ASUS Zenbook 17 Fold OLED

ASUS Zenbook 17 Fold OLED.

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Review Guide

Redefining the Laptop Experience

The ASUS Zenbook 17 Fold OLED is a game-changer in the laptop market. It's a foldable 17.3-inch laptop that provides an immersive visual experience. When folded, it's a 12.5-inch device that's easy to carry, but when unfolded, it becomes an expansive OLED display that is perfect for multitasking or sharing content with others. The OLED panel emits 70% less harmful blue light, making it ideal for prolonged usage.

The ASUS Zenbook 17 Fold OLED features a magnesium aluminium alloy chassis with a tough and durable hinge that has passed over 30,000 open/close cycles in tests. Additionally, the device is PANTONE Validated to provide the most precise colour accuracy.

Finally, ASUS OLED laptops deliver exceptionally detailed and realistic visuals, with a cinema-grade 100% DCI-P3 colour gamut, and offer better colour performance at any brightness level.

What are some features of the ASUS Zenbook 17 Fold OLED?

The ASUS Zenbook 17 Fold OLED is a thin and light laptop with an OLED display that has millions of light-emitting diodes, providing extreme contrast and astonishing detail. It comes with ASUS OLED burn-in prevention and ASUS OLED Care, which protect the display from burn-in and image persistence.

The laptop is equipped with a 12th Gen Intel Core i7 U-series processor, up to 16 GB of onboard memory, and a 1 TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD. It also features two Thunderbolt 4 ports, a 3.5 mm audio combo jack, and a large 75-watt-hour battery.

The Zenbook 17 Fold OLED meets the requirements of an Intel Evo platform device, guaranteeing a certain set of hardware specifications and key experience targets for an exceptional mobile experience. It is powered by a 12th Gen Intel Core i7-1250U processor, which combines the power of two Performance cores and eight Efficiency cores for real-world performance.

The Zenbook 17 Fold OLED has up to 16 GB LPDDR5-5200 MHz memory and a 1TB PCIe4.0x4 NVMe M.2 SSD, as well as two Thunderbolt 4 USB-C ports and a 3.5 mm audio combo jack. It also supports USB-C Easy Charge, which means it can be charged with a wide range of standard USB-C chargers.

What is ASUS Adaptive Lock and how does it work?

ASUS Adaptive Lock is an AI-powered security feature included in the Zenbook 17 Fold OLED laptop. It uses an HD infrared (IR) camera powered by Intel's Visual Sensing Controller to detect the user's presence and control the screen's brightness and locking status accordingly. There are three modes available:

Look-Away Screen Dimming: This mode uses facial recognition technology to detect when the user looks away from the screen and automatically dims the screen to protect their privacy and extend battery life. When the user looks back at the screen, it instantly returns to full brightness.

Walk-Away Lock: This mode senses when the user moves away from the device and automatically dims the screen, turns it off, and locks the device, ensuring security and privacy.

Wake on Return: This mode detects when the user or someone else appears in front of the device and activates the IR camera to verify the user's identity. If Windows Hello is set up, it will log the user in right away.

Users can customize and enable/disable these modes individually using the MyASUS software UI.

The ASUS Zenbook 17 Fold OLED comes with a 5MP AI camera featuring a colour sensor for automatic adjustments to the display's brightness and colour temperature, ASUS 3D Noise Reduction technology for clear video calls, and new webcam effect features like Lighting Optimization, Background Blurring, Eye Tracking, and Motion Tracking.

The audio system features Sound by Harmon Kardon and Dolby Atmos with quad speakers, smart amp technology that increases volume by up to 350%, and AI noise-cancelling audio for clear communication in any scenario.

GlideX is a cross-device screen-sharing solution, and MyASUS is an exclusive software for ASUS laptops that houses all important ASUS apps in one place, including System Diagnosis, Customer Service, and Hardware Settings. Link to MyASUS allows users to integrate their PC with their phone seamlessly.

Specifications
CPU	Intel Core i7-1250U Processors
Display options	17.3" Foldable OLED 2.5K(2560 x 1920) 4:3 aspect ratio, touchscreen (Finger touch) with 87% screen-to-body ratio,100% DCI-P3 color gamut [Folded] 2 x 12.5" (1920 x 1280), 3:2 aspect ratio
Operating system	Windows 11 Pro Windows 11 Home
Graphics	Intel Iris Xe Graphics
Main memory	16GB 5200MHz LPDDR5 onboard
Storage	1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 SSD up to 6500MB/s read speed
Connectivity	Dual-band Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) + Bluetooth 5.2
Camera	5MP AI camera with 3D Noise Reduction HD camera with IR function and Intel Visual Sensing Controller Color sensor for automatic color temperature and brightness control
I/O ports	2 x Thunderbolt 4 USB-C with up to 40Gbps transfer speed and full range (5V~20V) charging, and display output supported 1 x 3.5 mm audio combo jack
Audio	Quad speaker system with SmartAmp certified by Harman Kardon Dolby Atmos AI Noise Canceling Audio
Battery	75Whrs lithium-polymer battery
AC adapter	65W Type-C power adapter (Output: 20V DC, 65W, Input: 100-240V AC, 50/60Hz universal)
Dimensions	Unfolded: 378.5 x 287.6 x 8.7~12.9mm Folded: 287.6 x 189.3 x 17.4~34.5mm
Weight	Zenbook 17 Fold OLED: 1.5 kg ErgoSense Bluetooth keyboard: 300gr