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

Stunning thin and light design ; Good screen ; Fast performance

Distracting fan ; So-so touchpad ; Terrible webcam ; Very expensive

A desirable, but flawed Ultrabook.

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...

Top-quality materials and design ; Strong core performance ; Vibrant screen

Can run hot when pushed ; Unexciting battery life ; Pricey

A wonderfully-thin and stylish laptop that packs a serious punch in the performance stakes. Runs a bit too hot if you really push it, though.

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...

14-inch screen in 13-inch frame ; Still awfully light ; Two Thunderbolt 3 ports ; Fingerprint sensor

No configuration options ; Mighty pricey for an FHD screen

Asus has developed an impressive improvement upon the existing ZenBook 3 in the ZenBook 3 Deluxe, boosting its screen size considerably, with negligible increases in weight and thickness. However, we’d love to see a sharper screen for the price.

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'.

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...

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.

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