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Review Summary
2019-08-12T07:56:31
I bought this laptop from Adorama in the Fall of 2017 and paid $ It was worth every dollar. You definitely want the i7-8550U chip as when it was first released there was another chip variation that seemed to have problems and was slower from my research on it. I have only ever owned Apple computers since the very first home computer they commercially made. All my numerous laptops over the years have been Apples and this is my very first PC. It is a beautiful computer with plenty of power for me to run Photoshop and Illustrator and I also use it for coding and watching movies. This laptop IS very delicate tho and I usually keep my laptops in heavy use for 10 years on average. Because of all the reviews I have read about how fragile it is I use a LOT of external accessories. When I travel I use a Pelican 1085 hardcase which fits this and my medium Wacom Intuos Pro perfectly. I also use a product called DefenderPad which gives stability to it when I use the computer on my lap but I also keep the DefenderPad under the laptop when on the desk as it keeps it from overheating generally speaking. My home set-up is also very specific. There are only 3 ports on this laptop which is how they managed to make it so thin. Only 2 of the USB-C ports are Thunderbolt 3. I have an Apple Thunderbolt monitor hooked up directly into one of the 2 Thunderbolt ports via an Apple Thunderbolt 3 to 2 adapter. The other Thunderbolt port I use the external dongle that came with this for a wireless mouse. The third port I use for charging. On Bluetooth I use the Apple 3rd gen wireless keyboard and also the Wacom tablet. When I travel I prefer to use a USB-c to USB-c direct cord to connect the Wacom. I have read complaints that the keyboard is very delicate and I could see how heavy typing could be a problem. The Apple wireless keyboard solves that issue. I have also read that people have problems with hinges on the screen. I never over-extended the screen and it has been fine for me. But the home set-up allows me to use the laptop in "clamshell" mode. With the unit closed, you wake up the computer with the wireless keyboard and unlock using a pin code. From there you can use the mouse and keyboard to navigate. Putting it to sleep is a bit tricky and involves turning the mouse off simultaneously as you hit sleep. Alternatively you can just shut it down. You would have to use the power button to start-up before closing it to do "clamshell" mode. The reason I love this model so much is because it is aesthetically gorgeous plus the compatibility with Apple products. There are a very limited number of PC's that will work with the Apple Thunderbolt monitor out of the box. Altho the pix on this ASUS max out at 1040, it still works fine with the monitor. I am not a photographer so this resolution works okay for my needs. It took me literal decades to come around to PC's but I think Windows has come a long away from what it was in the 90's-2000's. And Apple unfortunately has in my opinion changed for the worse since then. This ASUS model is not for everyone but I am possibly even happier with my purchase than I was 2 years ago. Adorama is also a great place to purchase from as their customer service is phenomenal. Myer helps me with my purchases and is very NY, which is just fine with me!
Serge P.
2017-10-17T13:49:51
I have only used it for three weeks, and I love it. Everything I expected was fulfilled completely. Featherweight, powerful, extremely fast, 14-inch screen and a very stylish design. I travel constantly and this Asus Zenbook 3 Deluxe is perfect for my work. Note: The 3 USB ports are USB type C. I had to buy adapters for my old peripherals.
JORGE F.
Windows 10 Pro
Intel Core i7-8550U processor, 8th Gen, Quad Core
1.8GHz
4.0GHz
Integrated Intel HD Graphics 620
14" LED-backlit Full HD (1920 by 1080)
60Hz refresh rate, wide 100% sRGB color gamut
178 deg. wide-view technology
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 cover
1000:1 TV-grade contrast ratio
ASUS Eye Care technology for up to 30% blue-light reduction
7.46mm-thin bezel with 84% screen-to-body ratio
16GB RAM, 2133MHz LPDDR3 onboard (max optional memory: 32GB)
512GB PCIe 3.0 x 4 SSD
No
2x Thunderbolt 3 USB-C with support for:
Charging
DisplayPort (Dual 4K UHD external displays)
Thunderbolt (up to 40 Gbps, 8 times faster than USB 3.0)
USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10 Gbps, 20 times faster than USB 2.0)
1x USB 3.1 Gen 1 USB-C with support for:
Charging
Data transfer (up to 5 Gbps)
Full-size backlit, with 1.2mm key travel
Glass-covered with:
Integrated fingerprint sensor with Windows Hello support
Intelligent palm-rejection
Handwriting input support
Precision touchpad (PTP) support with up to four-finger smart gestures
Yes
Quad-speaker ASUS SonicMaster Premium stereo audio system with surround-sound effects
Harman Kardon-certified
Smart amplifier for maximum audio performance
Array microphone with Cortana voice-recognition support
3.5mm headphone jack
Wi-Fi: 802.11ac Wi-Fi; IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n compatible
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 4.1 wireless technology
VGA Web Camera
Up to 12 hours battery life
46Wh 4-cell lithium-polymer battery
Fast-charging technology: 60% in 49 mins
65W USB-C power adapter
(Output: 19V DC, A, 65W)
(Input: 100-240V AC, 50/60Hz universal)
ASUS Splendid
ASUS Eye Care
ASUS Tru2life Video
ASUS AudioWizard
0.51 x 12.95 x 8.27" (1.30 x 32.89 x 21.01cm)
2.42 lbs (1.10kg)
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By Serge P.
