ASUS Announces StudioBook S (W700)

2019/01/06

KEY POINTS

  • A larger NanoEdge display in a 15-inch chassis: Features a 17", 16:10 aspect ratio, PANTONE Validated display with 97% of the DCI-P3 colour space
  • Unmatched performance for demanding workloads: Can be specified with an Intel Xeon or Intel Core i7 processor and NVIDIA Quadro P3200 graphics
  • Staying cool for peak performance: Powerful thermal solution keeps throttling at bay even at full CPU loads, and runs silently at just 35dB

Markham, Canada (January 6, 2019) - ASUS today announced StudioBook S (W700), a new breed of workstation to support the demands of the modern content creator. Built based on feedback directly from industry professionals, StudioBook S is an incredibly thin 15-inch workstation with an even larger display, and weighs in at just 2.39kg. Its performance is unrivaled with an Intel® Xeon® processor and NVIDIA® Quadro® P3200 graphics, capable of handling a variety of complex workloads while balancing day-to-day tasks, and is complimented by PCIe® SSD drives in a RAID 0 setup, as well as Windows 10 Pro. StudioBook S will be available in the coming months with pricing and configurations to be revealed at launch.

A mobile powerhouse

Designers, architects, content creators, and programmers need high-performance hardware for work, but there’s an increasing demand for the ability to do that work in a variety of locations, whether they’re out in the field, syncing with a client, on location, or just traveling for business. A lot of people are unable to complete more complex jobs on the go, and wait until they get back to their home base because they need a professional-grade display or more power to get the job done in a reasonable amount of time.

StudioBook S is a new breed of workstation that allows users to work from anywhere, no matter the task. ASUS built StudioBook S based on feedback directly from professionals. Research showed that that professionals wanted better performance for working with 3D and VR content. They want something light enough to carry to meetings and powerful enough to make changes right there and then, as opposed taking notes and implementing feedback later on. There is also a need for a high-quality display with calibrated colour accuracy for making on-the-fly changes that didn’t look completely different back at the office, plugged into an external display. StudioBook S takes all of the above and wraps it up in one sleek package.

Building a great workstation is about more than just putting together the right parts. It all has to be packaged properly, too. Users expressed a desire for a mobile workstation that was as big as possible but also as small as possible. To match the size of the display to the market, and to ensure everyone could carry the laptop easily, ASUS engineers turned to the bag industry for clarity on the most prevalent size of bag, which helped narrow down a maximum frame size for the laptop itself. Research shows that people mostly carry bags fit for a 15-inch laptop, so they set about maximizing screen size within that limit.

A larger NanoEdge display in a 15-inch chassis

Leveraging on the thin-bezel NanoEdge display design, StudioBook S fits a 17-inch, 16:10 ratio display in a 15-inch body. The bezels on either side measure just 5.3 mm, resulting in a truly expansive display that feels more like a desktop monitor.