The new Zenbook 17 Fold OLED, the first 17.3-inch foldable OLED laptop in the world, was introduced by ASUS at the CES 2022 event. In order to do this, ASUS claimed to have collaborated closely with BOE Technology Group and Intel. The company has today disclosed the cost and availability of the laptop. Let’s examine this new foldable laptop in more detail, along with its cost and availability.
A big 4:3 17.3-inch 2.5K touchscreen that folds in the middle to form two seamless 3:2 12.5-inch 1920 by 1280 displays is one of two OLED displays on the Zenbook 17 Fold OLED foldable laptop. It is a 12.5-inch device that is smaller than a sheet of photocopy paper when fully closed along the precision-engineered 180° hinge, which has been tested to survive over 30,000 open-and-close cycles.
The folding design offers versatility of numerous modes: PC, Laptop, Tablet, On-Screen Keyboard, Book, and Extend when used with the full-size ASUS ErgoSense Bluetooth keyboard and touchpad. The redesigned ErgoSense keyboard and touchpad provide pleasant, accurate typing thanks to a desktop-grade 19.05 mm key pitch and a long 1.4 mm travel on the dished mechanical keys.
The laptop weighs only 1.5 kg without the keyboard and 1.8 kg with it, despite its adaptability and sizable screen. Also, it has Intel Evo certification. The Zenbook 17 Fold OLED satisfies the MIL-STD-810H US military standard for dependability and durability.
A potent, quad-speaker Harman Kardon-certified Dolby Atmos audio system is coupled with the foldable OLED display, which boasts a 0.2 ms response time and a refresh rate of 60 Hz for immersive entertainment. In addition to being Dolby Vision certified, this display boasts a 100% DCI-P3 colour gamut, is PANTONE Validated for accurate colour, and is TÜV Rheinland certified to cut down on harmful blue light.
This laptop has the most recent Intel Core i7-1250U processor, Intel Iris Xe graphics, 16 GB of RAM, and a quick 1 TB PCIe SSD in terms of performance. Additionally, it boasts two convenient USB-C Thunderbolt 4 connectors that are useful for charging the enormous 75 Wh battery and connecting to external screens.
- specs for the Zenbook 17 Fold OLED UX9702
- 17.3-inch (2560 x 1920 pixels) VESA Certified Display HDR True Black 500, 1.07 billion colours, PANTONE Validated, 100% DCI-P3 colour gamut, 500 nits peak brightness, FOLED 4:3 aspect ratio Touch screen, glossy display, 70% less harmful blue light Body to screen ratio: 87%
- 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 Performance SSD, Intel Iris Xe graphics, Intel Core i7-1250U processor running at 1.1 GHz (12M Cache, up to 4.7 GHz, 2P+8E cores), and on-board 16GB LPDDR5 memory
- Windows 11 Home/Pro Soft Keyboard, 5MP camera with IR feature, and US MIL-STD 810H military-grade standard; 1.4mm Key-travel
- Dimensions: Weight Without Keyboard: 1.6–1.7 kg / With Keyboard: 1.99 kg Dimensions Unfolded: 378.5 x 287.6 x 8.7–11.7 mm Folded: 287.6 x 189.3 x 17.4–31.9 mm
- Bluetooth 5.2 and Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) (Dual band) 1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack, 75WHrs, 4S1P, 4-cell Li-ion, TYPE-C, 65W AC Adapter, 2×2, 2x Thunderbolt 4 enables display and power supply
