Asus vs Apple: with ultra-flat ZenBook 3 challenge to those who are more ‘lean’ – Intelligonews

Luciana Palmacci

​​ The challenge to those who are more ‘lean’ has begun, but we are not talking about the dress rehearsal, rather of the new ultra-thin notebook on the market. The Asus seems to have launched the challenge to Macbook Air from Apple with the new ZenBook 3 . The company relies entirely on design and portability, offering specific perfect for the workplace, thanks to a 12.5-inch Full HD display and Skylake processors. The Ultrabook in question is a portable computer the size of 296 x 191.2 x 11.9 mm, and weighs only 910 grams.

ZenBook 3 is characterized by incredibly stylish design , an aluminum shell and slim size. Just as the device of the Cupertino company, even though the Ultrabook ASUS presents the merits and defects of a realization that has focused more on the aesthetics and portability than on feature. The list of technical components is still very high level, and should satisfy even the most demanding users. The price will touch $ 1,990 for the variant top of the line and will arrive on the international market in late summer.

On the surface looks like a product really accurate in every detail, looking not very original, but which impresses quality materials and aesthetics. The unibody anodized aluminum available of Rose Gold color, Royal Blue, Gray Quarzt , with gold trim that we find along the edges, the keyboard and the rear logo. The screen of 12.5 inches is covered by Gorilla Glass 4 to ensure greater resistance to glass. The last of ASUS notebook display is definitely one of the strengths of the product. A resolution FullHD LED panel with wide viewing angles, 178 °, and a faithful reproduction of the color palette. ZenBook 3 also incorporates a backlit keyboard , an excellent glass touchpad and a Fingerprint Reader , and Windows Hello will ensure a fast and secure access to the operating system.

The Taiwanese company has treated carefully even the dissipation of internal components, with a cooling system that should maintain temperatures always normal. The presence of a single fan should also not cause a high noise during the most demanding tasks. The handset also integrates a 6-cell battery 40Wh , which should ensure, according to the parent company, 9 hours of uninterrupted use . Also great support to the “rapid charge” that allows you to reach 60% charge in just 49 minutes.

The only flaw of the last product ASUS resides in the scarce amount of available connectors. Like the MacBook Apple laptop also the Taiwanese company has only a Type-C USB port, so the user will have to rely on adapters to increase the possibilities offered by the terminal.