Name: Zenbook Pro 14 UX480
Brand: ASUS
SKU: 10282

Unleash your creative power

                          There's never been a laptop like the all-powerful, all-conquering ZenBook Pro 14. It's faster and more sophisticated than ever before, and the jaw-dropping new ScreenPad™ adds a touch of magic to everything you do. With ZenBook Pro 14, you don't have to wait for the future: you can touch it, right here and right now.

ScreenPad^™

Say hello to the intelligent touchpad

ScreenPad^™ is an exciting new way to work with your laptop. It's an interactive display with helpful functions that intelligently adapt to match whatever you're doing, making it easier and quicker to multitask and get things done. It can change functions automatically when you switch apps, and you can create your own shortcuts. You can also extend your Windows desktop onto ScreenPad^™!

Learn more about ScreenPad™ Apps Free upgrade to ScreenPad™ 2.0

ScreenPad for Office
ScreenPad Launcher
ScreenPad Music Player
ScreenPad Calculator
ScreenPad Calendar
ScreenPad NumKey

Get instant fingertip control of common functions when you're editing Excel, Word or PowerPoint documents to make every task easier. Create shortcuts to launch your favorite apps instantly with a single tap. Change tracks, adjust the volume and enjoy the music, without interrupting your onscreen work. Use the Calculator app to see how those numbers are stacking up when you're busy on the main screen. Sync your Windows Calendar account and check your schedule at a glance. Use ScreenPad^™ as a number keypad for easy and intuitive data entry.

ScreenPad^™

Screen Extender mode

Screen Extender mode turns ScreenPad^™ into a powerful multitasking partner. You can extend your laptop's screen onto ScreenPad^™, giving you a dual display in one device. Use it to keep an eye on your social media or email, or as a handy preview screen — the possibilities are endless! To change ScreenPad^™ modes, just tap the f6 key to cycle between ScreenPad^™ mode, Screen Extender mode and Touchpad mode.

To activate Screen Extender mode, please click here to download

Switch ScreenPad^™ modes

Performance
Extreme performance
Packed with state-of-the-art components, ZenBook Pro 14 is built to handle anything you can throw at it without a fuss. It's capable of shaming many desktops, and its high-performance processor, ultrafast storage and gaming-grade graphics let you blitz through the most demanding tasks faster than ever before. ZenBook Pro 14 will never keep you waiting.
Windows 10 Pro
Core™i7
Up to 8th Gen Intel® CPU
GeForce® GTX 1050 Max-Q
Gaming-grade graphics
1TB
Up to 1TB PCIe® x4 SSD
16GB
DDR4 memory

                        Performance

GPU

Gaming-grade graphics

ZenBook Pro 14 uses up to the latest gaming-grade NVIDIA^® GeForce^® GTX 1050 Max-Q GPU that offers maximum performance in an energy-efficient design. Whether you're a designer, a developer or a gamer, this visual prowess means you'll always enjoy the smoothest possible graphics performance with ZenBook Pro 14.

4GB

Up to 4GB GDDR5

39%

Faster than GeForce^® GTX 960M³

Design
Timeless design
Elegance, sophistication and precision craftsmanship are the hallmarks of every ZenBook. The prestigious Deep Dive Blue and Rose Gold color scheme chosen for ZenBook Pro 14 is luxuriously stylish without being brash.
17.9mm
Thin
1.6kg
Light
ErgoLift
Hinge design

                      
                    

                        Design
                        
                      

Display

Thinner edge, more display

The NanoEdge FHD ultraslim-bezel display on ZenBook Pro 14 is truly awe-inspiring, giving the laptop an impressively thin 5.2mm bezel and 86% screen-to-body ratio. It's gorgeous for everyday use, with incredible pin-sharp detail and bright, vivid colors for more lifelike images. And with factory-calibrated color accuracy, it's a dream for graphics professionals.

1920X1080

Full HD

5.2mm

Thin bezel

86%

Screen-to-body ratio

86%

5.2mm

Color Calibration

More accurate color

The built-in ASUS Calibration Technology on ZenBook Pro 14 provides color-accuracy tuning and uniformity compensation to make things easy when it's time to recalibrate the display's brightness and color consistency. This Pantone® Validated display has a wide color gamut with 100% sRGB and 72% NTSC color coverage for simply stunning colors.

Pantone® Validated display

100%

sRGB

Delta E < 3

Accurate and reliable color⁴

60% sRGB

100% sRGB

Touchscreen

Touchscreen with ASUS Pen support

With ZenBook Pro 14 and the ASUS Pen you can really let your creativity flow. The ASUS Pen can detect even the most minute pressure variations — in 1,024 steps from 10g all the way up to 300g. It also exceeds the industry accuracy standard, so you can hold it at angles of up to 45° without affecting the quality and placement of the lines you draw. With the ASUS Pen — or any other active stylus — you can jot down your thoughts, annotate diagrams or sketch out your creative ideas in an intuitive way with a natural, responsive feel.

