Asus at the CES 2019 has announced the VivoBook 14, 15, and 17 slim and light laptops with four-sided frameless NanoEdge ultra-narrow-bezel displays for a near-borderless viewing experience. The company has also introduced the Chromebook C434.
The Asus VivoBook 14 as the name suggests sports a 14-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080) display and is powered by the Intel Core i3-8145U, 2C/4T, 1.2GHz with 4MB cache, boost speed of up to 3.9GHz coupled with Intel UHD Graphics 620 and upto NVIDIA GeForce MX130 discrete graphics with 2GB VRAM. It packs up to 16GB DDR4 RAM and 128GB storage option. Connectivity options include dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth 4.2. It packs a 37Wh battery. The laptop measures 12.7″ x 8.4″ x 0.77″ and weighs 1.4Kgs. It runs on Windows 10 and packs a fingerprint sensor within the trackpad.
The Asus VivoBook 15 packs a 15.6-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080) display and is powered by the Intel Core i5-8265U, 4C/8T, 1.6GHz with 6MB cache, up to 3.9GHz boost speed. It is coupled with Intel UHD Graphics 620 and upto NVIDIA GeForce MX130 discrete graphics with 2GB VRAM. It packs up to 16GB DDR4 RAM and 256GB storage option. Connectivity options include dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth 4.2. It packs a 37Wh battery. The laptop measures 14.1″ x 9.1″ x 0.77″ and weighs 1.5Kgs. It runs on Windows 10. Ports on the device include USB Type-C, USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-A, and USB 2.0, HDMI output, and a microSD card reader.
The Asus VivoBook 17 packs a 17.3-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080) display with 178° viewing angles and is powered by the Intel Core i7-8565U, 4C/8T, 1.8GHz (8MB cache, up to 4.6GHz). It packs up to 16GB DDR4 RAM and 512GB SSD with a 1TB / 2TB HDD storage. Connectivity options include dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth 4.2. It packs a 32Wh battery. The laptop measures 16″ x 10″ x 0.84″ and weighs 2.08Kgs. It runs on Windows 10. Ports on the device include USB Type-C, USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-A, and USB 2.0, HDMI output, and a microSD card reader. It runs on Windows 10.
The Chromebook C434 sports a 14-inch LED-backlit IPS FHD (1920 x 1080) glossy screen with 5mm-thin bezel, 87% screen-to-body ratio 100% sRGB color gamut, 300 cd/m2 (nits) brightness, and a 360-degree hinge. It is powered by upto Intel Core i7-8500Y with a 1.5GHz processor, 4MB cache, and up to 4.2GHz boost speed coupled with Intel HD Graphics 615. It packs up to 8GB LPDDR3 1867MHz RAM and up to 128GB eMMC storage.
Connectivity features include 802.11ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0. It runs on Google Chrome OS, and is also Android-ready, meaning you can install Android apps and run them. It packs a 48Wh lithium-polymer battery. It measures 12.6″ x 8″ x 0.6″ and weighs 1.45kgs. The new VivoBooks will be available in early 2019. The company says that the pricing and availability will be announced closer to launch.