The new and improved in the Zenbook series The Asus Zenbook 14 OLED UX3405
AI improved technical power, the new Zenbook 14 OLED is the latest in ASUS Zenbook series and introduces everyone to the new dedicated AI cores. These are the next steps in AI and ASUS is apart of this journey towards a new generation of technology with the Zenbook 14 OLED UX3405.
Tech Specs
| Processor | Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 155H 1.4 GHz (24MB Cache, up to 4.8 GHz, 16 cores, 22 Threads); Intel® AI Boost NPU |
| Graphics | Intel® Arc™ Graphics |
| Storage | 1TB M.2 NVMe™ PCIe® 4.0 SSD |
| Ram | 16GB LPDDR5X on board |
| Body | 31.24 x 22.01 x 1.49 |
| Screen | 14.0-inch, 3K (2880 x 1800) OLED 16:10 aspect ratio, 0.2ms response time, 120Hz refresh rate, 400nits, 600nits HDR peak brightness, 100% DCI-P3 color gamut, 1,000,000:1, VESA CERTIFIED Display HDR True Black 600, 1.07 billion colors, Glossy display, 70% less harmful blue light, TÜV Rheinland-certified, SGS Eye Care Display, Non-touch screen, (Screen-to-body ratio)87% |
| Keyboard | Backlit Chiclet Keyboard, 1.4mm Key-travel, Touchpad, support NumberPad |
| Weight | 1.2KG |
| Battery & Power | 75WHrs, 2S2P, 4-cell Li-ion TYPE-C, 65W AC Adapter, Output: 20V DC, 3.25A, 65W |
| I/O | 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A 2x Thunderbolt™ 4 supports display / power delivery 1x HDMI 2.1 TMDS 1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 6E(802.11ax) (Dual band) 2*2 Bluetooth® 5.3 |
| Bonus features | Harman/Kardon (Premium) US MIL-STD 810H military-grade standard Iris camera on the top |
Its as thin and as light as anyone can imagine a top of the line laptop can be. Its intake vents are on the side and its output vents are at the bottom. From the testing done while being in use we did confirm that the Zenbook 14 OLED UX3405 the cooling wasn’t very great as it ran fairly warm although not burn your thighs hot.
The Zenbook 14 OLED UX3405 retails for R25 000 as of the 1st of February and is available in Ponder blue and Foggy Silver. You can find the Zenbook 14 OLED UX3405 at ASUS South Africa site.
There’s none that can say an iris camera is not one of the coolest things you can have on your computer. Its also pretty handy if your constantly changing your looks and struggle with face recognition log ins. With the AI NPU boost on you can extend the battery life by 1.75 based on the use of for example Microsoft teams which tell us that the AI Cores improve alot more then things that just require analytic processing. When you consider the latest innovations that are inside the Zenbook 14 OLED UX3405, you can understand that its pretty good steal for its price point.
This year has really been the starting line for the introduction to AI integrated technology and that can be quite confusing as to what those claims actually mean and how does that benefit those purchasing or want to purchasing these devices. Well it simply means that the software and tasks you do or want to do are going to be made so simple and fast to a degree most people won’t be able to understand. We have no entered the elevator towards technology seen in films and are riding that to the technological age in its prime. We at TechSceneZA give the Zenbook 14 OLED UX3405 a 9.8/10 for its price point, powerful performance as well as battery efficiency.