 Revealed last night in Sydney, Asus’ new flagship Zenbooks UX301/ UX302 – its new Ultrabook with “next generation in notebook technology”.
The sophisticated Zenbook has a wraparound screen, the front panel is made of glass while the lid is decked out with scratch resistant Corning Gorilla Glass 3.
It has the trademark Zenbook metallic ‘spun’ metal design and comes in Moonstone White and Sapphire Blue.
The Zenbook UX301 – is a 13.3″ Full HD touchscreen with Intel 4th gen Intel Core (i5) that runs Windows 8, costing $1799.
There’s also a high-end 28W Intel Core i7-4558U dual-core option with 512GB RAID0 SSD storage.
Zenbooks feature either Windows 8/8 Pro, Intel Iris graphics or NVIDIA GeForce GT 730M graphics with Optimus technology, and have impressive Bang & Olufsen ICE Power Stereo speakers.
It has the usual connections including WiFi, USB 3.0 and Bluetooth 4.0.
SPECIFICATIONS
Processor UX301: Intel Core i5-4200U / i7-4558U / UX302: Intel Core i5-4200U / i7-4500U
Operating system Windows 8 / Windows 8 Pro
Display 13.3-inch LED backlit with 10-point capacitive multi-touch
UX301: 2560 x 1440 WQHD / 1920 x 1080 Full HD IPS/ UX302: 1920 x 1080 Full HD IPS Graphics
UX301: Intel HD Graphics 5100 UX302: Intel HD Graphics 4400 / NVIDIA GeForce GT 730M (2GB VRAM)
Memory UX301: 4/8GB DDR3L (1600MHz) UX302: 2/4GB DDR3L (1600MHz)
Storage UX301: Up to 2 x SSD 256GB (RAID0)/ UX302: Up to 750GB hard drive with 16GB SSD cache
Connectivity UX301: 802.11ac (dual-band), Ports: 2 x USB 3.0, Micro-HDMI 1.4, 3.5mm headphone/mic, SD card reader UX302: 802.11ac (dual-band).
Bluetooth 4.0, Mini DisplayPort, 3 x USB 3.0, HDMI 1.4, 3.5mm headphone/mic socket, SD card reader Audio Bang & Olufsen ICE Power Stereo speakers with ASUS SonicMaster audio technology
Internal array mic Battery Lithium polymer (50W)
Size & weight UX301: 325 x 226 x 15.5mm, 1.2kg UX302: 325 x 226 x 17.2mm, 1.45kg
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