inch laptop with a good-looking matte screen and comfortable keyboard. It has an innovative touchpad on which numbers appear so that it can be used as a number pad, but the lack of physical keys makes it a bit awkward to use. Apart from that, the laptop is normal and well worth considering if you're after an attractive and easy to carry Windows 10 laptop. Note: This laptop's performance is not directly comparable to current products due to it being tested with an older version of our benchmark.

Sustainability

Shop Ethical rating
D
Warranty (years)
1
Replaceable battery
Not collected
Replace/upgrade RAM
Not collected
Slots for additional RAM
Not collected
Replace/upgrade storage
Not collected
Slot for additional storage
Not collected
Replace/upgrade Wi-Fi
Not collected
Country of origin
Not collected

Related products

Availability
Discontinued model

Cost

Price
$1,998.00

Specifications

Screen size (inches)
14
Native screen resolution (pixels)
1920 x 1080
Processor (CPU) type
Intel Core i7-8565U
CPU frequency (GHz)
1.8
RAM (GB)
8
Video graphics type
NVIDIA GeForce MX150
Storage capacity (GB)
512
Available user space (GB)
438
Storage type
SSD
Wi-Fi version
5
Weight of laptop (kg)
1.2
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.3
Size (mm, H x D x W)
18 x 199 x 319

Features

Screen finish
Matte
Touchscreen
USB-C
USB 2.0 ports
1
USB 3.0 ports
1
USB 4 as USB-C port
0
USB-C (USB 3.2 Gen 1 or 2, not Thunderbolt 3 or 4) ports
1
Thunderbolt 3 or 4 (as USB-C) ports
0
SD card slot (full-size)
SD card slot (micro)
HDMI port
Gigabit ethernet port
Rear camera
Backlit keyboard levels of brightness
3

More products in this test

Acer Swift 14 AI (SF14-51-50P8)
75
Recommended

Acer Swift 14 AI (SF14-51-50P8)

$1,899
Dell 14 Plus DB14250
76
Recommended

Dell 14 Plus DB14250

$2,089
HP OmniBook X laptop (14-fe1000QU)
75
Recommended

HP OmniBook X laptop (14-fe1000QU)

$1,299

Looking for user reviews?

We don't offer user reviews anymore. Help us improve this expert review by sharing your feedback in a quick survey.