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<\/p>\nThe world of convertible laptops just got its thinnest yet.<\/p>\n
Asus unveiled the Zenbook Flip S on Monday in a large-scale launch event, a day ahead of the larger Computex technology show in Taipei.<\/p>\n
The Zenbook Flip S is 10.9mm thin. In comparison, competitors like the HP Spectre x360 come in at 13.8mm, and the Apple MacBook Air measures 17mm.<\/p>\n
The Taiwanese maker’s 13.3″ laptop features a 360-degree hinge and weighs just 1.1kg \u2014 again, lighter than the HP and Apple competition.<\/p>\n
It’ll be priced at $1,099.<\/p>\n
The Flip S also boasts a fingerprint security sensor, 4K display, and fully supports Windows Ink in Windows 10 \u2014 the OS’s support for onscreen pen input.<\/p>\n
And like everyone else, Asus is also jumping on the USB-C bandwagon, with two ports for data and charging.<\/p>\n
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But how durable is the laptop?<\/strong><\/p>\n Asus claims it’s able to handle 20,000 open and close cycles, so it should last its lifetime in the average user’s hands.<\/p>\n With a blue and gold finish, the ASUS Flip S is also stunning to look at \u2014 though its shiny surface also meant that every smudge and fingerprint could be seen.<\/p>\n Asus also unveiled four other laptops at the press conference: the ZenBook 3 Deluxe, the ZenBook Pro, the VivoBook S and the VivoBook Pro.<\/p>\n The VivoBook S comes in at the lowest price point \u2014 at just $499.<\/p>\n At the launch event, Asus Chairman, Jonney Shih, talked up the new laptops’ thin profiles, saying: “Our brand-new ZenBook and VivoBook line-up…[provides] everyone with a new definition of thin, beautiful and powerful laptops.”<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n Source: Mashable<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The world of convertible laptops just got its thinnest yet. Asus unveiled the Zenbook Flip S on Monday in a large-scale launch event, a day ahead of the larger Computex technology show in Taipei. The Zenbook Flip S is 10.9mm thin. In comparison, competitors like the HP Spectre x360 come in at 13.8mm, and the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[106],"tags":[7559,7560,7561],"yoast_head":"\n