Asus ZenBook S13 UX392FN (i7-8565U, GeForce MX150) Laptop Review

[Redaktion]

The 13.9-inch ZenBook S13 UX392 is the closest thing you can get to a Dell XPS 14 with even faster graphics performance than what the XPS 13 currently has to offer. Aside from a couple of head-scratching omissions, there's very little to dislike about Asus' latest flagship Ultrabook.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Asus-ZenBook-S13-UX392FN-i7-8565U-GeForce-MX150-Laptop-Review.419720.0.html

[RL]

That is a super glossy screen. 

[SoonHyo]

So, does this product have the thinnest bezel compared to other products?

[jonathan c lee]

would replacing the m.2 ssd remove the coil whine you guys heard?

[D]

If there is display port thourgh USB-C it CAN display 4k witch 60Hz!!!

[sticky]

As far as single display options go, this one's pretty good.

However no TB3, no facial recognition, half SSD speed, bottom firing speakers - all pronounced deal breakers at this price.

Also worth mentioning that DP 1.2 over USB-C 3.1 (10Gbps) to output 4K@60Hz does not work reliably all the time and alternating to HDMI even less so, unless you happened to have extremely rare and expensive monitors / TVs with direct USB-C inputs.

Hence why I'd like to see TB3 AND a dedicated HDMI 2.0 port on ultrabooks, as well as a full-sized SD reader. By the looks of it, there's plenty of room for 3 additional slim and miniature ports on these boards.

[BullMooseParty]

Ok I'm either buying this laptop with 16g of RAM and the m150 GPU or the Razer stealth 13 middle option with 1080p sceen, 16g of RAM and the 4g m150 GPU. I would use it for light gaming but would probably play up to the most demanding titles the system could handle. I probably would not use a external GPU. Help me decide! Thanks!

[sticky]

@BullMooseParty

Blade Stealth, no contest. Completely different hardware level, Stealth is a high-end ultrabook while the UX391 is mid-range. There are much better options than ZenBook for less money in the mid-range, much like there are a variety of choices other than the Blade in the high-end.

[BullMooseParty]

@sticky Thank you!  That's all the push I needed to go with the Razer.