Asus quietly launches the ZenBook Pro 15 UX550GD-- a laptop "designed to entice, and crafted to perform" through a choice of up to 6C/12T Intel CPU and 15-inch display.
Customers get a choice of Intel Core i5-8300H CPU with 4C/8T running at up to 4GHz, i7-8750H with 6C/12T running at up to 4.1GHz or an i9-8950HK with 6C/12T and running at up to 4.5GHz, with 8, 9, and 12MB of cache respectively. The 3 models ship with an Nvidia GTX 1050 GPU with 4GB GDDR5 memory as standard, and up to 1TB of PCIe SSD storage and 8/16GB 2400MHz DDR4 memory.
The company says the ZenBook Pro 15 has an 83% screen-to-body ratio thanks to a 7.3mm bezel. Display comes as either a 15.3-inch 1920 x 1080 LED (either with or without touch) with Delta E< 3 colour calibration, or a 4K resolution display with improved Delta E < 2 calibration. Connectivity comes through x2 USB-C, x2 USB-A and x1 HDMI ports, together with x1 combo audio jack, microSD card reader, dual-band 802.11ac wifi and Bluetooth 5.0.
In total the laptop weighs 1.86kg, and carries a battery claiming 9 hours of life on a single charge. The keyboard is full-size and backlit, with 1.5mm key travel, and also included are a smart gesture touchpad, array microphone, Asus SonicMaster stereo speakers and built-in VGA webcam.