KUALA LUMPUR: Multinational company known for its motherboards, PCs, monitors, graphics cards and routers, Asus, recently announced new and updated ranges of laptops in their ZenBook series.
ZENBOOK FLIP S OLED
Currently the world's thinnest 13-inch 4K OLED convertible laptop, the ultra-compact ZenBook Flip S OLED (UX371) is effortlessly portable.
Measuring just 13.9 mm thin and weighing a mere 1.2 kg, this device is equipped with superb ultra-vivid 4K UHD OLED NanoEdge PANTONE validated colour-accurate touchscreen with wide 100 percent DCI-P3 colour gamut, and is VESA DisplayHDR 500 True Black certified for deep blacks and exceptional contrast.
It is also TÜV Rheinland-certified for eye care, and for intuitive input, the ZenBook Flip S OLED supports the new ASUS Pen active stylus with 4096 pressure levels.
The high-capacity battery in this laptop should last users up to 10 hours, and its fast-charge technology recharges the battery to 60 per cent capacity in as little as 49 minutes.
It also comes with an ASUS USB-C Easy Charge 3, giving it a versatile charging capability from either a USB-C Power Delivery-certified charger or any standard USB-C charger, such as airline charger, a portable charger or even a power bank.
Loom wise, the ZenBook Flip S OLED has a luxurious premium design, featuring a prestigious Jade Black finish with contrasting Red Copper diamond-cut highlights and a brushed-aluminum deco bar.
The durable precision-engineered 360-degree ErgoLift hinge that allows the laptop to be used in laptop, tablet, stand and tent modes — or anything in between.
The WiFi 6 in ZenBook Flip S OLED lets users enjoy smooth streaming of 4K UHD online videos and data transfers at faster-than-wired speeds of up to 2.4 Gbps.
WiFi performance is optimised even further with ASUS WiFi Master Premium technology, which includes ASUS WiFi stabiliser which filters out wireless interference and ASUS WiFi SmartConnect ensuring that ZenBook Flip S OLED automatically selects the best WiFi source.
Besides that, the laptop also features ASUS NumberPad 2.0 which enables fast data entry, and the new edge-to-edge keyboard design providing space for convenient extra function keys.
ZenBook Flip S OLED is effortlessly portable and endlessly versatile. For enhanced on-the-go communications, the ZenBook Flip S OLED is also fitted with a noise-cancelling microphone system that ensures crystal-clear voice reproduction in phone calls and online video meetings.
ZENBOOK FLIP 13 OLED
The ZenBook Flip 13 OLED (UX363) is perfect for today's work-anywhere lifestyles. It supports fast charging with the supplied 65-watt charger, and ASUS USB-C Easy Charge allowing users to take advantage of a wide range of standard USB-C or USB-C Power Delivery (PD) chargers.
Now verified on the Intel Evo Platform for an exceptional mobile experience, the laptop comes with exciting updates including an OLED touchscreen, 11th Generation Intel Core processors and Intel Iris Xe graphics.
The ZenBook Flip 13 OLED is the world's thinnest convertible laptop to include full-size HDMI and USB Type-A ports, as well as two of the latest Thunderbolt 4 USB-C ports — for uncompromised on-the-go connectivity.
Measuring just 13.9 mm thin and weighing only 1.3 kg, the compact ZenBook Flip 13 OLED also comes with the precision-engineered 360-degree ErgoLift hinge that allows versatile usage modes: laptop, tablet, tent, stand, or anything in between. It also automatically lifts and tilts the new edge-to-edge keyboard for comfortable typing and improved system cooling.
Expect silky-smooth performance with the new processors and graphics with 8GB of 4266 MHz LPDDR4X RAM, combined with 512 GB PCIe 3.0 SSD for ultrafast storage.
ZenBook Flip 13 OLED features up to a sleek FHD OLED NanoEdge touchscreen for vivid and vibrant visuals. It is fully compatible with ASUS Pen 3 that has 4096 pressure levels, ensuring enhanced precision and sensitivity for more natural-feeling stylus input.
ASUS ZENBOOK DUO 14
The latest flagship premium laptop from its ZenBook series is the 14-inch ASUS ZenBook Duo 14 (UX482), a distinguished recipient of the prestigious 2021 CES Innovation Awards.
The ZenBook Duo 14 is powered by up-to latest 11th Gen Intel Core i7 processor, and paired with up-to 16 GB RAM to make light work of cross-screen workflows using the 12.6-inch ScreenPad Plus and the main display.
This new two-screen model introduces the tilting ASUS ScreenPad Plus, a full-width secondary touchscreen with a new auto-tilt mechanism that improves readability, aids cooling, and works seamlessly.
This full-width secondary touchscreen — which has a resolution of 1920 x 515 and a higher brightness of 400 nits — automatically tilts upwards by up to 7-degree, reducing glare and reflections for improved readability.
It makes working with the main four-sided frameless NanoEdge display even more seamless, with endless ways to optimise and personalise workflows.
When the laptops are placed on the supplied Duo Stand, the tilted display sits at a stylus-friendly angle, and both displays support the latest 4096-pressure-level devices including the bundled ASUS Pen 4 .
The upgraded Screen Xpert 2 software that powers ScreenPad Plus includes a collection of new and updated built-in apps to help boost productivity, such as the new Window Flick feature that allows users to simply flick windows between displays.
The popular Task Group app has an updated design, so users can see their Task Groups at a glance, and lock into work modes instantly by launching multiple apps with a single tap.
ScreenXpert 2 also premieres the exciting new Control Panel, a fully-customisable app that will revolutionise creative workflows.
Control Panels gives the user precise and intuitive control in creative apps, with intuitive controls for adjusting brush size, saturation, layer opacity, and much more.
Four types of control — Dial, Button, Slider, and Scroll — each work in a different way to give precise and smooth control over parameters. Control Panel currently works with Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom Classic, Premiere and After Effects, and more compatible apps will be announced in the near future.
There's also an ultrafast 512GB PCIe 3.0 x 4 SSD storage to ensure fast boot times and rapid app loads – that helps accelerate any workflow and optimise productivity.
With its discrete NVIDIA GeForce MX450 graphics, the ZenBook Duo 14 delivers silky-smooth visuals for multitasking users, supercharging a user's work in photo and video-editing tasks.
Casual content creators will love the effortless on-the-go visual power that this laptop provides.