Is the Zenbook A14 ASUS’ equivalent to the MacBook Air? Well, kinda...
The allure of the thin and light laptop is that you can take it anywhere, and do anything. You know you’re going to pay a slight price in terms of processing power if you leave the gaming PC or MacBook Pro at home, but the tradeoff is usually worth it. The ASUS Zenbook A14 is so close to being a MacBook Air that it’s even possible to see the resemblance between the names A14 and Air, and most of the time it puts on an impressive showing, but there’s one thing that lets it down.
It’s not as plasticky as the Acer Vero 16, with its rough texture from its 60% recycled plastic shell, but the difference between the Asus Zenbook A14 and the Asus Vivobook S 15 with its aluminium casing is stark. Then again, Asus’ 15in Snapdragon laptop weighs almost half a kilo more than the A14, and the lack of weight is a big selling point here. Even the colours the A14 is available in are unobtrusive, with a light grey and a sandy beige rather than shiny silver or glossy black.
The trackpad is again constrained by the size of the laptop, but we found it to be precise in use, though it has a distressing tendency to pick up an oily sheen from your fingers. Eaters of fried chicken for lunch may want to wash their hands extra thoroughly before getting back to work.We test every one of our laptops using the same benchmarking software suite to give you a thorough overview of its suitability for creatives of all disciplines and levels.
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