Customer Ratings & Reviews

Really good for the price (got it for $1099 b/c of memorial day sale). Thin and elegant design. Havent maxxed out RAM usage yet, which is nice since with 16gb I was constantly having issues. Biggest problems thus far is that it gets decently hot, the battery life isn't incredible, and that it comes preinstalled with lots of ASUS software and Microsoft stuff (all of which is pretty standard). Hate the Copilot button, but again, standard. Overall, its performing quite well. Ive yet to use it with adobe or autodesk products, but I probably will in the future.

Excellent product, Light, battery enough( saving energy mode 10h+) , good quality when you touch it. No issue with the heat ( without charging) If you want to buy it for game, not good, woth charging it’s very hot. Office use/ home work use, perfect screen. If asus can listen, be a better vision for screen side angle, improved viewing , now cannot see anything if daylight come in. Another thing is when you open it , you might scratch the camera or the top screen, the open design need to be better.

Having owned the X1 Carbon for many years, my standard is set high. This Zenbook s16 is almost a perfect ultra lightweight. The keyboard is not as good as the X1 Carbon, but it's still very good. I get about 6-7 hours of battery life with mix use of surfing and watching YT/movie. OLED screen is a nice touch and text reading does not suffer. On the negative side, this device gets warm when is being charged. Like other OLED screen laptop I've tried, reflection is almost unbearable in bright light or outdoor. Two technical issues I've come across are: 1) Screen black out twice while in use, and 2) Randomly not charging. The work around is to power down, unplug everything and hold the power button for 40 secs. I still like the Zenbook s16 and do hope these two issues get addressed in the future.

The laptop packs more than enough power for all my work. While it might not be able to run AAA Games, it is most suitable for people wanting to do their office work, develop software, or just watch shows on the amazong display. And with the battery life, it is the best work laptop I can have. I used to have an MSI GF65, but it was just to heavy to carry around, and you cannot expect more than 30 mins of battery from any gaming laptop even for working on Word.

I absolutely love this computer! Its perfect in every way, the screen is so clear and vibrant, the processor is fast and handles everything i do on it, it’s really light weight to carry and move around yet its a very solid build quality. Here is nothing im unhappy with about this computer and i have told all my family and friends if they need a new computer to buy this!!

Fast, sleek, powerful, good screen, keyboard, and design

While there is no other 16 inch ultraportable with this kind of build and portability, it gets hot very quick. It is the trade off for having a well built 16 inch machine with extreme portability - it is as light as a 14 inch. I do wish its a bit thicker so they stuff an even bigger battery and bigger vapor chamber.

Upside: The screen size is a full 16 inches. The processor works great and is very fast in the Windows 11 environment. Hopefully this will allow a Windows 12 upgrade. The salesperson didn't really say. Otherwise, Windows updates were made very quickly. The keyboard returns me to the regular QWERTY keyboard without the extended number keypad on the right, which I've never needed. So far sound is great and the colors are fantastic. Downside: There are very few ports: only one USB 3.x (on the right side) and two USB-C (on the left side), making it necessary to purchase a hub for using external hard drives and printers at the same time, both of which are USB 3.0. Best Buy had only one hub in stock at the store, very limited. I had to go to other retailers for my new peripherals. Also the power cord uses one of the USB-C ports rather than having a stand alone power input (similar to headphone jack) that my previous ASUS laptop utilized. Not a very smart design as far as ports are concerned. The touch pad has a limited sweet spot when right and left clicking, but I prefer using a mouse which is much quicker anyway, thus use of an external port is necessary, but I can use the touch pad when necessary. The screen dims pretty quickly when it is on battery and haven't had a chance to work with the settings on this yet. There isn't a "Home" and "End" key on the keyboard. The page up, down, home and end works to move the cursor up, down, left and right, but to use as true page up, down, home and end you press the Fn (function key) on the bottom left while pressing the appropriate Home/End etc. key on the right. I don't like the position of the power "ON" button on the upper right next to the Delete key. They could have placed this button somewhere else on the keyboard or on the side of the Zenbook like my previous ASUS laptop.

So far have been using this for about 2 months since the begining of my freshman semester for school. this laptop was meant to get me through my entire college journey. So far this laptop has been very buggy and giving me issues left and right. let me express that the pros include what it should, things like extra long baterry life that gets me through my entire school day on one charge pretty much, a beautiful display, and lightweight. The cons tho, The laptop runs very hot without even doinb much other than coding python and web browsing. The laptop will freeze and not respond to anything at all randomly. The laptop screen while beautiful will flicker randomly when im watching a video on canvas that was assigned to me. I know these issues are random and hard to replicate so i have not brought it in but I do plan on it as soon as I can. I am very disapointed in asus as I use them for almost any PC DIY project I have ever done. This is a huge let down and could probably sway me to not buy asus again.

