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2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44
Asus brought notebooks for every taste to the press conference at Computex Taipei 2017. Here are the thinnest models, and a convertible laptop, and a universal device that is suitable even for gamers, and a budget laptop with good characteristics.
ZenBook Flip S
Asus says the ZenBook Flip S weighs 1.1kg and is only 10.9mm thin and is the thinnest convertible laptop in existence. To illustrate, the laptop was compared to the HP Specter x360, which weighs 1.29kg and 13.8mm thick, and the MacBook Air, which weighs 1.35kg and 17mm.
The laptop has a 13.3-inch 4K touchscreen display that rotates 360 degrees, supports the Asus Pen stylus and work with Windows Ink. Hidden inside the machine is an Intel Core i7-7500U or i5-7200U processor, up to 16GB of RAM and up to 1TB of solid state drive.
The battery with the fast charging function will withstand up to 11.5 hours of operation. There are two USB Type-C ports and a fingerprint sensor for quick login.
The cost is $ 1,099.
Zenbook Pro
The new Zenbook Pro features an Intel Core i7-7700HQ processor, up to 16GB of DDR4 RAM, and a discrete Nvidia GTX 1050 Ti graphics card. Add to all this a battery that promises 14 hours of autonomy and a double cooler.
It has a decent array of ports on board, which includes two USB Type-C with Thunderbolt 3, two USB 3.1, a microSD card reader, full-size HDMI 1.4 and a mini-jack. Moreover, the device is thin (18, 9 mm) and light (1, 8 kg).
The new product with a 15.6-inch 4K touchscreen display will cost $ 1,299.
ZenBook 3 Deluxe
The name speaks for itself: Asus positions the ZenBook 3 Deluxe as one of the most prestigious laptop models in the world.
It is the thinnest 14-inch laptop to date - 12.9 mm thick.
Intel Core i7 7500U / 7200U, up to 16 GB of RAM, 1 TB SSD, two USB Type-C ports with Thunderbolt 3 support, a fingerprint sensor, four speakers and a monolithic metal case - that's the main thing that can be said about the new product.
ZenBook 3 Deluxe starts at $ 1,199.
VivoBook S
The VivoBook S is one of the five newcomers with the lowest price tag at $ 500. At the same time, the characteristics of the laptop are pretty good.
Intel Core i7-7500U processor, Nvidia GeForce GTX940 discrete graphics, up to 16 GB of RAM and up to 2 TB of storage - in a 17.9 mm thick aluminum case. The laptop weighs only 1.5 kg and is a bit like a MacBook Pro.
The highlight of the VivoBook S is the thin bezel around the 15.6-inch Full HD display to maximize screen real estate.
VivoBook Pro
This model received an i7-7700HQ or i7-7300HQ processor, an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 graphics card, up to 16 GB of RAM and up to 2 TB of storage. In the presence of three ports USB, LAN, HDMI, card reader and mini-jack.
The display of the new item is 15.6-inch, with 4K resolution. But the main feature is in the design: the model received a golden case on which prints are less noticeable, a numeric keypad, as well as a trackpad shifted to the left. However, the laptop is quite heavy - 2.2 kg.
The VivoBook Pro is priced at $ 799.
What did you like about the new products and what didn't? Share in the comments.
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