I wanted the Zenbook A14 ever since I saw it at an Asus press event. I finally pulled the trigger earlier this month when it went on sale for $650, and I’ve been having a blast using it as a writing machine that can go days without a recharge. Today you can get an even better deal, because it’s on sale for $600 over at Best Buy.
The Zenbook A14 is Asus’ take on the MacBook Air, using a feather-light “Ceraluminum” alloy with a wonderful stone-like texture to get the weight under one kilogram (2.16 pounds). Despite being so light and just .63 inches thick, its Snapdragon X Plus 8-core processor combines with a 709 watt-hour battery for incredible longevity. I’ve clocked mine at just about 24 hours of streaming video. And that video looks fantastic on the 14-inch OLED screen.
With an Arm-based processor and 16GB of RAM, this thing isn’t going to beat out bigger laptops for raw power, and good luck running anything but 2D games. 512GB of storage is fine, not amazing, and some might balk at this laptop’s lack of a touchscreen. But for basic tasks and incredible portability, I’m really pleased with my purchase. I also love the sandstone color, which makes it stand out from the pack. For more details check out Chris Hoffman’s full review, but keep in mind that’s a slightly more powerful version with more RAM.
Today Best Buy is offering $400 off the regular price, but there’s no indication of how long the sale will last. Since this is the second time it’s gone on sale this month, I’d say it’s likely to return at some point. For more options, you can peek at PCWorld’s best picks for laptops.
Get an Asus Zenbook A14 laptop for just $600