I had a bottom of the line ASUS laptop for 5 years with never a problem. So was more than pleased with the new Zenbook S16. It has a sleek thin design, beautiful clear touchscreen, and awesome features on the touch pad. Plenty of memory and fast response. Plus, it’s light weight. I’m not a gamer and use mostly for small business and newsletters and photoshop work. But it meets all of my needs. Some reviews speak of it getting too hot, but I have not had a problem like that anymore than any other laptop. The battery lasts a strong 8 hours. It was easy to set up even though I was new to Windows 11. I would highly recommend this model.

Pros: Fast Performance Good Battery Great Screen Good Build Good speakers Cons: Runs hot under medium loads, fans are a bit noisy keyboard and trackpad a bit mushy

After using it for 2 months, I feel more comfortable to use offer some comments. 1.) The screen is the biggest and only attractive point to me. After using it for 2 months, I can tell that the pixels are small and smooth, refresh rate is smooth. the only down side is that the default color accuracy is off by a little comparing to other. If there is no comparison side to side, it is good. I'd rate it 9 out of 10. 2.) I guess it is because they want to make it so thin, I feel a little flimsy and plastic-... not not in a cheap way. It still have a decent "feel" of above average quality. The 2 minor complaints I have are 1.) The Keyboard doesn't have much "feeling" or feedback when typing. 2.) The backlit is not good enough and color contrast is not good. It is not "thoroughly" lighting the whole key. For example, for the number keys on the top roll. There are "symbol" when we press "shift". Those "symbol" can barely seen under backlit condition. If you don't turn on the backlit, the contrast is low, you will need a little more attention to find them. 3.)

Works great for the price! It works better than expected for not having a dedicated gpu and can handle light gaming and CAD work without killing the battery. Good battery life, no overheating issues, and a gorgeous screen!!

I absolutely love this laptop. It is light weight, fast, excellent display, and, as a senior, very easy to use!

I'm a devoted Apple user for three decades, and this is my first Windows PC. Both my work and school rely on 365 accounts, and the cross-platform issues were constant and exhausting. I decided to set up a Windows/Android-based tech system and was extremely nervous about it, but I did my research and took the plunge with the ZenBook S 16. After two months of use, this PC continues to exceed my expectations. I love the build; for a 16-inch laptop it's remarkably thin and light, and the Ceraluminum material is virtually impervious to fingerprints and smudges. The touch-screen OLED display is stunning, and the Ryzen AI 9 365 processor is quick as lightning and able to handle some pretty heavy multitasking with ease. The battery life is insane. I'm getting upwards of 16 hours of moderate to heavy usage. I read that it has some thermal issues, so I adjusted those settings in the MyAsus app and it hasn't been an issue since. It can be a bit pricey, but it frequently can be found at a discount on sites like Best Buy. Coming from my 14-inch MacBook Pro M3 (which I've relegated to my creative apps and tasks and personal use) I can say that I enjoy using the S 16 just as much if not more. I cannot say enough about how great this laptop is!

Great for portability, and even decent for portable gaming, lasting around 4 hours on silent. I can actually leave the wall plug without worry for the first time on a x86 laptop. It'll last around 10 hours with high brightness use. Amazing screen as well.

AMAZING LAPTOP! can actually run games like CSGO, Marvel Rivals, Minecraft, and much more. The touchscreen capability works great and the OLED screen looks FLAWLESS. watching videos, doing schoolwork, gaming, everything performs wonderfully on this laptop. The built-in speakers and webcam are also amazing, the speakers can actually get really loud with good sound quality. The keyboard and trackpad are comfortable and the storage is great. This laptop has all the features one can ask for.

My old laptop is an ASUS TUF Gaming laptop and I work with graphics a lot. But I wanted portability with graphic performance. Love the look and how lightweight it is! Absolutely stunning design and portability. Touchscreen is a definitive plus!

Beautiful craftsmanship on this laptop. Fast, responsive, and handles all tasks with ease. It does get warm under heavy usage and I wish there was some more customization options for the keyboard backlight. Otherwise a pretty solid laptop.

If you like luxury, this is a top of the line, cream of the crop. It is a 16 inch, but it is so light and thin that looks and feel more like a 15-inch laptop. All aluminum construction feels great, feels premium, and feels sturdy. Solid built quality, excellent craftmanship and design. At first, I didn't like the white color, but it grew on me, it looks amazing. Excellent keyboard, excellent quiet trackpad, excellent speakers, you will enjoy consuming media on this machine. Asus typically do not use the best display panel, but this particular unit have a very good OLED panel, and AMD provides software to adjust the contrast and the colors of the display. I enjoy my time with this machine and am waiting on a good deal to buy one for myself, this is a machine worth owning. I love how it felt on my lap.