ASUS has launched two new mainstream notebooks, A540 & R558UR priced at Rs. 20,990 and Rs. 43,990 respectively.
The R558UR is upgraded variant of the R88UF premium notebooks and the A540 provides premium looks and has lightweight design, weighing just less than 2 Kg. Both boast of USB type C connectivity which is a first in their respective segments.
The ASUS R558UR fetures a Full HD Antiglare display which has twice the pixel density as compared to a HD Display offered by most of the competition. It also features the latest ultra-fast DDR4 memory which currently is only available in high end gaming machines. The Graphics have also been bumped up, courtesy of the New GT930MX graphics from Nvidia offering upto twice the performance compared with the competitors.
The A540 is contemporarily designed with stylish and elegant Glossy Brushed finish. Like R558UR, the A540’s Audio system is also powered by SonicMaster and Bang & Olufsen ICEpower.
Both the above notebooks’s Audio system is powered by SonicMaster and Bang & Olufsen ICEpower while the exclusive Splendid technology makes sure that your visual experience remains unadulterated.
| Model Name | R558UR |
| LCD Cover Color & Decoration | Glossy Dark Brown IMR |
| Top Case Color & Decoration | Matt Black IMR |
| On board processor | Intel Core i5-6200U Processor, 2.3GHz (3M Cache, up to 2.8GHz) |
| Operating System | Free DOS |
| Memory Slot | 1x |
| On board memory | DDR4 4GB |
| Memory Max. | 8G |
| How to upgrade memory | Upgradable dedicate Memory door on Bottom side |
| Total System Memory | DDR4 4GB |
| Storage | SATA 1TB 5400RPM 2.5′ HDD |
| Display | 15.6’//LED Back-lit//Ultra Slim 200nits//FHD 1920×1080 16:9//AG//NTSC:45% |
| External video display modes | HDMI 1.4 |
| Discrete/Share | Discrete |
| Video Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce 930MX (N16S-GMR) |
| IGPU | Intel HD graphics 520 |
| Video memory | DDR3 2GB |
| Video Camera | VGA web camera (Fixed type) |
| Optical Drive | [SATA] 8.9″mm 8X Super Multi with Double Layer |
| Wireless | 802.11bgn+Bluetooth 4.0 (Single band) 1*1 |
| LAN | 10/100/1000 Mbps |
| Card Reader | Spec: SD only |
| USB Port | 1x USB 2.0 1x USB 3.0 1x USB3.1 Type C (gen 1) |
| Interface | 1x Headphone-out & Audio-in Combo Jack 1x RJ45 LAN Jack for LAN insert 1x VGA Port (D-Sub) 1x HDMI |
| Audio | Built-in speaker Built-in microphone Sonic Master |
| Weight (Kg) | 2.10 KG (Without Battery) |
| Dimension (cm) | 38.2(W) x 25.6(D) x 2.55 ~ 2.55 (H) cm |
| AC Adapter | 65W AC Adapter Output : 19V DC, 3.42A, 65W Input : 100~240V AC, 50/60Hz universal |
| Battery | 38WHrs, 2S1P, 2-cell Li-ion Polymer Battery Pack |
| Keyboard type | Chiclet Keyboard |
| Keyboard Specification | ASUS 348mm keyboard with 19mm full size key pitch, integrated Numeric keypad |
| Software | ASUS Smart Gesture ASUS Splendid |
| Model Name | A540LA |
| Color | Black, Silver |
| On board processor | Intel Core i3-4005U Processor, 1.7GHz (3M Cache) |
| Operating System | Free DOS |
| Memory Slot | 1x |
| On board memory | DDR3 4GB |
| Memory Max. | 8G |
| Total System Memory | DDR3 4GB |
| Storage | SATA 1TB 5400RPM 2.5′ HDD |
| EMMC/ISSD | N/A |
| Display | 15.6’//LED Back-lit//Slim 200nits//HD 1366×768 16:9//Glare//NTSC:45% |
| External video display modes | HDMI 1.4 |
| IGPU | Intel HD Graphics 4400 |
| Video Camera | VGA web camera (Fixed type) |
| Optical Drive | [SATA] 8.9″mm 8X Super Multi with Double Layer |
| Wireless | 802.11bgn+Bluetooth 4.0 (Single band) 1*1 |
| LAN | 10/100 Mbps |
| Card Reader | Spec: SDXC |
| USB Port | 1x USB 2.0 1x USB 3.0 1x USB3.1 Type C (gen 1) |
| Interface | 1x Headphone-out & Audio-in Combo Jack 1x RJ45 LAN Jack for LAN insert 1x VGA Port (D-Sub) 1x HDMI |
| Audio | Built-in speaker Built-in microphone Sonic Master |
| Weight (Kg) | 1.84 KG (Without Battery) 2.00 KG (with 3 cell battery) |
| Dimension (cm) | 38.1(W) x 25.2(D) x 2.72 ~ 2.72 (H) cm |
| AC Adapter | 45W AC Adapter: Output: 19V DC, 2.37A, 45W: Input: 100~240V AC 50/60Hz universal |
| Battery | 33WHrs, 3S1P, 3-cell Li-ion Battery Pack |
| Keyboard type | Chiclet Keyboard |
