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The Asus ZenBook 14 UX431 strikes a balance between beautiful design, lightweight, decent performance, sturdy keyboard, and good battery life... A laptop that both students and office workers desire.
1. Hands-on with Asus ZenBook 14 UX431: A sleek laptop for students and office workers
The Asus ZenBook 14 UX431 strikes a balance between beautiful design, lightweight, decent performance, sturdy keyboard, and good battery life... A laptop that both students and office workers desire.
The design is what immediately impresses about this machine, with its brushed aluminum casing giving off a premium look, a color mix of Silver with a hint of teal. Combined with a concentric circular pattern on the top, a shiny Asus logo, meticulously crafted edges, sturdy hinge, subtly curved bottom, ... it's hard to fault anything about the overall exterior of this machine. Moreover, the ultra-thin screen bezels (6.45mm) also ensure users can enjoy entertainment without boredom all day long.
The intelligently designed hinge, when opening the laptop, elevates the entire body at a 4.5-degree angle, making it easy to type without having to lean down to the desk, and improving heat dissipation efficiency. Opening the laptop with just one hand, something once considered a hallmark of Apple MacBook machines.
The keyboard area can be said to be one of the most beautiful components of the Zenbook UX431. Firstly, the Silver with a hint of Green color tone changes with the angle, the yellow letters combined with LED lights at night look amazing, very suitable for the fairer sex. This keyboard gives a good typing feel, it's solid, so handling text on this machine couldn't be easier. The entire interior surface has a brushed texture, the speaker holes are meticulously crafted. With a weight of only 1.45kg, it's just right for tasks requiring mobility.
The screen on the ZenBook UX431 is 14 inches in size, with a 16:9 aspect ratio, and an 86% screen-to-body ratio. This screen is very sharp, with high brightness, LED backlighting to prevent glare so on days of working with the laptop all day, your eyes won't get tired, even when used at night. It covers 100% of the wide sRGB color gamut, with a wide viewing angle of 178°. The machine's glossy screen brings out the depth of the images, but it may glare a bit when used outdoors, which is something you'll have to accept.
