Customer satisfaction with ASUS notebooks concerns performance, the features, and the good price-performance ratio of ASUS notebooks. However, as with any brand, there are occasional reports of problems such as overheating, driver compatibility, or build quality issues.

Under the ROG (Republic of Gamers) brand name, ASUS manufactures gaming laptops known by gamers for their powerful specifications, dedicated graphics cards, high refresh rate displays and advanced cooling systems. Alternatively, you can also opt for the slightly larger Vivobook S15 aka model K3502ZA that has virtually identical specifications and the same RM3,999 price tag save for a slightly larger 15.6-inch OLED display. There are hardly any tablets in this display size range anymore. For subnotebooks, on the other hand, it is the standard format. Flip the lid open and you’re greeted with a surprisingly substantial setup for what you pay for. The hinge mechanism is relatively smooth and can be opened one-handed while the keyboard itself is fairly standard save for an Esc key coloured in a garish shade of neon orange and the Enter key features a hazard stripe emblazoned across it. The palm rest is also generously sized with a matte finish. Asus: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. is a major Taiwanese computer hardware manufacturer based in Taipei, founded in 1989. Under the Asus brand name, the company manufactures a wide range of products, including laptops, desktops, motherboards, graphics cards, monitors, smartphones and networking equipment, complete systems and PC components for end users.Under a more demanding PCMark 8 Creative profile that throws in content creation tasks, it managed a respectable 4 hours and 53 minutes. Between these two extremes, you’ll generally have enough endurance to last the better part of a work day though the light, compact nature of its bundled 90W USB-C charger makes toting it around and charging it in the field a convenient task. This amendment defines standardised modifications to both the IEEE 802.11 physical layers (PHY) and the IEEE 802.11 Medium Access Control layer (MAC) that enable at least one mode of operation capable of supporting at least four times improvement in the average throughput per station (measured at the MAC data service access point) in a dense deployment scenario, while maintaining or improving the power efficiency per station. For additional details visit: https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/14/11-14-0165-01-0hew-802-11-hew-sg-proposed-par.docx The biggest attraction and centrepiece to the Vivobook S14 is its luscious OLED display. While competitors typically made do with LCD displays, ASUS has gone all the way and kitted it out with a 14-inch OLED display with 2,880 x 1,800 pixels resolution, a respectable 90Hz refresh rate and 600 nits peak brightness along with a traditional 16:9 aspect ratio. The ASUS Vivobook S14 aka model K3402ZA is part of their budget Vivobook range with an interesting blend of compromises and features that keep it under the RM4,000 mark. Unlike many other competing 14-inch laptops, it has a premium OLED display that offers more vibrant, richer colour rendition than conventional LCD displays along with a full 100% DCI-P3 colour gamut which is a feature critical for content creators.

In terms of battery life, our Vivobook S14 managed to last close to 8 hours and 35 minutes with a general workload of paperwork, web browsing and the occasional peek at YouTube. Up to 75% lower latency” is based on Intel simulation data of 802.11ax with and without OFDMA using 9 clients. Average latency without OFDM is 36 ms, with OFDMA average latency is reduced to 7.6 ms. Latency improvement requires that the AP and all clients support OFDMA. Performance claim is based on the Cinebench R20 Multi Core benchmark, comparing the score of Zenbook 14X UX5401ZA tested by ASUS in January 2022 (configured with an Intel Core i7-12700H CPU, 16 GB LPDDR5, and a 1 TB PCIe 3.0 SSD) to Zenbook 14X UX5401ZAS (with an Intel Core i5-12500H CPU, 8 GB LPDDR5, and a 512 GB PCIe 3.0 SSD), and Zenbook 14X UX5401EA (with an Intel Core i7-1165G7 CPU, 16 GB LPDDR4x, a 1 TB PCIe 4.0 SSD). Test settings: select Performance mode under Fan profile in MyASUS, and idle the laptop for 30 to 60 seconds prior to running the benchmark under AC mode. The top lid is otherwise plain save for a stylised Vivobook badge stamped in the corner and is pleasantly sturdy with minimal flex while the underside panel is secured by pentalobe screws with grilles for ventilation and the downward firing stereo speakers. Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

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Tested by an independent third-party laboratory according to the ISO 22196 standard (Measurement of antibacterial activity on plastics and other non-porous surfaces). ISO 22196:2011 specifies a method of evaluating the antibacterial activity of antibacterial-treated plastics, and other non-porous, surfaces of products (including intermediate products). Performance claim is based on the Cinebench R20 Multi Core benchmark, comparing the score of Zenbook 14X UX5401ZAS tested by ASUS in January 2022 (configured with an Intel Core i7-12700H CPU, 16 GB LPDDR5, and a 1 TB PCIe 4.0 SSD) to Zenbook 14X UX5401ZA (with an Intel Core i5-12500H CPU, 8 GB LPDDR5, and a 512 GB PCIe 3.0 SSD), and Zenbook 14X UX5401EA (with an Intel Core i7-1165G7 CPU, 16 GB LPDDR4x, a 1 TB PCIe 4.0 SSD). Test settings: select Performance mode under Fan profile in MyASUS, and idle the laptop for 30 to 60 seconds prior to running the benchmark under AC mode. Windows 11 supports voice typing (accessed by Windows + H) and speech recognition (toggled with Windows + Ctrl + S). Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.