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Deal | Open-Box ASUS Zenbook 14 with 2.8K OLED display going for less than US$350 after massive 40% discount at Best Buy

The ASUS Zenbook 14 (Q409ZA) has soldered RAM and upgradable storage. (Source: ASUS/Best Buy)
The ASUS Zenbook 14 (Q409ZA) has soldered RAM and upgradable storage. (Source: ASUS/Best Buy)
Best Buy is selling the 2022 ASUS Zenbook 14 with a Core i5-1240p CPU and a 14-inch OLED display for US$325.99 for an open-box unit. Best Buy claims that the laptop looks brand new and comes with all the usual parts/accessories. With an average rating of 4.3/5 stars from more than 500 reviews, the ASUS Zenbook 14 appears to be an excellent deal at the currently reduced price.

If you are in the market for an affordable ultrabook, Best Buy is now selling the ASUS Zenbook 14 in “Open-Box Excellent” condition for only US$325.99. The price is US$424 lower than the usual list price of US$749.99 and a still impressive US$224 less than the currently discounted US$549.99 price of the brand-new unit. So, if you aren’t comfortable going for the open-box unit, you can get the box-packed ASUS Zenbook 14 which is back to it’s lowest price in 30 days according to Honey's price history tool.

To see the open-box units, scroll down the product page and choose the relevant SKU from the “Buying Options” section.

Moving on to specifications, the ASUS Zenbook 14 on sale packs a Core i5-1240p processor, 8 GB of LPDDR5-4800 memory, 256 GB of PCIe storage, and a 75 Wh battery. The star of the show, however, is the 14-inch 2.8K OLED display featuring a 90 Hz refresh rate and an advertised 400 nits of brightness.

In our review of the ASUS Zenbook 14 (UM3402Y), the panel impressed us with 99.9% coverage of the DCI-P3, 100% coverage of the sRGB, and 98% coverage of the AdobeRGB gamut. The display was also calibrated out of the box. Coupled with infinite contrast afforded by the OLED technology, the 2.8K display of the ASUS Zenbook 14 should be a treat for media consumption.

Moreover, thanks to a larger 75 Wh cell, our ASUS Zenbook 14 review model lasted for over 18.5 hours at idle with minimum brightness and an impressive 12 hours in our WLAN test. Suffice to say, the notebook has enough endurance to last a full workday and then some.

Long story short, the ASUS Zenbook 14 is a sleek 14-inch notebook with a capable Core i5-1240p CPU, an excellent OLED panel, and praiseworthy battery life. For only US$325.99, the laptop seems like a no-brainer.

ASUS Zenbook 14 price history for the brand-new unit. (Source: Honey)
ASUS Zenbook 14 price history for the brand-new unit. (Source: Honey)

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slickdeals, Best Buy (linked above)

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Fawad Murtaza, 2023-07-18 (Update: 2023-07-18)