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Asus Zenbook S 16 review: AMD stays in the game

Qualcomm’s moment in the spotlight may be short lived.

Asus pushes the keyboard closer to the front of the laptop by keeping the trackpad to a reasonable size and placing the speaker grille in back, making it easier for me to type on it. The outer body is put through a special process that creates a hard, ceramic oxide layer over the surface of the aluminum chassis, giving it a lovely texture that feels rough and smooth at the same time. And while Microsoft has made a big push around Copilot Plus PCs this summer, the Zenbook S 16 isn’t part of that program at launch, so it doesn’t have AI-powered features like Cocreator and Live Translation.

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