ASUS Zenbook 14 vs Apple MacBook Air - 2025

Apple MacBook Air - 2025 (13.60", 512 GB, 16 GB, CH, M4)

Apple MacBook Air - 2025

13.60", 512 GB, 16 GB, CH, M4

ASUS Zenbook 14 (14", 1000 GB, 32 GB, CH, Intel Core Ultra 9 285H)

ASUS Zenbook 14

14", 1000 GB, 32 GB, CH, Intel Core Ultra 9 285H

Apple MacBook Air - 2025 (13.60", 512 GB, 16 GB, CH, M4)

Apple MacBook Air - 2025

13.60", 512 GB, 16 GB, CH, M4

Currently out of stock
ASUS Zenbook 14 (14", 1000 GB, 32 GB, CH, Intel Core Ultra 9 285H)

ASUS Zenbook 14

14", 1000 GB, 32 GB, CH, Intel Core Ultra 9 285H

Currently out of stock

Processor family
Processor family
Apple
Processor family
Processor family
Core Ultra 9 2nd Gen
Processor type
Processor type
M4
Processor type
Processor type
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
Memory
Memory
16 GB
Memory
Memory
32 GB
Graphics card model
Graphics card model
Apple M4 10-Core
Graphics card model
Graphics card model
–
Image resolution
Image resolution
2560 x 1664 pixels
Image resolution
Image resolution
1920 x 1200 pixels
Display size (inches)
Display size (inches)
13.60"
Display size (inches)
Display size (inches)
14"
SSD capacity
SSD capacity
512 GB
SSD capacity
SSD capacity
1000 GB
Operating System Version
Operating System Version
Mac OS X 15 (Sequoia)
Operating System Version
Operating System Version
Windows 11 Home

Overall rating
Overall rating
Very good (93/100) in 5 tests
Overall rating
Overall rating
unknown

Description
Description
The 13-inch MacBook Air with the M4 chip makes employees and gaming super-fast. With Apple Intelligence, 
Description
Description
New Zen with AI
Zenbook 14 is the ultimate ultraportable notebook that takes sophistication to a whole 

Item number
Item number
55650000
Item number
Item number
62428416
Manufacturer
Manufacturer
Apple
Manufacturer
Manufacturer
ASUS
Category
Category
Notebooks
Category
Category
Notebooks
Warranty score
Warranty score
0.6 %
Warranty score
Warranty score
3.4 %
Warranty case duration
Warranty case duration
6 days
Warranty case duration
Warranty case duration
6 days
Return rate
Return rate
4.1 %
Return rate
Return rate
6.1 %
Manufacturer No.
Manufacturer No.
MW133SM/A
Manufacturer No.
Manufacturer No.
90NB14W3-M012E0
Release date
Release date
12.3.2025
Release date
Release date
25.9.2025
Sales rank in Category Notebooks
Sales rank in Category Notebooks
234 of 7953
Sales rank in Category Notebooks
Sales rank in Category Notebooks
99 of 7953
May include power adapter
May include power adapter
No
May include power adapter
May include power adapter
No

Colour
Colour
Blue
Colour
Colour
Blue
Exact colour description
Exact colour description
Midnight
Exact colour description
Exact colour description
Ponder Blue

Notebook type
Notebook type
Multimedia laptop
Notebook type
Notebook type
Multimedia laptop
Model number
Model number
–
Model number
Model number
UX3405CA-QL719W

