The Asus ZenBook 14X Space Edition is a laptop that is based on the ZenBook 14X series. It has a lot in common with the ZenBook series genetically, but it doesn’t look anything like a ZenBook from the outside. It does, however, have every component of a high-end laptop, including the cost. The P6300 actually orbited the globe for a full 600 days before safely landing.
The ZenBook 14X Space Edition is an ASUS laptop that was recently released by the Taiwanese business to mark the 25th anniversary of the first ASUS laptop sent into space. The ZenBook 14X Space Edition is a laptop that has space-themed design components and it is designed for young professionals who are tech aware, trend setters, storytellers, and space and science aficionados. The three different versions of the ZenBook 14X OLED Space Edition are an i5, i7, and an i9.
Design
The ZenBook 14X Space Edition is a laptop that was created to commemorate 25 years since the launch of the Asus P series laptops used on the MIR Space Station. It is an all-metal construction, has a 16:10 touchscreen, full-size inputs, an Ergolift hinge, and no longer shoots hot air into the display. It is comparable in size and general characteristics to the standard ZenBook 14X model, but has been modified to mark 25 years since its launch.
The Asus Zenbook UX305UA is a laptop that uses a titanium-colored scheme with a harsher matte finish. The main chassis and lid are made of aluminum, but the metal has a titanium-colored coating applied to it. This makes the laptop look nice and conceals fingerprints and possible scratches.
The laptop’s design features include an image of the MIR Space Station on the left armrest, numerous morse code messages on the lid and armrest, a few engravings and markups on the rear, and that ZenVision small display on the lid. You can find the easter eggs and morse-code messages for yourself, but we’ll let you know that having to decipher it brought back some pleasant childhood memories for us. ..
Keyboard and touchpad
The distance between two alphabet keys on the laptop’s keyboard is 19.05 millimeters, or key pitch. The key travel is also an astounding 1.4mm, which is extraordinarily high and naturally enhances the typing experience. The function and feature keys are identical, and a few particular keys also have icons with spacecraft on them. Located next to the keyboard, the power button features a fingerprint reader as well.
The ASUS Zenbook 14X Space Edition has an electronic camera cover that users may manually activate by pressing a designated key. When triggered, it functions exactly like the physical cam cover and emits a small “tick” sound. The trackpad is equally as fantastic.
The new MacBook trackpad features a digital Numpad that users can access by touching a calculator-shaped symbol in the upper left corner of the trackpad. Although we personally don’t see much use for it, since the keyboard doesn’t have a physical Numpad, perhaps this digital one will be useful to some. ..
ASUS Zenbook 14X Space Edition review: Display
Asus has announced a new 14-inch range of laptops with a touchscreen OLED 2.8K panel with 100% DCI-P3 color coverage, 90 Hz refresh, and 550-nits of peak brightness. The 10-bit panel also has a TUV certification for low-blue light output, a Pantone color profile certification, and HDR 500 certification. ..
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ASUS Zenbook 14X Space Edition review: Audio
The Asus ZenBook 14X Space Edition is a great laptop for Windows users who want a high-quality audio experience. However, it falls short of the best sound we’ve heard.
The speakers are great for listening to music or watching videos. The sound quality is good and the bass is strong. The speakers are also very easy to use, even for those who are not experienced with audio equipment.
Some people have reported that on their model of laptop, there is a loud, uncomfortable, fuzzy, and rattley vibrating noise at the front of the machine on specific high and low frequencies. About 80% of this noise was eliminated when the front, bottom chassis of the laptop was held together. This suggests that it is likely a problem with some component inside the machine rather than with the external casing. If this problem persists in a machine we purchase, we would consider getting a replacement. ..
Graphic and gaming
The ZenBook 14X OLED Space Edition is a great laptop for gamers that can handle even the most graphically demanding tasks. It has an integrated graphics chip that can handle games like Civilization VI: Gathering Storm at 1080p with no problems.
The ZenBook is a powerful laptop that scored an incredible 5,336 on the 3DMark Fire Strike test. In reality, this meant that we could easily play a lot of games and watch videos on lesser settings. We’re interested to see how the Iris Xe graphics stack up against the traditional dedicated Nvidia GeForce MX550 GPU.
Performance
The ASUS Zenbook 14X Space Edition is a laptop that uses the latest Intel Core i9-12900H, a 14-core super CPU built on the Intel 7 process technology. This processor is designed to power the laptop’s six performance cores and eight efficiency cores. The efficiency cores’ maximum clock speed is 3.80GHz, whereas the performance cores’ maximum clock speed is 5GHz.
The laptop’s multicore performance receives a significant boost from the increased core count. In actuality, the laptop’s Cinebench R23 multicore score of 14000 is closer to a number of the top-17-inch gaming laptops we evaluated in 2016. The chip’s single-core score of 1760 is quite impressive. The laptop’s Cinebench R20 score of 5379 is also rather impressive.
Intel’s Iris Xe integrated graphics chip performs admirably in GPU benchmarks. It is functional and capable of handling simple graphics tasks like photo and video editing as well as some light gaming. We consider it a lost opportunity that this machine lacks a dedicated GPU, as ASUS could have used the exact processor in this device as they did in the incredibly light and thin RTX 3050-equipped Acer Swift X from a year ago. The Zenbook 14X Space Edition missed out on the opportunity to play games on an OLED screen, which would have been a truly wonderful experience. ..
ASUS Zenbook 14X Space Edition review: Battery life
The Asus ZenBook 14X OLED Space Edition is a laptop that is designed to last an entire eight-hour workday. Unfortunately, its battery life is only good for around six hours. This makes it difficult to recommend this laptop to anyone, as it may not be able to meet the needs of those who need the most battery life.
The ZenBook 14X OLED Space Edition lasted, on average, four hours and 41 minutes in our PCMark 10 battery test, but only four hours on average in our FHD movie test. This is likely due to the OLED screen which only lasts for four hours on average. ..
Heat
Asus’ 14X OLED Space Edition is impressively cool even under heavy use. After streaming a 15-minute video, the underside reached a maximum temperature of 102.9 degrees, which is slightly higher than our comfort threshold of 95 degrees. However, the trackpad remained much cooler at 79.9 degrees. The 14X should stay reasonably cool as long as the fans mounted on the underside have adequate room to breathe. ..
Configuration options
The Asus ZenBook 14X OLED Space Edition we received has a 1TB SSD, 32GB LPDDR5 RAM, and a 12th Gen Intel Core i9 CPU and is currently on sale at Newegg for $1,999. That is quite expensive, but then then, you should anticipate that from a limited-edition laptop. The regular ZenBook 14X OLED(opens in new tab), which costs $1,399 and comes with an i7 processor, dedicated GeForce MX550 graphics, 16GB RAM, and a 512GB SSD, offers superior value. At $1,549 the Acer Swift 5 is less expensive than the Asus ZenBook 14X OLED Space Edition. ..
Conclusion
The Asus Zenbook 14X Space Edition is a really cool laptop, but it may not be for everyone. It’s designed for fans who desire to possess a space-related collectible item.
The Zenbook 14X Space Edition is a great laptop for anyone who wants a powerful and stylish computer. It has a sturdy construction and a fantastic screen with a 90Hz refresh rate. Additionally, the laptop’s lid has a secondary screen that you can customise to show data like the time and battery life.
