Asus ZenBook Flip S UX370UA review
Asus ZenBook Flip S UX370UA review and buying guide
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Do you find the perfect laptop for you?If you say yes,this is the right place for you to find the perfect one.It wasn’t too long ago that Asus updated its ZenBook Flip S, only a few months ago in fact, but then Intel released some new Kaby Lake R 8th-generation processors and Asus felt the need to squeeze them into its product lines. And we’re glad it did, as the Asus ZenBook Flip S UX370 is a machine that has plenty of performance to spare, while keeping the base frequency low until it’s needed.The Asus Zenbook Flip S is an imperfect marriage of style and substance; a classy and competent machine marred only by a handful of minor flaws.
There's no denying Asus makes some pretty good-looking devices, whether we're taking powerful business laptops, notebooks or ultrabooks. The company has great coverage within the market too, offering a device for all types of user.
Pros
- Beautiful design
- Strong build
- Excellent keyboard
- Highly versatile and portable
- Super thin and light
- Vibrant (touch) screen
- Powerful core components
Cons
- Poor battery life
- Lack of ports
- Overheating issues
- Inflated price tag
- Not the cheapest convertible
- Fingerprint magnet
- Unexciting battery life
However, Asus has a lot of competition and there are some who think the manufacturer doesn't have what it takes to compete with the big boys.But the Zenbook Flip S does at least put on an excellent show. It's a very thin 2-in-1 and, with an 8th-generation Intel Core i7 processor, it should perform pretty impressively.
It takes its lead from its predecessor, the Flip UX560UQ, which again, was a good performer, but with an upgrade in design and perform, can it take on the rest of the 2-in-1 world?
Asus ZenBook Flip S: Design
The design of Asus is outstanding. Asus isn't shy about the Zenbook Flip S’s design, shouting about it as one of the headline features.It's finished in a royal blue aluminium in spun metal texture, with gold highlights to promote the impression of luxury. It feels robust and sturdy, despite its feather-weight and slimline design.
The keys are again highlighted with a luxurious gold backlight, with little features like this generating the wow factor.
The first thing that strikes you about this machine, beyond the fetching royal blue finish, is its razor-thin chassis. Marketed as the world's thinnest convertible laptop, measuring 10.9mm, the Flip S boasts versatility almost unrivalled by similar machines – a good few millimetres thinner than the 13.7mm Dell XPS 13 2-in-1, and the 13.6mm HP Spectre x360, while at 1.1kg the Flip S is about in line with most models of this size.
The location of its power button is the only design flaw. Nestled in the middle of the chassis' right-hand side, its position leaves it prone to being accidentally pushed, either while picking the machine up or while holding it firm to insert headphones into the 3.5mm jack sat on the opposite side. Although it is easy to overcome with time, the positioning takes some getting used to, and proved deeply frustrating at first.
Specifications
Processor quad-core Intel Core i7-8550U
RAM 8GB
Dimensions 313 x 218 x 109 mm
Weight 1.1Kg
Screen size 13.3in
Screen resolution 1,920 x 1,080
Graphics adaptor Intel UHD Graphics 620
Total storage 512GB SSD M.2
Operating system Windows 10 Pro
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Asus ZenBook Flip S: Display
The display looks awesome Asus' 13.3in 1080p touchscreen display, also available in a 4K variant, is aesthetically well-designed and sits beneath a sheet of Corning Gorilla glass with an anti-glare coating - which Asus claims is ten times tougher than conventional soda-lime glass.
The quality of the display itself is decent. Our tests recorded an 85.8% coverage of the sRGB colour gamut, but it's overshadowed by the likes of the latest Dell XPS 13 and Microsoft's 2017 Surface Pro, scoring 94.3% and 97.5% respectively. Blues tend to be oversaturated, while greens and reds are marginally out-of-line, slightly oversaturated and undersaturated respectively.
It's only slightly dimmer than the HP Spectre x360's 327cd/m2 but falls well short when compared against the latest Surface Pro, which boasts an astonishing 437cd/m2 maximum brightness.
Similarly, the Flip S boasts a strong contrast ratio of 1177.5:1, and black level of 0.27cd/m2, which coupled with fairly accurate colours means that while there are better options for performing heavy image-based work, the Flip S won't disappoint.
Unfortunately, a slight looseness in the 360-degree hinges lends the screen an unfortunate wobble. Prodding at the screen in laptop mode will tilt the screen a few millimetres backwards, and typing at moderately quick speeds produces a series of ever-so-slight jostles that are subtle, but still distracting.
Asus ZenBook Flip S: Keyboard and trackpad
Look at the picture of Asus keyboard.Speaking of its keyboard, the Flip S is an absolute pleasure to type with. Despite its size, the well-spaced and sizeable keys built into the 2-in-1 have a 1mm travel distance. The strokes are not only firm but feel weighted and satisfying thanks to the keys' forceful feedback, resulting in a highly responsive experience.
Asus ZenBook Flip S: Specs and performance
The performance of Asus is excellent.The ZenBook Flip S is fitted with a quad-core Intel Core i7-8550U processor, but can also be purchased with an Intel Core i5-8250U processor. While it can house up to 16GB of LPDDR3 RAM, the 8GB it is fitted with by default in all variants should be sufficient for most office-based tasks. Elsewhere the machine has a 512GB PCIe 3.0 M.2 SSD hard drive (as well as a 256GB option).
The processor scored a modest 54 in our performance tests, lagging somewhat behind rivals. It performed exceptionally-well in single-threaded tasks, registering a score of 105, but suffered significantly while performing multi-threaded operations, scoring a much less impressive 36. Meanwhile, the Geekbench 4 results for single-core and multi-core processes comfortably outperformed the likes of the 2018 HP Spectre x360.
Asus ZenBook Flip S: Ports and features
The distinct lack of inputs is this laptop's' greatest weakness; Asus' slender device fits only two USB-C ports, one on either side of the chassis, and a 3.5mm headphone/mic jack. This lack of ports is quite clearly the kind of trade-off one should expect from such a slim device, and yet we can't help but feel that it lacks the functionality to stand out as a leading business device.To watch more laptop review just go to the home page and click on the laptop category.To Buy laptop click on amazon.
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