Processor family
Processor family
Apple
Processor family
Processor family
Core Ultra 9 2nd Gen
Processor type
Processor type
M4
Processor type
Processor type
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
Processor clock frequency
Processor clock frequency
unknown
Clock frequency
Clock frequency
2.90 GHz
Max. turbo clock rate
Max. turbo clock rate
unknown
Max. turbo clock rate
Max. turbo clock rate
5.40 GHz
Max. TDP
Max. TDP
unknown
Max. TDP
Max. TDP
115 W
Number of processor cores
Number of processor cores
10 -Core
Number of processor cores
Number of processor cores
16 -Core
Number of performance cores
Number of performance cores
4 -Core
Number of performance cores
Number of performance cores
6 -Core
Clock frequency performance cores
Clock frequency performance cores
–
Clock frequency performance cores
Clock frequency performance cores
2.90 GHz
Max. Turbo Clock frequency Performance Cores
Max. Turbo Clock frequency Performance Cores
–
Max. Turbo Clock frequency Performance Cores
Max. Turbo Clock frequency Performance Cores
5.40 GHz
Number of efficiency cores
Number of efficiency cores
10 -Core
Number of efficiency cores
Number of efficiency cores
8 -Core
Clock frequency Efficiency cores
Clock frequency Efficiency cores
–
Clock frequency Efficiency cores
Clock frequency Efficiency cores
2.70 GHz
Max. Turbo Clock frequency Efficiency Cores
Max. Turbo Clock frequency Efficiency Cores
–
Max. Turbo Clock frequency Efficiency Cores
Max. Turbo Clock frequency Efficiency Cores
4.50 GHz
Number of threads
Number of threads
unknown
Number of threads
Number of threads
16
Cache
Cache
unknown
Cache
Cache
24 MB
AI Assistant
AI Assistant
Apple Intelligence
AI Assistant
AI Assistant
unknown
NPU power
NPU power
unknown
NPU power
NPU power
13 TOPS

Memory
Memory
16 GB
Memory
Memory
32 GB
Memory configuration
Memory configuration
unknown
Memory configuration
Memory configuration
1 x 32GB
Onboard memory
Onboard memory
16 GB
Onboard memory
Onboard memory
32 GB
Max. supported memory
Max. supported memory
unknown
Max. supported memory
Max. supported memory
32 GB
Memory type
Memory type
unknown
Memory type
Memory type
LPDDR5X-RAM

Graphics hardware
Graphics hardware
Integrated graphics
Graphics hardware
Graphics hardware
Integrated graphics

Material group
Material group
Metal
Material group
Material group
Metal
Material
Material
Aluminium
Material
Material
Aluminium

Graphics chip (GPU)
Graphics chip (GPU)
Apple
Graphics chip (GPU)
Graphics chip (GPU)
Intel Arc Graphics
Graphics card model
Graphics card model
Apple M4 10-Core
Graphics card model
Graphics card model
Intel Arc Graphics

Graphics chip (GPU)
Graphics chip (GPU)
Apple
Graphics chip (GPU)
Graphics chip (GPU)
–
Graphics card model
Graphics card model
Apple M4 10-Core
Graphics card model
Graphics card model
–

Display resolution
Display resolution
Retina
Display resolution
Display resolution
WUXGA
Image resolution
Image resolution
2560 x 1664 pixels
Image resolution
Image resolution
1920 x 1200 pixels
Refresh rate
Refresh rate
60 Hz
Refresh rate
Refresh rate
60 Hz
Aspect ratio
Aspect ratio
16:10
Aspect ratio
Aspect ratio
16:10
Display functions
Display functions
Ambient light sensor
Display functions
Display functions
HDR display, Touch screen
Display size (inches)
Display size (inches)
13.60"
Display size (inches)
Display size (inches)
14"
Screen surface
Screen surface
High gloss
Screen surface
Screen surface
High gloss
Display
Display
unknown
Display
Display
OLED
Display technology
Display technology
LED
Display technology
Display technology
OLED
Panel
Panel
IPS
Panel
Panel
unknown
Panel technology
Panel technology
IPS
Panel technology
Panel technology
unknown
Brightness
Brightness
500 cd/m²
Brightness
Brightness
400 cd/m²

Disk type
Disk type
SSD
Disk type
Disk type
SSD
Total capacity
Total capacity
512 GB
Total capacity
Total capacity
1000 GB
SSD capacity
SSD capacity
512 GB
SSD capacity
SSD capacity
1000 GB

Optical drive type
Optical drive type
No drive
Optical drive type
Optical drive type
No drive

