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ASUS Zenbook 14X OLED Space Edition (UX5401Z) review

ASUS Zenbook 14X OLED Space Edition (UX5401Z)

CHOICE Expert Rating

78%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

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

Bad Points

  • microSD card slot blends in with air vent slits and cards don't sit all the way inside the slot

Type

Ultraportable
Ultrabook
Tablet mode
Operating system
Windows 11 Home

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended
Recommended for tablet use

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
78%
Performance score
78%
Tablet use score
N/A
Ease of use score
80%
Battery life score
69%
Display score
85%
Audio score
70%
Wi-Fi score
73%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
5066
Storage read-speed (MBps)
6846
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
35
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
4:37
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
1:13
Expert tester comments
The ASUS Zenbook 14X OLED Space Edition is a laptop that marks 25 years since an ASUS laptop was sent into space. It's a high-performance laptop with a very good screen, a very good keyboard, and an excellent touchpad, all of which make it a comfortable product to use. The OLED screen is particularly good for viewing photos and movies, and there is also a second screen on the back of the lid, which can be set to display a graphic, text label, or a QR code. The build quality is high and there are some line details on the lid that provide an interesting overall look.

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
China

Related products

Availability
Discontinued model

Cost

Price
$2,499.00

Specifications

Screen size (inches)
14
Native screen resolution (pixels)
2880 x 1800
Processor (CPU) type
Intel Core i7-12700H
CPU frequency (GHz)
2.3
RAM (GB)
16
Video graphics type
Intel Iris Xe
Storage capacity (GB)
512
Available user space (GB)
428
Storage type
SSD
Wi-Fi version
6
Weight of laptop (kg)
1.5
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.34
Size (mm, H x D x W)
18 x 222 x 311

Features

Screen finish
Glossy
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
No (adapter included)
Rear camera
Backlit keyboard levels of brightness
3

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