Asus ZenBook 14 Q407IQ Review: Ryzen 5 + MX350 GPU
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This is the review of the Asus ZenBook 14 Q407IQ by Andrew Marc David
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Video Index:
00:00 Intro
01:13 Specs & Pricing
01:51 Size and Build
02:08 Ports
02:41 Internals & User Upgradeability
03:23 Wireless
03:29 Display
04:43 Webcam
05:10 Keyboard & Touchpad
05:36 Battery & Charging
06:09 Performance & Benchmarks
06:33 Gaming
07:14 Fan Noise & Thermals
07:28 Sound
07:42 Pros & Cons
08:36 The Score
08:47 Final Thoughts
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This video helped me a lot, I know what to order this Christmas!
Excelent review! Thank you!
hey man...loved this one...but REALLY waiting for the hp envy 15 full review
Up next
same
Coming up 😉👍
@@andrewmarcdavid is it that Asus's market share not on top 5 list?
Thanks for showing the internals. Good review 👍
loved it, waiting for tomorrow's video
Another thumbs up ...... Coming up.
Discovered your channel relatively recently - great reviews, AMD!
Welcome aboard!
very good review David. Keep up the good stuff.
another underrated channel... new sub
Thanks for the video!
Excellent video, Andrew.
Thanks really appreciate it 👊
Very good explanation love this video just helped me
A complete review in a concise way. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Hi man nice review. Do you recommend this or the UX425 model?
Thanks for the review, the camera and mic looked pretty good. Are you going to review the Lenovo yoga slim 7?
Thanks! Yes I received press material on them from Lenovo. May do a special live stream on it
Great review, thanks
I have an Asus Vivobook with i7 and an MX150. Most of the time I keep the GPU disabled (I run Linux) or on W10 bias the power settings towards efficiency over power. Otherwise I get a big battery run time hit. Like you I got it on sale and it was priced the same as an i5 laptop at the time. Looking back through I'd do just fine without the i7 and GPU and I'll probably shop there or mid range Ryzen in the future. Asus as brand I have no problems with it's been reliable. Nice review thanks
Great video! 👍
Hello Andrew, awesome video!
Have a question for you intend to buying this laptop but the new version with the MX450 or the Huawei Matebook 14 with 16RAM-512GB-Ryzen 5 4600H which one you recommend me to buy?
Good video. I wanted to hear the sound quality since it was promised in the unboxing video.
Ciao david im one of your subs from italy 🇮🇹
what do you think about the msi modern 15 does 900€ worth it or nah?
Amazing review, ty andrew
Glad you enjoyed it
Thanks for such a nice video
I love your channel, very detailed. Keep it up. Could you review Aspire 5 A515-44-R2HP Notebook or the Aspire 5 A515-44-R2SA Notebook. I hunting for a good amd ryzen laptop without breaking the bank, $700 budget what would you recommend AMD please. Thank you
great unbiased opinions in all fields. thank you!
Thanks really appreciate it
Hey, Andrew. Thanks for the honest review. It is good to have that level of insight before committing to buying the unit. In my honest opinion, it is quite unfortunate that this unit was not able to appropriately utilize the discrete GPU. I also agree that the placement of the exhaust was rather poor. Keep up the awesome work.
I have the 4700u variant of this laptop, purchasing a fan cooling pad of any kind will fix the thermal throttling issues that this device has. The large metal chassis acts as a heat sink for the device, and blowing cool air onto significantly drops thermals. When cooling is handled properly this device is a very competent for lighter games and older AAA titles. I am able to play many games at 1080p 60fps low such as: siege and fallout 4. And for games such as fallguys, rocket league, minecraft, civ v, fortnite, and world of tanks will play 60fps 1080p at medium to high detail. Even without the cooling pad you will be fine with most games, although the laptop will get a little toasty.
excellent review, bummer about the ram...btw, I've found the ZenBooks to be incredibly reliable
Another great review! Can you get your hands on the Asus Expertbook B9450 for a review?
Possibly!
If BestBuy puts this Zenbook on sale again I'll instantly buy it this time around. Great review Andrew,this one might be the Ryzen laptop I've been waiting for.
It's on sale now.
@@RobNguyen just got it myself on sale!
Yep, it’s what 499.99$?
@@gabrielbgamer7882 I bought one the previous sale when it was $550. I definitely recommend it if you can buy it for $500 👍
Great review as always. May l know your choice between this and Lenovo flex 14 with ryzen 5 ...?
I stay in the same question
Love your channel bro
Thanks 👍
Getting really tired of the soldered on bs they are pulling
Very good review 👍
I'm looking into this laptop for college and I was wondering if you consider the battery life to be good, as it seems not that great, and I don't need a dedicated GPU.
