In the end, the ZenBook 3 Deluxe UX490UA offers the kind of excellent performance we expect from Kaby Lake-based Core i7 ultrabooks, and respectable battery life. It’s a solid productivity machine that looks great. However, it definitely occupies a premium price space, and it’s hard to overlook the 1080p display and less than solid feel.
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This notebook is truly stunning, and I totally get the zen approach that ASUS had in mind throughout the construction of the ZenBook 3. Personally, I'd have loved to see facial recognition security, a touch screen, and perhaps a hinge that allowed the...
There's a lot to love about the latest spin of the ZenBook 3, with the lightness of the device and it's high-end design being obvious highlights. It's as good at playing back movies as it is handling more serious office work. The performance on offer is...
There's a lot to like about the Asus Zenbook 3 Deluxe.For starters, there's the design. The care taken over the blue aluminium and gold edges makes for a machine that matches anything else on the market for luxury, and build quality is good too – it's a...
I reviewed the first ZenBook 3 in early 2017, and aside from a few niggles, it was a superb Ultrabook. The ZenBook 3 Deluxe is a better version, and in its latest incarnation, it looks like something very special. On paper, at least.The numbers never...
All in all, my final words for the ASUS ZenBook 3 Deluxe is this – I don't see a point in getting this laptop, actually. Firstly, to fully utilize what's offered in this laptop, you'll definitely have to get an external GPU. That by itself will cost a...
Asus has well and truly committed to the ultra-premium end of the laptop market, producing one of the most expensive Ultrabooks you can buy in the UK. A larger version of the ZenBook 3 I reviewed at the end of 2016, the Deluxe model increases screen...
The ASUS ZenBook 3 Deluxe is the latest and greatest from ASUS' ZenBook stables. It is definitely one of the best looking, if not the best looking notebook PCs currently in the market. It also comes with Intel's latest(at launch time) 7th Generation...
ASUS' new 14-inch ZenBook 3 Deluxe UX490UA is a solid ultrabook option, but it's only that. It's got great style with an ultra-thin design, low weight, and an excellent brushed aluminum body. The extra two USB-C ports alleviates one of the major...
There's no denying the Asus Zenbook Deluxe UX490U is a good looking device but if you're after a device that can cope well with processor heavy tasks like photo editing, you may want to look elsewhere. It's not touchscreen either, but it does have...