News Asus brings Intel Lunar Lake to Zenbook and Vivobook S14

[Admin]

Asus is updating its laptop lineup with Intel Lunar Lake with the new Zenbook S14, Vivobook S14, and Expertbook P5.

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[Stefan3]

The Zenbook is "4.3 inches thick"? That doesn't seem particularly thin. And what does "All three devices are designed for thin notebooks" mean? Aren't they notebooks themselves?

 

[Notton]

Even if it was 4.3cm thick, that'd still be a chonker of a laptop, lol

The Expertbook is priced weirdly. It's $1300, and only $100 less than the Zenbook, yet has a smaller battery and no OLED.
On paper the Zenbook is the better deal.

As for the screen resolution, I like the 2560x1600, 144Hz more than the 2880x1800, 120Hz OLED on the Zenbook.

 

[cyrusfox]

The issue I take is the processor itself tells you whether you get 16gb or 32gb of ram (ends with a 6 you get 16, 8 you get 32gb). Definitely zenbook s14 appears to be the best buy for featured. I am looking for any lunarlake with 32gb, I would even consider the ultra 5 even though it only has 7/8 the gpu and a little less TOPS (Does anyone care about tops outside of 3 letter agency's?).

Asus is up on the US pre-order site, not seeing in other countries, $100 more than showing what is listed here (likely due to it being the 32GB model)

 

[cyrusfox]

The 14-inch screen on the Expertbook goes up to 2560 x 1600 and 144 Hz — numbers I'd expect to see on a gaming laptop, not a 14-inch business notebook. I'm surprised to see that Asus isn't going with 1080p and 60 Hz here to prioritize longevity.

When you say longevity, do you mean battery life? I much prefer the high res display, and if it support VRR it should not impact battery life much at all, especially with how low power Intel iGPU can push pixels. Only OLED really kills the battery. I think 1080p is pretty low spec these days, give me at least 1200p but I do prefer 1440p even in this tiny of a space.