{"id":12529,"date":"2024-09-05T16:50:48","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T16:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=12529"},"modified":"2024-09-05T16:50:48","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T16:50:48","slug":"asus-zenbook-s-16-2024-review-a-well-balanced-windows-laptop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=12529","title":{"rendered":"Asus Zenbook S 16 (2024) Review: A Well-Balanced Windows Laptop"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Asus\u2019 big push<\/span> to reinvent its\u00a0laptop tech<\/a>\u00a0has finally come to fruition, and the Zenbook S 16 makes the company a serious contender in the\u00a0midrange laptop space<\/a>\u00a0and beyond.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s perhaps best to start with the most visible upgrade: the chassis. Rather than relying on the typical design of metal or plastic, Asus has invented a new material called Ceraluminum, which it says is the result of four years of work to combine aluminum and a type of ceramic into a new compound.<\/p>\n

The details are complex and not entirely transparent, but essentially it bonds the two materials into something that, in theory, is stronger, lighter, and more resistant to wear and corrosion. Ceraluminum is used only on the upper lid of the new Zenbook S, but you\u2019ll notice it immediately. It looks like plastic but has the rigidity of metal, and it\u2019s easy to see how thin and light it allows the screen and lid to be.<\/p>\n

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The laptop is available in two colors: Zumaia gray and Scandinavian white. I received the latter, which is more of a silvery light gray, while the Zumaia option is very dark.<\/p>\n

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