Asus ZenBook S UX391UA Laptop Review

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If you are someone who is looking for a laptop for productivity purposes, such as a laptop for video conversion purposes or a laptop for programmers, the Asus ZenBook S UX391UA could be one of them. There are several good things offered by one of these quality laptops from Asus.

Before going to the next review, you need to recognize that the Asus ZenBook S UX391UA is in the high class laptop group. Then, what makes this laptop worth deciding? Why the price can be quite expensive? Is this laptop worth buying? To answer that question, you should immediately read the complete Asus ZenBook S UX391UA review.


Asus Zenbook S UX391UA Specifications

Monitor: 13.3 inch, 1920 x 1080 pixels, IPS, non-touch, matte
Processor: Intel Core i7-8550U CPU 8M Cache, up to 4.00 GHz
Graphics Card: Intel UHD 620
RAM: 16GB LPDDR3 2133MHz
Storage: 1 TB SSD (M.2 NVMe 80 mm)
Connection: Wireless AC (Intel AC 8265), Bluetooth 4.1
Ports: 1x USB 3.1 Type-C gen 1, 2x USB-C with Thunderbolt 3, mic/earphones
Battery: 50 Whrs Lithium-Polymer Battery

Advantages of Asus Zenbook S UX391UA

1. Military Certified Strong Body

Small, compact, ergonomic, and easy to carry anywhere. Those are the impressions I get when I hold this laptop. Because it is short, the laptop feels easy to carry anywhere. I am trained to carry a laptop that can be briefly mentioned, I also feel that I find a laptop that feels shorter than the one I use.

When I carry it or I suggest it to my bag, I feel like I'm carrying a notebook. In fact, this laptop is shorter than the thick books on the market. It's still heavier by Dan Brown's book than this laptop.

Although short, this laptop is made with good design quality. Asus seems to really pay attention to every detail of this laptop. Starting from the appearance of a radiant and attractive body. The body material is made of strong metal which seems to be processed with a shiny finish that shows this laptop as one of the expensive laptops.

The interesting thing is not the shape but the durability of this laptop. This Asus ZenBook S UX391UA has met military standards. With a thin body and has been able to pass military standards, it doesn't make this laptop seem fragile. Instead, it looks like a small, short, and powerful laptop.

2. Powerful Processor

The short and strong body carried by this laptop equals the power of its fast computing process. This is because the Intel Core i7 8550U processor is called a powerful high-class processor in the mobile desktop class.

This processor comes with a composition of 4 cores 8 threads. Inside there is a processing speed of up to 4.0GHz. This means that the processor is not only powerful, but also energy efficient because the processor is fabricated with 14nm processing to make this laptop have a TDP of 15 Watts.

 3. Touch Screen with High Quality Appearance


Asus ZenBook S UX391UA raises a 13.3-inch monitor with thin bezels, which is only 5.9 mm. The monitor is clear and capable of displaying precise color reproduction. In addition, this monitor has a 100% Adobe sRGB color gamut with a pixel density of 331ppi.

In detail, this laptop only raises full HD resolution, but after I checked the resolution in the "display" section, I saw that this laptop has supported 4K resolution (3840 x 2160 pixels). With this high resolution, it is normal for this laptop to have a clear color appearance, and have good color details.

In addition, this laptop has a monitor with a wide mind. I tried to see the appearance of this laptop monitor from a share perspective. As a result, when I watch from the edge or above, the monitor is still clear and not dark. This shows that this laptop has a bright appearance even though it is seen from various perspectives. Here's the appearance of this laptop monitor.

4. Already Using NVMe SSD

One of the things that makes this laptop has fast power is the use of an NVMe SSD. With an NVMe SSD, the Asus ZenBook S UX391UA is able to boot quickly to enter the Windows operating system. Besides, this SSD is quite cold, it can be seen from the picture above that if the SSD has 1 TB it has a temperature of 32 degrees Celsius.

To understand, usually NVMe SSDs generally have a fairly high temperature. It seems that there is a cooler that plays a role in lowering the temperature of this laptop. In addition to cold temperatures, the speed of this laptop's NVMe SSD is fast. Asus has paired the popular Samsung NVMe SSD with its quality and speed for reading and writing.

5. Long Battery Life

ZenBook S UX391UA arrives with a 4-cell lithium-polymer battery. This battery is claimed to be able to support the wearer all day long or if you refer to Asus' claims, the battery life is up to 13.5 hours.

This claim from Asus is quite excessive because in my experience using this laptop, the battery life is not that long. It's possible that if you just stand by with the monitor glowing, without being connected to the internet and using it, its durability can reach what Asus claims.

In fact, when I use this laptop, the battery life can reach 6 hours by using the internet with several browser tabs. I try to pay attention to battery usage with various tests.

6. Good Ergolift and Cooling Mechanism

ZenBook S UX391UA comes with a design form that elevates the ErgoLift idea. This technology is basically a technology that makes laptops transported and has an air cavity at the bottom. Because the laptop is being transported, the laptop also makes a 5.5 degree angle. This kind of design makes this laptop use the bottom edge of the monitor as a support for the body when used.

This technology is not just for styles. This technology has the aim that the laptop can have good air circulation at the bottom.

In addition, with a slightly carrying keyboard, the keyboard on this laptop will be in the form of a diagonal which makes writing more comfortable when compared to a keyboard that has a flat status. The writing experience is made happier because of the presence of an LED backlight that allows you to write in dark places.

 Disadvantages of Asus Zenbook S UX391U A

1. No GPU Discrete

One thing that made me frown slightly when I read the details of this laptop, there is no separate graphics processor or Discrete GPU. Indeed, the arrival of the Intel UHD 620 integrated graphics processor on this laptop cannot be said to be bad, but it is considered inappropriate if you only rely on integrated graphics.

I'm trying to optimize the power of the integrated graphics on this laptop through the PUBG game (not PUBG Mobile). I see it starts from the moment I enter the game. Apparently when loading into this game, it's pretty fast. No problems so far.

The problem is when it's already in the game. This laptop seems to be unable to play PUBG quickly. Indeed, the game can run and I can move and shoot but with lower framerates, it's not really smooth, even though the graphics arrangement is already low. It doesn't bother you, it's still worth playing, but it doesn't give you satisfaction.

2. RAM is still DDR3

This shortcoming is probably not a big thing and can be compromised, but definitely worth noting. The problem is that other areas of this laptop come with the latest technology that makes this laptop have optimal power. But when I saw the type of RAM used, I was surprised because this laptop apparently uses DDR3 RAM type.

In the midst of changes to new laptops that use a lot of DDR4 RAM types, it is clear that the use of DDR3 RAM on this laptop is a decline. Although the actual performance of DDR3 RAM on this laptop is fast because it raises the capacity of 16 GB of RAM. One drawback that can actually be a little understandable.

3. No USB 3.0 . Port

ZenBook S UX391UA comes with 3 ports, 2 Thunderbolt ports and 1 USB Type-C port. There is no port for USB 3.0. This makes me have to use a dongle for data transfer purposes or when I want to use a mouse or keyboard with a USB port.

For those of you who have high mobility, often present and change locations when choosing this laptop. This laptop is suitable for adventurers or travel bloggers and travel vloggers who need a compact laptop for writing or editing videos.

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