Bottom line: Of the 5 newly introduced creator-focused laptops, Asus has put probably the most energy contained in the Zenbook Pro 16X OLED. This mannequin and the 14-inch dual-screen variant include Twelfth-gen Core i9 chips and Nvidia RTX graphics, whereas the 15-inch mannequin will get a Core i7/Intel Arc GPU combo. The newly added 17-inch Pro combines an AMD Ryzen 9 chip with Nvidia RTX graphics. For creators after one thing light-weight and moveable, there’s the newly introduced S13 Flip collection arriving quickly in each Intel and AMD flavors.
Asus has lined just about each laptop computer kind issue with its refreshed Zenbook lineup, focusing on creators with quite a lot of use circumstances and budgets. The principal spotlight is the Zenbook Pro 16X OLED (UX7602), Asus’ strongest Zenbook thus far. Fully specced, its 16.9mm, 2.4kg aluminum chassis can home a 14C/20T Core i9-12900H chip paired with an RTX 3060 GPU (70W), 32GB RAM and 2TB of PCIe 4.0 M.2 storage.
Asus notes that the Zenbook Pro 16X is an Nvidia Studio validated laptop computer, which suggests it comes with optimized show drivers for artistic apps like After Effects, Maya, Blender, and DaVinci Resolve. It’s additionally helped by the 4K 16:10 OLED 60Hz contact panel that is Pantone validated, helps one hundred pc of the DCI-P3 coloration area and provides 550 nits of max brightness. Further management over apps is made attainable by a rotatory controller subsequent to the haptics-enabled touchpad.
For thermals, the Zenbook Pro 16X makes use of Asus’s new IceCool Pro vapor chamber cooling system that options twin followers with 97 blades every, a 5mm warmth pipe for the CPU and GPU, and an Active Aerodynamic System (AAS) Ultra mechanism for warmth dissipation. This entails making a 14.5mm elevate that tilts the keyboard by 7 levels, permitting the CPU and GPU to run at a mixed complete of 140W TDP with out throttling.
Asus claims a slightly spectacular battery lifetime of as much as 10 hours with the onboard 96Wh unit, although that is possible contemplating mild to reasonable use. In phrases of connectivity, the Zenbook Pro 16X comes with twin Thunderbolt 4 ports, alongside a single HDMI 2.1, USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A port, 3.5mm jack, microSD card reader, and DC-in for the 200W energy adapter. It’s anticipated to go on sale later this month, beginning at $2,600 for the bottom mannequin.
Its barely smaller dual-screen sibling, the Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED will also be had with the identical 14C/20T Core i9-12900H chip, RAM, storage and connectivity choices, however right here the graphics max out with an RTX 3050Ti.
The Duo’s 14.5-inch 16:10 OLED display has a decision of two,880 x 1,800px with a smoother 120Hz refresh charge. The smaller chassis weighs as much as 1.75kg relying upon specs and comes with a 4-cell 76Wh battery. This mannequin is predicted to begin at $2,000 when it goes on sale later this month.
Asus has additionally given a {hardware} refresh to its present 15.6-inch Duo mannequin (UX582) with an improve to Twelfth-gen Intel chips and RTX 30 collection graphics. There’s now additionally a newly added 15.6-inch convertible, referred to as the Zenbook Pro 15 Flip that encompasses a conventional 16:9 show, which Asus says makes it the world’s first laptop computer with a 15.6-inch 2.8K (2,880 x 1,800px) 120Hz OLED touchscreen.
This mannequin makes use of Intel silicon in each the CPU (i7-12700H) and the GPU (Arc A370M) division, and comes with 16GB of soldered RAM and 1TB of M.2 storage. Another fascinating addition to the Zenbook Pro collection is the brand new, larger AMD-powered 17.3-inch variant.
This mannequin is supplied with an 8C/16T Ryzen 9 6900HX or Ryzen 7 6800 cellular silicon, with the choice to select from an RTX 3050 GPU or Radeon R7 graphics. It’s additionally the one mannequin from Asus’ newest laptop computer bulletins to characteristic a non-OLED panel. The 17.3-inch display, nevertheless, is respectable when it comes to different specs, and packs QHD decision, one hundred pc DCI-P3 protection and a easy 120Hz refresh charge.
Lastly, there are the Intel and AMD-powered variants of the Zenbook S13 Flip OLED. Both characteristic as much as 16GB of RAM and a terabyte of storage however have minor variations when it comes to connectivity. The Intel model might be had with both an 8C/16T i7-1260P or an i5-1240P chip, whereas the AMD mannequin provides the selection of an 8C/16T Ryzen 7 6800U or a 6C/12T Ryzen 5 6600U. There’s no devoted GPU choice on both model.
Both fashions have a 13.3-inch 16:10 OLED contact display with 2.8K decision. They additionally pack the identical 67Wh battery in a 14.9mm skinny magnesium alloy chassis. Asus claims a 19-hour battery life for the S-series fashions.
In addition to ‘Ponder Blue’ and ‘Refined White’ colours of the Intel variant, Asus may even provide the selection of ‘Aqua Celadon’ and ‘Vestige Beige’ finishes on the AMD mannequin when gross sales start in Q3 2022.