Testseek.co.uk have collected 224 expert reviews of the Asus UX390UA Zenbook 3 and the average rating is 79%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Asus UX390UA Zenbook 3.
October 2016
(79%)
224 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
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(72%)
702 Reviews
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The editors liked
Great screen
Really lightweight
Good-looking design
Superbly thin
Lavish build quality
Excellent Kaby Lake performance
Ultra
Slim design
Intel Core i7 power with a novel cooling solution
Competitively priced
Slim
Compact and light
Excellent build quality
Surprisingly good keyboard
Solid specs and overall good performance
Doesn't get as hot as I was expecting
Potent speakers
Solid performing wireless
The battery life is decent
Considering the actual s
Powerful Core i7 processor in a slim
Portable package with an excellent touchpad. A helpful USB-C mini-dock is included
Great design
Incredibly lightweight
Excellent performance
Attractive
Light chassis
Excellent touchpad
High-contrast 1080p display
Strong CPU and SSD performance
Strong battery life (for its class)
Lightweight
Charges in under 1 hour
Finger print security
Small
Fast for Browsing
Web storage included
The editors didn't like
Poor trackpad
Just shy of all-day battery life
Expensive
Disappointing battery life
Only one USB Type-C port
Copycat styling
The fan is active all the time
The display is too dim for the premium niche and glossy
Despite not being a touchscreen
Limited IO
But an adapter is included
Pricey
The 12.5-inch display is locked at 1
920x1
080 resolution
And it isn't a touchscreen. Lots of extra bloatware. Battery life isn't as good as the MacBook. Other similarly configured systems cost less
Volatile battery life
Not enough ports
Core i5 model is better value for most
Mediocre keyboard
Just one USB Type-C port
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Published: 2016-10-11, Author: Marco , review by: hothardware.com
Strong Battery Life, Great Performance, Premium Materials, Good Looks, Windows Hello-Compatible Fingerprint Reader, Top-Notch Display
Lone USB Type-C Port, Minimal Key Travel, Somewhat Pricey
The Kaby Lake Core i7-based ASUS ZenBook 3 UX390UA-XH74-BL we tested performed very well throughout our standard suite of benchmarks. In the all-encompassing PCMark 8 tests, the ZenBook 3 actually put up the best scores we've seen from an Ultrabook to dat...
Abstract: This 12-inch MacBook clone is a premium Windows ultraportable, but a few design choices keep it from rising above all its competition—MacOS and Windows alike...
Incredibly slim and light, Class-leading battery life, Surprisingly effective speakers for a thin laptop, Attractive Gorilla Glass-covered screen
Pricey, Touch pad feels overly slick, Just one built-in port (a USB Type-C)
With its rigid 2-pound frame, impressive "Kaby Lake" speed, stunning audio, and surprising battery life, the ZenBook 3 is the new Windows 10 hyperportable to beat. Read More…...
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Published: 2016-10-05, Author: Joel , review by: pcmag.com
One of the thinnest laptops on the market, Excellent performance and battery life, Strong speakers, Fingerprint reader, Windows 10 Pro
Single integrated USB-C port, Internal fans run often, Display is limited to full HD panel, No Thunderbolt 3 support, Slippery touchpad
Although it's one of the thinnest and lightest laptops we've seen, the slick Asus ZenBook 3 still manages to deliver outstanding battery life and performance with its Intel "Kaby Lake" Core i7 processor...
Powerful Core i7 processor in a slim, portable package with an excellent touchpad. A helpful USB-C mini-dock is included
The 12.5-inch display is locked at 1,920x1,080 resolution, and it isn't a touchscreen. Lots of extra bloatware. Battery life isn't as good as the MacBook. Other similarly configured systems cost less
The Asus ZenBook 3 mimics many of the best features of Apple's 12-inch MacBook, but in a Windows version with a more powerful processor...
Fast, smooth performance, Very compact and portable, Excellent battery life
Just one port for both data transfer and charging, Unpleasant keyboard
Asus touts the ZenBook 3 as a superior MacBook alternative, and I'd have to partially agree. In a lighter and almost equally compact package, you get a much faster processor—one that better matches up with the fast storage and RAM paired with it. The fan...
Thin and light design comparable to the MacBook, As fast as other high-end ultraportables, Vibrant screen, Comes with a mini-dock for extra ports
Keyboard and trackpad are difficult to use, Fingerprint sensor placement makes no sense, Build quality is suspect
The ZenBook 3 does a decent job of mimicking the MacBook's design while also cramming in faster hardware. But the combination of a hard-to-use keyboard and trackpad, along with build quality concerns, make it difficult to recommend. Hardware At...
Madly thin and light yet rigid. Fast! Great looking, lovely IPS display, good trackpad, closer to normal keyboard than 12" MacBook
Casualties of the size and weight: only 1 USB-C port and headphone jack. No touch screen option
I think you can tell that I like the Asus ZenBook 3 UX390UA quite a lot. If you've lusted over the 12" MacBook but are a Windows person, or if you've looked at the LG Gram laptops and found their lack of rigidity disconcerting, this could be the ultraport...
The new ASUS ZenBook 3 UX390UA has a powerful dual core Generation i5 processor running at 2.5 GHz. The laptop also has a generous 8GB of RAM. This will allow the device to handle most of the work load rather quickly. To allow the device to cool down prop
The ASUS ZenBook 3 UX390UA may be a very powerful device but it isn't at the top of the processing power food chain. The Generation i5 processor used only has two cores and could bottle neck when very high computational loads are applied to it. The onboar
All in all, the ASUS ZenBook 3 UX390UA appears to be a very capable device. While it does lack in some places, this could be a great option for those who seek a mobile computing solution. Fast enough to handle a majority of applications and slim and light...
