The ZenBook lineup from Asus is one of the most popular premium series we have ever used till now. They have some unique designs within their high end laptops or we can say premium ultrabooks that in look wise is awesome. The best part is the design which i love the most. You will never going to have a single complaint regarding the style and design of the laptop.
So, today to review we are having the latest laptop from Asus zenbook lineup, Asus Zenbook 3 UX390UA. This is one of the most premium laptops from Asus and is priced at 1,47,990 INR. This laptop is surely going to give huge competition to Apple 12″ Macbook and some other premium manufacturers.
Asus Zenbook UX390UA / UX390UAK | |
Screen | 12.5″, 1920 x 1080px, IPS, non-touch, glossy, Gorilla Glass 4 |
Processor | Intel Kaby Lake Core i7-7500U CPU |
Video | Intel HD 620 |
Memory | 16 GB LPDDR3 2133 MHz (soldered) |
Storage | 512 M.2 NVMe SSD (80 mm) |
Connectivity | Wireless AC (Intel AC 8260), Bluetooth 4.1, WiDi |
Ports | 1x USB 3.1 Type-C gen 1, mic/headphone |
Baterry | 40 Wh |
Operating system | Windows 10 |
Size | 296 mm or 11.66” (w) x 191 mm or 7.51” (d) x 11.9 mm or 0.46” (h) |
Weight | 2.00 lbs (910 g) |
Extras | Backlit keyboard, VGA webcam, available in three colors: Rose Gold, Royal Blue or Quarts Gray, IO adapter included in the pack |
Design and Built
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We get proper travel space for typing on Zenbook 3 UX390, and the best thing is that they have not removed the backlit keyboard which was removed in Zenbook flip. Rest keyboard is fast and you are surely going to love your typing on it. While we were testing our unit, i just can’t make my hands of from zenbook 3 for all office work.
TrackPad and Fingerprint
We also get a fingerprint scanner added on upper right corner of trackpad, which is extremely fast. I would say the placement of fingerprint sensor is not appropriate they can take some other place which will be more convenient for the users to use the trackpad as well as fingerprint
Display
The display is quite reflective and using in sunlight might affect you. If you travel a lot then i would suggest you to use some matte screen guard which will give extra protection to the screen as well as it won’t get reflective while using in outdoor.
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In Zenbook we get 300 Nits of brightness which i think is more than enough for this kind of ultrabook. Still i would day while watching movies on Full HD or on 4k, they look awesome.
Ports
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I think at least with this price they should add USB Type-C 3.1 (10 gbps), rest i would say for daily travel it is having enough what they need with this specs and portability, Asus zenbook 3 is way better than what we get in Apple 12-inch Macbook.
Sound
Performance
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Even using it on high end usage with this kaby lake processor it wont lag in any scenario. Asus Zenbook 3 is a portable beast. If the price is little bit low i will surely buy it for personal use.
Battery life
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Overall i would say it will be easily up for you whole day of normal usage which includes web browsing and other small stuff. If you use it intensely with high end graphics work it will surely die in 3 to 4 hours max.
Verdict
Overall, i would say if you are a traveler and need to laptop which is way portable with windows and can handle all your high end stuff then this one is for you.
Pros
- Design (Top Notch)
- Performance
- Awesome audio
- Battery is great with this processor
- Type -C Adapter is Included in the package using which you can connect normal pendrive in the laptop. (Macbook won’t provide any adapter)
Cons
- Very expensive
- USB Type -C (1st gen)
Good Specifications of Asus Zenbook I really like it, design looks so cool pretty interesting.
this surely has some Impressive specs to go with that amazingly slim design, not to mention that display with small bezels, but priced way to high, anyone will rather buy an Apple Macbook for the same price or even low!!
Asus Zenbook3 super awesome and thanks for this detailed review.
It mesmerizing me. I Must buy one. :O