follow ThinkPad X1 Fold Following in the footsteps, ASUS also participated in the foldable laptop at CES this year, launching the Zenbook 17 Fold OLED with a 17.3-inch 4:3 panel when fully open and a 12.5-inch 3:2 panel when half-open. ASUS claims that this is “the world’s first 17-inch folding notebook”, and it is indeed much more spectacular than the X1 Fold in terms of visual effects.
Like most of these products, the 17 Fold OLED claims to have six modes of use, but in fact the tablet mode, book mode and virtual keyboard mode (top right) are essentially the same, except for the screen turning and segmentation. (Books are a horizontal slab pair divided into left and right halves). The remaining three modes are actually used with an internal wireless keyboard, allowing it to be used as a normal laptop (upper left) or in “PC mode” (lower right). PC mode uses the built-in stand to prop up the entire machine, allowing you to use the full 17 inches of space.
The 17 Fold OLED is officially known as “8.7mm thick” and “17.4mm at its thinnest point after folding”, but as you can see from the above picture, although the former is not fake, the latter is still a bit subtle – limited by the rear hinge structure , and the keyboard that should be clipped inside by the way, the overall thickness is closer to more than 3 centimeters. This is not to the point of being inconvenient to carry, but it is indeed a lot thicker than ordinary laptops. Asus claims that the hinge has been tested 30,000 times of opening and closing, and even if it is turned on and off 10 times a day, it will last for eight years.
Although the laptop looks quite thick, it is actually more like a tablet than a laptop in terms of the ports, with only two USB-C Thunderbolt 4 and audio jacks.
In terms of appearance, ASUS will introduce a new logo for the Zenbook series this year, which is the “A” in the combination of the two triangles in the picture above. On the Fold 17, the material texture behind the Logo is designed to reflect the surrounding strong light sources in a hazy, divergent manner, creating a very special light and shadow effect.
On the side of the rotating shaft, the last ASUS leather is used. While protecting the rotating shaft, it also adds a lot of book-like texture.
The Fold 17 OLED screen has a resolution of 2,560 x 1920, and each half is 1,920 x 1,280 when folded in half. For the specific specifications, we only know that it will use up to 12th-generation Core i7 U-series processors, Iris Xe display, and up to 16GB of RAM, and in addition to the 5MP front lens, there is also a light sensor that automatically adjusts the brightness and color temperature. and IR cameras. The total weight of the machine is about 1.6 kg.
Finally, there is the exclusive Bluetooth keyboard for the Fold 17 OLED. It has a key travel of 1.4mm and a key pitch of 19.05mm, which is basically the same as a modern thin laptop keyboard.