I bought this laptop from Adorama in the Fall of 2017 and paid $ It was worth every dollar. You definitely want the i7-8550U chip as when it was first released there was another chip variation that seemed to have problems and was slower from my research on it. I have only ever owned Apple computers since the very first home computer they commercially made. All my numerous laptops over the years have been Apples and this is my very first PC. It is a beautiful computer with plenty of power...
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Excellent and powerful Notebook Computer
By JORGE F.
I have only used it for three weeks, and I love it. Everything I expected was fulfilled completely. Featherweight, powerful, extremely fast, 14-inch screen and a very stylish design. I travel constantly and this Asus Zenbook 3 Deluxe is perfect for my work. Note: The 3 USB ports are USB type C. I had to buy adapters for my old peripherals.
They say that you can't improve on perfection. That's a nice thought, but with the new ZenBook 3 Deluxe we've proved them wrong by taking the amazing ZenBook 3 and making it even better. ZenBook 3 Deluxe achieves the almost-impossible, featuring a gorgeous 14-inch display in an elegant and compact chassis that's no bigger than many 13-inch laptops. It's an unrivaled combination of power and beauty, giving you the perfect balance between portability and productivity.
Measuring just 12.9mm thin and weighing only 2.42 lbs, ZenBook 3 Deluxe has everything you need for superb on-the-go performance, including a 8th Generation Intel Core i7 processor, 512GB PCIe SSD, two USB Type-C (USB-C) ports with Thunderbolt 3 for dual 4K UHD display supports and a powerful quad-speaker audio system. ZenBook 3 Deluxe takes ZenBook 3 to the next level - for the ultimate prestige and performance.
Craftsmanship
Crafted to perfection
ZenBook 3 Deluxe has a very simple design philosophy: Never compromise. It's a masterpiece of craftsmanship, with a beauty that reflects a painstaking attention to detail. The perfect curves of the all-aluminum chassis are carved from a single block of metal that then goes through a 40-step process to create the iconic ultra-fine spun-metal finish with its lustrous, silky sheen. A complex two-phase anodizing process is then used to create the elegant golden diamond-cut edges and unique golden ASUS lid logo. The result is a breathtakingly exquisite design that offers the perfect combination of beauty, mobility, performance and productivity.
Beauty
The 13-inch laptop with a 14-inch display
The chassis of ZenBook 3 Deluxe is the size of many 13-inch laptops - yet it features an extra-large 14-inch display. ZenBook 3 Deluxe is constructed from premium, aerospace-grade aluminum alloy. This grade of allow is 50% stronger than standard alloy, allowing the ZenBook 3 Deluxe to have an amazingly thin 12.9mm profile and weigh only 2.42 lbs. ASUS ZenBook 3 Deluxe features 0.55mm thick Corning Gorilla Glass 5, which is the toughest cover glass yet while delivering the damage resistance Gorilla Glass is known for.
Screen
NanoEdge Display: ultra-narrow bezel
Fitting a 14-inch Full HD display into a 13-inch frame wasn't easy. One of the keys to achieving this for ZenBook 3 Deluxe is its NanoEdge ultra-narrow display bezel, which is just 7.46mm wide. This allows the biggest possible screen area, giving ZenBook 3 Deluxe a class-leading 84% screen-to-body ratio. Wide-viewing-angle technology ensures undistorted color and great contrast at viewing angles up to 178 deg. , for easy collaboration and screen sharing. This superb display with its realistic color reproduction and crisp detail must be seen to be believed.
Ultra-realistic visuals
To deliver the ultimate visual experiences, ZenBook 3 Deluxe harnesses the power of exclusive ASUS display technologies, with optimized hardware and software components combined to deliver the best possible imagery. The wide 100% sRGB color gamut and TV-grade 1000:1 contrast ratio ensure more-vivid, more-lifelike colors and ASUS Splendid technology fine-tunes display parameters to ensure superb color accuracy while also providing automatic optimization for any kind of image.
