Asus Zenbook S16 (16-Inch, 2024)

Gorgeous, innovative design ; Beefy performance from AMD APU ; Fantastic battery life

Integrated graphics aren’t as powerful as some of the competition

The Asus Zenbook S 16 (2024) is a worthy successor to Asus’ previous ultrabooks with a fantastically stylish design and lightweight construction, as well as lots of power against the competition, a marvellous OLED panel and decent battery life. If...

Slim, light, and durable ceramic-surfaced aluminum design ; Innovative (and large) touchpad ; High-quality OLED display with touch and pen support ; Long battery life ; Robust AI feature support

Inconsistent performance ; Integrated graphics lag behind competitors ; Awkward pen use on touch screen

The Asus Zenbook S 16 presents a sleek design, a dazzling OLED panel, potent AI capabilities, and impressive battery life, but its lack of discrete graphics handicaps its multimedia performance.

Better performance than expected at this price. Spacious keyboard plus a touchpad with gesture support. Outstanding battery life. Impressive Ceraluminum lid.

Some mushiness in the keys. Graphics won’t blow you away. Can’t provide Copilot+ features (but feels like it should be able to).

The Zenbook S 16 didn’t quite live up to all the performance claims AMD made about it, but it came close and really impressed me in the process. It’s a 16-inch productivity, gaming, and content creation machine that does all those things surprisingly...

Gorgeous, lightweight chassis ; Excellent display ; New ventilation system ; Smart Gesture touchpad

No ethernet port ; A bit pricey ; No word yet on performance

If you want a truly unique Ultrabook that's worth the cost of entry, the Asus Zenbook S 16 is shaping up to be a worthy investment. It's been rebuilt with an all-new material that blends lightweight and sturdy, the touchpad comes with Smart Gesture, it...

Alluring ceramic-aluminum finish ; Large touchpad ; Good battery life

Ceramic-aluminum only applies to display lid ; Multi-core CPU performance fails to impress ; Integrated GPU doesn’t stand out ; External temperatures peak at uncomfortable levels

The Asus Zenbook S 16 is an attractive laptop, but the Ryzen AI 9 delivers mediocre performance and external temperatures peak at 130 degrees under load.

Unique and distinct design ; Powerful AMD AI processor ; 120Hz OLED screen

Battery life isn't as good as competitors ; Integrated graphics could be better

The Asus Zenbook S 16 is an ultrathin 16-inch 3K 120Hz laptop. With an AMD Ryzen AI processor, it delivers powerful performance and visuals for everyday use.

Unique design ; Decent OLED display ; Powerful performance ; Solid graphics ; Long battery life

Mediocre keyboard and touchpad ; Slow SSD

The Asus Zenbook S16 UM5606 showcases the best of AMD’s new Ryzen AI 9 series with its excellent performance and long battery life, but a better keyboard would make this baby shine.

The design is the nicest I've seen in a very long time, even nicer than the MacBook Pro ; The build quality is ultra-premium with fantastic materials used ; The 3K OLED display is outstanding ; The touchscreen is responsive and accurate ; The keyboard...

The trackpad is just OK. It's nice and ample, but the diving board style is not my favorite. I would have loved to see the haptic trackpad that's on the Surface 7 Laptop on this laptop. That said, I can at least say that while I don't like this style...

2024 has been a crazy year for laptops and laptop processors. AMD, Intel, and Qualcomm have all introduced some major groundbreaking CPU’s and that has made countless laptops worth looking at. I have used the new Snapdragon PCs, I’ve even used the new...

I recommend the Asus Zenbook S 16 to users who want a premium, lightweight laptop that transports well and has a gorgeous OLED display. Visual creatives, in particular, will gravitate toward this device. AMD's next-gen chipset provides solid...