ASUS's new ZenBook S is thin and light without skimping on specs

The new ASUS ZenBook Due south leverages a confluence of technologies to create a laptop that is balances ability and portability in a way that was unfathomable merely a few years agone. Information technology barely weighs 2.3 pounds and measures simply a hair over half and inch thick, but information technology still packs the latest processors, more enough RAM, and enough battery to hands become through a whole 24-hour interval of work and play.

Let'south run downwardly the specs. We're looking at Intel'due south 8th Gen processors in a Core i5 or i7 variety, a 13.iii-inch 4K or FHD display with slim five.9mm bezels, Intel HD Graphics 620, a pair of Thunderbolt 3 ports, up to 16GB of RAM, and a full terabyte of PCIe SSD storage — all in a sparse-and-low-cal metal unibody package. ASUS is playing up comparisons with other laptops; at two.3 pounds information technology's significantly lighter than the 2.67-pound Dell XPS 13, and at 12.9mm thick it's but a hair slimmer than Apple'due south MacBook laptop (and far more than impressive of a machine).

Category	ASUS ZenBook Southward
Display	13.3-inch 4K (3840x2160) touch brandish thirteen.3-inch FHD (1920x1080)
CPU	Intel Core i5-8250U Intel Core i7-8550U
GPU	Intel Hard disk drive Graphics 620
RAM	Up to 16GB LPDDR3 21333Mhz
Storage	Up to 1TB PCIe SSD
Wireless	802.11ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.2
Ports	2x USB-C Thunderbolt three 1x USB-C three.i Audio jack
Power	50Whr lithium-polymer battery, thirteen.5-hour battery life 65W USB-C charger
Dimensions	12.24 10 8.39 x 0.51 inches (311 10 213 x 12.9 mm)
Weight	ii.31 lbs (1.05 kg)

The ZenBook South too brings literal leverage to the ASUS laptop line, with a new "ErgoLift" hinge — basically, the hinge for the display chapeau is moved in by half an inch, creating a support that lifts up the base by 5.five degrees when opened, offer a ameliorate ergonomic typing bending and improved ventilation. Speaking of ventilation, ASUS is touting the laptop's new cooling system, which includes a 71-blade "liquid-crystal-polymer fan impeller" that moves 13.iv% more air than earlier for a five° C reduction in system temperature.

Fifty-fifty at this small size and thin build, the ZenBook S has a decent keyboard. You're looking at a xix.05 mm pitch (the spacing of the keys, measured center-to-center) with ane.2mm of travel. The glass touchpad is decently sized with an embedded Windows Hello fingerprint sensor and Microsoft Precision Touchpad drivers.

And I hope you similar bold colors, because ASUS is only offering those for the ZenBook S. You'll have your choice of "Burgundy Red" or "Deep Swoop Bluish", both adorned with ASUS's signature etched concentric circumvolve lid and sporting rose gold edge accents. Only because it's thin and low-cal and pretty doesn't hateful it can't exist tough; ASUS designed the ZenBook South to pass the rigorous MIL-STD 810G durability testing for drops, extreme temperatures, and more. It's non waterproof, nor would I intentionally go tossing it about (that shiny etched chapeau volition scratch up pretty easily), simply if it does happen to slip off your lap or autumn out of your purse, information technology should be okay.

If a thin, light, and modern ASUS laptop in a dark cerise or blueish is speaking your language, you'll be able to buy one starting June 11th at a starting price of $1199.

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