ASUS ZenBook 3 Deluxe
Enhance your Prestige
They say that you can’t improve on perfection. That’s a nice thought, but with the new ZenBook 3 Deluxe we’ve proved them wrong by taking the amazing ZenBook 3 and making it even better. ZenBook 3 Deluxe achieves the almost-impossible, featuring a gorgeous 14-inch display in an elegant and compact chassis that’s no bigger than many 13-inch laptops. It’s an unrivaled combination of power and beauty, giving you the perfect balance between portability and productivity. Measuring just 12.9mm thin and weighing only 1.1kg, ZenBook 3 Deluxe has everything you need for superb on-the-go performance, including a 7th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 processor, up to a 1TB PCIe® SSD, two USB Type-C™ (USB-C) ports with Thunderbolt™ 3 for dual 4K UHD display supports, and a powerful quad-speaker audio system. ZenBook 3 Deluxe takes ZenBook 3 to the next level — for the ultimate prestige and performance.Craftsmanship
Crafted to perfection
ZenBook 3 Deluxe has a very simple design philosophy: Never compromise. It’s a masterpiece of craftsmanship, with a beauty that reflects a painstaking attention to detail. The perfect curves of the all-aluminum chassis are carved from a single block of metal that then goes through a 40-step process to create the iconic ultra-fine spun-metal finish with its lustrous, silky sheen. A complex two-phase anodizing process is then used to create the elegant golden diamond-cut edges and unique golden ASUS lid logo. The result is a breathtakingly exquisite design that offers the perfect combination of beauty, mobility, performance and productivity.
Beauty
The 13-inch laptop with a 14-inch display
The chassis of ZenBook 3 Deluxe is the size of many 13-inch laptops — yet it features an extra-large 14-inch display. ZenBook 3 Deluxe is constructed from premium, aerospace-grade aluminum alloy. This grade of allow is 50% stronger than standard alloy, allowing the ZenBook 3 Deluxe to have an amazingly thin 12.9mm profile and weigh only 1.1kg. ASUS Zenbook 3 Deluxe features 0.55mm thick Corning® Gorilla® Glass 5, which is the toughest cover glass yet while delivering the damage resistance Gorilla Glass is known for.
Screen
NanoEdge Display: ultra-narrow bezel
Fitting a 14-inch Full HD display into a 13-inch frame wasn’t easy. One of the keys to achieving this for ZenBook 3 Deluxe is its NanoEdge ultra-narrow display bezel, which is just 7.46mm wide. This allows the biggest possible screen area, giving ZenBook 3 Deluxe a class-leading 84% screen-to-body ratio. Wide-viewing-angle technology ensures undistorted color and great contrast at viewing angles up to 178°, for easy collaboration and screen sharing. This superb display with its realistic color reproduction and crisp detail must be seen to be believed.
Screen
Ultra-realistic visuals
To deliver the ultimate visual experiences, ZenBook 3 Deluxe harnesses the power of exclusive ASUS display technologies, with optimized hardware and software components combined to deliver the best possible imagery. The wide 100% sRGB color gamut and TV-grade 1000:1 contrast ratio ensure more-vivid, more-lifelike colors, and ASUS Splendid technology fine-tunes display parameters to ensure superb color accuracy while also providing automatic optimization for any kind of image. ASUS Tru2life Video is a remarkable real-time video enhancement technology that optimizes the appearance of every pixel in every video frame, delivering a 200% contrast improvement and pin-point sharpness.
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ZenBook 3 Deluxe (UX490UA)
Finish / Color
Royal Blue, Quartz Grey
Crafted in aerospace-grade aluminum alloy
(50% stronger than standard alloy)
Operation System
Windows 10 Pro
(ASUS recommends Windows 10 Pro)
Windows 10 Home
Processor
Intel® Core™ i7-7500U processor2.7GHz dual-core with Turbo Boost (up to 3.5GHz) and 4MB cache
Intel® Core™ i5-7200U processor
2.5GHz dual-core with Turbo Boost (up to 3.1GHz) and 3MB cache
Graphics
Integrated Intel® HD Graphics 620Display
14” LED-backlit Full HD (1920 by 1080)
60Hz refresh rate, wide 100% sRGB color gamut
178° wide-view technology
Corning® Gorilla® Glass 5 cover
1000:1 TV-grade contrast ratio
ASUS Eye Care technology for up to 30% blue-light reduction
7.46mm-thin bezel with 84% screen-to-body ratio
Memory
8GB / 16GB 2133MHz LPDDR3 onboard
Storage
512GB / 1TB PCIe® 3.0 x 4 SSD
(3 times faster than SATA3 SSD)
256GB SATA3 SSD
Interfaces
2 x Thunderbolt™ 3 USB-C™ with support for:Charging
DisplayPort (Dual 4K UHD external displays)
Thunderbolt™ (up to 40 Gbps, 8 times faster than USB 3.0)
USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10 Gbps, 20 times faster than USB 2.0)
1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 USB-C™ with support for:
Charging
Data transfer (up to 5 Gbps)
USB 3.1USB-CHeadphoneUSB-C
Keyboard and Touchpad
KeyboardFull-size backlit, with 1.2mm key travel
Touchpad
Glass-covered with:
Integrated fingerprint sensor with Windows Hello support
Intelligent palm-rejection
Handwriting input support
Precision touchpad (PTP) support with up to four-finger smart gestures
KeyboardTouchpadFingerprint sensor
Audio
Quad-speaker ASUS SonicMaster Premium stereo audio system with surround-sound effectsHarman Kardon-certified
Smart amplifier for maximum audio performance
Array microphone with Cortana voice-recognition support
3.5mm headphone jack
Wireless Connectivity
Wi-Fi
802.11ac Wi-Fi; IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n compatible
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 4.1 wireless technology
Camera
VGA Web Camera
Battery and Power
Up to 9 hours battery life
46Wh 4-cell lithium-polymer battery
Fast-charging technology: 60% in 49 mins
65W USB-C™ power adapter
(Output: 19V DC, A, 65W)
(Input: 100-240V AC, 50/60Hz universal)
Weight and Dimensions
Height: 1.29 cm (0.51 inch)Width: 32.9 cm (12.95 inches)
Depth: 21.0 cm (8.27 inches)
Weight: 1.1 kg (2.42 pounds)
32.9 cm
(12.95 inches)21.0 cm
(8.27 inches)1.29 cm
(0.51 inch)
What’s in the Box
ZenBook 3 Deluxe (UX490)
Protective sleeve
USB-C™ power adaptor (65W)
USB-C™ to USB-A dongle and USB-C™ to HDMI dongle
(or ASUS Mini Dock)
Included Software
ASUS Splendid
ASUS Eye Care
ASUS Tru2life Video
ASUS AudioWizard