Fremont, CA (June 19, 2017) — ASUS today announced the ZenBook 3 Deluxe (UX490UA), featuring a large 14-inch thin-bezel display under its 13-inch laptop chassis and 3 USB-C ports, two of them incorporating Thunderbolt 3 technology for versatile, ultra-fast connections. Despite the latest 7th-gen Intel® Core™ i7-7500U processor, the ZenBook 3 Deluxe keeps an amazingly thin 12.9mm profile and weighs only 2.42 lb, designed for on-the-go mobility and productivity.

The Most Prestigious ZenBook 3, Enhanced

The ASUS ZenBook 3 Deluxe is made of an all-aluminum chassis carved from a single block of aerospace grade-alloy 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.

Continuing the proud ZenBook heritage, the ZenBook 3 Deluxe keeps the premium royal blue color with a diamond-cut golden highlight. These tasteful additions are complemented by a soft golden backlight on the full-size keyboard.

Loaded With Performance

The ASUS ZenBook 3 Deluxe comes with two Thunderbolt 3 USB-C ports for up to 40Gbps data transfers and dual 4K UHD external displays support. The ZenBook 3 Deluxe is built to deliver unprecedented performance, using only carefully selected, best-in-class components. These include the latest 7th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 processor, 16GB of 2133MHz ultra-fast, power-saving LPDDR3 memory, and a 512GB PCIe® 3.0 x4 SSD.

The cooling system in ZenBook 3 Deluxe uses state-of-the-art components, including a liquid-crystal-polymer fan blades that are just 0.3mm thick and a copper-alloy heat pipe with walls that are a mere 0.1mm thick. This innovative cooling system is just 3mm high, and the warm air from the interior is gently expelled via hidden vents in the hinge. The overall design allows for efficient, serenely quiet cooling— even under full loads.

The totally redesigned 3mm-thin cooling system features a fan with liquid-crystal-polymer blades that are only 0.3mm thin.

Enhanced Productivity, Expanded Visual Experience

The ASUS ZenBook 3 Deluxe is equipped with an extra-large 14-inch, Full HD (1920x1080) display covered edge-to-edge with latest Corning® Gorilla® Glass 5. 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 ultra-narrow display bezel, which is just 7.46mm wide. This allows the biggest possible screen area, giving ZenBook 3 Deluxe a class-leading 77% 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. 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.

Enhanced Multimedia: Quad-Speaker Harman Kardon Audio

Adding immersive entertainment capabilities to the ZenBook 3 Deluxe is the stunning ASUS SonicMaster Premium quad-speaker surround-sound audio system. To give the ZenBook 3 Deluxe unsurpassed audio capabilities, the ASUS Golden Ear team cooperated with audio specialists Harman Kardon to produce the next generation of ASUS SonicMaster Premium audio technology. The ZenBook 3 Deluxe has an array of four separate high-quality speakers designed to deliver true surround-sound that envelops you with cinema-quality audio. A special four-channel smart amplifier ensures maximum volume with zero distortion, for powerful, clear sound.

Enhanced Productivity: Full-size Keyboard, Large Glass-Covered Precision Touchpad

The best ultraportable laptop deserves an exceptional keyboard. With the ZenBook 3 Deluxe, the keyboard also has some enhancement from the UX390. The full-size backlit keyboard has impressive 1.2mm key travel, making typing more comfortable and more accurate.

The ZenBook 3 Deluxe also includes a precision touchpad that’s cleverly engineered for maximum comfort and accuracy, with a glass covering for smooth control, and incorporating palm-rejection technology, multi-touch gestures, and handwriting support. The touchpad also features a fingerprint scanner located conveniently at the top right corner. This allows users to securely and rapidly unlock ZenBook 3 Deluxe with a single touch using Windows Hello, and it also supports secure authentication in compatible apps and programs.

The ZenBook 3 Deluxe comes with USB Type-C to Type-A and USB Type-C to HDMI dongles.

ASUS ZenBook 3 Deluxe UX490UA is available now from the ASUS eShop, Newegg, Amazon, B&H, and other leading retailers for $1699. To learn more, including additional where to buy information, visit: https://www.asus.com/Laptops/ASUS-ZenBook-3-Deluxe-UX490UA.

ASUS is one of Fortune magazine’s World’s Most Admired Companies, and is dedicated to creating products for today and tomorrow’s smart life. Our comprehensive portfolio includes Zenbo, ZenFone, ZenBook and a range of IT devices and components, along with AR, VR and IoT. ASUS employs more than 17,000 people worldwide and over 5,500 world-class R&D talents. Driven by innovation and committed to quality, the company won 4,385 awards and earned approximately US$13.3 billion of revenue in 2016.