Many believe that it is foldable smartphones are the new trend that will be followed all the next years. However, Asus wants to expand the list of innovative devices with its new laptop. The company introduced to the world its Zenbook 17 Fold OLED (model UX9702), the world’s first 17.3-inch foldable OLED screen Laptop.
This laptop works on a similar principle to foldable smartphones. In fact, it is a large touch screen, which has in the middle of the hinge, which allows him to fold. The laptop does not have a physical keyboard or touchpad in its body.
It is controlled by a full touch-screen notebook. It has two 3:2 1920 x 1280 displays and is designed for 30,000 opening and closing cycles Asus said that the screen is PANTONE tested for color accuracy and has a 100% DCI-P3 gamut. Among the downsides is that the screen currently has a refresh rate of only 60 Hz.
The company has conceived several modes for using the Zenbook 17 Fold. You can use it as a large tablet using the touch screen, you can connect an external keyboard and use it as a monoblock or you can bend it and use the virtual keyboard on the bottom of the PC. The company even released a special utility for Windows 11, like ScreenXpert 3, to control the notebook’s functions. The notebook also comes with an ErgoSense keyboard with a built-in touchpad which can be placed on the bottom panel.
If we’re talking about the stuffing, the Zenbook 17 Fold put a 12th-generation Intel Core i7-1250U processor, 16GB of RAM, 1TB PCIe SSSD, a 75Wh battery (charges via USB Type-C), and two Thunderbolt 4 ports. There are no USB Type-A connectors, though this is no longer unusual for a modern laptop.
The price will unpleasantly surprise you. At the moment this laptop will cost you starting from 3,499 USD. In free sale, it will appear in the 4 quarter of 2022. Some publications have already published their reviews. Many notice that this device is created more as a prototype or concept and for the average user does not represent many advantages. So most likely the audience of this laptop will be people who are not sorry to spend such an amount for just an interesting gadget to show off to their friends.
