ASUS unveiled a range of new laptops at the Computex tech show in Taipei this week, including a Zenbook refresh. The Zenbook S16 is as sleek and well-designed as ever, but it comes with a number of iterative improvements and a few major updates.
It is powered by AMD’s Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor, announced a few hours ago. The chip promises 50 TOPS of processing power, triple AMD’s improved AI performance with previous notebook hardware. That makes it eligible for Copilot+, meaning Qualcomm isn’t the only game in town for Microsoft’s AI assistant.
One thing worth noting is that this laptop is quite thin and light for a 16-inch model, weighing just over three pounds with a thickness of just 1.1 cm or 0.4 inches. The cooling system has also been updated with a new top vent and an ultra-thin vapor chamber. Better laptop cooling is always appreciated.
It still has the same signature aluminum ceramic coating as found last year’s Zenbook 14X, but ASUS renamed the finish to, wait for it, Ceraluminium. What a portmanteau!
It has a 16-inch 3K OLED touchscreen with a maximum refresh rate of 120 Hz. The 78Wh battery makes it a great choice for all-day use, and the six-speaker setup from Harman Kardon is sure to blast through the jams. It also supports Wi-Fi 7, includes up to 2TB of solid-state storage, and can be equipped with up to 32GB of RAM.
The ASUS Zenbook S16 starts at $1,400 and is available for pre-order now. Best Buy in white or gray colors.
Steve Dent contributed to this report.
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