I confess that after seeing the size of the new ASUS Zenbook S 13 OLED for the first time, my first thought was that we were talking about a device designed more for mobility than performance. Of course there would be nothing wrong with that!, but after reading its technical specifications, I had to reconsider my initial impressionWell, nowadays it’s possible to find much thicker and heavier computers with specs notoriously lower than this Zenbook, with which ASUS returns to turn the loop.

In general, when I talk about devices, I always start by focusing on their technical specifications, but in this case I will make an exception so that your first contact with the ASUS Zenbook S 13 OLED is similar to what I’ had.. I’ll start that is, by talking about a 13.3-inch device with dimensions of 296.2 x 216.3 x 10.9 mm and a weight of 1 kilogram. Yes, you read that right, its thickness is around one centimeter., making it the thinnest 13.3″ OLED notebook in the world. Note that to compare to a reference device in this sense, the MacBook Air (M1) is 1.61 centimeters thick.

And how did they achieve it? In fact, there are several design decisions of this ASUS Zenbook S 13 OLED that allowed us to reach this milestone. As you might have guessed, The placement of components, as well as their selection and integration, play a key role at this point, but presents a complex challenge, as spatial management must be combined with thermal management of the equipment. So, if we don’t know more details about it, we can already imagine the enormous work that the house’s engineers had to do to achieve this level of optimization.

Another key point is located on the screen. He decided on the same ASUS ultra-thin OLED panel specially designed, which means the screen and cover assembly is 30% smaller than usual. At this point, you might be wondering what happens to the integrated camera, right? And so that the reduction does not have a negative effect, a slimmer but full-fledged FullHD IR camera was mounted directly on the CNC-machined cover.

The weight is also important, one kilogram. At this point, the choice of materials played a key role, as you might have already imagined. So for the keyboard platform a an alloy of magnesium and aluminum, a combination that has already proven lightness, durability and durability, making it the most suitable choice for a device like this. The touch panel is protected by a thin glass cover, which reduces both weight and thickness and actively cooperates with the final result. For the packaging material from plasma ceramic aluminum exclusive to ASUS, which required an exclusive and complex manufacturing process.

Now that we have done a good overview of its shapes and materials, which is complemented by the images that you will find in this news, it is time to do a good overview of its technical specifications, which, as you will see, are well above what we could basically expect from such a thin and light system.

A little mystery about the panel used, because the full name of this ASUS Zenbook S 13 OLED already suggests what was the choice of ASUS. Specifically, we find the ASUS Lumina OLED screen from 13.3 inches with 2.8K resolution (2880 x 1800 pixels in 16:10 aspect ratio) with Dolby Vision certification, response time of just 0.2 millisecondscolor reproduction Pantone verified and VESA DisplayHDR certification True Black 500.

Now let’s get to its insides to check out the processors that rule this new Zenbook Intel Core up to 13th generation accompanied by up to 32 GB LPDDR5 RAM and storage 1 Terabyte PCIe 4.0 x4 SSD. This whole set is powered by a battery o 63 watt hours which, thanks to the efficiency of the components and the design of the notebook, will provide remarkable autonomy, something that will allow us to make the most of its size and weight.

Connectivity is also an important aspect of the ASUS Zenbook S 13 OLED. We find in the wireless section Wi-Fi 6E upgraded with ASUS WiFi Master Premium, complete with Bluetooth 5.2. And as for connectors, we find two Thunderbolt 4 / USB-C ports, a USB 3.2 Gen 2 type A port, an HDMI 2.1 connector and an audio minijack.

ASUS Zenbook S 13 OLED will arrive in Spain during the month of May and its price will start at €1,399.

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