DEAL PRICE: Black Friday (Online or In-store)This Deal ends at 11PM on Sunday 22/11
Description:
14” FHD anti-glare screen, 4-sided NanoEdge display with up to 90% screen-to-body ratio
AMD Ryzen™ 7 4700U processor
8GB LPDDR4x 3733 MHz
512GB PCIe® NVMe™ 3.0 x2 M.2 SSD
Windows 10 Pro, 1 Year Warranty - Pine Grey
Tech Specs (Source: Asus)
Color
Pine Grey
Lilac Mist
Operating System
Windows 10 Home - ASUS recommends Windows 10 Pro for business
Windows 10 Pro - ASUS recommends Windows 10 Pro for business
Without OS
Processor
AMD Ryzen™ 5 4500U Processor 2.3 GHz (8M Cache, up to 4.0Hz)
AMD Ryzen™ 7 4700U Processor 2.0 GHz (8M Cache, up to 4.1Hz)
Graphics
AMD Radeon™ Graphics
Display
14.0-inch, LCD, FHD (1920 x 1080) 16:9, IPS-level Panel, Anti-glare display, LED Backlit, 250nits, sRGB: 100%, Screen-to-body ratio: 90%
14.0-inch, LCD, FHD (1920 x 1080) 16:9, IPS-level Panel, Anti-glare display, LED Backlit, 400nits, sRGB: 100%, Screen-to-body ratio: 90%
Memory
8GB LPDDR4X on board
16GB LPDDR4X on board
Storage
512GB M.2 NVMe™ PCIe® 3.0 SSD
1TB M.2 NVMe™ PCIe® 3.0 SSD
256GB M.2 NVMe™ PCIe® 3.0 SSD
I/O Ports
1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C
Micro SD card reader
Keyboard & Touchpad
Backlit Chiclet Keyboard
1.4mm Key-travel
Support NumberPad
Camera
720p HD camera
Without privacy shutter
Audio
harmon/ kardon
Built-in speaker
Built-in array microphone
harman/kardon (Premium)
with Cortana and Alexa voice-recognition support
Battery
67WHrs, 4S1P, 4-cell Li-ion
Power Supply
TYPE-C, 65W AC Adapter, Output: 19V DC, 3.42A, 65W, Input: 100~240V AC 50/60Hz universal
Weight
1.22 kg
1.22 kg (2.69 lbs)
1.13 kg (2.49 lbs)
Dimensions (W x D x H)
31.90 x 21.00 x 1.43 ~ 1.43 cm (12.56" x 8.27" x 0.56" ~ 0.56")
Built-in Apps
MyASUS
McAfee
MyASUS Features
System diagnosis
Battery health charging
Fan Profile
Splendid
Tru2Life
Function key lock
Smart WiFi
AppDeals
Link to MyASUS
Microsoft Office
1-month trial for new Microsoft 365 customers. Credit card required.
Office Home and Student 2019 included
Microsoft Office Home & Business 2019
1-month trial for new Microsoft 365 customers. Credit card required.
WPS Office Standard Edition (With license for 3 products)
Microsoft 365 Personal 1-year included.*
*Activation required with 6-months of Windows activation date.
Military Grade
US MIL-STD 810G military-grade standard
Regulatory Compliance
Energy star
Security
Trusted Platform Module (Firmware TPM)
IR webcam with Windows Hello support
Included in the Box (Optional)
Sleeve
USB-A to RJ45 gigabit ethernet adapter
USB-C to audio jack adapter
Pretty nice machine that I considered when amazon had it on sale awhile ago, but two issues I see, the screen may be terrible and the RAM can't be upgraded.
Soldered 8G RAM - so no ability to upgrade. Centrecom is not selling the 16G version from the online listings.16G version may not be available in Australia, the Amazon deal was also 8G.
There are two panels choices for this machine, one of which is much better than the other. The good one is 400nit brightness, 1W only power so it extends battery life, and 100 grams lower. The bad one is 250 nit brightness which is dim and may be bad in a bright room and not usable outside.
The Centrecom listing description is generic and doesn't tell you which panel you will receive. Click over to the specs and scroll to the very bottom and you will see this line: "Weight might vary by specifications. For instance, 1-watt panel weighs 1.13 kg. 250 nits panel weighs 1.22 kg."
Really that is bad form of Centrecom to put a product listing that doesn't define what you are getting for your money. It should state if it's the 400W panel or the 250W panel. In the absence of this information I would assume it's the crappy panel that is dim and I personally would not buy such a crappy panel.