Meet the Asus ZenBook S
The Asus Zenbook S's slimness, screen, and keyboard are all impressive. It looks gorgeous, and it's fairly priced, too.
Ultra-Slim Stunner
With its radiant "Deep Dive Blue" color and rose-gold accents, the ZenBook S exudes understated class. Asus bundles a nifty carry sleeve with the machine.
All the Trimmings
The Asus logo centered in the lid, a thin stripe around the edges, and the keyboard lettering are all tastefully done in gold. The key backlighting matches the gold hue, too.
The ErgoLift Hinge
What Asus calls an "ErgoLift hinge" is slightly forward of the rear edge. I thought the tilted keyboard would be a gimmick when I first opened the ZenBook S, but soon pronounced it, perhaps, the best in the ultrabook segment.
A Comfortable Type
The hinge enables the keyboard to tilt at a 5.5-degree angle for comfortable typing. The touchpad glides and taps smoothly and has a fingerprint reader in the corner for Windows Hello logins.
The Speakers
The speakers on the laptop's bottom front produce accurate sound complete with a small thump of bass, but they aren't loud enough to fill a room. Even with the volume turned up to 100, they're weaker than other laptops' outputs.
Lacks Standard Ports
On the right side, you'll find two Thunderbolt 3/USB Type-C ports, plus an audio jack. (The body just doesn't have the thickness for the usual port fare.)
Same Deal on the Left Side
On the left side, you'll find one USB Type-C port, which you'll use for charging the laptop with the supplied AC adapter. You can also use it (or the other Type-Cs) with USB Type-A and HDMI dongles Asus bundles in the box.