ASUS · 2025
ASUS ExpertBook P5
P5405CSA, 2025
A 1.27 kg MIL-STD business laptop with a bright 14-inch 144 Hz IPS panel and around 14 hours of real battery for 1299 dollars, hit by the same IPU6 webcam gap as every Lunar Lake thin-and-light on Linux.
from € 1.399 $1,299 RRP
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- Best for office and web work study programming
- Linux: minor fixes
Scorecard
Mean of six category scores, 0 to 10. Compiled from public sources. How we rate.
Strongest on battery and build, with no category below average.
- Battery 8/10
- Display 7/10
- Build 8/10
- Keyboard 8/10
- Speed 6/10
- Value 8/10
Worth knowing
Stands out
- Bright 400-nit screen, readable in sunlight
- 144Hz screen, smoother motion
- Light at 1.27 kg
- Long 14h real-world battery
Watch for
- RAM is soldered, no upgrade later
Linux
Works · Best on ubuntu LTS. Confidence: high · How we score
Linux compatibility, per distro
- Ubuntu LTS Minor setup
- Wi-Fi : works
- Bluetooth : works
- Fingerprint : needs tweak
- Webcam : broken
- Audio : needs tweak
- Suspend : works
15. MIL-STD-810H chassis, 3-year warranty with one year ADP.
ArchWiki: Intel Lunar Lake on Linux →Show full report
e as on the Acer Swift 14 AI and Vivobook S 14 OLED: kernel 6.12 or newer for the Arc 140V iGPU and good battery, the IPU6 MIPI webcam is not usable in normal video apps, and SOF audio may want a UCM tweak on kernels older than 6.15. MIL-STD-810H chassis, 3-year warranty with one year ADP. Soldered LPDDR5X.
See the broader picture in the Linux compatibility hub, the full compatibility matrix, and the buying guides.
Specs
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V |
|---|---|
| GPU | Intel Arc Graphics 140V (integrated) |
| RAM | 32 GB (soldered, not upgradeable) |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Screen | 14" 2560x1600 @ 144Hz, 400 nitsbright enough for sunlight, smoother scrolling and motion |
| Weight | 1.27 kgvery light to carry |
| Battery | 63 Wh, around 14 h real-world |
Common questions
- Does the ASUS ExpertBook P5 (P5405CSA, 2025) work with Linux?
- Mostly: it runs after one or two known fixes (checked on Ubuntu LTS). Lunar Lake on a business chassis, so the catches are the same as on the Acer Swift 14 AI and Vivobook S 14 OLED: kernel 6.12 or newer for the Arc 140V iGPU and good battery, the IPU6 MIPI webcam is not usable in normal video apps, and SOF audio may want a UCM tweak on kernels older than 6.15.
- What does the ASUS ExpertBook P5 (P5405CSA, 2025) cost?
- RRP is about 1299 USD (1399 EUR in the EU); street price is often lower.
- How heavy is the ASUS ExpertBook P5 (P5405CSA, 2025)?
- 1.27 kg (2.80 lb). That's very light to carry.
- What's the battery life like?
- A 63 Wh pack, around 14 hours real-world mixed use. We score battery 8/10.
- Can I upgrade the RAM or storage?
- RAM is soldered, so the 32 GB it ships with is the RAM it dies with. Storage starts at 1 TB on this configuration.
- Which operating systems are supported?
- Ships with Windows. It also runs Linux; see the Linux block above for per-distro detail.
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