Lisa Gade reviews the incredibly small and light Asus ZenBook 3 UX390UA that directly competes with the 12” MacBook, and indirectly competes with the Dell XPS 13 and Razer Blade Stealth.
** Read our full written review here:
At 2.0 lbs. (910g) and 11.9mm (0.47”), it’s actually slightly smaller and thinner than the MacBook, yet it packs more power with Intel 7th generation Kaby Lake Intel Core i5-7200U and Core i7-7500U dual core 15 watt CPUs with Intel HD 620 graphics. The ZenBook has a rigid aluminum chassis that’s available in silver (our unit’s color), rose gold and royal blue (all with gold accents).
The laptop has one USB-C 3.1 gen.1 port and a 3.5mm audio jack. The $1,099 Core i5 model comes with 8 gigs of RAM and a 256 gig SSD and the $1,599 Core i7 model has 16 gigs of RAM and a 512 gig SSD. The ZenBook 3 has a very striking 1920 x 1080 IPS display (non-touch but glossy with Gorilla Glass 4).
