JB Hi-Fi EOFY laptop deal: this lightweight Asus Zenbook A14 has a big discount
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Discounted mid-range OLED laptops like this Zenbook A14 are resetting the baseline for what a "work machine" looks like—high-quality displays and decent silicon are table stakes. For IT, that widens the gap between what employees expect at home and what you provision at work, which will surface in retention and BYOD pressure.
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