Computex is currently taking place in Taiwan, and
all the manufacturers are racing to impress with unique features. Asus is one
of these companies that brought two new Zenbooks, both with impressive, although
questionable ideas.
The Zenbook Pro UX580 arrives with 15.6” 4K screen
and a secondary 5.5” display, doubling as a touchpad. The ZenBook S is an
ultra-light device of about 1 kg with a hinge that lifts the bottom part of the
notebook when opened for ergonomic reasons.
The user interface allows a second window to be
moved there and to be active while using the touchpad at the same time. This is
a neat feature and time will tell if someone is going to use it or is Asus just
flexing muscles. The ZenBook is arriving mid-July with a starting price of US$ 2,299.
The ZenBook S arrives with a light body, but with an
unusual design solution that is most likely to bring wear marks to the edge of
the notebook. ASUS calls it ErgoLift hinge and says it is angled at 5.5 degrees
for better cooling, ergonomics and audio performance.
Arriving on June 11 from US$ 1,199, this notebook comes
with U-series Core i7 or i5 processors. The display is 13.3” in diagonal and
has the option to be either 4K or 1080p with 85% screen-to-body ratio.
