One of our favorite products that we unveiled today at IFA 2018 is the all-new ASUS Zenbook series. Why? Because these notebooks are not just thin but they’re also stylish and damn, it does have a lot of new features that are really cool and should be on their other notebooks? Got you interested huh? Check out our quick review of these notebooks below.
The all-new Zenbook line comes in three different variants – Zenbook 13, Zenbook 14, and the Zenbook 15 but here’s the interesting part – these notebooks come with the thinnest laptop bezels in the market at a 5.9mm thickness at the top, 2.8mm at the sides, and an amazingly 3.3mm below the display.
The ASUS Zenbook 13 UX333 is the thinnest of em’ all is even smaller than the A4 size paper at 303x189mm which means that the notebook can fit on small bags or handbags. While the ASUS Zenbook 14 has dimensions of 319x199mm.
When it comes to build quality, the ASUS Zenbook series was pretty solid as it features the concircular design on the lid witha metal build. It’s a really premium feel when you hold this notebook.
Despite its thin bezels, ASUS was able to put in a webcam not below the display, instead, on the top of the display which is an ideal webcam placement. They’re actually proud that the webcam of the notebook is ultra-thin with a 4-element lens. I’ve seen the notebook and I’m actually pretty amazed that they were able to that on the ASUS Zenbook line.
When it comes to connectivity, it comes with a headphone jack, a USB 2.0 port, USB 3.1 port, USB Type-C, HDMI and a MicroSD card slot. Too bad it’s only MicroSD and not the full SD card slot.
When it comes to performance, these notebook comes with an 8th Generation Intel Core i7 processor based on Whisky lake. I know, that series of a processor hasn’t been revealed yet and when it comes to graphics side, it comes with a Nvidia MX150 GPU for the Zenbook 13 and 14 while the Zenbook 15 comes with a GTX 1050 Max-Q GPU. T he storage also up to 1TB PCIe SSD and the battery? ASUS promises 14 hours of battery life on this one.
Despite its small size, the ASUS Zenbook 13 still managed to have a full sized keyboard and typing on all of the keyboard of the Zenbook line, well, they’re pretty good and awesome. I really didn’t have any problems typing on the keyboard of the Zenbook 13. Oh and this feature might be small but it’s really helpful as the function key now locked by default which means that you don’t have to press fn anymore for different functionalities of the notebook.
Here’s probably the biggest feature of the Zenbook line, the touchpad. We have a glass touchpad on the Zenbook 13 and Zenbook 14 and it comes which is really smooth and it also acts as the NumberPad of the notebook.
Yep, despite the lack of the numpad on the notebook, ASUS has managed to put a numpad on the notebook which is helpful not just for productive users but also to gamers. Basically, with a press of a button, the NumberPad of the notebook appears on the touchpad and then you just need to press the buttons on the touchpad then voila, it’s really good.
I think this is a little bit of a gamechanger as you can have a faster typing for keys especially for those people who are always using their excel for numbers. It might not be as good as the screenpad of the ASUS Zenbook Pro but this one is good. Oh, and did I say that you can actually use the touchpad of the notebook despite having a numberpad turned on?. Yep, you can.
So there we go, the ASUS Zenbook line will arrive in the Philippines soon and I’m actually really looking forward to this one.
ZenBook 13 Specifications
| Model Name | UX333FA-A3009T | UX333FN-A4015T |
| LCD Cover Color & Decoration | Royal Blue Metal | Royal Blue Metal |
| Top Case Color & Decoration | Royal Blue Metal | Royal Blue Metal |
| On board processor | Intel® Core™ i5-8265U Processor 1.6 GHz (6M Cache, up to 3.4 GHz) | Intel® Core™ i5-8265U Processor 1.6 GHz (6M Cache, up to 3.4 GHz) |
| Operating System | Windows 10 (64bit) | Windows 10 (64bit) |
| Office | Includes 1 month Trial for New Microsoft Office 365 Customers | Includes 1 month Trial for New Microsoft Office 365 Customers |
| Display | 13.3’//Ultra Slim 250nits//FHD 1920×1080 16:9//Anti-Glare//NTSC:72%//Wide View | 13.3’//Ultra Slim 250nits//FHD 1920×1080 16:9//Glare//NTSC:72%//Wide View |
| On board memory | LPDDR3 8GB | LPDDR3 8GB |
| Memory Max. | 8G | 8G |
| Total System Memory | LPDDR3 8GB | LPDDR3 8GB |
| Storage | PCIEG3x2 NVME 256G M.2 SSD | PCIEG3x2 NVME 256G M.2 SSD |
| External video display modes | HDMI 1.4 | HDMI 1.4 |
| Discrete/Share | Share | Discrete |
| IGPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | NVIDIA GeForce MX150 |
| Video memory | N/A | GDDR5 2GB |
| Video Camera | HD IR/RGB Combo Camera | HD IR/RGB Combo Camera |
