At just 2.6 pounds in weight and half an inch thin, the UX305 is built with portability and productivity at the forefront of its design. The 13.3-inch notebook will feature an Intel Core M 5Y10 processor, 8GB of DDR3 RAM, 128GB of solid state storage and a 1080p IPS display.
Connectivity options will include three USB 3.0 ports, one micro-HDMI out, and an SD/SDXC combo reader for increased storage.
For the resolution junkies out there Asus is also planning to release a 3,200 x 1,800 version of the notebook, though it won’t be ready to ship for at least a few more months. That’s a shame, as competitors like Dell are offering the same resolution on stores shelves today. Asus will offer the panel for less, however, as it says the QHD+ version will be $999 when hits store shelves in April.
The best part? The company says we can expect the latest in the Zenbook lineup to hit US shelves today for only $699 retail. That’s an arm and a leg less than most other comparable ultrabooks, and should make for some stiff competition for Lenovo’s Yoga 3 Pro and Samsung’s ATIV Book 9. Even Dell’s XPS 13 should be wary: it’s a great notebook, but it’s $100 more for fairly similar hardware, Core M processor aside.
