How to open ASUS Zenbook S 13 OLED (UM5302) – disassembly and upgrade options

As with almost every ultrabook out there, the Zenbook S 13 OLED (UM5302) is quite limited in terms of upgradeability.

Check out all ASUS Zenbook S 13 OLED (UM5302) prices and configurations in our Specs System, or read more in our In-Depth review.

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ASUS Zenbook S 13

Processor

AMD Ryzen 5 6600U

VideoCard

AMD Radeon 660M

RAM

16GB RAM

STORAGE

1000GB SSD

Detailed review

ASUS Zenbook S 13

Processor

AMD Ryzen 7 6800U

VideoCard

AMD Radeon 680M

RAM

16GB RAM

STORAGE

1000GB SSD

Detailed review

ASUS Zenbook S 13

Processor

AMD Ryzen 7 6800U

VideoCard

AMD Radeon 680M

RAM

16GB RAM

STORAGE

1000GB SSD

Detailed review

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1. Remove the bottom plate

To access this laptop’s internals, you need to remove the back rubber feet. Then, undo all 9 Torx-head screws you see, and pry the bottom panel with a plastic tool.

2. Remove the battery

Here, we find a 67Wh battery pack. To take it out, unplug the battery from the motherboard, and undo all 8 Phillips-head screws keeping it in place.

3. Upgrade memory and storage

This device comes with either 8 or 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM soldered to the motherboard. Unfortunately, an upgrade is not possible. As for the storage, there is one M.2 PCIe x4 slot, which supports Gen 4 SSDs. To remove it, locate the two screws that secure its metal cover.

4. Cooling system

The cooling comprises one heat pipe, a side-mounted heat sink, and a fan.

Check out all ASUS Zenbook S 13 OLED (UM5302) prices and configurations in our Specs System, or read more in our In-Depth review.

ASUS Zenbook S 13 OLED (UM5302, AMD Ryzen 6000 Series) in-depth review

ASUS is the manufacturer of one of the best ultrabooks on the market. Today, we have the Zenbook S 13 OLED (UM5302), which aims to battle with the Lenovo Yoga 7 Carbon, and the Dell XPS 13 9320 Plus.But what does that mean? Who is it made for? Well, this device is aimed at young professionals who travel a lot and concentrate on office tasks. Now, if we consider the hardware it comes with, we will see that it can do more than just ordinary Word and Excel.The Ryzen 7 6800U is an incredibly powerful mobile CPU. It obliterates two-year-old desktop CPUs, so it is no surprise that the lapto[...]

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Pros

• Long battery life
• Rigid magnesium-aluminum chassis
• Extremely thin and light device
• 100% sRGB and DCI-P3 coverage plus accurate color representation (Samsung ATNA33AA03-0 (SDC4172))
• PWM is treated by first-party software (Samsung ATNA33AA03-0 (SDC4172))
• OLED provides True Blacks and crazy fast pixel response times (Samsung ATNA33AA03-0 (SDC4172))
• Charges via Type-C
• Gen 4 SSD support
• Fingerprint reader

Cons

• Needs a dongle to expand the I/O
• Soldered memory

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