Asus ZenBook Pro 14 Review

Good

ErgoLift hinge delights

Clever numeric key pad within touchpad

Attractive design

Excellent starting price

Bad

Fingerprint reader in touchpad

The Asus ZenBook 14 takes the coolest features from the ZenBook S and ZenBook Pro that had debuted last year and crams them into a clever, little 14-inch laptop that straddles the line between both. For that, this is a kitchen sink of sorts that can appeal to several kinds of users.

The ZenBook Pro 14 gets it right in striking a good balance is every department and at a competitive price. In the UK it’s currently selling for £1,199 ($1,590). In the States the 15.6-inch, 4K version, which comes with Thunderbolt, an i7-8750H CPU, and the same TouchPad is selling for $1,549. If you’re looking for a good all-rounder with a focus on creators, and one that differentiates itself from the crowd, this could be the laptop for you.

The Asus ZenBook 14 takes the best of the ZenBook S and ZenBook Pro that had debuted last year and crams it into a clever little 14-inch laptop that straddles the line between both. For that, this is a kitchen sink of sorts that can appeal to several audiences.

While we’re not thrilled by a fingerprint reader embedded into the touchpad, we do appreciate its added numeric key pad function. Beyond that, there’s not much else working against this laptop, if anything.

The ZenBook 14 is one of those hybrid professional and general use laptops that we’ve found to be a sort of mini trend in the computing world. We’ll be the judge of whether it can please both of those crowds in a full review.