Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA
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Primary Camera: 2 MPix
Price comparison
Average of 12 scores (from 24 reviews)
Reviews for the Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA
Asus' new Zenbook A14 is a particularly lightweight 14-inch laptop that weighs less than 1 kilogram. Its case is made entirely out of Ceraluminum and on the inside, the new Snapdragon X1-26-100 gets to work. However, the laptop's display only runs at 60 Hz.
Source: Trusted Reviews
The Asus Zenbook A14 is a lightweight marvel of a laptop that packs in fantastic endurance, a decent port selection and a solid OLED display. Performance is a little off against key rivals such as the MacBook Air M3 though, perhaps owing to its slimmer form factor. With this in mind, the Zenbook A14 is a capable Windows laptop that offers a compelling lightweight choice against the likes of Dell Inspiron Plus 14 7441 (2024) and a potential alternative to folks after a MacBook Air. For more options though, check out our list of the best ultrabooks we’ve tested.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 01/31/2025
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Stuff TV
Super lightweight Windows laptops aren’t exactly a new phenomenon, but the Asus Zenbook A14 is still worth getting excited about. Its powerful yet efficient Snapdragon internals really do deliver absurdly long stints between charges. Asus also hasn’t skimped on connectivity, and made sure the keyboard wasn’t compromised by the slim dimensions. The OLED display doesn’t have a class-leading refresh rate, but is otherwise colourful and easy on the eyes. This is also a go-anywhere machine for web browsing and office work, rather than video editing and gaming; rivals with greater performance (and none of the limitations of ARM architecture) won’t weigh you down significantly more. If you’re sold on Snapdragon, though, the Zenbook A14 is my new pick for portability.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 01/28/2025
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Ultrabook Review
While the Asus Zenbook A14 is an interesting chassis evolution within the Zenbook lineup, with a lightweight design and excellent ergonomics, I find the overall positioning of this series rather questionable, especially in this top-specced and expensive Snapdragon X1 Elite UX3407RA configuration. E expect better value in the mid-specced X1 and X1 Plus variants once available, as those are a better fit for a portable daily-use laptop with a much more affordable price tag.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 01/22/2025
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Stuff TV
Super lightweight Windows laptops aren’t exactly a new phenomenon, but on first impressions alone the Asus Zenbook A14 is one worth getting excited about. Its powerful yet efficient Snapdragon internals promise exceptionally long stints between charges, yet should still have enough oomph to tackle tasks more demanding than basic web browsing and document editing. Asus hasn’t skimped on connectivity, made sure the keyboard wasn’t compromised by the slim dimensions, and fitted a colourful OLED display that’s very easy on the eyes. With the top model set to retail at $1500, it’s also keenly priced compared to other high-end Copilot+ PCs. I’ll have to wait for a full review to see whether it outperforms those rivals – and whether it’s a better buy than the MacBook Air.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 01/07/2025
Source: Tom's Guide
And that is the early story of the Asus Zenbook A14 — one of the first true realizations of what popping Snapdragon in a Windows device can truly do for the design of a laptop. Up until now, we’ve simply seen x86 shells get the Arm transition. But this is the first proof of concept of how thin and light you can make a system while maintaining performance and power efficiency. Fair warning to Apple. Asus is coming for the Air’s crown.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 01/07/2025
Foreign Reviews
Source: WinFuture
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Short, Date: 02/28/2025
Source: Allround-PC.com
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 02/15/2025
Source: Geeknetic
ES→ENSingle Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 02/14/2025
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Computerhoy
ES→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 02/06/2025
Rating: Total score: 92%
Source: Profesional Review
ES→ENSingle Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 02/06/2025
Rating: Total score: 93% price: 90% performance: 76% display: 95% mobility: 100% workmanship: 98%
Source: El chapuzas Informatico
ES→ENPositive: Premium design; solid workmanship; light weight; beautiful OLED display; great connectivity; good cooling and silent system; long battery life. Negative: Average performance.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 02/06/2025
Source: Noticias 3D
ES→ENPositive: High performance; great OLED display; premium design; tough device. Negative: Overheats while using.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 02/05/2025
Source: Tweakers
NL→ENPositive: Light weight; impressive battery life; rich set of ports; comfortable keyboard; affordable price. Negative: Average gaming performance; OLED display; 60Hz refresh rate only.
User Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 01/07/2025
Source: Frandroid
FR→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 02/18/2025
Rating: Total score: 90% performance: 70% display: 80% mobility: 100% workmanship: 100%
Source: Clubic
FR→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 02/13/2025
Rating: Total score: 70% performance: 50% display: 80% mobility: 90% workmanship: 70%
Source: DGL.ru
RU→ENPositive: Ultra-lightweight; high performance; beautiful OLED display. Negative: Weak processor.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 01/09/2025
Source: Prohardver.hu
HU→ENSingle Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 02/04/2025
Source: Smartmania.cz
CZ→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 01/24/2025
Rating: Total score: 88% features: 82% mobility: 91% workmanship: 93%
Source: Zive
CZ→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 01/23/2025
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Phong Vu
VN→ENPositive: Light weight; high mobility; elegant design; beautiful display. Negative: Average performance; short battery life.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 02/03/2025
Source: Laptopmedia CN
zh-CN→ENPositive: Excellent OLED display; slim size; light weight; stereo speakers; nice webcam; high performance; very long battery life; powerful processor; metal case; rich set of ports. Negative: Overheats while using; lack of fingerprint sensor; non-expandable RAM.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 02/11/2025
Source: Gizmodo JP
JA→ENPositive: Ultra-light weight; tough device; very long battery life; beautiful display; premium design; high performance; rich set of ports. Negative: No GPU; high price.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 02/06/2025
Source: Donga
KO→ENPositive: Premium design; metal case; great built quality; powerful processor; nice OLED display. Negative: Average gaming performance; high price.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 02/10/2025
Source: Giz.ro
→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 01/29/2025
Rating: Total score: 80%
Comment
Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS: An integrated graphics adapter that the Snapdragon X Plus 8-core X1P-42-100 SoC features. Compared to the faster 3.8 TFLOPS and 4.6 TFLOPS X1-85 iGPUs, this one does not just run at lower clock speeds but also has fewer unified shaders at its disposal, with 768 being the most likely number. The underlying architecture is reportedly not much different from what was used in the Adreno 730. As for its gaming performance, it's only just sufficient for pre-2020 games at resolutions such as HD 720p on low graphics settings.
Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
SD X1-26-100: An affordable ARM architecture processor (SoC) for use in Windows laptops. The 8-core Snapdragon X chip features 8 Oryon CPU cores running at up to 2.98 GHz, along with the 1.7 TFLOPS X1-45 Adreno iGPU and the 45 TOPS Hexagon NPU. The super-fast LPDDR5x-8448 memory controller known to us from other Snapdragon X chips, USB 4.0 support, TB 4 support and PCIe 4 support are all onboard as well.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
14.00":
There are hardly any tablets in this display size range anymore. For subnotebooks, on the other hand, it is the standard format.
The advantage of subnotebooks is that the entire laptop can be small and therefore easily portable. The smaller display also has the advantage of requiring less power, which further improves battery life and thus mobility. The disadvantage is that reading texts is more strenuous on the eyes. High resolutions are more likely to be found in standard laptops.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.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 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.
Beyond gaming, a wide range of notebooks are offered for different needs and budgets, from ultra-slim and lightweight ultrabooks to versatile 2-in-1 convertibles and budget-friendly options. In 2023, Asus had a 7% global market share of the PC market.
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.
83.28%: This rating is slightly above average, there are somewhat more devices with worse ratings. However, clear purchase recommendations look different.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
