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Asus ZenBook 14 (UX425JA)

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  Asus ZenBook 14 (UX425JA) PCMag UK   Oct 27, 2020 Facebook Twitter Linkedin Pinterest Amazon UK £1056.63 The Asus ZenBook 14 (starts at $799.99; $899.99 in model UX425JA we tested) is a sleek and surprisingly affordable  ultraportable . It packs a crisp 14-inch display in a trim aluminum chassis with ultra-thin screen bezels and a hinge that provides a subtle but appreciated lift to the keyboard. Inside, it supplies a 10th Generation Intel Core i7 "Ice Lake" processor, 8GB of RAM, integrated Intel Iris Plus graphics, and a 512GB solid-state drive. Getting this component mix in an all-metal ultraportable for less than $1,000 is a steal, and I haven't even mentioned the ZenBook's all-day battery life. And yet we can't offer a full-throated recommendation for the model UX425JA despite its appeal. How is this so? Timing, they say, is everything.  Year of the Tiger Despite the ZenBook 14's appeal, it's difficult to recommend an ultraportable based on an "