Deal | Big Asus Zenbook 14 OLED laptop price cut brings Core Ultra 9 285H-powered machine 30% below list price
At CES 2025, Asus launched the Zenbook 14 OLED UX3405CA laptop with the latest Intel Arrow Lake-H CPUs. In keeping with the prior generation Zenbook 14 laptops, the 2025 UX3405CA aims to be a premium notebook featuring a vibrant OLED display, fast performance, exceptional portability, and good battery life.
So, the Asus Zenbook 14 OLED laptop is a pretty good laptop for users who want a balanced, upper-tier machine. The top-end configuration of the laptop is now retailing for $400 below its list price, which has made the Zenbook 14 OLED’s value proposition miles better.
Coming in at just $899.99 instead of the usual $1,299.99 (linked at the end), the Asus Zenbook 14 OLED on sale at Best Buy packs a:
- 16-core Core Ultra 9 285H CPU
- 14-inch FHD+ touch-sensitive OLED display
- 75 Wh battery, which supports fast charging
- Low weight of just 1.28 kg (2.82 lbs.)
- Backlit keyboard with 1.4 mm key travel
Moreover, Asus has also outfitted the laptop with a good port selection consisting of:
- Two Thunderbolt 4 ports
- One Type-A connect
- One HDMI 2.1 out
- A 3.5 mm audio jack
Sadly, there is no microSD or full-sized SD card reader. The Asus Zenbook 14 has the display and power needed for creative work, so the exclusion of a card reader is quite puzzling. However, you can get a Type-C dongle with a card reader for quite cheap on Amazon.
Talking about creative work, the Asus Zenbook 14 OLED on sale is equipped with a 16-core Core Ultra 9 285H. The Arrow Lake-H processor is pretty fast and efficient, as shown by our thorough analysis. Combined with a 100% DCI-P3 display with practically infinite contrast and 500 nits of HDR brightness, the Zenbook 14 OLED is all set to be a portable editing machine.
That said, due to the elevated power limits of the Core Ultra 9 285H, the Asus Zenbook 14 OLED seems to sacrifice some battery life for added performance. Laptop Mag claims that their unit with the same chip but a 3K resolution panel lasted only 9 hours in their Wi-Fi web surfing test. The unit on sale, with a lower-resolution 1200p panel, should, in theory, last a bit longer.
Long story short, the Asus Zenbook 14 OLED for $899.99 is quite a compelling package.
Disclaimer: Notebookcheck is not responsible for price changes carried out by retailers. The discounted price or deal mentioned in this item was available at the time of writing and may be subject to time restrictions and/or limited unit availability.
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slickdeals, Best Buy (linked above), Teaser image: Asus/Best Buy, Yuri Kovalev on Unsplash, edited
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