Asus makes a lot of laptops. Correction: Asus makes a lot of crazy good laptops. Year after year this Taiwanese company manages to come up with impressive thin and light machines packing the latest of specs from high-resolution OLED screens to powerful chips and, big batteries. The 2024 Zenbook 14 OLED, launching in India today, doesn’t stray very far from that script either. In fact, one look at this laptop, and it’s safe to presume that Asus is starting the new year with a bang.
The Zenbook 14 OLED in 2024 has Intel’s new Core Ultra 7 chips with integrated Arc graphics, 14-inch screen size with slim bezels, plenty of ports, and dual speakers capable of Dolby Atmos playback. The webcam is 1080p and supports IR. All of this is tucked away inside a package that’s just 1.2kg and 14.9mm at the thinnest point.
The real kicker though is the insane battery life, going by the numbers that Asus is sharing. The laptop is said to offer “up to 15 hours of unplugged operation.” That’s a lot and while we can’t attest to it just yet, going by the company’s track record, it’s safe to presume the machines should get somewhere close, even if not match or beat them. With Apple pushing the envelope for battery life in laptops with its own silicon, it was about time PC-makers started to chart their own comeback.
Asus Zenbook 14 OLED 2024 specs, features
The Zenbook 14 OLED has a 14-inch 16:10 3K (2880x1800p) OLED touchscreen display with up to 550nits of peak brightness and DisplayHDR 500 True Black support. (A 1920x1200p 60Hz OLED option is also available without touchscreen with a brighter 600nits panel and DisplayHDR 600 True Black support).
Under the hood, you get a choice of either the Core Ultra 7 155-H or Core Ultra 5 125-H processor with up to 32GB of 7467MHz LPDDR5x RAM and up to 1 TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD. Connectivity options include Thunderbolt 4 USB-C (x2), USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type, standard HDMI 2.1, and combo audio jack in addition to dual-band Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) and Bluetooth 5.3. Powering the laptop is a 75Wh battery (with 65W Type-C adapter in box). Rounding off the spec list are Harman Kardon-certified dual speakers and Cortana and Alexa voice-recognition support through the on-board mic array.
Asus Zenbook 14 OLED 2024 India price, availability
The Zenbook 14 OLED starts at Rs 99,990. The top-specced model will set you back by Rs 1,09,990. General availability is pegged for January 31.
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