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ASUS Zenbook 14 UX3402Z review

ASUS Zenbook 14 UX3402Z

CHOICE Expert Rating

72%
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Good points

Good Points

  • Very good keyboard
  • Very good touchpad
  • Can replace or upgrade components (SSD, Wi-Fi, battery)
  • Full-sized HDMI port
  • microSD card slot
  • Very good Wi-Fi speed
  • Excellent screen luminance
  • Excellent viewing angles
  • Very good screen
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Noticeable backlight bleed, especially at the corners, when watching movies

Type

Ultraportable
Ultrabook
Tablet mode
Operating system
Windows 11 Home

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended
Recommended for tablet use

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
72%
Performance score
66%
Tablet use score
N/A
Ease of use score
77%
Battery life score
75%
Display score
84%
Audio score
50%
Wi-Fi score
64%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
1637
Storage read-speed (MBps)
2964
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
43
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
6:46
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
1:40
Expert tester comments
The ASUS Zenbook 14 is a stylish laptop with a matte screen, which, while being very good overall, does have noticeable backlight bleeding when watching movies. However, it's a very fast laptop with a good range of ports and high user comfort, thanks mainly to a very good keyboard and a touchpad that can also double as a number pad.

Sustainability

Shop Ethical rating
D
Warranty (years)
1
Replaceable battery
Replace/upgrade RAM
Slots for additional RAM
Replace/upgrade storage
Slot for additional storage
Replace/upgrade Wi-Fi
Country of origin
China

Related products

Availability
Discontinued model

Cost

Price
$1,499.00

Specifications

Screen size (inches)
14
Native screen resolution (pixels)
2560 x 1600
Processor (CPU) type
Intel Core i5-1240P
CPU frequency (GHz)
1.7
RAM (GB)
8
Video graphics type
Intel Iris Xe
Storage capacity (GB)
512
Available user space (GB)
428
Storage type
SSD
Wi-Fi version
6E
Weight of laptop (kg)
1.4
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.32
Size (mm, H x D x W)
19 x 221 x 313

Features

Screen finish
Matte
Touchscreen
USB-C
USB 2.0 ports
0
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
0
Thunderbolt 3 or 4 (as USB-C) ports
2
SD card slot (full-size)
SD card slot (micro)
HDMI port
Gigabit ethernet port
Rear camera
Backlit keyboard levels of brightness
3

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