14 DAY TRIAL // The latest iteration of ASUS’ Zenbook products have reportedly been pictured in Taiwan.
The small wonders are powered by Intel’s new generation Ivy Bridge processors and will sport an amazing 1920 x 1080 FullHD screen resolution.
The pixel density is not what left us amazed, but the fact that ASUS is implementing such a resolution on a 11.6-inch screen.
In this situation, the user must increase the font size of anything they read on the screen risking blindness or extreme eye fatigue otherwise.
Two models were displayed: the ASUS UX31 and the ASUS UX21. The former has a bigger 13.3-inch screen that is also FullHD.
The display panels use S-IPS high quality technology invented by Hitachi back in 1998.
The S-IPS panels offer the same superior image quality as the other IPS panels, with the improvement of fast pixel refresh time.
LG is the most likely panel manufacturer for the displays inside the new Zenbooks.
The introduction of the Ivy Bridge architecture will also bring a valuable increase in battery life and a probable reduction in thickness. These might still be just upgraded models that only feature the new CPU architecture as the most innovative characteristic.
Future upgrades may come with even a thinner chassis.
ASUS might also want to improve the battery or simply include a bigger one to obtain a longer battery life, while keeping the same thickness of the chassis, but there will be an obvious difference between the battery life of the two models.
The bigger 13” model will have a shorter battery life than the 11” model if the same battery is used. This is because of the display size, as a larger display consumes a higher amount of power.
Pricing has not yet been announced.
