Asus’ large push to reinvent its laptop computer tech has lastly come to fruition, and the Zenbook S 16 makes the corporate a severe contender within the midrange laptop computer area and past.
It’s maybe greatest to begin with essentially the most seen improve: the chassis. Relatively than counting on the standard design of steel or plastic, Asus has invented a brand new materials known as Ceraluminum, which it says is the results of 4 years of labor to mix aluminum and a sort of ceramic into a brand new compound.
The main points are complicated and never completely clear, however basically it bonds the 2 supplies into one thing that, in principle, is stronger, lighter, and extra proof against put on and corrosion. Ceraluminum is used solely on the higher lid of the brand new Zenbook S, however you’ll discover it instantly. It seems like plastic however has the rigidity of steel, and it’s simple to see how skinny and lightweight it permits the display screen and lid to be.
The laptop computer is obtainable in two colours: Zumaia grey and Scandinavian white. I acquired the latter, which is extra of a silvery gentle grey, whereas the Zumaia choice may be very darkish.
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The 16-inch show supplies ample room for a spacious keyboard, although there isn’t any numeric keypad, leaving plenty of useless area on both facet. The half-height arrow keys are offset, positioned beneath the Shift button, making them extra handy to entry than these on many different laptops that cram them in amongst all the things else. I did discover the keyboard motion to be a bit mushy, nevertheless. The keyboard backlighting is extraordinarily shiny, and albeit too intense at full energy. Lastly, the big touchpad contains Good Gesture assist, which helps three-finger and four-finger shortcuts the person can customise. When you get the hold of them, they’ll actually pace up your work.
Underneath the hood, Asus has outfitted the Zenbook S 16 with the brand new AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 CPU (paired with a Radeon 880M GPU), 24 GB of RAM, and a 1-terabyte solid-state drive. The touchscreen’s decision is a strong 2,880 x 1,800 pixels. Enlargement ports are all side-mounted and embrace two USB-C connectors supporting USB4 (one is required for charging), a USB-A port, HDMI output (full-size), and a full-size SD card reader.
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