Our opinion on the Asus ZenBook S 13 OLED UX5304VA-NQ143W
Suitable for nomads and students because it is easy to transport, the versatile laptop Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED UX5304VA-NQ026W with a battery life of 8 hours benefits from a 13-inch 2.8K OLED DCI-P3 High Definition High Fidelity screen, Wi-Fi 6E and USB-C Thunderbolt 4 connectivity, a backlit keyboard and a Infrared webcam for biometric facial authentication. This elegant and discreet gray Windows 11 Ultrabook is based on fast SSD storage with a large capacity of 1 TB which reinforces its responsiveness, an Intel Raptor Lake Core i7-1355U processor with Iris Xe graphics module and 16 GB of High-performance RAM in everyday use, light multimedia processing and modest gaming. It comes with a pouch.
Features of the Asus ZenBook S 13 OLED UX5304VA-NQ143W
| Screen(s) | 13.3″ 2.8K OLED 100% DCI-P3 HDR True Black 500 Pantone 0.2ms 16/10th (2880×1800, glossy) |
| Processor | Intel Core i7-1355U Raptor Lake-U (10 cores: 2P 1.7 GHz / 8E 1.2 GHz, 15W) |
| Installed RAM (max) | 16 GB (soldered) LPPDDR5 6400 MHz |
| Graphic card | Intel Iris Xe integrated into the processor |
| Storage | 1TB M.2 SSD (NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4) |
| Connections | 1 USB 3.2 (Gen2) + 2 USB-C Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1 |
| Network | Wi-Fi 6E ax (2×2), Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Backlit Keyboard | Yes, stroke 1.1 mm |
| Numeric keypad | – |
| Windows Hello | Yes, via infrared webcam |
| Audio system | 2 Harman Kardon speakers, Smart Amp |
| Operating system | – |
| Announced autonomy / Battery | 8 hours / Li-Ion 4 cells 63Whr |
| Weight / Dimensions (mm) | 1.0 Kg / 296.2 x 216.3 x 10.9-11.8 |
The Asus ZenBook S 13 OLED UX5304VA-NQ143W faces the competition
The Asus ZenBook S 13 OLED UX5304VA-NQ143W is currently available at Asus France and offers an attractive configuration/price ratio for its category where it is one of the most compact and light to offer a High Definition High Fidelity screen with Thunderbolt connectivity as well as a supplied pouch.
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Chassis, connections, screen of the Asus ZenBook S 13 OLED UX5304VA-NQ143W
Compact, thin and light with a weight limited to 1 kg, this versatile laptop certified to the American military robustness standard MIL-STD-810G adopts a discreet appearance with its Basalt Gray design.
This Ultrabook integrates good connectivity with its 2 USB-C Thunderbolt 4, its Bluetooth 5.3 and Wi-Fi 6E wireless modules to communicate and connect remotely, its audio port, its practical HDMI video output to easily connect it to a TV or a monitor for example or its USB 3.0 (USB 2.0 compatible) guaranteeing transfers up to 10 times faster than USB 2.0 when a USB 3.0 device is connected to it.
Biometric authentication is possible by facial recognition with this laptop using the infrared technology of the webcam and the Windows Hello functionality.
In a dimly lit environment, you can obviously activate the backlighting of the chiclet keyboard to better distinguish its keys.
The screen will delight fans of High Definition content because it has a 2.8K definition higher than Full HD, here coupled with a 16:10 format displaying more elements in height than the standard 16:9 format.
The screen is also distinguished by its OLED DCI-P3 specifications offering well above average colorimetric accuracy, very deep blacks, reduced latency as well as significant viewing angles, both horizontally and vertically.
As it is OLED, the screen has a glossy treatment which gives punch to the colors but is subject to reflections in a bright environment (eg outdoors).
Performance, battery life of the Asus ZenBook S 13 OLED UX5304VA-NQ143W
The Asus ZenBook S 13 OLED UX5304VA-NQ143W is aimed at those who wish to have an easy-to-carry High Definition High Fidelity laptop for everyday versatile use on the go.
Nomads like some looking for a High Definition High Fidelity student laptop PC may be seduced since it is very easy to transport because it is compact, thin and light, especially since its autonomy is around 8 hours on battery in light use.
Logically given the thinness of the chassis and the autonomy, this Ultrabook relies on low consumption components. This is the case for its 16 GB of RAM and its Core i7-1355U Intel Raptor Lake processor with 10 hybrid cores and integrated Iris Xe graphics module.
Very good performance in everyday use is provided by this core thanks to which we can watch photos and HD videos but also play light to modest games with adjustments. Reducing the screen definition is desirable because 2.8K requires more graphics calculations than Full HD, which results in a lower number of fps.
Or even carry out small multimedia processing using RAM and multi-core, such as light photo editing or video conversions.
The storage is up to par since it is entrusted to an SSD with a large capacity of 1000 GB to install and store multiple software and files.
If the SSD competes without worry with hard drives in terms of capacity, compared to the latter it offers several advantages: greater resistance to shocks, lower energy consumption, silent operation or even greater speed.
As a result, the SSD provides much better fluidity and responsiveness on a daily basis than a hard drive.
This is manifested in particular by much faster starts/stops, processing and launches of applications, or even by faster arrival on online game cards.
