ASUS has announced its newest productivity notebooks for the latter part of 2020. One of which is the new ZenBook S (UX393), powered by an 11th Gen. Intel Processor.
ZenBook S UX393 boasts a 13.9-inch 3.3K (3300 x 2200) NanoEdge touchscreen with 500 nits of brightness, ultraslim bezels. It’s also PANTONE Validated, covers 100% of the DCI-P3, and 133% of the sRGB color gamut.
The notebook features an edge-to-edge backlit keyboard design with 1.35mm key travel, as well as the ASUS NumberPad, which basically turns the touchpad into an alphanumeric keypad for those quick computational tasks.
Under the hood is an Intel Core i7-1165G7 processor with Intel Iris Xe Graphics, along with 16GB of 4266MHz LPDDR4x RAM and a 1TB PCIe NVMe 3.0×4 M.2 SSD for storage.
For ports, its got two Thunderbolt 4 USB-C ports, a USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A port, a standard HDMI port, and a microSD card reader.
Specifications
| CPU | Intel Core i7-1165G7 processor |
| Display | 13.9” 3.3K (3300 x 2200) NanoEdge touchscreen with 3:2 aspect ratio and 500 nits brightness, ultraslim 2.68 mm side bezels, 8.26 mm bottom bezel, and 92% screen-to-body ratio |
| PANTONE Validated, 100% DCI-P3, 133% sRGB color gamut | |
| IPS-level wide-view technology | |
| Operating system | Windows 10 Home |
| Graphics | Intel Iris Xe Graphics |
| Main memory | 16 GB 4266 MHz LPDDR4x |
| Storage | 1TB PCIe® NVMe™ 3.0 x4 M.2 SSD |
| Connectivity | Intel WiFi 6 with Gig+ performance (802.11ax) |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | |
| Camera | 3D IR HD camera with Windows Hello support |
| I/O ports | 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 USB-C® (up to 40 Gbps) |
| 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A (up to 5 Gbps) | |
| 1 x Standard HDMI | |
| 1 x MicroSD card reader | |
| Touchpad | Keyboard |
| Edge-to-edge design, full-size backlit, with 1.35 mm key travel | |
| ASUS NumberPad | |
| Glass-covered; intelligent palm-rejection | |
| Audio | ASUS SonicMaster stereo audio system with surround-sound; smart amplifier for maximum audio performance |
| Array microphone with Cortana and Alexa voice-recognition support | |
| Certified by Harman Kardon | |
| Battery | 65 W power adaptor |
| AC adapter | Plug Type: Type-C |
| (Output: 20 V DC, 65 W) | |
| (Input: 100-240 V AC, 50/60 Hz universal) | |
| Dimensions | 306 x 224 x 15.7 mm |
| Weight | Approx. 1.35 kg |
Availability and Pricing
ASUS ZenBook S (UX393) will be available in Q4 of 2020. For more updates, stay tuned to ASUS Philippines’ Official Facebook Page.
Emman has been writing technical and feature articles since 2010. Prior to this, he became one of the instructors at Asia Pacific College in 2008, and eventually landed a job as Business Analyst and Technical Writer at Integrated Open Source Solutions for almost 3 years.
