SeekerAsus ZenBook 15
The ZenBook 15 slots into a niche of its own, with the kind of versatility few other compact 15-inch laptops can offer right now. The design lines, the form-factor, the overall performance, and the long battery life are its main selling points, but it also has its fair share of quirks, as well as quite a few merely good enough traits, judging by today's expectations. We'll talk about all these in the review down below, and make sure to check out our reviews of the more recent ZenBook 15 launches, they're linked at the beginning of the article.
-- As reviewed by UltrabookReview
Product details
- 15.6-inch 2.8K (2880 x 1800) OLED NanoEdge display, with an expansive 16:9 aspect ratio, the display is Dolby Vision certified and PANTONE Validated to ensure accurate color rendering
- 120Hz refresh rate with 0.2ms response time and 550nits HDR peck brightness
- Latest AMD Ryzen 7 7735U Mobile Processor (8-core/16-thread, 16MB cache, up to 4.8 GHz max boost) and AMD Radeon Graphics
- Fast storage and memory featuring 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD with 32GB LPDDR5 on board RAM, Windows 11 Home
PROS
+ tiny form-factor, with small bezels and chin
+ simple looks and nice craftsmanship
+ good keyboard and touchpad
+ good quality screen (the matte option)
+ solid performance with daily use and demanding loads
+ runs quiet and cool with both everyday use and demanding loads
+ long battery life
CONS
- only available with a glossy non-touch screen in some regions
- no TB3
- soldered RAM, PCIe x2 storage with most configurations
- it can game, but don't expect much from the 1050 Max-Q GPU
- fans active all the time, and beware of potential coil whine
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By UltrabookReview on February 20, 2019
The ZenBook 15 slots into a niche of its own, with the kind of versatility few other compact 15-inch laptops can offer right now. The design lines, the form-factor, the overall performance, and the long battery life are its main selling points, but it also has its fair share of quirks, as well as quite a few merely good enough traits, judging by today's expectations. We'll talk about all these in the review down below, and make sure to check out our reviews of the more recent ZenBook 15 launches, they're linked at the beginning of the article.
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