At half the price of the MacBook Air, I highly recommend considering this alternative laptop before pulling the trigger.
I see you. You’re considering a flashy new MacBook Air — perhaps one of the new M3 models or even the cheaper M2 configurations. I’m not going to sit here and pretend like that isn’t a wise option to consider for your next laptop. These are excellent laptops, and that M2 model in particular is a solid value at a starting price of $999.
Even more astounding, you can currently buy it at Best Buy starting at $599. That’s a mind-boggling deal. It comes with 8GB of RAM, 512GB of storage, and the latest Intel Core Ultra 5 processor. You still get the OLED screen too. Related In other words, it’s not the budget laptop of yesteryear. In the past few years, laptops that at this price had major compromises, whether that was in the screen, build quality, or performance. Not so with the Zenbook 14 OLED. Apart from the specs, it even has the quality-of-life goodies you’d want, including a fantastic keyboard, a 1080p webcam, and plenty of ports. Having USB-A and HDMI 2.1 is still super handy — and these are two ports you won’t find on the MacBook Air.
And while the Zenbook 14 OLED Q425 isn’t as modern as the MacBook Air, it’s nearly as compact. The screen is slightly larger, but at 2.7 pounds, it’s the exact same weight as the MacBook Air. The 0.59-inch thickness of the Zenbook is slightly thicker than that the 0.44-inch MacBook Air, but it’s not as big of a difference as you may think.
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