Asus ZenBook 3, Transformer 3 Pro Launched in India

 

Asus has also launched the ZenBook 3 laptop and Transformer 3 Pro 2-in-1 in the country. The two Windows 10-based productivity devices will be available from online and offline retail channels from October, and have been priced at Rs. 1,47,990 and Rs. 1,44,990 respectively.

To recall, the Asus ZenBook 3 and the Asus Transformer 3 Pro were launched at Computex 2016, alongside the ZenFone 3 series of smartphones. The ZenBook 3 is the latest salvo fired against Apple's very popular MacBook Air and MacBook ultra-portable laptops, and Asus says it is thinner than the MacBook Air, yet faster than the MacBook.

 Other highlight features of the ZenBook 3 according to Asus are that it sports the world's thinnest fan at 3mm; has an 82 percent screen to body ratio; bears a Corning Gorilla Glass 4 panel, and is claimed to have a 9-hour battery life that's coupled with quick charging - 60 percent charge can be achieved in 49 minutes. The laptop also features a gold-backlit keyboard with "twice the key travel" of the MacBook. It weighs in at 910 grams, measures 11.9mm in thickness, and sports a fingerprint reader. To put that in comparison, the MacBook is 13mm at its thickest point, and weighs in at 920 grams.