Gorgeous, innovative design ; Beefy performance from AMD APU ; Fantastic battery life

Integrated graphics aren’t as powerful as some of the competition

The Asus Zenbook S 16 (2024) is a worthy successor to Asus’ previous ultrabooks with a fantastically stylish design and lightweight construction, as well as lots of power against the competition, a marvellous OLED panel and decent battery life. If...

Gorgeous, lightweight chassis ; Excellent display ; New ventilation system ; Smart Gesture touchpad

No ethernet port ; A bit pricey ; No word yet on performance

If you want a truly unique Ultrabook that's worth the cost of entry, the Asus Zenbook S 16 is shaping up to be a worthy investment. It's been rebuilt with an all-new material that blends lightweight and sturdy, the touchpad comes with Smart Gesture, it...

Unique and distinct design ; Powerful AMD AI processor ; 120Hz OLED screen

Battery life isn't as good as competitors ; Integrated graphics could be better

The Asus Zenbook S 16 is an ultrathin 16-inch 3K 120Hz laptop. With an AMD Ryzen AI processor, it delivers powerful performance and visuals for everyday use.

Solid built with a gorgeous ceraluminum chassis ; Thin and light for a 16-inch laptop ; Good integrated graphics performance for a thin and light laptop

Battery life not its strongest strait ; ASUS only sells a lower-tier model of this laptop in Singapore ; Not competitively priced compared to Snapdragon-based alternatives

Better performance than expected at this price. Spacious keyboard plus a touchpad with gesture support. Outstanding battery life. Impressive Ceraluminum lid.

Some mushiness in the keys. Graphics won’t blow you away. Can’t provide Copilot+ features (but feels like it should be able to).

The Zenbook S 16 didn’t quite live up to all the performance claims AMD made about it, but it came close and really impressed me in the process. It’s a 16-inch productivity, gaming, and content creation machine that does all those things surprisingly...

Alluring ceramic-aluminum finish ; Large touchpad ; Good battery life

Ceramic-aluminum only applies to display lid ; Multi-core CPU performance fails to impress ; Integrated GPU doesn’t stand out ; External temperatures peak at uncomfortable levels

The Asus Zenbook S 16 is an attractive laptop, but the Ryzen AI 9 delivers mediocre performance and external temperatures peak at 130 degrees under load.

Unique design ; Decent OLED display ; Powerful performance ; Solid graphics ; Long battery life

Mediocre keyboard and touchpad ; Slow SSD

The Asus Zenbook S16 UM5606 showcases the best of AMD’s new Ryzen AI 9 series with its excellent performance and long battery life, but a better keyboard would make this baby shine.