ASUS ZenBook Pro 14 UX480 with ScreenPad technology: Specifications

ASUS announces the availability on the market of ZenBook Pro 14 (UX480), the latest addition to the ZenBook Pro family. The ScreenPad, an innovative ASUS technology that changes the way people work and interact with their own portable.

This notebook is offered as an alternative to the ZenBook Pro 15 (UX580) because, being smaller, it offers a thin, light and elegant format. ZenBook Pro 14 (UX480) adopts next-generation components: it is powered by eighth-generation Intel Core i7 processors with up to 16 GB of 2400 Hz DDR4 RAM and 3.0 x4 SSD PCIe up to 512GB.

This hardware is accompanied by a dedicated NVIDIA card, the Max-Q NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050, which guarantees excellent performance for every area of use.

ZenBook Pro 14 (UX480) offers full connectivity including Gigabit class 802.11ac Wi-Fi, USB-C™ 3.1 Gen 2, USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A and HDMI standard output. The company, with regard to the battery, provides a fairly optimistic use of 12.5 hours; the battery tests have been carried out with active energy savings, so it is a fact to be taken with the pliers, and it is necessary to test it in the field with real everyday use.

The Full HD NanoEdge display of the ZenBook Pro 14 (UX480) is surrounded by an incredibly thin 5.2 mm frame and an 86% screen / body ratio. The screen is a PANTONE Validated and ensures a 100% sRGB and 72% NTSC color gamut.

The panel color accuracy can be adjusted thanks to the integrated ASUS Calibration technology; this is what makes ZenBook Pro 14 (UX480) the ideal companion for graphic professionals.

ASUS has taken great care of the aesthetics of this laptop, which has the distinctive features of the Deep Dive Blue chrome, and the ErgoLift hinge. ErgoLift is a new type of hinge that allows you to automatically tilt the keyboard to the most comfortable typing position, improve cooling and audio performance.

The ScreenPad is still the main feature of this notebook, but what is it? The ScreenPad is a PTP (Precision TouchPad) Windows combined with a 5.5-inch FHD interactive touchscreen that offers a new way to work with the notebook thanks to a series of useful functions that adapt to what the user is doing in that particular moment, simplifying and speeding up multitasking to complete any job more quickly (F6 to switch from touchscreen to touchpad and Screen Extender).

Applications have been developed specifically for this ScreenPad, and others have been adapted; we have tools like: Calculator, Music Player, NumKey and Launcher and ASUS Sync that allow to speed up and optimize multitasking and productivity.

Some apps, such as Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint or Spotify, offer even closer integration with ScreenPad, with adaptive menus and editing controls that change automatically depending on the application, and operation performed in the optics for better operational efficiency and greater productivity.

ZenBook Pro 14 (UX480) provides users with easy access through Windows Hello and the integrated IR camera, as well as integrated support for Windows Cortana voice services.

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