With ASUS being one of the most popular brands here in the Philippines, ASUS continues to push what it can offer by having just unveiled its new lineup of Zenbook and Vivobook laptops for 2022 at their recent event, The Pinnacle of Performance.
The recent announcement unveils four Zenbook laptop models. The Zenbook Pro 16x OLED, Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED, a whole slate of Zenbook Pro series laptops, and the Zenbook S series. ASUS has also released its refreshed lineup of budget-friendly Vivobook laptops. With the Vivobook Pro series, Vivobook S series, and unique editions to its Vivobook 13 slate.
Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED
The Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED is now refreshed with up to a 12th gen Intel Core i9 12900H and an RTX 3050 Ti. What’s new also is its panel, which now packs in a 2.8K OLED HDR 16:10 panel, which should help in making the screen feel less cramped height-wise. It also comes with a buttery smooth 120 Hz refresh rate, a peak brightness of 500 nits, and a cinema-grade 100% DCI-P3 gamut. Of course, being the Duo model, it packs in a second display on its keyboard deck that serves to give a secondary display for users on the go. Its bigger brother, the Zenbook Pro 15 Duo OLED was refreshed as well with the same processors and up to an RTX 3060.
Asus Zenbook Pro Series
The Zenbook Pro 15 Flip OLED is equipped with the world’s first 15.6-inch 2.8K 120Hz OLED touchscreen. It packs an Intel’s 12th gen Core i7 and their all-new Intel Arc A370M discrete graphics. Being a Flip model, it features ASUS’s 360° ErgoLift hinge. Additionally, to its Zenbook Pro lineup is the Zenbook Pro 17. It features a massive 17.3-inch 2.5K IPS NanoEdge Dolby Vision touchscreen that has an ultrafast 165 Hz refresh rate and is PANTONE validated. This model however is powered by AMD’s Ryzen 9 6900HX and an RTX 3050 GPU.
ASUS Zenbook S 13 OLED and Zenbook S 13 Flip OLED
Lastly in its Zenbook Series, is the Zenbook S 13 Flip OLED and the Zenbook S 13 OLED. With its 360° ErgoLift hinge and its super chassis at just 1.1 kg, the Zenbook S 13 Flip OLED allows users to use their device both as a laptop and tablet. ASUS has truly refined the Zenbook S 13 Flip by practically torture-tested this hinge to ensure maximum reliability to give users peace of mind and by crafting the laptop from premium magnesium-aluminum alloy in its sleek and compact unibody design. At just 14.9 mm and packing three USB-C ports, a microSD card reader, and a rather large 67 Wh battery. The Zenbook S 13 could just be on your shortlist of new devices to get this 2022.
The other Zenbook refreshed is its Zenbook S 13 OLED. At just 1kg in weight and 14.99 mm in thinness, you’ll barely feel it in your bag when carrying it. Like its Flip counterpart, it’s made of a magnesium-aluminum alloy but what sets it apart is the fact that it’s now powered completely by AMD. The Zenbook S 13 OLED packs in AMD’s Ryzen 7 6800U processor and AMD’s Radeon 680M graphics. It also features a taller 16:10 2.8k OLED touchscreen panel with PANTONE validity. This should help in making the laptop screen feel less cramped and more vibrant and vivid. It comes in four elegant colors namely Ponder Blue, Aqua Celadon, Vestige Beige, and Refined White to suit pretty much anyone’s preferred style.
Asus Vivobook Pro Series
The Vivobook Pro series has always been the affordable, high-performance lineup ASUS has to offer for aspiring creators. And with it, ASUS unveiled its new models for 2022 which include the Vivobook Pro 14X, 15X, and 16X OLED, as well as the Vivobook Pro 15 and 16 OLED. All provide powerful creator laptops with top-notch specifications but for incredible value for money. They can come up to either the latest 12th Gen Intel i9 12900H or AMD’s Ryzen 9 6900HX. Further, they can come up to 2TB of PCIe SSD storage, 32 GB of DDR5 RAM, and an NVIDIA 3070 Ti. Their displays are also top-notch as you can get one up to a 120Hz refresh rate, a 0.2 ms response time, and 100% DCI-P3 color gamut. They also feature the inclusion of virtual ASUS’s DialPad for creative apps and a long lasting 90 Wh battery.
Asus Vivobook S Series
The Vivobook S Series is the thinnest and lightest amongst the Vivobook family at just 17.99 mm thin and weight at just 1.6kg. Yet, they offer great performance despite how thin and light they are. The Vivobook S lineup consists of the Vivobook S 14X and 16X OLED, as well as the Vivobook S 14 and 15 OLED. The S 14X and 16X both feature all-metal constructions that lean on towards the more premium side which come in elegant colors such as Midnight Black, Solar Silver, and Sand Grey. The S 14 and 15 come with a metal lid and lean towards a choice in more youth colors such as Indie Black, Neutral Gray, or Brave Green.
Asus Vivobook 13 Slate Oled Artist Edition Philip Colbert
Last in the new lineup of ASUS’s laptops is the Vivobook 14 Slate OLED Artist Editions. As ASUS has partnered with both Philip Colbert and Steven Harrington to give us two limited editions of their versatile Vivobook 13 Slate 2-in-1. If you decide to pick on these up, know that you’re in for a treat as it features themed hardware, exclusive themed accessories such as the cover stand, smart cover, sleeve, and stylus holder that are all designed in collaboration with the artists themselves.
Asus Vivobook 13 Slate Oled Artist Edition Steven Harrington
What do you think of the lineup ASUS has to offer this 2022? Let us know your thoughts down in the comments!
