The ASUS Zenbook S 16 supports Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4. It’s nice to see progress in this area, especially considering that Wi-Fi 7 routers have been available for some time. While that’s a positive, my brief testing showed that the MediaTek network card isn’t as fast as the Qualcomm cards found in ARM-based Windows 11 laptops. Hopefully, Wi-Fi performance will improve in future driver updates.
The Wi-Fi 7 connection works well, but could be faster.
So far so good: While my experience with the ASUS Zenbook S 16 UM5606 isn't perfect, it's mostly positive and I'm impressed by many things. Next, let's see how things are on the software side.
Software Experience on ASUS Zenbook S 16
The ASUS Zenbook S 16 2024 can come with Windows 11 Home iceland telegram data or Pro pre-installed. The unit I’m reviewing had the Pro version, version 24H2, which Microsoft hasn’t yet finalized. That’s because ASUS, Microsoft, and AMD wanted this laptop and similar devices to have access to some of the AI capabilities built into that version of Windows. While their motivation is positive, users won’t get the best experience with the software until version 24H2 is finalized later this year and released as a major Windows 11 update for everyone.