My other best option is the Huawei Matebook 13 with the i5 10210u. For me they are both about the same price, at 800 something dollars converted, but I'm interested on the matte display this laptop has
please make a comparison of this with Lenovo flex 5 vs hp envy x360 vs Acer swift 3
Good and quick review, for thermals i think you emphasizing on it is really on point. With prolonged use it will be much hotter than other laptops with same configurations and it will affect performance.
I think once usb 4 comes out I’ll switch back to a windows laptop with AMD (all my Audio gear is thunderbolt)
$499 for sale on BB now, after this review, make my purchased
I’ve got my laptop after watching this review. So satisfied, and never regret buying it. The downside RAM is not upgradeable, but consider the price, it’s not a huge deal breaker.
All in all, thanks for your review. Underrated channel with “no non-sense” content and straight to the point review. You got a new sub! Keep up your great work.
hey wassup, did you play games on this laptop? what about the heating? i heard the cooling system sucks there and it gets heated heavily..
@@elvin2514 aaah, sorry, I don't use my laptop for gaming. Already using PC and Console. But as far as I know, it's a little bit warmer than lenovo yoga (4700u). Don't know if the MX350 is the main culprit or just thermal design is not fully optimized
Heyy Andrew, please is the zenbook 14 good for 3d rendering.?
Hey Andrew, thanks for the in-depth review. Just want to point out the actual reason about the performance deficiency on this laptop and that is not due to LPDDR4 ram. The Ram runs at 4266 MHz which is actually faster than ddr4 3200 and should give a boost to both cpu and integrated GPU. Another thing, LPDDR4X is actually costlier than normal ddr4. It saves power without sacrificing performance as it requires less power to run at higher speed. The main culprit in all these new Zenbook series is the max allowed TDP. While Lenovo laptops allow as much as 40W during short term boost. 25W long term boost and 15W continuous in performance mode, ASUS just capped it max 18W in performance and only 7W in balanced mode, hence the poor cpu performance. It has the Ram speed but due to lower tdp, neither cpu, noevthe GPU can run at higher boost clock speed for longer time to take advantage of the Ram speed. There are cases where the Zenbook with 4700u actually performs lower than 4500u in IdeaPad Flex 5 due to the Power limit restriction.
Suryasis Mandal are you sure? Ain’t the LPDRR4 4266MHz more or less equal to DDR4 2133MHz? Please check your source again
@@gantagavin You can check your source rather than me checking mine? I mean from where do you get that idea in the first place? Why LDDDR4 needs to be twice slower than a DDR4 Ram?
Suryasis Mandal wow, calm down brother
Suryasis Mandal LPDDR4 is the mobile equivalent of DDR4 memory. Compared to DDR4, it offers reduced power consumption but does so at the cost of bandwidth. LPDDR4 has dual 16-bit channels resulting in a 32-bit total bus. In comparison, DDR4 has 64-bit channels.
Suryasis Mandal speed isn’t always about clock speed, don’t you know about Latency, CAS, address bus, etc, too?
Bought this for 430$ it comes in the mail Friday, I hope it’s good for that price
Hey Andrew. The Envy 15 review coming up?
Next up should be tomorrow
Andrew, I appreciate your review of this model. Thanks!
I picked this up when it was on sale for $549 a few weeks ago. At that price, I think it's an excellent deal (though the first thing I did was upgrade the SSD to a larger capacity Samsung 970 EVO Plus I had lying around).
Yes, I wish it had 16GB RAM. Yes, I wish it was DDR4. Yes, it should have USB-C charging (although a $9.00 adapter bought off of Amazon fixed that issue for me). But I am loving the versatility of this thing. It's extremely small and light for a 14", with a screen good enough to do photo editing, bright enough to use outdoors, and it definitely does work for gaming (although not on battery). I've played bouts of CS:GO, Dirt Rally, Day of Infamy, Skyrim, and other games for probably about an hour at a time without issues (and these days, I don't have more time than that to devote to a gaming session anyway).
Speaking of gaming, that is the one part of the review where I disagree. Andrew states that you "get a little bit of a boost" with the MX350, but actually, the game results presented show that in 3 out of 4 games, you get *double* the frame rate over the integrated Vega graphics. I'd call that more than a little boost. :)
Again, for $549, when you consider the complete package, I think this laptop is a great deal.
What adapter did you get, I was looking for something that I could use with a battery pack in order to charge my laptop on the go. I was finding mixed information regarding the viability of this option.
