By Lewis Leong
With laptops racing to see who can be the thinnest and lightest, compromises must be made. The Apple MacBook ranks as one of the thinnest and lightest ultraportables on the market, but you’ll have to carry a bag full of dongles as it only features a single USB-C port. PC makers have done a better job of retaining ports like the Dell XPS 13, which features 2 USB 3.0 ports, a USB-C port, and a SD card reader.
One of the best ultraportable laptops we’ve seen for the last two years has been the Asus ZenBook UX305. It features a full array of ports, stunningly thin design, an excellent keyboard and trackpad and won TechRadar’s coveted Editor’s Choice award twice. Best of all, with a starting price of $699 (£599, AU$1,199), the UX305 isn’t going to break the bank.
Asus hopes to replicate its success with the ZenBook Flip UX360, which is a convertible version of the venerable UX305. Can Asus replicate its success with its thin-and-light convertible? Let’s find out.
Design
While some may have criticized the ZenBook UX305 for looking too much like Apple’s MacBook Air, the ZenBook Flip UX360 offers just enough of a visual differentiation …read more
Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac