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Asus ZenBook 3 Deluxe UX490 (14-Inch, 2017) Series

76 reviews

Dec, 2024

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portability (29)
performance (27)
design (25)
screen (18)
size (17)

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battery (9)
energy (3)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 76 reviews of Asus ZenBook 3 Deluxe UX490 (14-Inch, 2017) Series. The average rating for this product is 4.2/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Comments about the size and design are overall positive. The screen and performance also get good reviews. There are some critical views about the energy efficiency and battery, and reviews are divided on the image quality.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Asus ZenBook 3 Deluxe UX490 (14-Inch, 2017) Series is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 86/100 = Very good quality.

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Expert review by : Mark Coppock (digitaltrends.com)

Asus ZenBook 3 Deluxe (late 2017) review

Stylish design ; Light for its size ; Excellent display ; Solid and improved performance

Screen is only 1080p ; You pay for what you get

The Asus ZenBook 3 Deluxe benefits from its CPU refresh, gaining some extra power and a bit of extra battery life. It retains all of its strengths, including a refreshingly elegant aesthetic and some impressive build quality. It remains one of the best...

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Expert review by : Joel Santo Domingo (pcmag.com)

Asus ZenBook 3 Deluxe (UX490UA)

The Asus ZenBook 3 Deluxe is the thinnest 14-inch ultraportable laptop we've seen yet, but whiny fan noise and short battery life spoil the deal.

Thinnest 14-inch laptop we've tested. Solid construction. Good connectivity options. Fast Core i7 performance.

Lacks USB 3.0 or HDMI ports. Significantly less battery life than the competition. 1080p screen lacks touch. Fan noise and warm chassis in testing. Not configurable.

The Asus ZenBook 3 Deluxe has the aesthetics and composition of a premium laptop. It's full of top-of-the-line components like a bright full HD screen, Core i7 processor, 16GB of RAM, and a capacious 512GB SSD. However, operational quirks like tiring...

Aug, 2017

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Expert review by : Xiomara Blanco (cnet.com)

A sexy Macbook competitor with a bigger screen

The Asus ZenBook 3 Deluxe is elegant on the outside and professional on the inside.

The Asus ZenBook 3 Deluxe is very slim and stylish. It fits a 14-inch screen into a compact body and includes a fingerprint reader. Performance is excellent.

Battery life is short. Ports are limited. There’s only a standard HD screen option.

Asus slips a big screen into the thin body of the ZenBook 3 Deluxe, but the battery isn’t as upscale as the design.

Jul, 2017

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Expert review by : Laptop Mag (laptopmag.com)

Asus ZenBook 3 Deluxe UX490UA

Beautiful design; Vivid display; Comfortable keyboard ; Blurry, low-res webcam; Shorter-than-average battery life ; The Asus ZenBook 3 Deluxe UX490UA is a gorgeous, premium notebook with a great keyboard, but its battery doesn't last as long as...

Blurry, low-res webcam; Shorter-than-average battery life ; The Asus ZenBook 3 Deluxe UX490UA is a gorgeous, premium notebook with a great keyboard, but its battery doesn't last as long as competitors'.

The Asus ZenBook 3 Deluxe UX490UA is a gorgeous, premium notebook with a great keyboard, but its battery doesn't last as long as competitors'.

Jun, 2017

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Expert review by : Sven Kloevekorn (notebookcheck.net)

Asus ZenBook 3 Deluxe UX490UA (i5-7200U, 256 GB SSD) Subnotebook Review

14-inch Camouflage. Update 2/22/2018: finalized our additional tests. Asus is pretty ambitious with its latest subnotebook, to say the least. At 14 inches it is large enough for serious work but at the same time highly portable with just 13 mm of...

classy design with high recognition value ; compact thanks to narrow bezels ; decent build quality ; 2 x Thunderbolt 3 ; quick charge ; TPM 2.0, fingerprint reader ; useful accessories (bags, dongles, etc.) ; decent ClickPad ; outstanding contrast...

maximum opening angle less than 135 ° ; no ports other than 3x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C ; glossy display ; color temperature too high, blue tint ; insufficient color-space coverage ; poor application of turbo boost

If you have read the entire review you will certainly agree that at this point we cannot publish any final scores for the ZenBook 3 Deluxe just yet and have disabled our score widget accordingly. If the constant crashes turn out to be a systematic...

Feb, 2018

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Asus ZenBook 3 Deluxe review: Slim and stylish, but the screen may disappoint

The Asus ZenBook 3 Deluxe is a solidly built 14-inch laptop that brings a splash of colour to the proceedings, with a blue-and-gold livery option as well as a more standard grey-and-gold version. Weighing just over 1kg, it might tempt mobile workers...

Two USB-C/Thunderbolt 3 ports ; Lightweight (just over 1kg) ; Solid build ; Decent battery life with fast-charge option

Non-touch 1080p screen ; No SD card reader ; Poorly positioned power button

Sep, 2017

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Expert review by : Jason Cross (hothardware.com)

ASUS ZenBook Deluxe 3 UX490UA Review: A Striking, Slim Ultrabook

ASUS ZenBook 3 Deluxe UX490UA is a slim, light, and stylish ultabook, with Intel's 7th gen Core processor, Thunderbolt 3, and an excellent keyboard

Aug, 2017

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Expert review by : Andrei Girbea (ultrabookreview.com)

Asus Zenbook UX490UA impressions – a high-end 14-inch ultraportable

The Zenbook UX490 is an excellently crafted laptop with a beautiful, compact and light body, but also a very good keyboard, top-tier hardware specs and decent connectivity. However, in my opinion Asus somewhat sacrificed practicality for the sake of...

The Zenbook UX490UA is definitely not a laptop for everyone, yet I can’t tell for sure who is it for based on my experience with this early sample, mostly because I don’t know how the final retail units will perform under load. Aas a compact laptop...

May, 2017

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Expert review by : Ashley Barry (reviewed.com)

Asus ZenBook 3 Deluxe UX490UA Laptop Review

This beautiful laptop is runway-ready, but is it worth the money?

Jan, 2017

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Expert review by : Koh Wanzi (hardwarezone.com)

Hands-on with the ASUS ZenBook 3: Is this a MacBook killer? (Updated)

The ASUS ZenBook 3 has been touted as a MacBook killer, but is it really? Here's a closer look at one of the most attractive notebooks ASUS has put out in a long time.

Oct, 2016

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