Asus\u2019 Zenbook S 16 is one of the first laptops to feature AMD\u2019s flagship Ryzen AI processor, the one that\u2019s supposed to be faster than Intel and Qualcomm at gaming, content creation, and AI \u2014 and fit inside a notebook that AMD says is lighter and thinner than the MacBook Air. It sounds like the makings of a perfect, do-it-all Windows laptop.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
But Asus has to convince people they should buy this AMD-powered laptop now<\/em>, when machines running on Qualcomm\u2019s new chips can also do all the things most people need and with battery life that far outstrips traditional chips. To be the laptop hit of the summer, Asus would have to outshine all of the Qualcomm Snapdragon laptops that were released a few months ago in not just speed, but also in battery life, quality, comfort, apps, features, and price. That\u2019s the mountain AMD and Asus have to climb.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Laptops always come with some sort of compromise, whether that\u2019s performance, battery life, or something else. I\u2019ve found the Zenbook S 16 isn\u2019t the perfect, do-it-all laptop. But it balances day-to-day tasks and power-user features much better than most productivity laptops \u2014 and that makes it one of the best I\u2019ve used.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n