Asus brought its new ZenBook 3 Deluxe to both CES and Computex this year, and now it’s available to buy. The laptop costs $1,699 on Asus’ eShop, Newegg, Amazon, and B&H. It appears Asus wants to directly compete with Apple’s new MacBook Pro or the Surface Laptop by featuring a 14-inch LED 1920 x 1080 display, two Thunderbolt 3 USB-C ports, one USB 3.1 USB-C port, 16GB of memory, 512GB of storage, and an Intel seventh-generation Core i7 processor. The Zenbook 3 Deluxe runs Windows 10 Pro.
Asus’ minimal-bezel ZenBook 3 Deluxe is now on sale
Photo by Nick Statt
I’m most intrigued by the color palette Asus offers. As my colleague Vlad Savov pointed out, the company is offering the new laptop in a blue-and-gold color scheme, as well as a gray-and-yellow one. The blue is certainly a statement.
I appreciate that Asus is taking a chance on color with its new high-end laptop. My only complaint, and what might make this device a tough sell, is its low-resolution display, especially compared to Apple’s retina displays. At least it has Thunderbolt ports, though, unlike the new Surface Laptop.
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