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ASUS · 2024

ASUS Zenbook 14 OLED UX3405MA

Light, cheap for the spec, and a genuinely good OLED. The catch on Linux is real: the CS35L41 speakers stay dead without a hand-loaded SSDT patch you may have to redo after BIOS updates. Headphones work, speakers do not, until you fix it.

Compiled from public sources and community data, not hands-on tested. What that means.

Linux readiness5.2

Best on arch. Confidence: high

Scores

Specs

CPUIntel Core Ultra 7 155H
GPUIntel Arc Graphics (integrated)
RAM16 GB (soldered)
Storage1024 GB
Screen14" 2880x1800 @ 120Hz
Weight1.21 kg
Battery (real)~11 h

Linux compatibility

  • arch Poor support
    Wi-Fi
    works
    Bluetooth
    works
    Fingerprint
    needs tweak
    Webcam
    works
    Audio
    broken
    Suspend
    needs tweak
  • fedora Poor support
    Wi-Fi
    works
    Bluetooth
    works
    Fingerprint
    needs tweak
    Webcam
    works
    Audio
    broken
    Suspend
    needs tweak

arch: The CS35L41 speaker amps are not wired up by the BIOS ACPI tables, so internal speakers are silent until you load a community SSDT patch. Headphone jack works regardless. UVC webcam is fine, no IPU6 here. Graphics need kernel 6.7 or newer for the Arc iGPU. GitHub: UX3405MA speaker SSDT patch →

fedora: Same CS35L41 silence as Arch. The SSDT override has to be rebuilt and reapplied after some BIOS updates, so it is not a one-and-done fix. Fingerprint depends on the sensor batch.