Price/spec verdict
£499: what you get for the money
Strong for eligible portal buyers: £499 is a very fair price for a new 14in OLED, 16GB/512GB, sub-1.1kg Copilot+ laptop, but only if Windows on Arm suits your apps and the portal discount appears at checkout.
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Terms that affect the real price
- The £499 price is restricted to eligible student/key-worker portal access; it is not the normal public Currys price.
- Snapdragon/Windows on Arm is efficient, but check compatibility for specialist Windows apps, older peripherals, VPNs, drivers and games before choosing it over an Intel/AMD laptop.
- The display is a 14in 1920x1200 60Hz OLED rather than a higher-resolution 120Hz panel, so compare against OLED alternatives if screen sharpness or refresh rate matters most.
- Direct Currys verification was blocked during this run, so confirm the live basket price, UK stock and delivery or collection options before paying.
Why it works
Reasons it is worth a look
- £499 is good value for a new OLED ultraportable with 16GB RAM, a 512GB SSD and a mainstream UK retailer route, provided the portal price is available to you.
- The Snapdragon X X1-26-100, 70Wh battery and 0.98–1.09kg chassis make it more interesting for travel, study and long-battery productivity than most budget Windows laptops.
- It avoids the usual cheap-laptop compromises of 8GB RAM, 256GB storage and a basic low-colour LCD screen.
Key buyer specs
Readable spec snapshot
The main facts a UK laptop buyer should compare before clicking through.
CPU Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
RAM 16GB LPDDR5X
SSD 512GB NVMe SSD
Screen 14in 1920x1200 OLED, 60Hz, 100% DCI-P3
GPU Qualcomm Adreno integrated graphics
Weight about 0.98–1.09kg depending on exact variant
OS Windows 11 Home
Comparison and filter data Normalised fields used for filtering, comparisons and quality checks.
Brand ASUS
Model UX3407QA-QD219W / Currys 10279149
CPU brand Qualcomm
CPU model Snapdragon X X1-26-100
CPU family Snapdragon X
NPU TOPS 45
RAM (GB) 16
RAM type LPDDR5X on-board
Storage (GB) 512
Storage type SSD
GPU brand Qualcomm
GPU model Adreno integrated graphics
GPU type integrated
GPU VRAM (GB) Not verified
GPU TGP (W) Not verified
Screen size (in) 14
Resolution 1920x1200
Screen type OLED
Screen finish glossy
Refresh rate (Hz) 60
Brightness (nits) 600
Colour gamut 100% DCI-P3 / DisplayHDR True Black 600 per listing evidence
Weight (kg) 0.98
OS Windows 11 Home
Keyboard layout UK assumed from Currys UK listing context
Charger included Yes