What exactly would change about this comparison if they weren’t paid? The price won’t change. The ports won’t change. The performance won’t change. The hardware won’t change. Everything they are saying here would remain exactly the same. He told you a lot of the features are not quite as good as the MacBook. Lol.
The M3 Air killer was Asus Zenbook S 14 (Intel Lunar Lake). Similar battery life, users can game on anything at 1080p with the 8-core ARC iGPU, replaceable/upgradable SSD, better ports, and has full X86 software compatibility. Now the M4 might regain it's thunder with a new Type C port. Giving it 3 Type C ports with the amazing M4 chip.
the macbook the domain already in this situation basic usage, extreme editing, 8k video editing all that is images video but the macbook pro in particular M4 max has no real interest with very little power which is supposed to do 3D rendering, scientific task, AI workload, games, it will forever be a loser same for office macs except mac mini
@ yeah, also the optimization of mac Os and related software o M is out of the game. Mac simply nailed it. Windows doesn't push toward Arm and that is a big mistake
They wanna be Apple so bad 😂, every company’s new comps look like MacBook clones. Apple still has the best CPUs and battery performance. Only reason to go PC is if you prefer the OS. I still have my M2 Air and I use it a few hours each day and charge maybe twice per week. The only benefit I see here is the price point, $899 is competitive, would love to see the benchmarks for this.
@@FxtfulFinity lol, it's over all best, MacBook was still popular even before the x64. macOS is so much better than Windows and durability and build quality is on another level.
@@guywhoisnotbob before the M series windows used to be more competitive and they used to be a better choice for the people(am just saying i use both so ik)
@@spugatti Anyhow Amd's new ai max chips are actually very good and dell just changed their whole lineup of laptops (dell is the only windows laptop which is equal to macbook's quality. So lets see what happens
Cause it’ll be smoked in every possible way. Performance, encoding, battery, resolution, speakers, camera, quality, heat, fan noise, Thunderbolt speed, MagSafe, smooth OS with no ads, registry stupid updates and drivers, everything… Hell, even browsing speed! And resell value lol Even simulated games and windows on VM or steam on a Mac run smoother than this entry level failed snapdragon.
If it’s full HD display, it’s not “better in every way” than a MBA. 16x10 aspect is good, OLED is good/bad depending on your preference and needs. Basically, it’s slightly larger, slightly brighter, and has better blacks, but it’s notably lower resolution. Both are DCI-P3, 10/30 bit (1B colors), 16x10 aspect, and 60Hz. Stop with the nonsense and hyperbole.
The disadvantage of ARM based Windows laptops is that Linux support OOTB is non-existent. You also can't make it a hackintosh so you're ARM twisted into using Win11 by MICROS~1 forever.
power is useless especially on this type of machine designed for energy efficiency, oled screens, aluminum the power is very close but why do it if you don't know how to use the power
Nah this is a bad take. Obviously they compared with Chromebook bc many students use it and it’s worth seeing for that segment of the market which is it’s likely included in the first place. Snapdragon X chip is very powerful and really efficient. Sure it’s a paid sponsorship but that doesn’t mean it’s automatically trash
cap. weve already seen crapadragon sucks. that thing also has the cheap ports so its not better. also it has exposed cables, blue logic board, cheap a plastic, and i bet those speakers sound no better than a 2011 android phone which prob only has a buzzer and this paperweight is just so cheaply made its worth no more than a paperweight
Sorry if talking about windows I would only consider x86 machine, the only appealing thing windows left is compatibilities, without it what's the point of using windows ? Dealing with windows is already a burden,I don't want to give myself more headache with windows on arm.
@@kevin123kevin1windows are only good for gaming, and pirating movies games etc. rest for productivity windows is not preferred. It’s worst for that. Better use linux
Beautiful light laptop That's the direction things should go I just wish for slightly better graphics performance, 120hz and fanless ;) Fanless is not easy, but there's a new thing in development. Some electronic component that can blow cool air without using a noisy fan
If only Asus would invest to create a new Linux build instead of loading up Windows slop onto these laptops. This does NOT compete in ANY way with the MacBook Air. The software on Apple is so far ahead of Windows that it's not even worth considering Asus products at all.
arm = efficiency apple said 22h batterie it is impossible same for the Asus unless you leave it on with the screen keyboard status off wifi, bluyetooh, airdrop no apps in the background mac empty of data
If you’re heavily involved and invested in the Apple ecosystem, who the hell wants to invest in windows and the various nightmares that is the windows ecosystem.
This shouldn’t be compared to a MBA. It has fans so it should be compared to a base MacBook Pro. The MBP will beat this thing in performance any day but not price. Fans are not a feature, they’re a liability.
