Apart from smartphones, laptops are one of the most popular categories on Black Friday. If you are looking for a good notebook that can handle your creative tasks and do a bit of gaming on the side, Amazon has a deal on the Asus ZenBook 15 that you shouldn’t miss. The notebook, which is originally priced at $1,999, is selling for just $999 -- half the price! Make sure you grab this deal quickly cause it is about to end very soon.
ASUS ZenBook 15
The ZenBook 15 is suited for creative professionals who want a slim and portable notebook.
The ASUS ZenBook 15 UX534FTC is a slim notebook that offers a 15.6-inch display in a 14-inch footprint. As per ASUS, the notebook also meets the MIL-STD-810G military standard, making it a sturdy and robust machine. The notebook is loaded with a quad-core Core i7-10510U processor with a dedicated NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q GPU. The GPU should help in tasks like video and photo editing and a bit of gaming. You won't be able to play AAA titles at the highest settings, but it is suited for competitive esports games. The notebook comes with 16GB RAM which can be upgraded to up to 32GB and it comes with a 512GB NVMe SSD for storage. The display is the highlight on the laptop as the matte IPS panel offers great viewing angles, along with a good contrast ratio and color representation. The notebook also offers Amazon Alexa voice service so you can give voice commands as well.
We would criticize the fact that this notebook is lacking a Thunderbolt port, but you do get a USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A, a USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A port, two USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C ports one of which supports display out, HDMI 1.4, a 3.5mm audio jack, and a full-sized SD card reader. Other notable features on this notebook include Windows Hello facial recognition and ScreenPad, a touch screen display embedded in the touchpad itself.
If you are missing out on Thunderbolt, then check out our guide of the best laptops with Thunderbolt 3 ports.