Asus ZenBook UX425 (14-Inch, 2020)

Thin, light, all-aluminum chassis ; Near-borderless screen ; Touchpad doubles as a number pad ; Two Thunderbolt 3 ports ; All-day battery life

Some flex in the chassis, despite all-metal design ; Headphone and Ethernet connections are relegated to dongles

The Asus ZenBook 14 (UX425JA) is an affordable ultraportable with many charms, but buyers shouldn't give in to them until seeing its "Tiger Lake" replacement.

Solid deep-dish keyboard ; Small footprint ; Has low-key gaming power

Battery life isn’t great ; We’re yet to find a killer use for ScreenPad

A good laptop with a gnawing problem: its in-trackpad screen feels like an awkward appendage. However, the design is compact given the screen size, the keyboard is responsive, and there's real performance versatility here. At the right price,...

strong GPU performance for the size and weight;USB-C adapters and carrying sleeve in box;wide clickpad with virtual NumPad;user-upgradeable M.2 storage;2x Thunderbolt 4 ports;well-calibrated display;long battery life;lightweight;IR camera

chassis, lid, and hinges could be more rigid;RAM and WLAN not user-upgradeable;short-lived Turbo Boost performance;no integrated 3.5 mm audio jack;no fingerprint reader;noticeable fan noise;no adaptive sync

Slim, light and robust ; Great screen quality ; Good keyboard ; Lengthy battery life

Underwhelming processor ; Missing some security features ; Tinny speakers

Improved graphics performance ; All-day battery life ; Good keyboard

Non touch display

The Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA is a modern laptop with one of the best mobile processors that offer great CPU and GPU performance. On top of that, the laptop also offers an all-day battery life. As this is a light laptop, it is also easy to carry around.

All metal build, lightweight & compact design ; Bright & crisp Full HD display ; Non-reflective anti-glare screen ; Amazing sound output from the speakers ; SSD storage performance is good ; Impressive battery life ; Fast charging ; Backlit Keyboard

Heating issues ; GPU Performance ; No dedicated 3.5mm Audio Jack

The ASUS Zenbook 14 UX425JA leaves a good impression with its thin and light form factor and clean minimalistic design. This is the lightest laptop you can get in the market right now and it’s impressive to see that it manages to fit a webcam inside...

Excellent battery life;Thin and light all-metal design;Has two Thunderbolt 3 port;It doesn’t use aggressive PWM to adjust screen brightness (Innolux N140HCE-EN2);Supports PCIe x4 M.2 drives;Covers 97% of sRGB and has an accurate color representation...

Memory is soldered to the motherboard

Extremely convenient and portable ; Good keyboard and trackpad ; Full-sized HDMI and USB ports ; Good overall performance

No 3.5mm audio socket ; Average quality screen

I really like the ZenBook UX425JA, and I think that Asus has done very well overall, delivering such a portable yet capable laptop. It has no severe shortcomings, and its performance and battery life will be fine as long as you aren't expecting to do...