ASUS has‎ unveiled its latest flagship mainstream notebook “Vivobook S15” and all new Asus Zenbook UX430, the thinnest-ever ZenBook with discrete graphics. The latest ZenBook and VivoBook thin-and-light laptops push the boundaries of design and technology to deliver ultimate mobile computing experiences.

On the sidelines of the event, Peter Chang, Regional Head – South Asia & Country Manager, said, “The consumers want their everyday laptop to be stylish, slim, ultra-portable and yet a powerful performer for their daily tasks. With a set of unprecedented features, our latest VivoBook goes beyond the edge to ensure our users stay ahead of the curve. We believe that it will redefine the ‘Everyday’ laptop category in India.”

ASUS VivoBook S15 is a15.6-inch laptop featuring a 17.9mm profile and weighing just 1.7 kg. The thin and lightweight VivoBook S is the latest and most stylish model in the VivoBook Series. It has a metallic Icicle Gold finish for a quality feel and features a NanoEdge display with a 7.8mm-slim bezel that provides a larger display area for more immersive viewing. This laptop is powered by up to 8th Generation Intel Core i7 processor with up to 16GB DDR4 memory and feature NVIDIA MX150 graphics. It also features a Full HD (1920 x 1280) display with 178° wide-view technology for astonishing visuals, It is the first laptop in its class to feature the slim-bezel NanoEdge display the bezel is just 7.8mm thin and gives VivoBook S15 an 80-per cent screen-to-body ratio.

ASUS VivoBook S15 laptops feature a Lithium polymer battery that offers up to 8 hours battery life and a 3x longer lifespan than standard Lithium-ion cylinder batteries. Fast-charge technology also charges the battery to 60 percent in just 49 minutes.

The ASUS VivoBook S15 has two technologies that prevent this and extends the battery’ operational life:

· SuperBattery – A special battery preservation technology known as “SuperBattery” that gives it three times (3X) the battery lifespan of conventional laptop batteries. SuperBattery does this by intelligently monitoring and limiting the maximum charge that can be given to the battery cells. With SuperBattery, the ASUS VivoBook S15 can:

· Achieve a total of over 900 charge cycles compared to 300 for a conventional notebook’s batteries

· Rapidly charge the ASUS VivoBook S15 from 0 to 60% of the capacity in only 49 minutes.

2. The Asus Battery Health Charging App – This allows users to manually set the Relative State of Charge (RSOC) to 60%, 80% or 100%. Limiting the laptop charging in this way helps to further increase its battery’s operational life.

Another laptop, ASUS ZenBook UX430 is the thinnest-ever ZenBook with discrete graphics. Weighing only 1.25kg, the Full HD 14” Windows 10 laptop features 7.18mm NanoEdge bezel providing an 80% screen to body ratio. Offering a 178o wide view with a matte non-reflective surface, ZenBook UX430 is powered by up to Intel 8th-Generation Core i7 processor with the main memory of 16GB DDR4 (2133MHz) and up to 512GB Storage. Offering a 9-hour long battery life and performance benefits of NVIDIA GeForce graphics up to MX150, for work or entertainment, the ZenBook UX430 is best suited for people on-the-go who want to take more in less space!

Both the ASUS laptops will be available from October 01, 2017 across all online and offline retailer and partners at a starting price of Rs.59,990/- and Asus Zenbook UX430 at Rs.74,990/-.