@@arco718 Hi Kurtis. Search for "Cablecc USB 3.1 Type C USB-C to DC 19V Adapter PD Emulator Trigger 90 Degree Angled (4.01.3mm)" on Amazon and it will take you to the one I bought. Came in 1 day, no issues at all.
However, if you want to use this with a battery pack, I don't think it will work unless your power bank/battery pack is already capable of charging laptops. What I mean is, I use it with a 65W Anker wall charger that terminates in USB-C and it works perfectly. But if I try plugging in any of my power banks to try to charge it, that does *not* work. (I can use those same power banks to charge, say, my Surface Go or Lenovo Duet, but they won't charge a laptop.)
I hope that helps. One more thing - if you do buy the adapter, note that the barrel part of it that is inserted into the laptop is slightly longer than the the one on the stock ASUS charger. Don't try to force it in. Just plug it in until you feel some resistance and it will work perfectly well, even though you'll still see a little bit of the silver barrel plug.
Nice video
Do you advise me to buy it. Have you encountered any problems in use? Can I play some game in it I hope you will answer my comment
no USB C charging is not really a negative since if they had it they probably wouldn't include a barrel charger and your usb c port would be blocked by the charger. if they had usb c charging + a barrel charger that would be fine
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I just bought this laptop because of the portability and display (and also because best buy put it back on sale!!). I do also care about the battery life and want to prolong it. Would disabling the MX350 to prolong battery life cause any problems? Also, what tasks besides gaming won't I be able to do if I have it disabled (I'm thinking about tasks beyond word processing, streaming, web surfing etc..) ?
Thanks again for the awesome review!!!
Hey Andrew do u recommend Huawei mate 20 x 5g or poco f2 pro ?
should i buy this or the msi modern 14 which has i5 10th gen with the same gpu? i'll use it for gaming and rendering
The heat showed on the screen isn't that much, I feel that it wouldn't make much of an impact
Hi! What do you think about the Asus ZenBook 14″ Ryzen 5 5500U 8GB de ram 256GB sdd y GeForce MX450 to use for Photoshop and Illustrator? It's good ?
You can get a DC to PD type C adapter for pretty cheap to be able to charge the laptop via type C with a 65w+ charger. Like 7.00 cheap from amazon, just need the right barrel size of 4.0mm x 1.35mm or the one I bought from amazon was labeled at 4.0mm x 1.3mm. You can actually find many of these adapters for other laptops that don't have type C charging.
Do these actually work? I have found very mixed reviews regarding this topic?
Works for me, I tested with a 100w charger and a 65w charger.
Do you mind linking the product you are using?
@@arco718 Mine is definitely working. I'm using it with a 65w Anker charger.
Great review! Yeah, the LPDDR4X RAM limits the Ryzen processor. The Cinebench score should be much higher.
Sorry for not moderating the live last Sunday, I didn't have an internet connection, and still don't.
No worries and sorry about the internet connection
TY. 👌
Is this a laptop for music producers? Running ableton and fl studio?
Is the nvidia mx350 is full version in this laptop? Or the limitation version?
I'm really struggling to find 16Gb Ram variant with Ryzen cpu in US , can anyone help me out with the link or source
Is the usb c for transferring files then since it does not work for charging the laptop?
can i buy this pc (used) around $275 is recomended now? (Sorry for my English, im MX)
Did you republish this video? I remember watching this a month ago
hey can you review the lenovo ideapad 5(14 inch) i5 gen 10 and with an mx 350 gpu?
i bought this laptop around 2 months ago at 699 and I'm trying to get this computer to last for 4 - 5 years is that possible? ( I love this computer best one I had)
I think so :)
@@inthekitchenwithtrew4838 alright thanks I'm trying my best to keep it in perfect condition
Please I want the videos of the VRS between the hp envy and the Hp spectre and the others...
Great video! The screen is IPS?
Yes
Is the body is metal / plastic
& Ram+ SSD is upgradable??
Nice review. U mentioned thermal limitations, could u explain. Does it thermal throttle, because of the size or is there something special to this laptop
This laptop has thermal throttling issues under load, I have been gaming on this for a few weeks now and have noticed a significant drop in performance after a few minutes (20~30%). However I found that by using this laptop with a 15-20$ cooling pad, you can completely eliminate all thermal throttling. The only other limitation is that Asus has somewhat gimped the CPU and GPU by limiting the power consumption. Regardless it is still equipped well enough for light gaming on the go and is a great value when you can find it on sale.
Hi, For 699 dlls what laptop you recomend?
nice video... but there are not (cheap) options for normal/bad performance but great battery life yet.. I'm about to get an old thinkpad with powerbridge tecnology (x250, t350s or so).
