Promo €1749 Asus ZenBook S 14 UX5406SA-PV052W, Ultrabook 14″ OLED 2.8K nomadic 10h Lunar Lake Ultra 7 258V Intel Arc RAM 32 GB Wi-Fi 7 easy to carry
Our opinion on the Asus ZenBook S 14 UX5406SA-PV052W
Nomad with its autonomy of 10 hours suitable for studying, theAsus ZenBook S 14 UX5406SA-PV052W easy to transport is one of the first portable PCs with a Lunar Lake processor, in this case the Core Ultra 7 258V with Intel Arc graphics combined with 32 GB of RAM for very good performance in everyday use and multimedia processing/light games . The comfortable fast SSD storage of 1 TB reinforces the responsiveness of this thin and light compact High Definition High Fidelity laptop thanks to its 14-inch DCI-P3 OLED 2.8K screen whose frequency of 120Hz improves fluidity. This Windows 11 Ultrabook is also equipped with a backlit keyboard, an Infrared webcam for biometric facial recognition but also Wi-Fi 7 and dual USB-C Thunderbolt 4 connectivity.
Features of the Asus ZenBook S 14 UX5406SA-PV052W
Screen(s) | 14″ 2.8K OLED 120Hz 100% DCI-P3 HDR True Black 500 Pantone 0.2ms 16/10th (2880×1800, glossy) |
Processor | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V Lunar Lake (8 cores: 4P 2.2 GHz / 4E 3.7 GHz, 17W) |
Installed RAM (max) | 32 GB (soldered) LPPDDR5x 7467 MHz |
Graphics card | Intel Arc 140V integrated into the processor |
Storage | 1TB M.2 SSD (NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4, 2280) |
Connections | 1 USB 3.2 (Gen2) + 2 USB-C Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1 |
Network | Wi-Fi 7 b (2×2), Bluetooth 5.4 |
Backlit keyboard | Yes (travel 1.1 mm) |
Numeric keypad | – |
Windows Hello | Yes, via infrared webcam |
Audio system | 2 Harman Kardon speakers, Smart Amp |
Operating system | – |
Announced autonomy / Battery | 10 hours / Li-Ion 4 cells 72Whr (65W adapter) |
Weight / Dimensions (mm) | 1.2 Kg / 310.3 x 214.7 x 11.9-12.9 |
The Asus ZenBook S 14 UX5406SA-PV052W faces the competition
The Asus ZenBook S 14 UX5406SA-PV052W is now available in promotion at Asus France and offers a configuration/price ratio interesting for its category where it is one of the only to offer such a recent processor with such a large amount of RAM, a High Definition High Fidelity screen as well as Thunderbolt connectivity, all in such a compact and lightweight case.
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Chassis, connections, screen of the Asus ZenBook S 14 UX5406SA-PV052W
With its Zumaia Gray compact metal design, thin and light, CNC machined certified to the American military robustness standard MIL-STD-810H, it has an elegant and discreet look.
This Ultrabook integrates good connectivity with its Bluetooth 5.4 and Wi-Fi 7 be wireless modules (more recent and efficient than Wi-Fi 6 ax) to communicate and connect remotely, its 2 USB-C Thunderbolt 4, its practical HDMI video output to easily connect it to a TV or a monitor for example, its audio port or its USB 3.0 (USB 2.0 compatible) ensuring transfers up to 10 times faster than USB 2.0 if you connect a USB 3.0 device.
Biometric authentication by facial recognition is possible via the Infrared functionality of the webcam and Windows Hello.
You can obviously activate the backlighting of the chiclet keyboard whenever you need to better discern your keys.
A major advantage of this configuration, the screen is ready for High Definition because it is 2.8K (higher than Full HD) and offers a DCI-P3 OLED High Fidelity display guaranteeing – in addition to great colorimetric accuracy – very deep blacks, significant vertical and horizontal viewing angles but also minimal latency. This is coupled to the frequency of 120Hz (compared to 60Hz as standard) to ensure great fluidity on a daily basis.
The screen, whose 16:10 format is more comfortable in height than the classic 16:9, has a glossy treatment due to its OLED technology. As a result, the colors are bright but sensitivity to reflections is present in a bright environment (e.g. outdoors).
Performance, battery life of the Asus ZenBook S 14 UX5406SA-PV052W
The Asus ZenBook S 14 UX5406SA-PV052W is aimed at those looking for a compact nomadic High Definition High Fidelity laptop that is efficient in everyday use.
Its autonomy, which is around 10 hours on battery in light use, may interest some people wishing to have a Student laptop. Especially since it is easy to transport because it is compact, thin and light.
To ensure such autonomy, this laptop relies on energy-efficient components, such as the large quantity of 32 GB RAM which is low consumption just like the processor.
This one is a Core Ultra 7 258V Lunar Lake latest generation with 8 hybrid cores, AI services and integrated Intel Arc 140V graphics module.
We thus obtain very good performance in everyday use, such as surfing the Internet and office use, watching photos and HD videos or playing light to modest games. Concessions are necessary in games to achieve good gameplay, such as reducing screen resolution.
Because in 2.8K more calculations are necessary than in Full HD, which results in a lower number of fps.
This laptop PC is also suitable for modest multimedia processing using RAM and multi-core (and AI), such as photo editing or video content encoding.
The storage is also energy efficient since it is entrusted to an energy-efficient SSD, in addition to being shock-resistant, silent and even fast.
This velocity provides great responsiveness and fluidity on a daily basis.
Thanks to the SSD, starts/stops, processing and application launches are quick, and you can quickly access online game cards.
Here we find a 1000 GB SSD, significant capacity for installing and storing quantities of applications and files.