(1) Amazing OLED screen. Yeah, you want this. So bright, so much contrast. Better in person. It looks vivid, video just looks more life-like, it’s nice. Has a little reflection but I prefer the more substantial-feeling glossy coating on this screen to a squishy matte LCD.
(2) Design is great, particularly for the price. The whole laptop feels pretty solid…maybe not MacBook or Surface Laptop solid, as there is a little bit of flex, but all-metal case feels and looks premium and sturdy. So thin…yeah there’s the spec, but in person it is super-thin. Even the rubber feet are compact — some other brands have HUGE feet—almost legs—under the keyboard, making it harder to pack. Love how the lid opens solidly and easily, love the IR camera which works great, and love all the ports. Ordered a high endurance micro SD for direct transfers from my DLSR. Sure, I’d prefer a headphone jack but no big deal, it ships with a USBC to 1/8” dongle and the very similar Apple dongle works great for folks like me who want a reliable wired audio option. It also ships with an Ethernet dongle, but who does wired Internet on the go anymore. Keyboard feels fine, good enough. I agree with some reviewers that the power button could be separate from the keyboard, I disabled it for sleep in Windows, plan to use the lid or command.
(3) Performance is solid. I am not a gamer, but 4K video output looks great, AMD Ryzen 5700U is fast and cool, and fan is typically low. Was nervous about how 8GB might be in Windows11 but it’s fine for my use case, don’t feel pressure to get 16GB unless you know you need it.
Warranty — My purchase offered a year of Accidental Damage Protect for free if you register with ASUS. Was hard to see if it took effect on the web site, but confirmed in a chat with customer service that it was active. Also, as a disclaimer, ASUS will give you 90days more warranty for submitting a review. They stated you can be honest in your review, and I am, but I admit I was more motivated to submit this than I usually am…
Overall—still can’t believe how much is packed in for this Amazon price point. Such a nice design, so compact and thin, gorgeous video, plenty fast, ports to spare. I have had 3 past Asus monitors I couldn’t kill…if this laptop is as half as reliable as those items have been, I will be extremely satisfied with this purchase.
| Standing screen display size | 13.3 Inches |
|---|---|
| Screen Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| Max Screen Resolution | 1920 x 1080 Pixels |
| Processor | 4.3 GHz amd_ryzen_7_5700u |
| RAM | 8 GB LPDDR4X |
| Memory Speed | 1.8 GHz |
| Hard Drive | 512 GB SSD |
| Graphics Coprocessor | AMD Radeon™ Graphics |
| Chipset Brand | AMD |
| Card Description | Integrated |
| Graphics Card Ram Size | 8 GB |
| Wireless Type | Bluetooth, 802.11ac |
| Number of USB 3.0 Ports | 3 |
| Average Battery Life (in hours) | 16 Hours |
