CES 2025: Asus' Zenbook A14 Is the Lightweight Laptop My Back Wishes I Had

Throughout the entirety of CES 2025, I’ll be carrying around a MacBook Pro in my backpack, and even just one day into the event, I’m already tired of it. Maybe that’s why Asus is coming for Apple’s throne with a new laptop that’s not just lighter than the Pro, but lighter than even the smallest MacBook Air.

Named the Zenbook A14 (you can guess what the “A” stands for), this laptop comes in at a starting weight of 2.18 pounds and a max weight of 2.4 pounds. Yes, there are “featherweight” laptops that technically beat that...