Pre-orders for the Asus ZenBook Pro UX550 start at US$1,699

The Asus ZenBook PRO UX550 notebook was initially announced back in May, and now it is up for pre-orders on B&H and Newegg. The ultraslim and slick model features a case that measures only 0.74 inches in thicknes with an overall weight of 3.97 lbs, but this didn’t stop Asus to fit a Core i7-7700HQ quad-core CPU, up to 16 GB DDR4-2400 RAM, a 512 GB NVMe SSD and the GeForce GTX 1050 4 GB GPU inside it.

Other key features include:
•    choice between a 4K or a 1080p 15.6-inch multi-touch display with 100% sRGB color gamut
•    additional 1 TB HDD
•    dual fan system with 3 heat pipes
•    Asus SonicMaster stereo audio system with Harman Kardon quad-speakers
•    VGA webcam
•    Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 4.2
•    silver backlit keyboard and touchpad with fingerprint sensor
•    73 Wh 8-cell battery that can last up to 14 hours
•    two Type-C USB 3.1 Gen 2 (Thunderbolt) connectors
•    two Type-A USB 3.1 Gen 1 connectors
•    HDMI port
•    combo audio jack
•    Micro SD card reader

Pre-order prices start at US$1,699 for the 1080p display model, and shipping will begin on October 13.

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