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An all-day battery and slick chassis design from ASUS are more appealing than AMD's Strix Point processor boasting AI metrics.
...I'd definitely recommend buying this Asus ZenBook S16. The screen is really beautiful, the slim form factor is really pleasant and offers excellent portability. Add to that a good battery life and, of course, good connectivity, and you have the perfect cocktail for a quality PC. It's top-of-the-range, and you'll have to pay the price, but you won't be losing out on a MacBook.
With the Zenbook S16, Asus has produced one of its best ultra-portables, and a must-have in the 16-inch segment. Technically impeccable, it stands out for its beautifully finished chassis and top-notch ergonomics. A real little gem that's a pleasure to use. Ideal for creative people looking for a mobile product.
To sum up, this Zenbook S 16 is a real little marvel. With its fabulous screen, impeccable build quality and a CPU that strikes a formidable balance between raw performance and energy consumption, it's arrived at just the right time... You really have to be picky to find the slightest fault with it; personally, it's a real ‘coup de coeur’ that has everything it takes to earn a well-deserved place among the best laptops of the year.
The ASUS Zenbook S16 OLED (UM5606) offers a balanced combination of performance, meticulous design and display quality. It's ideal for professionals and creatives who need a powerful, versatile laptop.
the Asus Zenbook S 16 becomes an ultraportable legitimately capable of meeting the expectations of creative photographers and digital designers, while offering all the traditional advantages of an ultrabook. And this is a real strength that Asus does not ignore, by integrating a full-size SD card reader. In essence, this notebook becomes one of the best propositions on the market for its performance/mobility ratio.
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I don't think ASUS has designed something so close to perfection in the past.
This laptop is all about portability without comprimise.
ASUS put together a really nice looking laptop with a gorgeous display, great materials used and a great vibe, you get good battery life very good performance and overall, a great choice
Thinner than a supermodel, but works harder than a billionaire.
It’s portable, has a magnificent OLED touch screen, a rather long battery life, lots of useful ports, and it’s also powerful enough to play lots of games.
THE COMPUTER THAT HUMILIATES THE MACBOOK
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The ASUS Zenbook S16 is a thin and powerful notebook with a 16-inch OLED display, AMD Ryzen AI processor, and impressive design. It offers good performance, a long battery life, and a great keyboard and trackpad. Despite some shortcomings in performance tests, the Zenbook S16 is a great productivity notebook with a promising future.
Between the Zenbook S 16 and a MacBook there are loads of features in common. Power, build, features -- it's close enough that it might come down to which operating system to use. But while the Asus is undoubtedly the clear winner in some aspects, it's not quite the well-rounded laptop that Apple offers up. Blame Windows, if you have to blame anything at all.
There’s a lot to enjoy here from a tech point of view. The product includes ASUS’s trademarked Ceraluminum material, a new AMD Ryzen AI processor, a super thin body at 1.1cm, a 3K 120Hz OLED display and a six-speaker sound system.
The Zenbook S 16 is one of the first AI-powered laptops to be launched in South Africa - and it could give Apple a run for its money.
The ASUS Zenbook S 16 is a beautifully crafted, next-generation laptop. Its impressive specifications and AI-ready hardware make it one of the best laptops.
The ASUS Zenbook S 16 (UM5606), the company's ultrathin 16-inch new era AI PC, raises the bar for high-performance, ultraportable notebooks.
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