Asus Zenbook 14 ultraslim $50 off

[Letgomyleghoe]

ASUS ZenBook 14 Ultra-Slim Laptop 14" Full HD NanoEdge Bezel Display, AMD Ryzen 7 4700U CPU, 16 GB RAM, 1 TB PCIe SSD, NumberPad, Windows 10 Pro, Pine Grey, $50 off at newegg, decent laptop for the price to begin with

https://www.newegg.com/asus-um425ia-nh74/p/N82E16834235516?Item=N82E16834235516

[Dedayog]

Not sure $50 off $900 is a Hot Deal, but I will admit it's a nice laptop.

[Letgomyleghoe]

2 minutes ago, Dedayog said:

Not sure $50 off $900 is a Hot Deal, but I will admit it's a nice laptop.

it was more of the whole laptop, ive been seeing it go in and out of stock on new egg for days

 

im probably gonna pick one up for a christmas present for myself

[z123killer]

How is the reliability on Zenbooks? I was interested in picking up that exact laptop but I've heard ASUS has a lot of issues and I'm looking for something that would last me at leats 4 years. 

[IAmAndre]

I think the first thing to mention when recommending this laptop is the fact that it has no headphone jack, which I think is totally ridiculous. I did consider buying it but for about the same price you can have the HP Spectre Envy x360 with a touch screen, similar hardware and easier to configure on the HP website.

 

1 hour ago, z123killer said:

How is the reliability on Zenbooks? I was interested in picking up that exact laptop but I've heard ASUS has a lot of issues and I'm looking for something that would last me at leats 4 years. 

Hardware Canucks and Dave2D both mentioned such issues. They both added that it could be their units only but that's still two reviewers with faulty units... Overall Asus is known for cutting costs on the software if their budget lineups so I'm currently more into the HP.

[Letgomyleghoe]

4 minutes ago, IAmAndre said:

I think the first thing to mention when recommending this laptop is the fact that it has no headphone jack, which I think is totally ridiculous. I did consider buying it but for about the same price you can have the HP Spectre with a touch screen, similar hardware and easier to configure on the HP website.

link? i cant find one with 16gb ram and 1tb ssd for less than 1200 or the near equivalent 10700 it does come with a dongle for both ethernet and headphone jack which is a compromise im willing to make

[IAmAndre]

1 minute ago, Letgomyleghoe said:

link? i cant find one with 16gb ram and 1tb ssd for less than 1200 or the near equivalent 10700

My bad I meant the Envy: https://store.hp.com/us/en/vwa/laptops/proc=AMD;availability=In-Stock;segm=Home;brand=ENVY?jumpid=ma_lt_featured_na_5_200816

[Letgomyleghoe]

3 minutes ago, IAmAndre said:

My bad I meant the Envy: https://store.hp.com/us/en/vwa/laptops/proc=AMD;availability=In-Stock;segm=Home;brand=ENVY?jumpid=ma_lt_featured_na_5_200816

what were the issues in the video? the envy looks good but is about $100 more with a lesser ssd and win 10 home

[IAmAndre]

1 minute ago, Letgomyleghoe said:

what were the issues in the video? the envy looks good but is about $100 more with a lesser ssd and win 10 home

HP is good crushing prices during sales so I don't worry about that. The reviewers reported issues like BSOD when opening the lid while it's in sleep mode, rendering issues on Resolve with the file being corrupted, sound driver issues. You should check the videos from Hardware Canucks and Dave2D.

[IAmAndre]

Also I'm not sure which Envy model you are comparing it against but you can choose between the 13 and 15 " variants. The 15" is fully upgradable. You can also get a 400 nits screen for an extra $50, which I totally would considering that it's a glossy touch screen.

[IAmAndre]

I wouldn't paying a bit more for a similar design + a headphone jack and the possibility to upgrade

[Letgomyleghoe]

17 minutes ago, IAmAndre said:

I wouldn't paying a bit more for a similar design + a headphone jack and the possibility to upgrade

sadly i dont have the budget lol, i would like to get the hp, but its not something i have the money for, the whole point of me getting this laptop was the pricepoint and what was included, ill need the full 1tb and 16gbs, 

 

18 minutes ago, IAmAndre said:

Also I'm not sure which Envy model you are comparing it against but you can choose between the 13 and 15 " variants. The 15" is fully upgradable. You can also get a 400 nits screen for an extra $50, which I totally would considering that it's a glossy touch screen.

i compared it against all three, they were all less performance/ specs at higher price point, (minus audio jack lmfao)

 

if i find one on sale ill probably pick it up, maybe hopefully black friday/ cyber monday, or after the holidays