PRESS RELEASE
ZENBOOKTM ultraportables combine stunning slimline designs with impressive specifications and a range of screen sizes that include optional multi-touch
London, United Kingdom (October 23, 2012) - ASUS, a global leader in the new digital era, today announced an expanded range of sleek and stylish ZENBOOKTM ultraportables that cater for every mobile need. Inspired by the Zen philosophy of achieving balance through beauty and strength, ZENBOOKTM has an award-winning ultra-slim design with a beautiful, precision-engineered, spun-metal finish. ZENBOOKTM also features impressive specifications that include powerful quad-core processors, fast solid-state storage and capacitive multi-touch displays in a range of sizes.
Powerful performance in a range of sizes
ASUS ZENBOOKTM features a choice of 3rd generation Intel® CoreTM i3, i5 and i7 processors for outstanding multi-tasking performance, up to 10GB memory and powerful NVIDIA® GT graphics. Flexible storage options are also available, including high-capacity hard drives, hybrid drives with solid-state cache for accelerated performance and blazingly fast SSD drives for near-instant app launch times.
The expanded ZENBOOKTM range features models with 11.6", 13.3", 14", and 15.6" Full HD displays that are ideal for working with multiple windows side-by-side and enjoying high-definition movies in crisp detail. IPS display technology is standard across the range too, giving a bright, vibrant image with accurate colours and 178° wide viewing angle. Capacitive multi-touch displays are also available on the ZENBOOKTM U500VZ and UX31A for intuitive fingertip control with Windows 8, and a quick and easy way to work with large multimedia libraries.
Fully featured for flexible use
Backlit keyboards that automatically respond to ambient light levels and large multi-touch touchpads make ZENBOOKTM the perfect productivity tool. Dual-band Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0 offer high-performance wireless connectivity, while USB 3.0 ports offer full support for the latest high-speed external storage devices and rapid mobile-device recharging. ASUS Super Hybrid II technology also gives longer battery life too, and up to two weeks' standby time with two-second resume.
ZENBOOKTM is also ideally suited to entertainment. The ZENBOOKTM U500VZ, features a NVIDIA® GT mobile graphics for outstanding visual performance, while ASUS SonicMaster audio technology, developed with Bang & Olufsen® ICEpower, gives superlative sound quality across the entire range. An external subwoofer with the ZENBOOKTM U500VZ.
Finely crafted design
The beautiful slender profile of ZENBOOKTM is the result of intense research and development into sophisticated engineering techniques inspired by those used to create high-precision mechanical timepieces. The unique ‘spun-metal' finish of the ZENBOOKTM lid alone requires a 32-step manufacturing process, and the finely crafted aluminium case features a combination of gentle curves and a sleek contour that narrows to a mere 3mm. With its stunning design and incredible performance, ZENBOOKTM is a perfectly balanced ultraportable.
ASUS ZENBOOKTM Family
- ZENBOOKTM UX31A
A 13.3" Full HD display with optional capacitive multi-touch gives fingertip control with Windows 8 on the ZENBOOKTM UX31A. Available with an Intel® CoreTM i5 or i7 processor, up to 8GB memory and 256GB SSD storage, the UX31A features a slender design that tapers from 18mm to just 3mm and a low 1.3kg weight that makes it easy to carry.
- ZENBOOKTM U500VZ
The ZENBOOKTM U500VZ is a premium ultraportable with incredible amounts of performance, thanks to a powerful Intel® Core i7 quad-core standard-voltage processor and 8GB memory. NVIDIA® GT650M graphics with 2GB GDDR5 VRAM gives incredible performance with demanding professional applications on the brilliant 15.6" Full HD display, while optional capacitive multi-touch gives intuitive fingertip control with Windows 8. The U500VZ also features dual 256GB SSD storage with RAID 0 for near-instant app launching and the external subwoofer provides cinematic sound - all in a sleek design that weighs just 2kg and measures a mere 6mm at its thinnest point.
Full specifications are available at zenbook.asus.com.