| On board Wireless | 802.11ac+Bluetooth 5.0 (Dual band) 2*2 | 802.11ac+Bluetooth 5.0 (Dual band) 2*2 |
| Card Reader | Type: Micro SD | Type: Micro SD |
| USB Port | 1x USB 2.0 1x USB3.1 Type A (Gen1) 1x USB3.1 Type C (Gen 2) |
1x USB 2.0 1x USB3.1 Type A (Gen1) 1x USB3.1 Type C (Gen 2) |
| Interface | 1x HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| Audio | Built-in speaker Built-in array microphone Sonic Master harmon/ kardon |
Built-in speaker Built-in array microphone Sonic Master harmon/ kardon |
| Weight (Kg) | 0.84 KG (Without Battery) 1.09 KG (with 3 cell battery) |
0.94 KG (Without Battery) 1.19 KG (with 3 cell battery) |
| Dimension (cm) | 30.2(W) x 18.9(D) x 1.69 ~ 1.69 (H) cm | 30.2(W) x 18.9(D) x 1.69 ~ 1.69 (H) cm |
| AC Adapter | ø4.0 45W AC Adapter Output: 19V DC, 2.37A, 45W , Input: 100~240V AC 50/60Hz universal |
ø4.0 65W AC Adapter Output: 19V DC, 3.42A, 65W , Input : 100~240V AC, 50/60Hz universal |
| Battery | 50WHrs, 3S1P, 3-cell Li-ion | 50WHrs, 3S1P, 3-cell Li-ion |
| Replaceable Battery | No | No |
| Keyboard type | Illuminated Chiclet Keyboard | Illuminated Chiclet Keyboard |
| Software | ASUS Live Update ASUS Product Registration Program ASUS GiftBox ASUS Splendid |
ASUS Live Update ASUS Product Registration Program ASUS GiftBox ASUS Splendid |
| Security | N/A | TPM (Trusted Platform Module)(optional) |
| Supplied Accessories | Without carry bag | Sleeve |
ZenBook 14 Specifications
| Model Name | UX433FN-A6004T |
| LCD Cover Color & Decoration | Royal Blue Glass (Glare) |
| Top Case Color & Decoration | Royal Blue Metal |
| On board processor | Intel® Core™ i7-8565U Processor 1.8 GHz (8M Cache, up to 4.1 GHz) |
| Operating System | Windows 10 (64bit) |
| Office | Includes 1 month Trial for New Microsoft Office 365 Customers |
| Display | 14.0’//Ultra Slim 300nits//FHD 1920×1080 16:9//Anti-Glare//NTSC:72%//Wide View |
| On board memory | LPDDR3 16GB |
| Memory Max. | 16G |
| Total System Memory | LPDDR3 16GB |
| Storage | PCIEG3x2 NVME 256G M.2 SSD |
| External video display modes | HDMI 1.4 |
| Discrete/Share | Discrete |
| Video Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce MX150 |
| IGPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 |
| Video memory | GDDR5 2GB |
| Video Camera | HD IR/RGB Combo Camera |
| FingerPrint | N/A |
| On board Wireless | 802.11ac+Bluetooth 5.0 (Dual band) 2*2 |
| Card Reader | Type: Micro SD |
| USB Port | 1x USB 2.0 1x USB3.1 Type A (Gen1) 1x USB3.1 Type C (Gen 2) |
| Interface | 1x Headphone-out & Audio-in Combo Jack 1x HDMI |
| Audio | Built-in array microphone harmon/ kardon |
| Weight (Kg) | 0.94 KG (Without Battery) 1.19 KG (with 3 cell battery) |
| Dimension (cm) | 31.9(W) x 19.9(D) x 1.59 ~ 1.59 (H) cm |
| AC Adapter | ø4.0 65W AC Adapter Output: 19V DC, 3.42A, 65W , Input : 100~240V AC, 50/60Hz universal |
| Battery | 50WHrs, 3S1P, 3-cell Li-ion |
| Replaceable Battery | No |
| Keyboard type | Illuminated Chiclet Keyboard |
| Software | ASUS Live Update ASUS Product Registration Program ASUS GiftBox CyberLink PowerDVD 12(JP only) |
| Security | TPM (Firmware TPM) |
| Supplied Accessories | Sleeve |
Zenbook 15 Specifications
| Model Name | UX533FD-A9074T |
| LCD Cover Color & Decoration | Icicle Silver Metal (Glass) |
| Top Case Color & Decoration | Icicle Silver Metal |
| On board processor | Intel® Core™ i7-8565U Processor 1.8 GHz (8M Cache, up to 4.1 GHz) |
| Operating System | Windows 10 (64bit) |
| Office | Includes 1 month Trial for New Microsoft Office 365 Customers |
| Display | 15.6’//Ultra Slim 300nits//FHD 1920×1080 16:9//Glare//NTSC:72%//Wide View |
| On board memory | DDR4 16GB |
| Memory Max. | 16G |
| Total System Memory | DDR4 16GB |
| Storage | PCIEG3x2 NVME 512G M.2 SSD |
| External video display modes | HDMI 1.4 |
| Discrete/Share | Discrete |
| Video Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 MAX Q |
| IGPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 |
| Video memory | GDDR5 2GB |
| Video Camera | HD IR/RGB Combo Camera |
| On board Wireless | 802.11ac+Bluetooth 5.0 (Dual band) 2*2 |
| Card Reader | Type: Standard SD |
| USB Port | 2x USB3.1 Type A (Gen1) 1x USB3.1 Type C (Gen 2) |
| Interface | 1x Headphone-out & Audio-in Combo Jack 1x HDMI |
| Audio | Built-in array microphone harmon/ kardon |
| Weight (Kg) | 1.36 KG (Without Battery) 1.67 KG (with 4 cell battery) |
| Dimension (cm) | 35.4(W) x 22.0(D) x 1.79 ~ 1.79 (H) cm |
| AC Adapter | ø5.5 90W AC Adapter Output: 19V DC, 4.74A, 90W , Input : 100~240V AC, 50/60Hz universal |
| Battery | 73WHrs, 4S1P, 4-cell Li-ion |
| Replaceable Battery | No |
| Keyboard type | Illuminated Chiclet Keyboard |
| Software | ASUS Live Update ASUS Product Registration Program ASUS GiftBox CyberLink PowerDVD 12(JP only) |
| Security | TPM (Trusted Platform Module)(optional) |
| Supplied Accessories | Sleeve |
