ASUS · 2021 · end of life
ASUS Zenbook 14
UM425QA, 2021
The AMD Zenbook 14 of 2021, around 420 dollars used: a Ryzen 5000 H-series chip on the amdgpu driver makes it an easy Linux machine with no nvidia or IPU webcam to fight.
from $420 last seen 2026-05-22
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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 7/10
- Display 6/10
- Build 7/10
- Keyboard 7/10
- Speed 6/10
- Value 7/10
Worth knowing
Stands out
- Bright 400-nit screen, readable in sunlight
- Light at 1.22 kg
- Long 10h real-world battery
Watch for
- Discontinued, sold from remaining stock
- 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 : works
- Audio : works
- Suspend : needs tweak
Despite the OLED branding on its siblings, the UM425QA ships a 1080p IPS panel, so set expectations there. It is a Ryzen 5000 H-series APU on the amdgpu driver, which is the easy path: no nvidia, no IPU webcam.
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The UVC camera and audio work, and Intel-free means Wi-Fi is the MediaTek or Intel module depending on batch, both supported. The known catch is suspend on Gnome plus Wayland on older kernels, fixed by moving to a 5.16 or newer kernel; Xorg and KDE resumed fine even before that. The fingerprint reader needs the right libfprint driver for its sensor.
- Fedora Minor setup
- Wi-Fi : works
- Bluetooth : works
- Fingerprint : needs tweak
- Webcam : works
- Audio : works
- Suspend : needs tweak
Fedora ships recent kernels, so the Wayland resume issue is moot on a current release. amdgpu handles the Radeon graphics cleanly.
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Fingerprint depends on the sensor revision.
See the broader picture in the Linux compatibility hub, the full compatibility matrix, and the buying guides.
Specs
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 5600H |
|---|---|
| GPU | AMD Radeon Graphics (integrated) |
| RAM | 8 GB (soldered, not upgradeable) |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 @ 60Hz, 400 nitsbright enough for sunlight |
| Weight | 1.22 kgvery light to carry |
| Battery | 63 Wh, around 10 h real-world |
Common questions
- Does the ASUS Zenbook 14 (UM425QA, 2021) work with Linux?
- Mostly: it runs after one or two known fixes (checked on Ubuntu LTS, Fedora). Despite the OLED branding on its siblings, the UM425QA ships a 1080p IPS panel, so set expectations there.
- What does the ASUS Zenbook 14 (UM425QA, 2021) cost?
- Last seen around 420 USD (2026-05-22). It is discontinued, so prices vary with remaining stock.
- How heavy is the ASUS Zenbook 14 (UM425QA, 2021)?
- 1.22 kg (2.69 lb). That's very light to carry.
- What's the battery life like?
- A 63 Wh pack, around 10 hours real-world mixed use. We score battery 7/10.
- Can I upgrade the RAM or storage?
- RAM is soldered, so the 8 GB it ships with is the RAM it dies with. Storage starts at 512 GB on this configuration.
- Which operating systems are supported?
- Ships with Windows. It also runs Linux; see the Linux block above for per-distro detail.
The ASUS Zenbook 14 (UM425QA, 2021) is discontinued
The price below is the last we saw, kept for reference. See the current alternatives further down.
from $420 last seen 2026-05-22
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