If the Asus Zenbook range of laptops has always distinguished itself by guaranteeing the maximum performance that can be found in a laptop configuration, the new ZenBook Pro 16X he stands out for many other aspects that make his power remain in the background.
The device is the most expensive in the Zenbook range, so it’s no surprise that for its purchase price you get access to premium specs. Where Asus is surprising is how much innovation (in many cases bold) it displays in its new flagship laptop.
The most basic configuration consists of a Core i7-12700H chip with 16 GB of RAM. However, the most powerful of the line offers performance-oriented Alde Lake-H processors with the Core i9-12900H model, matched with 32 GB of DDR5 RAM and the Nvidia RTX 3060 GPU.
In this way, the most demanding tasks such as video editing, programming or graphic design are within the reach of each of these teams, for which you have additional functions that will allow you to be more productive with the team. .
16-inch 4K OLED display
It’s no surprise that the Zenbook Pro 16X sports a 16-inch 4K OLED-like panel with a fairly common 16:10 aspect ratio. In fact, if all Asus laptops have one thing in common, it’s that they are marketed with OLED panels. .
In the case that brings us here, it supports touch operation and is DCI-P3 full color gamut compliant, with a refresh rate of 60Hz. In a device like prime you expect a display of at least 90 or 120 Hz.
The closed Zenbook Pro 16X may look like a regular laptop, but when you open it up, everything changes as a key design feature is revealed. The keyboard is raised slightly above the base to form an angle of inclination that facilitates the use of the keys.
Moreover, we see that between the keyboard and the touchpad there is the latest version of the ‘Asus Dial’, a physical rotary controller compatible with Adobe CC applications to be able to assign functions to quick movements with the dial.
It must be said that it is quite similar to what Microsoft offers with its Surface Dial, but unlike the Redmond option, Asus integrates it into the device itself, so you won’t leave it anywhere and you can use it. permanently used for many other things.
As standard, Asus allows you to adjust the brightness, saturation, volume or even the size of the brush. However, you can fully customize it in Windows 11. The feature was already available in last year’s Zenbook Pro 15, but it’s now 75% more compact.
Next to the dial, we see that the touch pad it’s quite generous, with the ability to enable a virtual numeric keypad. Ditching the number pad on a multi-inch laptop, there’s enough space to include large, well-spaced physical keys.
And it is that the keyboard itself offers up to seven different degrees of inclination, which allows typing at a more natural angle. It also helps increase airflow, an element of the cooling system used for electronic components.
Compared to traditional thermal paste, Asus mentions that this provides much more efficient thermal management over time, improving operating temperatures and ensuring a very quiet PC.
Another standout feature of the Zenbook Pro 16X is its 96 Wh battery, one of the largest you’ll find on any laptop today. Asus mentions up to 10 hours of battery life in typical use, with an accompanying 200W charger.
The price of ZenBook Pro 16X share of $2,999 depending on the configuration chosen for each case. In addition, these computers include in their price the Windows 11 Home or Professional license depending on the model chosen.
Asus Zenbook 17 Fold OLED and other models
Asus also has the ZenBook Pro 17 as a novelty, as well as a model Zenbook Pro 14 Duo with its classic dual-screen design to complete the range.
The 17-inch Zenbook model seems to have arrived on the market to compete with its main rival, the LG Gram 17, one of the big winners of our ranking of best laptops of the year
This computer comes with the latest AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX processor, an RTX 3050 GPU and a 2.5K display and its impressive 165Hz refresh rate. a 76Wh battery.
Other features to highlight are its generous selection of ports in this family, with 2x USB C, 2x USB A, SD card reader, 3.5mm audio jack and HDMI output. It also features a Full HD webcam, all in an 18.9 mm thick chassis.
In the absence of commercialization of the model Unveiled this year at CES 2022the Zenbook 17 times OLED (UX9702) which is a 17.3-inch all-screen device that folds down to a compact 12.5-inch size for easy portability.
It has its removable keyboard which can be placed on top of the screen to manage the physical keys, or placed on the side on the table to take advantage of the maximum viewing area of its 2.5K NanoEdge Dolby Vision screen.
The commercialization in Europe of the Fold OLED is about to fall, as Asus spokespersons confirmed during a meeting that took place in Madrid, with definitive availability scheduled for the last quarter of the year. year before the Christmas campaign.
