My Favorite Laptop Weighs Less Than a MacBook Air, and It's on Sale for the First Time

The Asus Zenbook A14 is one of the lightest 14-inch laptops that you can buy right now. When I first saw it at CES 2025, I was sure this would be my new travel laptop. After all, you get an OLED screen, Snapdragon X Plus chipset, 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage in a design that's lighter than Apple's MacBook Air. While I wasn't sold on the price, the ARM-powered laptop is now on sale for Memorial Day at Best Buy. This is the first time the Asus Zenbook A14 is going on sale since its launch. My favorite version of it, in the Zabriskie beige color, is available for a discount of $200 this week. As a result, the $1,000 laptop is seeing its price drop to $800 from May 19 to May 26, no special codes needed. If you've been looking for a lightweight, midrange laptop, Memorial Day is your chance to bag the Zenbook A14. Why I recommend the Asus Zenbook A14 Prakhar Khanna/ZDNET The Asus Zenbook A14 is one of the best laptops you can buy right now and there are three reasons I love using it. ... Read full article.