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Asus updates the ZenBook A14 with Snapdragon X2 Elite power.
The sub-1kg OLED laptop promises over 28 hours of battery life.
Wi-Fi 7, modern ports, and a tougher build arrive for 2026.
When Asus announced its all-new ultraportable ZenBook A14 last year, we were big fans. In fact, it became my primary laptop. At CES 2026, the company is updating its thin and light laptop with more power and adding a 16-inch option.
The 2026 ZenBook A14 is getting some upgrades but retains what made it great -- an OLED display, long battery life, and plenty of storage, all under 1kg? The traveler in me is stoked.
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The new Asus ZenBook A14 (UX3407NA) is powered by the Snapdragon X2 Elite processor, which has an 18-core CPU consisting of 12 Prime cores and six Performance cores. The expanded memory cache, graphics performance per watt, and an 80 TOPs NPU should help it gain some needed processing improvements over last year's model.
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