Cyber Monday. eBay (Best Buy) has the Asus Zenbook 14" Laptop Ryzen 5 8GB/256GB SSD Sale on sale for $499.99, Free Shipping. Rated 4 out of 5 stars.

Design - Optimal Use

A sleek 0.7" thin, 2.65lb light notebook that is designed for people on the go. This Zenbook is good for office applications, web, social media, and most other general applications. No optical drive with this model, although the SSD will make it considerably faster than most.

Look for larger screen if you plan to keep a notebook more in one location. Gamers should look for a gaming notebook with a faster processor and discrete graphics chip.

Key Attributes

Unlike most other Ultrabooks, this one includes a SSD or solid state drive for speed.  Other note worthy features:

• 14" screen.
• Rated for 6hr battery life, you'll probably get a little less
• 3rd generation Intel processor for decent performance
• SSD to speed boot and system performance
• Windows 10
• 1 year warranty

Specifications:

• Ryzen 5 Processor
• 8GB RAM
• 256GB SSD
• Geforce MX350 Graphics
• Widescreen 14" HD Display 1600x900 LED Back lit
• 6 cell battery
• Bluetooth and 802.11N Wireless