@@TechGameDev I have a oled monitor, you don't want it, you think you do but you don't. within 1 year of use at the lowest brightness settings it has a green shade, all oleds get this, a vorm of burn in none can escape and it;s ugly af. very expensive 1300euro monitor as well.
It's £200 cheaper here in the UK than the Mac book air. I think it's a fair trade off for the price difference. Don't mind 1080p at 14inch, it's perfectly fine at this price point. Wouldn't mind paying an extra £200 for a 2k display. Even without that this spec is way above the macbook air for £200 less, seems a no brainer if Linux plays well with it.
This laptop has my attention. Especially if I can use Linux or this thing can run the entire, vast limitless majority of of x86 windows software thats available. However, I remember a time when people were telling me the Apple G3 iMacs were far superior to any Dell, Gateway, Packard Bell, HP, custom built PC, or eMachines computer out there. And they were almost correct, except for one glaring issue. NOBODY MADE ANY SOFTWARE FOR APPLE COMPUTERS!!! So it made those Apple computers little more than just really expensive 2,000 dollars paperweights. Yes, the Operating System is better, the processor is better, the RAM better. But it hardly matters if you walk into Best Buy or Circuit City or Electronic Fry’s or CompUSA and they only have a half of shelf of MAC software and three full isles of Windows Software for sell. So I’ll just have to see if this is something I want to consider buying. It might a great product, or it might be junk. Time will tell.
You know Apple mac are goated when every junk in the market tries to compete with it and fail, and pay these joker you tubers to promote their junk with macs. Sorry bro I used to watch your videos but now I understood how much biased and false you are. Audience isn’t a fool
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Is it possible . A Snapdragon X series laptop with Nvidia gpu.?????
Vadim, the day you’re not getting paid by Asus can you do an actual comparison?
and apple
What exactly would change about this comparison if they weren’t paid? The price won’t change. The ports won’t change. The performance won’t change. The hardware won’t change. Everything they are saying here would remain exactly the same. He told you a lot of the features are not quite as good as the MacBook. Lol.
He getting paid by Apple everyday😂
@@josephle2381 he works with them 😂 it turns out apparently the guy owns all the apple silicon macs that have ever existed by stacking them
Spot on
The M3 Air killer was Asus Zenbook S 14 (Intel Lunar Lake). Similar battery life, users can game on anything at 1080p with the 8-core ARC iGPU, replaceable/upgradable SSD, better ports, and has full X86 software compatibility.
Now the M4 might regain it's thunder with a new Type C port. Giving it 3 Type C ports with the amazing M4 chip.
New MacBook Air 2025 with M4 processor. So sorry Asus Zenbook A14.
Rocking the m1 until the Redesigned Air will come in 2026/2027.
the macbook the domain already in this situation basic usage, extreme editing, 8k video editing all that is images video
but the macbook pro in particular M4 max has no real interest with very little power which is supposed to do 3D rendering, scientific task, AI workload, games, it will forever be a loser
same for office macs except mac mini
I just seriously hope that the price is kept right
is not the performance the point the laptop itself M4 maxbook air can do nothing more than a M1
@@TechGameDev You can't compare the M1 with the M4, the M4 specially the M4 PRO is just outstanding.
4nm with fans gets better battery life than 3nm without fans??
Somehow he just passed over the fact that it has a low resolution display
Windows' scaling is terrible. 1080p is actually the most practical resolution up to 17 inch.
Even if windows laptops perform over MacBook I'll prefer MacBook because of durability and resell value.
Ya apple is dominating so i would also prefer apple and the resale value is better than any other company out there
Comparing the model of the same price tag Mac are way more powerful thank Windows
Not to mention the hardware failures, bsods, random software issues, etc.
@ yeah, also the optimization of mac Os and related software o M is out of the game. Mac simply nailed it. Windows doesn't push toward Arm and that is a big mistake
They wanna be Apple so bad 😂, every company’s new comps look like MacBook clones. Apple still has the best CPUs and battery performance. Only reason to go PC is if you prefer the OS. I still have my M2 Air and I use it a few hours each day and charge maybe twice per week. The only benefit I see here is the price point, $899 is competitive, would love to see the benchmarks for this.
People buy Mac only for the processors if the processors were not tht good then windows can win easily
@@FxtfulFinity lol, it's over all best, MacBook was still popular even before the x64.
macOS is so much better than Windows and durability and build quality is on another level.
@FxtfulFinity did they not sell any before the M series?
