Asus ZenBook Pro UX550VD [UX550VD-BN076T] (90NB0ET1-M04090)

Slim and light aluminium body

The Asus ZenBook Pro UX550VD is one of the best laptops on the market in terms of size and performance. With a case thickness of 18.9 mm and a weight of 1.8 kg, a powerful hardware is hidden inside, which equally makes it both a performant work laptop and a full-fledged gaming station.

Reliable build

I am glad that this lightness of the laptop did not affect the structural strength in any way: the case is made of a single billet of aluminium and assembled to last. Also, the frameless design has a positive effect on the dimensions. The 15-inch display is surrounded by a very thin bezel on the top and sides, and there is a wider strip at the bottom with the Asus logo. Because of this, the sleek ZenBook is often compared to a MacBook in reviews.

There is not much memory

The ZenBook Pro is powered by a quad-core Core i5 processor (2.5GHz — 3.5GHz), 16GB of RAM, a fast and roomy 512 SSD drive, and an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 gaming graphics card with an excellent 4GB of video memory. This filling allows you to comfortably play voracious toys or work in Photoshop, Cubase and other professional software.

The devil is in the details

Overall, with the ZenBook Pro UX550VD, the devil is in the details. This includes a well-thought-out cooling system, a four-speaker stereo system from Harman Kardon, a battery that can last about 14 hours, an integrated fingerprint scanner, fast charging, modern USB-C ports and much more. Perhaps the only fly in the ointment in this barrel of honey is a not very convenient keyboard layout with a flattened block of arrows and a power button, which for some reason is located next to the Backspace.