USB ports
USB ports
Thunderbolt 4
USB ports
USB ports
Thunderbolt 4, USB-A, USB-C
Exact USB ports
Exact USB ports
Thunderbolt 4 (2x)
Exact USB ports
Exact USB ports
Thunderbolt 4 (2x), USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 (1x), USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 (1x)
Video connections
Video connections
–
Video connections
Video connections
HDMI (1x)
Audio Connections
Audio Connections
Jack 3.5mm (1x)
Audio Connections
Audio Connections
Jack 3.5mm (1x)
HDMI version
HDMI version
–
HDMI version
HDMI version
2.1

Operating system
Operating system
MacOS
Operating system
Operating system
Windows
Operating System Version
Operating System Version
Mac OS X 15 (Sequoia)
Operating System Version
Operating System Version
Windows 11 Home
Language
Language
–
Language
Language
English, French, German, Italian
Operating system architecture
Operating system architecture
–
Operating system architecture
Operating system architecture
64-bit

Notebook speaker type
Notebook speaker type
Dolby Amo's sound
Notebook speaker type
Notebook speaker type
Smart AMP
Number of speakers
Number of speakers
4x
Number of speakers
Number of speakers
2x
Audio channel
Audio channel
Stereo
Audio channel
Audio channel
Stereo

Front camera resolution
Front camera resolution
12 Mpx
Front camera resolution
Front camera resolution
2.07 Mpx
Max. Video resolution front camera
Max. Video resolution front camera
–
Max. Video resolution front camera
Max. Video resolution front camera
1920 x 1080 pixels
Camera resolution
Camera resolution
12 Mpx
Camera resolution
Camera resolution
–

Safety
Safety
Fingerprint scanner
Safety
Safety
Trusted Platform Module

Wireless transmission
Wireless transmission
Bluetooth, Wi-Fi
Wireless transmission
Wireless transmission
Bluetooth, Wi-Fi
Bluetooth version
Bluetooth version
5.3
Bluetooth version
Bluetooth version
5.4

Wi-Fi standard
Wi-Fi standard
Wi-Fi 6E / 802.11az
Wi-Fi standard
Wi-Fi standard
Wi-Fi 7 / 802.11be

Battery type
Battery type
LiPo
Battery type
Battery type
Li-ion
Number of cells
Number of cells
unknown
Number of cells
Number of cells
4 cubicles
Power capacity
Power capacity
53.80 Wh
Power capacity
Power capacity
75 Wh
Max. battery life
Max. battery life
15 h
Max. battery life
Max. battery life
unknown
Power supply unit strength
Power supply unit strength
35 W
Power supply unit strength
Power supply unit strength
65 W
USB Type C Power supply
USB Type C Power supply
70 W
USB Type C Power supply
USB Type C Power supply
65 W

Keyboard layout
Keyboard layout
Swiss
Keyboard layout
Keyboard layout
Swiss
Input device
Input device
Keyboard backlight, Touchpad
Input device
Input device
Keyboard backlight, Pen enabled, Touchpad

Sensors
Sensors
Ambient light sensor
Sensors
Sensors
Infrared sensor

Country of origin
Country of origin
unknown
Country of origin
Country of origin
China

Sustainability label
Sustainability label
EPEAT Gold
Sustainability label
Sustainability label
EPEAT Gold
Manufacturer commitment
Manufacturer commitment
RE100, SBTi
Manufacturer commitment
Manufacturer commitment
RE100, SBTi

Scope of delivery
Scope of delivery
Power supply, USB Type-C to MagSafe 3, without charger
Scope of delivery
Scope of delivery
Stylus, with charger

The reparability index
The reparability index
6.8
The reparability index
The reparability index
9.3

Height
Height
1.13 cm
Height
Height
1.49 cm
Depth
Depth
21.50 cm
Depth
Depth
22.01 cm
Width
Width
30.41 cm
Width
Width
31.24 cm
Weight
Weight
1.24 kg
Weight
Weight
1.28 kg

Length
Length
37.50 cm
Length
Length
41 cm
Width
Width
28.40 cm
Width
Width
28.40 cm
Height
Height
9 cm
Height
Height
7.50 cm
Weight
Weight
2.42 kg
Weight
Weight
2.52 kg

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