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Asus ZenBook 3 Deluxe UX490UA specs, features, and analysis

Here's what you need to know about 2018 Asus ZenBook 3 Deluxe UX490UA including price, display info, CPU, RAM, storage, battery, and more.

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Availability	Asus ZenBook 3 Deluxe UX490UA
Released	2018

Asus ZenBook 3 Deluxe UX490UA Price
	ASUS ZenBook 3 Deluxe Ultraportable Laptop, 14" Full HD , Intel Core i7-7500U, 16GB RAM Processor, 512GB NVMe SSD, Windows 10 Pro, Royal Blue, UX490UA By ASUS $389.00	See at Amazon
	ASUS UX490UA-IH74-BL ZenBook 3 Deluxe 14" FHD Ultraportable Laptop, Intel Core i7-8550U, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Windows 10 Pro, Royal Blue By ASUS $1,089.00	See at Amazon
	Asus ZenBook 3 Deluxe Ultraportable Laptop By ASUS $1,599.00	See at Amazon
	14 inches FHD 1920X1080 LCD Diplay Screen Complete Full Replacement Assembly with Hinges For Asus ZenBook 3 Deluxe UX490 UX490U UX490UA Series By For Asus $165.10	See at Amazon
	14'' FHD 1920x1080 LCD Display Screen Complete Assembly for Asus ZenBook 3 Deluxe UX490UA By For Asus $261.30	See at Amazon

Exterior	Asus ZenBook 3 Deluxe UX490UA
Dimensions	11.95” x 8.42” x 0.51” (329 x 214 x 12.9 mm)
Weight	2.42 lbs (1.1 kg)
Colors	Royal Blue Quartz Grey
Keyboard and Trackpad	Keyboard Full-size backlit, with 1.2mm key travel Touchpad Glass-covered with: Integrated fingerprint sensor with Windows Hello support Intelligent palm-rejection Handwriting input support Precision touchpad (PTP) support with up to four-finger smart gesture

Display	Asus ZenBook 3 Deluxe UX490UA
Size	14 Inches
Info	14” LED-backlit Full HD (1920 by 1080) 60Hz refresh rate, wide 100% sRGB color gamut IPS-level wide-view technology Corning® Gorilla® Glass 5 cover 1000:1 TV-grade contrast ratio ASUS Eye Care technology for up to 30% blue-light reduction 7.46mm-thin bezel with 84% screen-to-body ratio

Ports	Asus ZenBook 3 Deluxe UX490UA
Ports	2 x Thunderbolt™ 3 USB-C™ with support for: Charging DisplayPort (Dual 4K UHD external displays) Thunderbolt™ (up to 40 Gbps, 8 times faster than USB 3.0) USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10 Gbps, 20 times faster than USB 2.0) 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 USB-C™ with support for: Charging Data transfer (up to 5 Gbps)

Internal Specs	Asus ZenBook 3 Deluxe UX490UA
Processor	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 3.40 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8550U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.00 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
Geekbench 5 Single Core Asus ZenBook 3 Deluxe UX490UA1 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U77189.65% 2 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8550U860100.00% 0860 Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Asus ZenBook 3 Deluxe UX490UA1 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U1,97177.08% 2 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8550U2,557100.00% 02,557
Integrated Graphics	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8550U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
Memory	8GB 16GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3 onboard memory
Storage	256GB SATA 3.0 SSD 512GB 1TB PCIe® Gen3.0 x 4 SSD 4 x times faster than SATA3 SSD.

Connectivity	Asus ZenBook 3 Deluxe UX490UA
Wi-Fi	802.11ac Wi-Fi; IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n compatible
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.1

Battery	Asus ZenBook 3 Deluxe UX490UA
Size	46Wh (4-cell lithium-polymer battery)
Battery Life	Up to 12 hours of battery life
Power Supply	65W USB-C power adapter Output 19 [email protected].

Software	Asus ZenBook 3 Deluxe UX490UA
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps	ASUS Splendid ASUS Eye Care ASUS Tru2life Video ASUS AudioWizard

Camera & Audio	Asus ZenBook 3 Deluxe UX490UA
Camera	Front-facing camera VGA quality camera.
Audio	Quad-speaker ASUS SonicMaster Premium stereo audio system with surround-sound effects Harman Kardon-certified Smart amplifier for maximum audio performance Array microphone with Cortana voice-recognition support 3.5mm headphone jack

Misc	Asus ZenBook 3 Deluxe UX490UA
Sensors	Fingerprint sensor
Security	One-touch access with Windows Hello
In the box	ZenBook 3 Deluxe (UX490) Protective sleeve USB-C™ power adaptor (65W) USB-C™ to USB-A dongle and USB-C™ to HDMI dongle (or ASUS Mini Dock)

Key Features	Asus ZenBook 3 Deluxe UX490UA
At Glance	Released in 2018 16:9 FHD 14” 1080p 60Hz Weight 2.42 lb 1.10 kg Up to Intel Core i7-8550U 4C/8T, 1.80 → 4.00 GHz Geekbench 5 860 Single Core Geekbench 5 2,557 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz Configurable up to 16GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3

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What we like

Reasons to like about Asus ZenBook 3 Deluxe UX490UA.

Asus ZenBook 3 Deluxe UX490UA exceed all minimum system requirements for Windows 11.

Requirements	Asus ZenBook 3 Deluxe UX490UA
Secure Boot	Yes
TPM 2.0	TPM 2.0
Processor	Intel Core i5-8250U → Intel Core i7-8550U
4GB RAM	8GB → 16GB
64GB Drive	256GB → 2TB
2 Cores CPU	4 cores

According to ASUS, the Asus ZenBook 3 Deluxe UX490UA lasts up to 12 hours of battery life.

Up to 12 hours of battery life

Asus ZenBook 3 Deluxe UX490UA comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that you can replace and upgrade in the future. Learn more

Storage Slots	Asus ZenBook 3 Deluxe UX490UA
M.2	x1

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Reasons not to like about Asus ZenBook 3 Deluxe UX490UA.

The memory on Asus ZenBook 3 Deluxe UX490UA is soldered to the motherboard, and there is no additional RAM slot for expansion. Since you can't change or add more RAM after you buy, you want to make sure you pick the configuration with the right amount of memory at the initial purchase. Learn more

Memory	Asus ZenBook 3 Deluxe UX490UA
Slots	0 - Onboard
Type	LPDDR3
Speed	2133 MHz