ASUS · 2025
ASUS Vivobook S 14 OLED (S5406SA, 2025)
S5406SA, 2025
A 1.3 kg Lunar Lake Vivobook with a 3K 120 Hz OLED and a 75 Wh battery that does about 13 hours, but the IPU6 webcam stays unusable in Linux video apps and audio needs a UCM fix on older kernels.
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- Best for office and web work study creative work programming
- Linux: minor fixes
Scorecard
Mean of six category scores, 0 to 10. Compiled from public sources. How we rate.
Strongest on battery and display, with no category below average.
- Battery 9/10
- Display 9/10
- Build 6/10
- Keyboard 7/10
- Speed 6/10
- Value 8/10
Worth knowing
Stands out
- Bright 400-nit screen, readable in sunlight
- 120Hz screen, smoother motion
- Light at 1.3 kg
- Long 13h real-world battery
Watch for
- 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 : broken
- Audio : needs tweak
- Suspend : works
15+. 8 GA.
ArchWiki: Intel Lunar Lake on Linux →Show full report
Lake catches as the rest of the 200V class: kernel 6.12 or newer for the Arc 140V iGPU and battery, the IPU6 MIPI webcam is not usable in normal video apps without the libcamera/intel-vsc stack, and the SOF audio path may need a UCM tweak before Ubuntu kernels 6.15+. Use Ubuntu 24.10 or the 24.04 HWE stack, not the 6.8 GA. Soldered LPDDR5X, no RAM upgrade path.
See the broader picture in the Linux compatibility hub, the full compatibility matrix, and the buying guides.
Specs
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V |
|---|---|
| GPU | Intel Arc Graphics 140V (integrated) |
| RAM | 32 GB (soldered, not upgradeable) |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Screen | 14" 2880x1800 @ 120Hz, 400 nitsbright enough for sunlight, smoother scrolling and motion |
| Weight | 1.3 kgvery light to carry |
| Battery | 75 Wh, around 13 h real-world |
Common questions
- Does the ASUS Vivobook S 14 OLED (S5406SA, 2025) work with Linux?
- Mostly: it runs after one or two known fixes (checked on Ubuntu LTS). Same Lunar Lake catches as the rest of the 200V class: kernel 6.12 or newer for the Arc 140V iGPU and battery, the IPU6 MIPI webcam is not usable in normal video apps without the libcamera/intel-vsc stack, and the SOF audio path may need a UCM tweak before Ubuntu kernels 6.15+.
- What does the ASUS Vivobook S 14 OLED (S5406SA, 2025) cost?
- RRP is about 1200 USD (1499 EUR in the EU); street price is often lower.
- Is the ASUS Vivobook S 14 OLED (S5406SA, 2025) good for office and web work?
- For office and web work we score it 8/10 on value and 6/10 on performance.
- How heavy is the ASUS Vivobook S 14 OLED (S5406SA, 2025)?
- 1.3 kg (2.87 lb). That's light enough for daily commuting.
- What's the battery life like?
- A 75 Wh pack, around 13 hours real-world mixed use. We score battery 9/10.
- Can I upgrade the RAM or storage?
- RAM is soldered, so the 32 GB it ships with is the RAM it dies with. Storage starts at 1024 GB on this configuration.
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