ASUS Zenbook ASUS 14" Zenbook Duo UX8406CA Multi-Touch Laptop Review
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port (99th percentile) 98th
- Strong ram (92th percentile) 95th
- Strong screen (92th percentile) 93th
- Strong cpu (83th percentile) 92th
Cons
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H |
| Cores | 16 |
| Frequency | 2.9 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Arc Graphics |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 2880 |
| Panel | OLED |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 1 |
| Thunderbolt | 2x Thunderbolt |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.7 kg / 3.6 lbs |
| Battery | 75 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
Value & Pricing
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS Zenbook ASUS 14" Zenbook Duo UX8406CA Multi-Touch Laptop | Apple MacBook Pro Apple 14" MacBook Pro (M4 Max, Silver) | ASUS ProArt ASUS - ProArt PX13 13" 3K OLED Touch Screen Laptop - Copilot+ PC - AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 - 32GB Memory - RTX 4050 - 1TB SSD - Nano Black | Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 5i Gen 10 (16″ Intel) 83F3000HUS | MSI Creator MSI Creator M14 A13V A13VF-081US 14" 2.8K Laptop, | Microsoft Surface Laptop Microsoft 13.8" Surface Laptop Copilot+ PC (7th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core i7 13620H | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 128 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 1000 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" 2880x1800 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.8" 2304x1536 |
| GPU | Intel Arc Graphics | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | Qualcomm X1 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home (MSI recommends Windows 11 Pro for business) | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| Battery (Wh) | 75 | 72 | — | 80 | — | 54 |