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ASUS ZenBook S 16: 16” 3K OLED 120Hz Touch, Ryzen AI 9 365, 24GB LPDDR5, 1TB SSD $1099.99

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  • AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 10-cores, 20-threads (2GHz Base / 5GHz Boost) Processor
  • 16" 3K (2880 x 1800) OLED 16:10 aspect ratio, 0.2ms, 120Hz, 500nits, 100% DCI-P3, PANTONE Validated, Touch screen, stylus support Display
  • 24GB LPDDR5X RAM
  • 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 Solid State Drive
  • AMD Radeon 880M Graphics
  • Wi-Fi 7(802.11be) (Tri-band)2*2 + Bluetooth 5.4
  • Backlit Chiclet Keyboard
  • Windows 11 Home
  • Ports:
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A
    • 2x USB 4.0 Gen 3 Type-C with support for display / power delivery (data speed up to 40Gbps)
    • 1x HDMI 2.1 TMDS
    • 1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack
    • SD 4.0 card reader


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SPECS:
  • AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 10-cores, 20-threads (2GHz Base / 5GHz Boost) Processor
  • 16" 3K (2880 x 1800) OLED 16:10 aspect ratio, 0.2ms, 120Hz, 500nits, 100% DCI-P3, PANTONE Validated, Touch screen, stylus support Display
  • 24GB LPDDR5X RAM
  • 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 Solid State Drive
  • AMD Radeon 880M Graphics
  • Wi-Fi 7(802.11be) (Tri-band)2*2 + Bluetooth 5.4
  • Backlit Chiclet Keyboard
  • Windows 11 Home
  • Ports:
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A
    • 2x USB 4.0 Gen 3 Type-C with support for display / power delivery (data speed up to 40Gbps)
    • 1x HDMI 2.1 TMDS
    • 1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack
    • SD 4.0 card reader


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Model: ASUS - Zenbook S 16 16” 3K OLED Touch Screen Laptop, AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 - 24GB Memory - 1TB SSD - Scandinavian White

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Feb 14, 2025
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superslickz
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Open box good is 879, excellent is 920.
Previously the lowest price for open box excellent was 822. I would wait for that to come back.
Last edited by superslickz February 14, 2025 at 05:30 AM.
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Quote from superslickz :
Open box good is 879, excellent is 920.
Previously the lowest price for open box excellent was 822. I would wait for that to come back.

I bought the excellent at 822 that shipped yesterday. One of the best productivity laptops I've used with 9 hours of battery life weighing in at 3.3lbs.Based off benchmark reviews "The Ryzen AI 9 365 overall performed similar to the Ryzen 7 7840HS but at 52% the power! Or was about 31% faster than the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H while at 64% the power use."

The only thing is that from what I heard from other threads was that the warranty does not transfer over if you get an open box. Also the idle efficiency on these are not the best. Laptop drained from 40% to 27% in 12 hours of idle??
Last edited by jon2249 February 14, 2025 at 06:19 AM.
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cantpassondeal
Feb 14, 2025
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How is the build quality for this laptop vs Thinkpad?
Feb 14, 2025
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kaykatz
Feb 14, 2025
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It was $822 a week ago. Sorry I missed it. Will wait until it's reduced again.
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Feb 14, 2025
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Quote from jon2249 :
I bought the excellent at 822 that shipped yesterday. One of the best productivity laptops I've used with 9 hours of battery life weighing in at 3.3lbs.Based off benchmark reviews "The Ryzen AI 9 365 overall performed similar to the Ryzen 7 7840HS but at 52% the power! Or was about 31% faster than the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H while at 64% the power use." The only thing is that from what I heard from other threads was that the warranty does not transfer over if you get an open box. Also the idle efficiency on these are not the best. Laptop drained from 40% to 27% in 12 hours of idle??
I suspect that the poor idle efficiency is due to "Connected Standby". Every couple of seconds, the laptop wakes up to connect to the internet and update stuff even when it's supposed to be sleeping. If you turn off network connectivity while sleeping, it usually dramatically improves battery life while idle: https://www.elevenforum.com/t/ena...s-11.3286/
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Quote from MagentaKnob173 :
I suspect that the poor idle efficiency is due to "Connected Standby". Every couple of seconds, the laptop wakes up to connect to the internet and update stuff even when it's supposed to be sleeping. If you turn off network connectivity while sleeping, it usually dramatically improves battery life while idle: https://www.elevenforum.com/t/ena...s-11.3286/

Thank you! This is crazy helpful. Never really considered this might be the issue. I'm going to do a few more tests and see if it impacts before I adjust modern standby. Assuming the WakeOnLan won't be working if I turn it off. Not an issue though, battery life is more important than the rare occasion I use that feature.
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If only it had a numeric keypad...
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pmperry
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Quote from exm :
If only it had a numeric keypad...
No want! That's horrible on a laptop, all scrunched together.
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BONINER5
Feb 15, 2025
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I read some reviews that this laptops oled screen has the screen door effect? Can anyone tell me if this is true or not?
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Quote from BONINER5 :
I read some reviews that this laptops oled screen has the screen door effect? Can anyone tell me if this is true or not?
I think it depends on the individual. For the most part, the SDE has been most described on OLED screens that are 1200p (FHD+) or less (usually touchscreens). However, there are quite a lot of people who don't see it on these screens. I personally have seen it on a FHD+ oled touchscreen. With this being a 3k screen, you shouldn't notice it but it depends on the individual. I personally did not see it on the 14" 3k oled touchscreen. I am sure anyone looking hard enough for anything will find it even if it's not there. It's best if you are really worried about it to go see it at a best buy for yourself.
Last edited by superslickz February 16, 2025 at 08:05 AM.
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dmarzio
Feb 15, 2025
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Quote from BONINER5 :
I read some reviews that this laptops oled screen has the screen door effect? Can anyone tell me if this is true or not?

No idea what they are talking about. The screen is gorgeous.

Just a fair warning on open box on this model. It seems there may be some quality control issues. I originally got an open box from Best Buy that was in great condition. After using it for a while I realized the Wi-Fi wouldn't hold a connection to my 5Ghz WiFi router. Also one of the usb C ports was super finicky and would often drop whatever was plugged in there frequently.

I absolutely love the laptop, so I returned the open box and got a brand new one. No issues with this one and it really is the perfect windows development laptop for me.

I do application programming for macOS and windows, so I have a MacBook Pro (M1) as well. Obviously the MacBook is great but there are a few things I like better on this Asus that surprised me. I love the screen and the giant trackpad. Battery life and performance are actually pretty close between the two.
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BONINER5
Feb 15, 2025
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Yeah I'm at Best Buy right now checking it out. It doesn't have the screen door effect that I can notice. I pulled up YouTube and compared to the laptops next to it (zenbook oled ) it looks just as gorgeous as all the high end oled touch screen laptops
Feb 16, 2025
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rdoib
Feb 16, 2025
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got excellent for 822 looks brand new, had all screen and touchpad protectors intact, performs very well for the price.
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version with black keyboard?

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CalmFog245
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have this. the firmware is super buggy they release a new one every month trying to fix it but they make new problems lmfao

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