ASUS Tru2life Video is a remarkable real-time video enhancement technology that optimizes the appearance of every pixel in every video frame, delivering a 200% contrast improvement and pin-point sharpness.
Performance
Unprecedented performance
ZenBook 3 Deluxe is built to deliver unprecedented performance, using only carefully selected, best-in-class components. These include the latest 8th Generation Intel Core i7 processor; up to 16GB of 2133MHz ultra-fast, power-saving LPDDR3 memory; an 512GB PCIe 3.0 x4 SSD that is 3 times faster than SATA SSDs; and the latest Thunderbolt 3-enabled USB-C ports for up to 40 Gbps data transfers, dual 4K UHD external displays or external graphics dock support. So there's no need to worry about what you can or can't do with ZenBook 3 Deluxe - with this kind of power the sky's the limit!
Thunderbolt 3
For unlimited possibilities
ZenBook 3 Deluxe has two USB-C ports that incorporate the latest Thunderbolt 3 technology for versatile, ultra-fast connections. Thunderbolt 3 supports data transfers at up to 40 Gbps, which is twice the bandwidth of Thunderbolt 2 and 8 times faster than USB 3.0. The Thunderbolt 3-enabled USB-C ports also support power delivery. Additionally, Thunderbolt 3 delivers enhanced graphics options to improve productivity, with support for dual 4K UHD external displays. With Thunderbolt 3, your imagination is the limit.
Thermal System
The coolest of cool
The challenge in designing a fast, ultra-thin laptop boils down to basic physics. To prevent the laptop from getting too hot, warm air inside needs to be expelled as quickly as possible. For the mighty Intel Core i7 processor in ZenBook 3 Deluxe ASUS engineers had to invent a brand-new cooling system using state-of-the-art components, including a liquid-crystal-polymer fan impeller that's just 0.3mm thick and a copper-alloy heat pipe with walls that are a mere 0.1mm thick.
This innovative cooling system is just 3mm high and the warm air from the interior is gently expelled via hidden vents in the hinge. The overall design allows for efficient, serenely quiet cooling- even under full loads.
Battery
All-day battery, charged in minutes
A laptop as beautiful and powerful as ZenBook 3 Deluxe deserves nothing less than all-day battery life. To achieve the remarkable up-to-12-hour battery life of the ZenBook 3 Deluxe, we designed a special high-capacity 46Wh lithium-polymer battery, shaped to fit precisely into an incredibly thin profile. We also added fast-charge technology that allows charges of up to 60% capacity in just 49 minutes.
Ubiquity
Mobility without bounds
We live in a wireless world and ZenBook 3 Deluxe is fully equipped to give you the very best connection - anywhere. It features the latest power-efficient Bluetooth 4.1 and dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi, which is more reliable and up to 6 times faster than the previous-generation 802.11n. And with exclusive ASUS software you can create your own personal data cloud for fast, secure and convenient access to all of your files, wherever they're stored.
Keyboard and Touchpad
No-compromise productivity
The best ultraportable laptop deserves an exceptional keyboard. With ZenBook 3 Deluxe, the keyboard was engineered into the design from the start. Its full-size backlit keyboard has impressive 1.2mm key travel, making typing more comfortable and more accurate. ZenBook 3 Deluxe also includes a precision touchpad that's cleverly engineered for maximum comfort and accuracy, with a glass covering for smooth control and incorporating palm-rejection technology, multi-touch gestures and handwriting support.
Fingerprint Sensor
One-touch access with Windows Hello
Accessing your ZenBook 3 Deluxe couldn't be easier or more secure, thanks to Windows Hello technology and the fingerprint sensor built into the touchpad. Now there's no need to type in your password every time to log in - a single touch is all it takes!
SonicMaster Premium
Sound that will amaze you
To give ZenBook 3 Deluxe unsurpassed audio capabilities, the ASUS Golden Ear team cooperated with audio specialists Harman Kardon to produce the next generation of ASUS SonicMaster Premium audio technology. The results are astonishing. ZenBook 3 Deluxe has an array of four separate high-quality speakers designed to deliver true surround-sound that envelops you with cinema-quality audio.
A special four-channel smart amplifier ensures maximum volume with zero distortion, for powerful, clear sound. Once you've tried it, we think you'll agree - ZenBook 3 Deluxe delivers the most incredible sound you've ever heard on an ultra-slim laptop!