Deal | Thin Asus Zenbook S 16 OLED laptop with latest Ryzen AI 9 365 APU and 24 GB RAM drops to lowest price ever

The Asus Zenbook S 16 was one of the first laptops to launch with the AMD’s new Strix Point APUs. The inclusion of the Ryzen AI 9 365 and the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 has allowed Asus to combine excellent system performance and long battery life with an impressively thin chassis.

If you are interested in the Asus Zenbook S 16 (UM606), you can now buy an entry-level configuration of the laptop for only $1,149.99 at Best Buy. This is a cut of $250 over the $1,399.99 list price and corresponds to the lowest Zenbook S 16 price to date.

Specs-wise, the Asus Zenbook S 16 on sale packs a 10-core Ryzen AI 9 365 APU, 24 GB of LPDDR5X memory, a 1 TB SSD, and a 16-inch 3K OLED panel. The laptop also includes Wi-Fi 7, a 78 Wh battery, and a duo of USB 4 ports alongside other usual connectors.

The Asus Zenbook S 16 is a solid everyday option, as it covers the basics quite well while excelling in some departments. Our review device, which had the same specs as the model on sale, earned a “Good” rating of 84% due to its OLED panel, lightweight chassis, excellent system performance, good speakers, and a good port selection.

Discussing the OLED display in more detail, we measured the 16-inch panel to deliver 391 nits of average brightness in SDR, an outstanding contrast of 19,550:1, and full DCI-P3 coverage. Combined with a 120 Hz refresh rate, the Asus Zenbook S 16 will provide a smooth and pleasing viewing experience.

The display will also keep going for some time, as the Asus Zenbook S 16 also showed a pretty solid battery life of around 12 hours in our WLAN test.

In short, if you are interested in a modern laptop with a big OLED display that is not a hassle to carry, the Asus Zenbook S 16 with the Ryzen AI 9 365 will serve you quite well.