Asus ZenBook 15 UX533FD

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ASUS ZenBook 15 UX533 review – brings you something unseen from a ULV laptop
Source: Laptop Media Archive.org version
Screen-wise, ZenBook 15 UX533 is equipped with a good 1080p panel (BOE NV156FHM-N63 (BOE07D8)), with punchy but rather accurate colors (especially with our Gaming and Web design profile), good contrast ratio, 92% of sRGB coverage and no flickering, whatsoever. Add the near 14-hour web browsing battery life and you end up with a pretty strong contender. Definitely, one of the great devices you can get for this amount of money. However, let us remind you of the 15-inch convertible HP Spectre x360 15 (15-df0000), which offers similar performance, even better battery life and a 4K touchscreen monitor at about the same price. However, it is both thicker and substantially heavier than the ASUS ZenBook 15 UX533.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 04/08/2019

70% Asus ZenBook 15 (UX533)
Source: PC Mag Archive.org version
The Asus ZenBook 15 is a space-saving desktop replacement with skinny screen bezels and a comfy tilted keyboard, but its graphics performance will leave would-be gamers wanting more.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 03/01/2019
Rating: Total score: 70%

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100% Review ASUS Zenbook 15 UX533FD
Source: Geeknetic ES→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 04/12/2019
Rating: Total score: 100%

Обзор премиального ноутбука Asus ZenBook 15 UX533FD
Source: Ixbt RU→EN Archive.org version
Positive: Stylish design; compact size; light weight; long battery life; high performance.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 05/24/2019

90% Asus ZenBook UX533FD [TEST]: Elegance og grafisk flair fusionerer i slank bærbar
Source: Alt om Data DA→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 05/09/2019
Rating: Total score: 90% price: 80% performance: 80% display: 90% mobility: 80%

Review ASUS Zenbook UX533F – un laptop elegant si suficient de puternic
Source: Arena IT →EN Archive.org version
Positive: Nice gaming performance; good hardware; elegant design; great ergonomy.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/04/2019

Asus ZenBook 15 UX533 review și teste (Core i7-8565U, GTX 1050 Max-Q)
Source: Giz.ro →EN Archive.org version
Positive: Compact size; nice display; thin frames; great built quality; great ergonomy; high performance; good cooling and silent system; excellent autonomy. Negative: No Thunderbolt 3.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 04/25/2019

Comment

Model: The Asus ZenBook 15 UX533FD is one of the slightly more affordable offerings which still has decent performance. ASUS has updated its original ZenBook line with not only Intel's new Whiskey Lake U-series processors but also a new four-sided, nearly frameless design with up to 95 percent screen-to-body ratio. The whole ZenBook range is pretty stylish. The first thing to note is the commitment to keeping a high screen-to-body ratio of 92%, which is achieved by the side 3 mm bezels. Asus calls this ‘NanoEdge’, but that’s just really a fancy way of saying ‘a very thin bezel’. Then there are the colors which are beautiful deep blue and silver colored cases complimented nicely by rose gold accents. Weighing 1.59 kg, the ZenBook 15 isn’t as light as some of the other skinny laptops seen around. Then there’s something called ‘ErgoLift’, which is not as throwaway a name as it might sound once they realize what it means. The hinges of the ZenBook are shaped in such a way that when users open one, it has the effect of lifting the laptop’s posterior up off of the surface of the desk by an angle of 3 degrees. This sees the keys angled towards their hands at a more gentle angle, which supposedly makes it nicer to type on. As for hardware, it features a Core i7-8565U CPU, 8GB RAM, up to 512GB SSD and Harman Kardon-certified stereo speakers. Each laptop also has a traditional USB 3.1 port, two USB-A ports, a headphone jack, and a full-size HDMI port. These machines have passed various military-grade torture tests (MIL-STD-810G) so they should age a little better than many other laptops.

Similarly, the ZenBook 15 has a 4K display option, DisplayPort output via USB-C, a full-size SD card slot instead of microSD, plus a larger 73W battery (up to 16 hours) instead of the 14-hour battery life of the smaller models such as the ZenBook 13 and 14. Asus claims this feature also ensures that any audio emitted by the downward-pointing Harmon Kardon-certified speakers won’t be immediately absorbed by the desktop. Another highlight of this series is the optional backlit "NumberPad" on the glass trackpad. Simply tap the top right button to toggle this virtual numeric keypad. And yes, a user can still swipe the cursor around in this mode, so a user doesn't have to keep turning the NumberPad off and on. While this is obviously a poor man's ScreenPad from the ZenBook Pro, Asus still put in some effort into this component's five-layer construction, in order to make the NumberPad invisible while disabled. As a conclusion, the ZenBook 15 is an elegant laptop which features a big display. It is designed to give a user the freedom to discover the creative power, such as photo editing and multimedia related tasks. Thus, this laptop is designed for professionals on the go.

Hands-on article by Jagadisa Rajarathnam

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q: Efficient mid-range graphics card for thin and light laptops based on the same GP107 chip as the normal GTX 1050 for laptops but at slower clock speeds. Offers a approx. 10 - 15% lower performance than the laptop GTX 1050 but at a much lower power consumption.

Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

Intel Core i7: The Intel Core i7 for laptops is based on the LG1156 Core i5/i7 CPU for desktops. The base clock speed of the CPUs is relatively low, but because of a huge Turbo mode, the cores can dynamically overclock to up to 3.2 GHz (920XM). Therefore, the CPU can be as fast as high clocked dual-core CPUs (using single threaded applications) but still offer the advantage of 4 cores. Because of the large TDP of 45 W / 55 W, the CPU is only intended for large laptops.  

i7-8565U: Whiskey Lake based low power quad-core processor (technically identical to Kaby Lake but produced in a further improved 14nm++ process). The four cores are clocked between 1.8 and 4.6 GHz (Turbo Boost) and support HyperThreading.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

15.60":

15-inch display variants are the standard and are used for more than half of all laptops.

The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, often allows high resolutions and thus offers rich details on the screen, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact - simply the standard compromise.

Asus: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. is a major Taiwanese computer hardware manufacturer based in Taipei, founded in 1989. Under the Asus brand name, the company manufactures a wide range of products, including laptops, desktops, motherboards, graphics cards, monitors, smartphones and networking equipment, complete systems and PC components for end users.

Under the ROG (Republic of Gamers) brand name, ASUS manufactures gaming laptops known by gamers for their powerful specifications, dedicated graphics cards, high refresh rate displays and advanced cooling systems.

Beyond gaming, a wide range of notebooks are offered for different needs and budgets, from ultra-slim and lightweight ultrabooks to versatile 2-in-1 convertibles and budget-friendly options. In 2023, Asus had a 7% global market share of the PC market.

Customer satisfaction with ASUS notebooks concerns performance, the features, and the good price-performance ratio of ASUS notebooks. However, as with any brand, there are occasional reports of problems such as overheating, driver compatibility, or build quality issues.

86.43%: This is an above-average rating. Nevertheless, it should not be forgotten that about one fifth of all tested models receive a better rating.

» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.

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