![]() ![]() This means you’re constantly juggling which drive to use. As with past Zenbooks, Asus partitions the speedy solid-state drive into two nearly equal-size partitions, one for the OS, and another for data. Viewing angles are superb, as you’d expect with an IPS monitor. Video playback is excellent, with no stuttering or pauses. ![]() With a little calibration, the Asus could be a useful system for on-the-go photo editing. The 1080p IPS panel offers excellent color fidelity, though it’s just a touch on the muted side. All this is mitigated slightly by the physical size of the keys, which are suitably large. I found my fingers occasionally slipping off one key onto another while touch typing, and the tiny bumps on the F and J keys barely enough to help in finding the home row. ![]() While it’s fully backlit, the keys themselves are mostly flat, textureless, Chiclet-style keys. ![]() The LCD panel’s color balance can be tweaked using the Asus Splendid utility, but I’d suggest avoiding the “vivid” setting unless you like your color saturation particularly garish. Palm detection works well, so your hovering palm doesn’t send the cursor flying across the Windows desktop to be lost in a sea of icons.Īsus doesn’t include excessive bundleware, but it does load in Microsoft’s Windows Live software suite plus some useful utilities. It’s a bit overly sensitive out of the box, but changing the settings has a marked impact, unlike the original Zenbook. The improved touchpad is certainly welcome, if not perfect. While it doesn’t include a built-in ethernet connector, Asus thoughtfully includes a USB-to-ethernet adapter. On the networking side, the Zenbook ships with the aforementioned Bluetooth (4.0) and dual-band 802.11n that even supports the older 802.11a standard, making the system suitable for corporate use. Other ports include a mini-VGA port and a micro HDMI connector for external display and projector connectivity, plus a combination microphone/headphone jack. This is only just acceptable, but the lack of additional USB ports is mitigated by built-in Bluetooth and an integrated SD card reader that supports the latest SDXC high-capacity cards. The Zenbook ships with two USB 3.0 ports, one on each side. ![]()
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