ASUS just announced Zenbook 14X OLED space version, a special model of the company dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the release of the brand’s first laptop. sent into space. Due to the theme, the product has a design that refers to the space. It also has a screen OLED Futuristic 3.5″ ZenVision on the outside of the lid to display custom notifications, animations or text.

Its main screen is 14 inches with OLED NanoEdge technology in a virtually bezel-less design with a 92% screen-to-body ratio and 2.8K resolution. Moreover, it brings PANTONE verification Professional-grade color accuracy and TÜV Rheinland certification for low blue light emissions, making it comfortable to wear for long hours of use. Another feature of the screen is that it is touch sensitive, has a refresh rate of 90Hz and a response time of 0.2ms.

Zenbook 14X OLED space version

A story in space

The first laptop released by ASUS was P6300 in 1997. This model was later chosen to fly to the Mir space station – it was the first space station model that operated in low Earth orbit between 1986 and 2001 and was owned by the Soviet Union and then Russia. ASUS laptops have become more than 600 days in space.

References to the space edition

Design elements of the Zenbook 14X OLED Space Edition are heavily inspired by the history of space travel, according to ASUS. The new laptop is made of aluminum alloy and painted in Zero-G Titanium color. Design elements were based on the Mir space station and include Morse code cues. The arcuate lines on the lid symbolize the appearance of the space capsule, and one of the lines represents Morse code, symbolizing the Latin proverb “ad astra per aspera”, which means “Through difficulties to the stars.”

The distinctive design also extends to the solid palm rest area. The pattern on the left is that of the MIR space station, consisting of several lines, and two lines added on both sides of the touchpad are inspired by the cockpit.

Zen Vision Screen

The look and feel of the Zenbook 14X OLED Space Edition features an exclusive ZenVision display with a layout inspired by the “spaceship datasheet”. The ZenVision display is a 3.5-inch OLED panel with 256 x 64 resolution and 150 nits of brightness.

Users can customize the ZenVision screen to display information through the MyASUS software. Smart notifications can be activated through the software, which can display the time, date and battery life of the laptop. The screen can also display a business card, animation, or personalized message.

OLED screen

The main screen is touch-sensitive, with an aspect ratio of 16:10 and a resolution of 2.8K. It has a 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio, 0.2ms response time, up to 550 nits of peak brightness, and 0.0005 nits of deep black brightness. The color gamut is 100% DCI-P3 and HDR, certified by VESA DisplayHDR 500 True Black and validated by PANTONE.

The OLED screen also emits 70% less harmful blue light than LCD screens and is certified by TÜV Rheinland to ensure that the device meets high safety and quality standards. For those who don’t know, blue light has been proven to cause visual discomfort and disrupt sleep quality.

OLED displays have the advantage of being able to display greater detail at lower brightness settings. This means you can see content brighter without having to turn up the brightness, so your eyes are less exposed to blue light. This is because OLED screens have millions of light emitting diodes (LEDs) instead of the few LEDs (about 50 or 60) that LCD screens have. OLED screens can turn an LED on and off for every pixel on the screen and achieve true black with a very high contrast ratio.

ErgoSense Keyboard

The new zenbook has an articulated design ErgoLift causing the ErgoSense keyboard to automatically tilt when the notebook is opened. This design allows users to type more comfortably and increases the ventilation space under the case for better heat dissipation.

The keyboard has a pitch of 19.05mm (the distance between the middle of a key and the middle of an adjacent key), while retaining many commonly used function keys, allowing users to type comfortably and accurately. The keyboard is backlit for comfortable typing in the dark, such as on an airplane. In addition, the ASUS Zenbook 14X OLED Space Edition’s keys feature a thin 0.2mm protrusion and 1.4mm key travel, the longest in its class. The indentation guides the fingers subtly over the keys, while the long key travel provides better feedback. Together, these features improve typing accuracy and replicate the usability of a desktop keyboard.

EgroSense touch panel

The novelty also features the exclusive ASUS NumberPad 2.0 LED-backlit numeric keypad built into the touchpad, which compensates for the lack of physical numeric keypads in compact notebooks. A single touch sensor in the top right corner of the touchpad turns the number pad on and off, and a touch on the icon in the top left corner allows you to choose from two brightness levels.

You can also swipe from the top left icon in any direction on NumberPad 2.0 to launch the Calculator app on the home screen.

durability tests

The Zenbook 14X OLED Space Edition has been tested to MIL-STD-810H military standard for reliability and durability, and passed a series of standard space-grade tests. The standard space-grade vibration test is up to 2000 Hz, and the temperature test is a temperature drop that exceeds general military regulations, and the test is still ongoing. The goal is to keep the laptop stable in a space capsule with very large temperature differences.

ASUS Warranty

With prolonged use, some pixels on the screen may age, resulting in color degradation (known as burn-in). To avoid this, ASUS takes the following steps:

• Send by default in Windows dark mode;
• Standard OLED screen saver: dims the screen after 5 minutes of standby;
• Samsung OLED burn-in technology;
• OLED Screen Warranty: 7000 Hours Guaranteed (@200 nits);
• The Samsung OLED algorithm detects aging pixels and improves the current flowing through those pixels. This allows the degraded pixels to display brighter colors and, as a result, display accurately perceived colors.

Manufacturer recommendations

ASUS OLED laptops come with a mechanism OLED care Exclusive to ASUS to protect the OLED screen. Image retention or burn-in on the OLED screen may occur if a high-contrast static image is displayed for a long period of time. To prevent this, the screensaver changes over time when the laptop is not used for more than 30 minutes.

Characteristics:

• OS: Windows 11 Home (64-bit)
• Processor: Intel Core (12th generation) i7-12700H – 2.3GHz (24MB cache, up to 4.7GHz, 14 cores: 6 P-cores and 8 E-cores)
• Graphics: Intel Iris Xe
• Display: 14.0″ OLED WQXGA+ (2880 x 1800) touchscreen
• Memory: 16GB LPDDR5
• Storage: 1TB M.2/NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD
• Connectors: USB 3.2 (Gen 2) Type-A / HDMI 2.0 / LAN No
• Camera: HD 720p webcam
• Wireless: Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) / Bluetooth 5.2 (dual band)
• Weight: 1.4 kg
• Dimensions: 22.11 x 1.59 x 31.12