Asus Zenbook NX500

4K revolution is underway, and higher-than-HD display has become an attractive space correlated with premium laptop. Asus is now in the game with Zenbook NX500 ($ 2,699 as tested), a high-end desktop replacement that goes up against the likes of the Apple MacBook Pro 15-Inch Retina Display (2014) $ 1,299.00 on Amazon and the Toshiba Satellite P50T- BST2N01. If ultra-HD quality is what you are after, the choice of laptop to choose from just learned a little bigger. The Zenbook NX500 impresses with its sleek design, amazing sound, a fascinating display, and solid performance, but it has a premium price to match.

design
It is easy to draw comparisons with Apple MacBook Pro, but the truth is the aluminum unibody design of Apple's aped each laptop maker on the market. The all-metal, minimalist look is de rigueur for premium laptops these days, so I'll mention the passing of similarities and leave it at that. Far more interesting is what Asus has done some designs. Covering both cycles, brushed-aluminum pattern seen in the past Zenbooks. The concentric circles motif repeated when you open the laptop, with a circular pattern of dots and holes for the speaker grille on both sides of the keyboard. The edges of the palm rest and lid are beveled for a more comfortable feel, and the use of edge-to-edge glass is functional, allowing the press input with gestures like swiping the edge of display.

The overall design is beautiful, but once you power on the system, the screen may be the only thing you pay attention to. The 15.6-inch In-Plane Switching (IPS) display with breathtaking popping 4K (3840-by-2860 resolution) display, with bright and vivid colors and hit the 10-point motion with full support. This resolution puts Apple MacBook Pro leads with Retina Display (2800 through 1800) and the MSI GS60 Ghost Pro 3k $ 1,923.51 at Amazon (2880 through 1620), and puts it on par with Toshiba P50T-BST2N01 (3840 through 2160). The result is a display that was praised by both fans and graphic 4K dedicated professionals such as photographer and videographer.

When set side by side with Apple MacBook Pro, display 4K easily outshines Apple's Retina Display, and Asus step things up further with more, wider color gamut. The difference is especially clear when viewing can display imagery and high-resolution video-on Zenbook NX500 4K video at full resolution, while the Apple MacBook Non-but for most of the content, such as video, documents , and the majority of YouTube and Netflix Web pages, the difference is negligible. The Apple MacBook, however, is marginally less-reflective glass panel display.

The full-size keyboard is square, chiclet-style keys and backlighting that automatically adjusts to ambient light brightness. The keyboard is not included in the 10 key button number, such as GS60 and the Toshiba MSI P50T-BST2N01, but does Dell XPS 15 (9530) or the Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch. Below the keyboard is a mirror surface clickpad, with the same 16: 9 aspect ratio as the display, a touch that, in theory, makes for a more intuitive cursor control. In practice, I do not see any obvious advantages, but there is also no apparent interruption.

The keyboard is flanked by ICEpower speakers Asus's (developed in partnership with Bang & Olufsen), we praised in the past for high quality sound. The Zenbook NX500 is no exception, as the sound quality is crisp and clear offer both clear vocals and rich bass, although the total volume is a little low, and not project enough to fill a room . It does, however, provide some great sound for the user.