Asus Zenbook 14X (14-Inch, 2021)

Touchpad is also a touchscreen ; 90Hz OLED display ; More power than most people will need ; No heat or fan noise ; Decent port selection

Terrible battery life for an ultraportable ; Mediocre webcam ; Audio isn’t great

Asus’s new Zenbook 14X OLED has a 90Hz OLED screen and a touchpad that doubles as a miniature touchscreen. It’s a very cool idea that’s ultimately not the most practical purchase.

Sturdy and premium build ; Vibrant HDR OLED display ; Tactile keyboard ; Trackpad doubles as numpad ; Solid performance ; Super-fast charging ; Thunderbolt 4 connectivity

Bad color accuracy ; Poor keyboard backlighting ; Bad at gaming ; No RAM expansion option ; Mediocre battery life

vivid OLED panel;98% AdobeRGB and 100% P3;excellent sturdiness and build quality;productive keyboard;performance and emissions can be adjusted adaptively;very good speakers

RAM not upgradeable;no Thunderbolt 4;power consumption due to OLED screensaver;mandatory account creation: Energy and OLED settings within MyAsus software;poor webcam quality;e-shutter not visible

The AMD version of the

Lovely OLED touchscreen ; Stunning design and build ; Excellent speaker system

Middling battery life ; Heavier than the competition

Assuming the price is not an issue and you want a Windows machine, should you choose the Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro ( £1,349 ) or the Asus Zenbook 14X OLED? That depends very much on your priorities.

, this Zenbook’s combination of stellar display, CPU grunt and general aesthetic quality make it easy to recommend for people in the market for a new laptop who have a healthy budget.

Convertible design ; Beautiful screen ; Strong battery life ; Virtual numberpad ; Decent processor

No privacy shutter ; Can't plug in on left ; No good for games or 3D work ; Lacks power button on side

The ASUS Zenbook 14x Flip offers a gorgeous 14-inch, QHD touchscreen, a clever keyboard and trackpad, and a decent processor and battery life. You also get the ability to convert it into tent, stand and tablet modes by rotating the display through a...

ASUS have released a budget friendly compact powerhouse with the Zenbook 14X OLED (UX3404). The machine features the option to include up to a 13th Gen Intel Core i9 processor with 32GB RAM and an NVIDIA RTX 3050 GPU, all within a laptop with a 14"...

Powerful processors ; Thunderbolt 4 ; OLED screen

A touch on the heavy side ; Screen is reflective ; Attracts fingerprints

Anyone looking for a performance laptop that’s actually useful as a portable should give the Zenbook 14X a thorough appraisal. It offers about as much power as you’re going to find in a portable computer right now without getting yourself an...