@@guywhoisnotbob before the M series windows used to be more competitive and they used to be a better choice for the people(am just saying i use both so ik)
@@spugatti Anyhow Amd's new ai max chips are actually very good and dell just changed their whole lineup of laptops (dell is the only windows laptop which is equal to macbook's quality. So lets see what happens
There is no MacBook Pro killer as of now in the market as of 2025 Jan. PERIOD.
I wonder how to run ai models on snapdragon chip. Did anyone run it before?
If it is better than a Macbook, then why didn't you show the single core GeekBench scores
Can you imagine how rich they would be if they got paid by Apple for every positive review they gave Apple's products?
No benchmarks? What’s the point of the review?
It's an ad
Cause it’ll be smoked in every possible way. Performance, encoding, battery, resolution, speakers, camera, quality, heat, fan noise, Thunderbolt speed, MagSafe, smooth OS with no ads, registry stupid updates and drivers, everything… Hell, even browsing speed! And resell value lol
Even simulated games and windows on VM or steam on a Mac run smoother than this entry level failed snapdragon.
If it’s full HD display, it’s not “better in every way” than a MBA. 16x10 aspect is good, OLED is good/bad depending on your preference and needs. Basically, it’s slightly larger, slightly brighter, and has better blacks, but it’s notably lower resolution.
Both are DCI-P3, 10/30 bit (1B colors), 16x10 aspect, and 60Hz.
Stop with the nonsense and hyperbole.
Don't forget the poor color management and UI/App scaling on Windows
Having a fhd panel on a laptop like this is criminal.
Sounds great! What's that? It runs Windows?! HARD pass. I'll get a M4 MacBook, thanks.
1080p in 2025 the year of our lord? Wut! Better than the Air display wut?!
6:30 so you can upgrade up to ONLY 1TB ssd?
you can up to 8TB it remains an SSD all the same with more density.
he surely has an error he meant 1TB max configurable at asus
Asus vs Apple
Molehill vs Mountain
it is not comparable because it has a fan!
The disadvantage of ARM based Windows laptops is that Linux support OOTB is non-existent. You also can't make it a hackintosh so you're ARM twisted into using Win11 by MICROS~1 forever.
Be scared of youtubers who says everything is nice about a product...
We are waiting for the real life test 😅
power is useless especially on this type of machine designed for energy efficiency, oled screens, aluminum
the power is very close but why do it if you don't know how to use the power
I don’t think people care about 5 more cpu points. if they want a MacBook they’ll get one if not they’ll get a windows laptop
Windows on snapdragon , too many incompatible programs
it works but windows is broken we have to tinker to force PRISM translation in certain applications but all apps work even games AAA
Windows...???.. No f'ing way!
When you have to bring in A Chromebook comparison, you know this PC is trash for work.
Nah this is a bad take. Obviously they compared with Chromebook bc many students use it and it’s worth seeing for that segment of the market which is it’s likely included in the first place. Snapdragon X chip is very powerful and really efficient. Sure it’s a paid sponsorship but that doesn’t mean it’s automatically trash
Unfortunately, you have presented a misleading info!
Yes, but does it run MacOS? There is not a computer on earth that is fast enough or light enough to make me use Windows again. 🤣🤣
I mean if u tech savy enough. you can run macos on a VM on either Windowws or Linux with minimal performance ovehead if u set it up properly
theres no such thing as a macbook killer
Snapdragon igpu sucks 🙄
is apple down now? nvidia project digit
Looking forward to the next video you always give a professional opinion on how to use this laptop
You are ignoring one critical fact: this computer is infested with windows! Never, ever again. Wintel outside!
You apple fanboys kill me like apple is exlcuded from bs, well that's just not the true from experience. Fuq apple mounted bs practice
ASUS really knocked it out of the park with this one.
Yes the Zenbook A14 is amazing. So incredibly thin
No lol
cap. weve already seen crapadragon sucks. that thing also has the cheap ports so its not better. also it has exposed cables, blue logic board, cheap a plastic, and i bet those speakers sound no better than a 2011 android phone which prob only has a buzzer and this paperweight is just so cheaply made its worth no more than a paperweight
Sorry if talking about windows I would only consider x86 machine, the only appealing thing windows left is compatibilities, without it what's the point of using windows ? Dealing with windows is already a burden,I don't want to give myself more headache with windows on arm.
Snapdragon X chips are a deadend.
Its still windows, sorry asus zenbook a14
windows ain’t even bad are you okay
@@kevin123kevin1windows are only good for gaming, and pirating movies games etc. rest for productivity windows is not preferred. It’s worst for that. Better use linux
Beautiful light laptop
That's the direction things should go
I just wish for slightly better graphics performance, 120hz and fanless ;)
Fanless is not easy, but there's a new thing in development. Some electronic component that can blow cool air without using a noisy fan
Snap dragon is a joke for anyway real operation apart from
As long as there is windows in it , it will slow it down within an hour of use
If only Asus would invest to create a new Linux build instead of loading up Windows slop onto these laptops. This does NOT compete in ANY way with the MacBook Air. The software on Apple is so far ahead of Windows that it's not even worth considering Asus products at all.