What other laptop would you recommend with similar specs? I am eyeing this one because of its weight. 2.5lbs is hard to beat for $550-$600
Look a the HP Envy x360 13, or the Lenovo Ideapad Flex 5
Is the chasis made of some sort of metal or is it plastic?
Trying to decide between this laptop and Vivobook S14 (S435E). This Zenbook is currently on sale for $579 and the Vivobook is on sale for $729, I'm not sure the Vivobook is worth the extra cash
Is there any clue to identify point physically whether this laptop is 16GB ram or 8GB ram ?
Very good laptop...can upgrade ram to 16GB?
I'm confused between envy x360 13.3 , lenovo flex 5 14' , pavillion x360 14 ...which one should i buy
Envy because it's got the best display plus best brightness
i would like to see this one against hp envy x360 13 inch ... I think the mx350 and the matte display would give the asus the heads up against the tactile screen ability over the envy, what you guys think
This is on sale right now 8/24/20 $599 BestBuy in the U.S. It must be popular and they know there's a demand for this so it isn't $549 this time sorry guys.
Sorry I was late to the party! Been busy today. :)
Hi Mallory!
Hi Andrew...can i ask your opinion. Among all laptop that you reviewed in 2020 (intel & AMD)...what is the best laptop you can suggest me to replace my 13 years old laptop (presario v3000)? I am not a gamer at all and surelly never install any game. Just work, blog, and photo + video editing (light)
What is your budget?
@@andrewmarcdavid I might can crank up to $ 2.200. I think i have to go to intel firstly...since AMD seems a bit difficult here. I am having a habit to use electrical device for long time until i feel that it no longer support my need. So definitelly not the one who replace them every 2 year
@@setodanu I like the Dell XPS 17 alot
@@andrewmarcdavid thank you for the suggestion...but hahah...i had an eye on it...but the problem....there is not even any xps 13 9300 that you have reviewed long time ago on the store here. Mostly i think we still on 2019 (late). 👍👍. Maybe i need more patient to get what you suggest. 😅
Hi Andrew....i just got back from the biggest store here. From your review...they have spectre x360 13 and 15....which one do you think that meet my need for long use...if i can not find xps 17
I just paid $750 for mine and I think it’s worth every penny. So if you only paid $540 please keep your complaints to yourself. Asus has delivered a great little laptop that has a expensive feel to it for much less than other brands
Sir.. screen panel TN or IPS?
Guess you could say everything is pretty good
is it capable of editing 4k videos on adobe premiere?
How to different about asus zenbook 14 UM425ia?
Is the machine metal or plastic, you didn't talk about that
give me 17 inch version of this and i will buy it at day 1.
Great work Andrew... Have you considered in the rundown giving a (-) for machines that have soldered in wi-fi, SSD, and especially RAM... It is pretty much a deal breaker for me, and I have read plenty of other comments that others feel the same way. Thanks.
Great suggestion. Thanks for the feedback!
is this a joke? where did you see a 1kg machine with replaceable ram? especially(c) with lpddr ram?
@williamblake I never said the RAM was replaceable. I stated it was soldered in
Hello I am new to learning about computer specs, can someone tell me if this laptop can run autocad? From the research I have done I think it will I just would like confirmation form someone who knows more than me. Thanks
So does the USB c do display out?
Is the touchpad made of plastic or glass?
are you planning to review Asus Zenbook 14 UX425?
Is it all metal built?
Agreed @ 550$ it's a good deal...🙂👍
thanks
Sir make a video on hp omen 15 2020 ryzen model.
Just bought it for 499 at Best Buy
I'm thinking about picking up one tomorrow, how's it been so far with it?
@@tmx8686 all the features are great.. you won't be disappointed
I'm looking at BestBuy and that $499 price, too. Tell me about the display--the review said 300 nits--has it been bright enough for you? Also, is the backlit keyboard done well, or is it hard to read the keys in a darkened room?
The brightness is good when plugged in...the keyboard even though is back-lit is a bit hard to read depending on how the light hits it.. overall it's a very nice laptop
Is it metal chassis?
Does it support Samsung 970 Evo Plus 500Gb PCI NVMe or the WD Black SN 750 NVMe? Please let me know. I need to replace the SSD
It does. The provided nvme is only gen3 x2, the laptops slot is capable of gen3 x4.
Is it work with ssd 4gen?
Is this asus better tha the Matebook d14 r7?
Would you recommend this over the hp envy x360 ryzen 5?
I like both but give the slight nod to Envy x360.
@@andrewmarcdavid thank you!
You Can tell me the maximum ram upgrade