The 2 massive issues for ASUS this yr appear to be AI-powered options and 16-inch screens, no matter whether or not you’re their productiveness or gaming-centric laptops.
On the 2024 launch occasion at this time, ASUS spotlighted the Vivobook 16 (A1605), Zenbook 14 OLED (UX3405), Zenbook DUO, ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024), and TUF Gaming F16 (2024).
With fairly just a few laptops to undergo, we’ll concentrate on a number of the extra attention-grabbing ones.
ASUS Zenbook DUO
The Zenbook DUO isn’t the predecessor to the Zenbook 17 Fold OLED, for those who have been questioning. It’s in a class of its personal, and can please followers who need extra display screen actual property however dislike the look and utility of only one massive, foldable display screen.
Made for multitasking and mobility on the go, the Zenbook DUO options twin 14-inch 3K (2880 x 1800) OLED touchscreens, with a 120Hz refresh price and 16:10 facet ratio. The chassis measures simply 14.6mm and options a number of ports and an audio jack.
The shows are joined by a lay-flat 180-degree hinge that expands your visible workspace to 19.eight inches, which can be utilized in a vertical or horizontal orientation for versatile work modes.
It comes with a chargeable ASUS ErgoSense keyboard that may be absolutely indifferent, or positioned on the decrease show for a extra conventional laptop expertise. There’s additionally a built-in kickstand on the again of the laptop.
Altogether, this lets you use the laptop in some ways. Other than the standard model, you should utilize every display screen independently which is handy when it is advisable work utilizing a reference, and you may decide to have this in a top-bottom orientation.
Or, flip the laptop on its aspect and also you get a side-by-side view of your work. For individuals who don’t need to convey the removable keyboard round, the decrease display screen might be configured as a full-size digital keyboard.
Internally, the Zenbook DUO boasts the most recent era of Intel processors, as much as the all-new Core Extremely 9-H sequence, and has 32GB of LPDDR5x RAM and 1TB PCIe 4.Zero SSD.
The Intel Core Extremely processors characteristic Intel’s first built-in Neural Processing Unit (NPU) to assist unlock AI experiences on the PC, together with low-latency AI computing, accelerated multitasking, superior immersive graphics, and extra.
The battery has additionally been redesigned to a 75 Wh high-capacity one with an prolonged lifespan that helps as much as 20% extra charging cycles than the earlier era.
The Intel Core Extremely 7 processor variant of the Zenbook DUO will probably be accessible from February 19, 2024, onwards, and is priced at RM9,999. In the meantime, the variant that includes the Intel Core Extremely 9 processor will probably be coming to Malaysia at a later date.
ASUS TUF Gaming F16
A brand-new gaming laptop from ASUS, the TUF Gaming F16 has an upgraded chassis and a 16-inch show with a 16:10 ratio, giving customers a 90% screen-to-body ratio.
It’s accessible with a 13th Gen Intel Core i7-13650HX with 14 cores and 20 threads, ultrafast RAM, and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 GPU with NVIDIA Superior Optimus for what ASUS assures will probably be long-lasting worth for mainstream avid gamers.
A 90Wh battery will energy your gaming wants too.
ASUS added that upgradeability is a key spotlight of the TUF Gaming F16 with two reminiscence and storage slots accessible for growth. The laptop has additionally been examined to the new 2024 military-grade MIL-STD-810H requirements for sturdiness, together with vibration, shock, altitude, and temperature resistance.
This will probably be accessible in Mecha Grey, and in two GPU choices: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU-powered model (RM 5,999), and the GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU-powered choice (RM 6,299).
It ought to be on cabinets from January 24, 2024, onwards.
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16
The Zephyrus G16 has been utterly redesigned and now options all-aluminium and ultra-sleek chassis designs.
This yr, brand-new Intel and NVIDIA silicon with highly effective AI acceleration options have additionally been added. Principally, this can supercharge your expertise, be it with gaming or work.
The AI options embody Microsoft Copilot in Home windows, video conferencing instruments like dynamic backgrounds and computerized gaze correction, and rendering know-how like NVIDIA DLSS and Body Technology.
It’s additionally the primary ROG OLED gaming laptop with ROG Nebula Show, and sports activities a 2.5K 240Hz show.
This enables it to showcase true inky blacks, nice color accuracy, and gives avid gamers with a 0.2ms gray-to-gray response time for the cleanest picture attainable.
On the surface, the new aluminium CNC-machined chassis presents weight discount, structural rigidity, and elevated chassis area.
This design provides the laptop an edge-to-edge keyboard design, and bigger and louder audio system (25% bigger than the earlier era, with a 47% quantity improve).
To extend precision in typing and scrolling in addition to facilitate fluid gaming, the Zephyrus G16 comes with bigger particular person keycaps and a bigger touchpad.
A new colourway, Platinum White, has been launched, and the laptop additionally sports activities a new LED lighting array on the lid.
The Slash Lighting array traces a diagonal line throughout the lid, and has animated sequences and customisable distinctive patterns.
For a gaming laptop, it nonetheless boasts portability, measuring 1.49cm thick and weighing 1.85kg.
The ROG Zephyrus G16 begins at RM9,999 and the Intel Core Extremely 7 Processor 155H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB GDDR6 (105W) model will probably be accessible across the finish of January.
The upper-end variants will are available round mid-February, with costs going as much as RM14,999.
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It’s nonetheless tough to see AI options as greater than only a buzzword in a variety of the patron tech we have now as of late, however AI has been used to boost consumer expertise throughout gadgets and types for fairly some time now.
As an finish consumer, I believe whereas I may not but be capable to absolutely perceive simply what the AI is doing for me, I can undoubtedly nonetheless admire higher efficiency and utility in a tool.
Plus, I’m all the time down for manufacturers being daring sufficient to attempt one thing new.
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