THE ZENBOOK 14 OLED UX3402 MUST BE CONSIDERED ONE OF THE BEST VALUE NOTEBOOKS IN THE MARKET TODAY.

However, it trailed slightly on Cinebench, Geekbench, and WebXPRT. One thing worth mentioning is that the ZenBook gets quite loud and hot when taxed.

The graphics performance was a little disappointing. Even though it had to rely on the old integrated Intel Iris XE GPU, I was hoping for a little boost thanks to the new CPU cores. If I had to guess, its performance was limited by just how hot it ran.

With its 75Wh battery, the ZenBook 14 OLED UX3402 has one of the largest batteries in its class. So it wasn’t entirely surprising to see that it lasted a very healthy 8 hours and 32 minutes.

The most obvious rival is Lenovo’s Yoga Slim 7 Carbon. The Lenovo also has an OLED display and, because of its carbon fibre chassis, is considerably lighter. However, the ZenBook counters with its lower price tag and superior connectivity. The ZenBook has Thunderbolt ports, which is arguably the Yoga Slim 7 Carbon greatest weakness.

The ZenBook 14 OLED UX3402 is remarkable value at $1,899, and should be considered as one of the best bang for buck notebooks you can buy right now. If you are shopping for a productivity notebook, this absolutely has to be on your shortlist.