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Asus ZenBook Pro 15 (UX580G)

 & Tom Brant Managing Editor

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Gorgeous 4K Display

The ZenBook Pro's 4K (3,840 by 2,160) resolution and glossy finish results in brilliant colors, made even more brilliant by Pantone color calibration and a blue-light reduction feature.

The Touchpad Doubles as a...Display?

The ZenBook Pro's star attraction is the oversize touchpad, which moonlights as a full HD touch panel in miniature.

ScreenPad Apps

You can use the ScreenPad to show an entirely self-contained app, or you can use it to display controls for a program whose main window is on the ZenBook Pro's 15.6-inch 4K panel.

Customizing the ScreenPad

Customizing the ScreenPad is easy, and you can download additional ScreenPad apps from the Microsoft Store.

Lots of Touch Options

In addition to tapping on the ScreenPad, you can also interact with Windows 10 in the old-fashioned touch way, by tapping on the main screen.

Sturdy, Comfortable Keyboard

The keyboard on the ZenBook Pro is sturdy and comfortable, with a generous 0.6 inch of travel. It's backlit, too, and sports a convenient vertical row of Home, Page Up, Page Down, and End keys.

Decent Speakers

Sound from the downward-firing, Harman Kardon-tuned speakers is adequate and room-filling.

The ZenBook Pro's Right-Side Ports...

The right edge sports two USB 3.1 Gen 2 ports, a microSD card reader, and a 3.5mm audio jack.

...and Left-Side Ports

On the left edge is a dedicated power port, a full-size HDMI output, and two USB-C connectors with Thunderbolt 3 support for lightning-fast 40Gbps connections to external drives, eGPUs, monitors, and other peripherals.

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Tom Brant

Tom Brant

Managing Editor

I’m a managing editor at PCMag.com focused on PC hardware. Reading this during the day? Then you've caught me testing gear and editing reviews of Wi-Fi routers, printers, laptops, and tons of other personal tech. (Reading this at night? Then I’m probably dreaming about all those cool products.) I’ve covered the consumer tech world as an editor, reporter, and analyst since 2015.

I've covered most major consumer tech events, including CES, Computex, Google I/O, and IFA. I've also appeared on CBS News, in USA Today, and at many other outlets to offer analysis on breaking technology news.

Before I joined the tech-journalism ranks, I wrote on topics as diverse as Borneo's rainforests, Middle Eastern airlines, and Big Data's role in presidential elections. A graduate of Middlebury College, I also have a master's degree in journalism and French Studies from New York University.

The Technology I Use

While most people buy a phone or laptop and stick with it for years, I’m lucky enough to use devices based on Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows daily as part of my job. As a result, I cycle through lots of tech in addition to my IT-issue work laptop. (Yes, that's a ThinkPad.) Personally, I’ve also owned a lot of tech products both cutting-edge and cringeworthy, from the Nintendo GameCube and the original MacBook to the Palm m105 and the CueCat.

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