ASUS Zenbook

Zenbook is the ASUS premium ultraportable range, and its defining feature is the display — most models fit an OLED panel, which gives true black, very high contrast and full colour coverage. Once you have used one, a standard LCD laptop screen looks flat by comparison.

The naming is straightforward. A plain number is the size (Zenbook 14, Zenbook 16). S marks the thinnest models. A is the newer efficiency-focused line built on Snapdragon processors, where battery life is the headline. Duo models have two screens.

Processors span three families: Intel Core Ultra, AMD Ryzen AI, and Snapdragon X for the longest battery life — the Snapdragon machines run most software through emulation, which suits mainstream applications well but is worth checking if you rely on specialist Windows tools.

What you give up for the thinness is ports and upgradability; memory is soldered on most models, so buy the capacity you will need.

See also ultrabook laptops.