ASUS Pen

Audio
Incredible sound, by Harman Kardon
To equip ZenBook Pro 14 with unsurpassed audio performance, the ASUS Golden Ear team joined forces with audiophile specialists Harman Kardon to produce the next generation of ASUS SonicMaster audio technology. ZenBook Pro 14 delivers the most incredible sound you've ever heard on a laptop.

Certified
Dual
Speaker
2- channel
Smart AMP

                        Audio

Connectivity
Comprehensive connectivity
A comprehensive set of high-performance I/O ports give ZenBook Pro 14 the ultimate, hassle-free connectivity for versatile flexibility whether you're in the work or on the road. On top of that, there's Bluetooth® 5.0, and integrated gigabit-class Wi-Fi to give you wired-equivalent network speeds — without the wires!
12X
802.11ac faster than 802.11n5
HDMI
Output
USB-C
USB 3.1 Gen 2

                      
                        Audio jack
                        MicroSD card slot
                        USB 2.0 Type-A
                        DC-in
                        USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C
                        USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A
                        Standard HDMI
                      
                    

                        Connectivity
                        
                      

Battery

All-day battery

Searching for power outlets isn't a productive use of your time, so ZenBook Pro 14 uses a high-capacity battery and clever ASUS thermal engineering to give you all-day on-the-go autonomy. But when you do need to recharge, it shouldn't take forever: that's why the fast-charge technology in ZenBook Pro 14 lets you recharge to 60% capacity in just 49 minutes.

12.5hrs

Up to 12.5 hours battery life⁷

70Wh

High-capacity battery

60%

Fast charging 60% in 49 mins

                      
Experience
Smart face and voice recognition
With smart features such as facial and voice recognition, ZenBook Pro 14 gives you new ways to interact with your laptop. Sign in effortlessly via Windows Hello and the built-in IR camera, or be entertained, informed, and organized simply by speaking to Alexa or Cortana.
IR camera
Face recognition
Cortana or Alexa
Voice command

                        Experience

ASUS Laptop Quality Tests

Ultratough: military-grade durability

ZenBook Pro 14 meets the ultra-demanding MIL-STD 810G military standard for reliability and durability, undergoing a punishing test regime that includes extended tests for operation in harsh environments including extreme altitudes, temperatures and humidity. It has also passed ASUS internal laptop tests that far exceed the standards set by the industry.

Learn more about ASUS Laptop Quality Tests

Drop Test

Vibration Test

Altitude Test

High Temperature
Test

Low Temperature
Test

Availability of ScreenPad application services may vary by model and software update.

Unless otherwise stated, data read and write speeds are based on theoretical performance. Actual performance may vary in real-world situations.
One heat pipe is located on top of the motherboard underneath the keyboard, and is not visible when the base of the laptop is opened.
ASUS internal tests using 3DMark 11 Graphics benchmark.
Average tested result: Delta-E < 3, +/- 0.5.
Tested in an anechoic chamber with the microphone 25cm away from the laptop.
Unless otherwise stated, claimed Wi-Fi speeds are based on theoretical performance. Actual performance may vary in real-world situations.
Battery tests conducted by ASUS on Jul 12, 2018 using the MobileMark® 2014 Office Productivity scenario. Test configuration: ZenBook Pro 14 UX480, Intel® Core™ i7-8565U, GTX1050 Max-Q, 512GB SSD, 16GB RAM. Test settings: Wi-Fi enabled, display brightness set to 80%, battery saving mode. Actual battery life may vary depending on product configuration, usage, operational conditions and power management settings. Battery life will decrease over the lifetime of the battery.

The world's fastest PCIe^® SSD technology

ZenBook Pro 14 can be specified with up to a 1TB PCIe® 3.0 x4 SSD that easily outperforms the PCIe x2 and SATA 3 SSDs used in rival laptops. Its ultrafast performance lets you boot instantly and open apps in a heartbeat.

Read Speed¹

1.5X

Faster than PCIe x2

5.8X

Faster than SATA 3 SSD

3000MB/s

PCIe x 4

2000 MB/s

PCIe x 2

520 MB/s

SATA III

3000MB/s

Write Speed¹

1.8X

Faster than PCIe x2

Faster than SATA 3 SSD

1700MB/s

PCIe x 4

900 MB/s

PCIe x 2

300 MB/s

SATA III

1700MB/s

Cooler than ever

Whatever you're doing, ZenBook Pro 14 always keeps its cool. Its highly efficient dual-fan cooling system and improved air intake design at the bottom of the chassis help maximize the wind flow and keep internal components cool, even under heavy load.

Dual-Fan

Cooling system

Heat pipes²