Asus Zenbook
Shares rank 48 of 63 laptops by recommenders
People recommend the Asus Zenbook for solid hardware, good battery life and a sensible build; the most common caveat is its glossy screen.
People recommend the Asus Zenbook for solid hardware, good battery life and a sensible build; the most common caveat is its glossy screen.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 78%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 3.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Solid, reliable hardware
“Hardware and battery are still surprisingly solid, although one of the hinges is starting to fail”
Comment from 4 Dec 2025 in “Ask HN: Quality of recent gens of Dell/Lenovo laptops worse than 10 years ago?” “I've never had any complaint's about Asus' laptops”
Comment from 4 Mar 2026 in “Apple Introduces MacBook Neo” “my asus zenbook was also great”
Comment from 2 Dec 2025 in “Ask HN: Quality of recent gens of Dell/Lenovo laptops worse than 10 years ago?”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Glossy, reflective screen
“The Asus Zenbook looks good, but it's all gloss screens”
Comment from 25 Apr 2026 in “Framework Laptop 13 Pro: Major Upgrades and Linux Front and Center” “I do miss the non-reflective screen of my earlier Asus zenbook”
Comment from 3 Mar 2026 in “Apple introduces the new MacBook Air with M5”
Other laptops people recommend
The four most recommended other laptops, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Pro | 928 | 688 | 57% | 13 | 5 yrs248 owners | — |
| Apple MacBook Neo | 707 | 355 | 66% | 9 | 1 mo8 owners | — |
| MacBook Air | 633 | 209 | 75% | 12 | 5 yrs130 owners | Approved |
| Apple MacBook | 499 | 348 | 59% | 12 | 9 yrs77 owners | — |
| Asus ZenbookThis page | 7 | 2 | 78% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
All 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“sounds like a jet engine at all times, battery life is awful too”
“The Asus Zenbook looks good, but it's all gloss screens”
“My Asus Zenbook has a Copilot key which irritates me much less than other aspects of the keyboard layout”
“that's at best a bodge to workaround bad hardware and software”
“One of my favourite features on my Asus Zenbook (Windows) is the "Disable Touchpad" hotkey.”
“I've never had any complaint's about Asus' laptops”
“I do miss the non-reflective screen of my earlier Asus zenbook”
“Hardware and battery are still surprisingly solid, although one of the hinges is starting to fail”
“my asus zenbook was also great”
“had easy to find repair manuals and was pretty repairable”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.