I bet The Battery life is Not 19.5 Hours. I think 4-5 Max Hours.
There is nothing inside to destroy the battery like that.
arm = efficiency apple said 22h batterie it is impossible same for the Asus unless you leave it on with the screen keyboard status off wifi, bluyetooh, airdrop no apps in the background mac empty of data
ooosh. no matter how good this is - its running windows 11 replay. Id rather have lenovo T series with linux support.
Oneplus 13 vs iPhone 16 Pro Max please.
Obviously iPhone 16 pro max bro, one plus is trash compared to iPhones. If you want good android go for Samsung or google pixel.
Sensationalist headline. How can you say it has got Apple beat when you can’t even show benchmarks. You cannot declare something without any proof.
If you’re heavily involved and invested in the Apple ecosystem, who the hell wants to invest in windows and the various nightmares that is the windows ecosystem.
you can tell me all this but I will still be an apple boy so unsorry MacBook air
Yeah and it should be compared with the next Air with M4.
you're right especially since windows is broken and ads feature but for pro/gamer no choice
@@FenrirKi yeah, cant wait for it
ARM & Windows, no thanks!
You need to compare with the Honor Magicbook Art 14 Snapdragon Version
I cant believe Vadim hasn't tested the Fujitsu Lifebook below 700 grammes, from 2024!
This shouldn’t be compared to a MBA. It has fans so it should be compared to a base MacBook Pro. The MBP will beat this thing in performance any day but not price. Fans are not a feature, they’re a liability.
Reflections on screen look terrible compared to Macbooks
1080p and 60hz hahahahaahahha
at least it's oled 😅1080p never seen that for 2 years
@@TechGameDev I have a oled monitor, you don't want it, you think you do but you don't. within 1 year of use at the lowest brightness settings it has a green shade, all oleds get this, a vorm of burn in none can escape and it;s ugly af. very expensive 1300euro monitor as well.
It's £200 cheaper here in the UK than the Mac book air. I think it's a fair trade off for the price difference. Don't mind 1080p at 14inch, it's perfectly fine at this price point. Wouldn't mind paying an extra £200 for a 2k display.
Even without that this spec is way above the macbook air for £200 less, seems a no brainer if Linux plays well with it.
This laptop has my attention. Especially if I can use Linux or this thing can run the entire, vast limitless majority of of x86 windows software thats available.
However, I remember a time when people were telling me the Apple G3 iMacs were far superior to any Dell, Gateway, Packard Bell, HP, custom built PC, or eMachines computer out there.
And they were almost correct, except for one glaring issue. NOBODY MADE ANY SOFTWARE FOR APPLE COMPUTERS!!!
So it made those Apple computers little more than just really expensive 2,000 dollars paperweights. Yes, the Operating System is better, the processor is better, the RAM better. But it hardly matters if you walk into Best Buy or Circuit City or Electronic Fry’s or CompUSA and they only have a half of shelf of MAC software and three full isles of Windows Software for sell.
So I’ll just have to see if this is something I want to consider buying. It might a great product, or it might be junk. Time will tell.
I wanted to buy a Macbook...
I m gonna check this one🤔
Nice & Thanks :)
Let's comparing the new snapdragon with... NOTHING 😊😅 good Asus Ad, waiting for the real comparison where 2 years old macbook air M1 destroys it
🤣
I got the MacBookPro M4 because I'm the the biggest fan of the MacBookAir because the display sucks and the lack of ports is not great
You know Apple mac are goated when every junk in the market tries to compete with it and fail, and pay these joker you tubers to promote their junk with macs. Sorry bro I used to watch your videos but now I understood how much biased and false you are. Audience isn’t a fool
Windows runs like 💩
Sorry Apple it’s over for your old MacBook Air model that’s about to be updated with a much better chip. Click bait title bro.
No notch and STILL super slim bezels! 🧐
It’s HD display for God sake!!!
It has Windows forget it
Snapdragon X ❤️ ❤️
ASUS is from Taiwan; see another reason we should support Taiwan.
Pistas de audio🙏
Nice hair cut LOL
If the regular iPhone 17 comes with a 90Hz display, I'll switch to Samsung, some rumors say
probably 120 hertz cheaper due to much higher demands thanks to iphone pro so either 60 or 120