By Joe Osborne
Asus has become somewhat of an unsung hero in the computing world these past few years, often meeting its rivals’ products spec-for-spec for hundreds less. Its brand new ZenBook 3 Deluxe shown at CES 2017 accomplishes quite a lot, but somewhat eschews that modus operandi.
The ZenBook 3 Deluxe is, as the name implies, essentially a larger version of the recently-released ZenBook 3. That additional size brings with it some readily welcomed upgrades beyond just a larger 14-inch display.
Price and availability
At the moment, Asus plans to sell just one configuration of the ZenBook 3 Deluxe starting for $1,699 (about £1,371, AU$2,317) beginning this April. For that price, you’re getting a 14-inch display at FHD (1,920 x 1,080) resolution – yes, really – supported by an Intel Core i7 processor (7th generation Kaby Lake), 16GB of speedy 2,133MHz memory and a cool 1TB of solid-state storage.
So, while the internals are all just fine for that price, we’d expect at least a QHD display for 1,700 clams.
Design
Asus hasn’t deviated that far from what it established with the ZenBook 3 in terms of design. The laptop employs the same spun aluminum lid and base, though now it’s in …read more
Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac
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