Besidesf ZenFone 3 range of smartphones, Asus has also launched in India ZenBook 3 Notebook at Rs. 1,47,990. Asus ZenBook 3 comes in three colors -Royal Blue, Rose Gold and Quartz Grey. This will be available from October 2016 onwards across all major e-commerce sites like Flipkart, Amazon, Snapdeal and all Asus Exclusive Stores & leading retail stores.
The USP of this Notebook is that it is ultra slim with 11.9mm chassis and weight of this device is mere 910g. This is very impressive looking notebook as it is made of aerospace-grade aluminum alloy, which is claimed to be 50% stronger than the standard alloy used in laptops. The ZenBook 3 has a full-size backlit keyboard with 19.8mm key pitch which is similar to most desktop keyboards and 0.8mm key travel to deliver comfortable typing experience.
This notebook comes with a built-in fingerprint reader with Windows Hello support gives users instant one-touch access, allowing them to sign in and unlock ZenBook 3 quickly and securely without having to type their password or PIN. This notebook has USB Type C port for charging. This notebook is packed with powerful battery which is claimed to provide 9 hours of life and with its fast charging technology, the battery can be charged upto 60% in just 49 minutes.
On the hardware front, the ZenBook 3 sports a 12.5-inch display with a wide 72% NTSC color gamut and an edge-to-edge covering of Corning Gorilla Glass 4. It is packed with upto Intel Core i7 processor, 16GB of 2133MHz RAM, up to a 1TB PCIe Gen 3 x4 SSD, powerful quad-speaker audio by Harman Kardon. It incorporates thinnest fan design at just 3mm for keeping this notebook cool all the time.
Key Features :
Processor : Intel Core i7-7500U Processor, 2.7GHz (4M Cache, up to 3.5GHz)
Operating System : Windows 10 (64bit)
Total System Memory : LPDDR3 16G/8G
Storage : PCIEG3x4 512G M.2 SSD/512G SATA3 M.2 SSD
Display : 12.5” LED Back-lit, Ultra Slim 300nits, FHD 1920×1080 16:9 with NTSC:72%
Video Camera : VGA web camera (Fixed type)
FingerPrint Reader
Ports : 1x Headphone-out & Audio-in Combo Jack
1x USB 3.1-Type C
Weight : (Kg) 0.91 KG (with 6 cell battery)
Dimension : (cm) 29.6(W) x 19.1(D) x 1.19 (H) cm
Battery : 40WHrs, 2S3P, 6-cell Li-ion Polymer Battery Pack