ASUS announces the availability of its flagship ZenBook Pro UX501 in India

The ZenBook Pro UX501 is an ultaportable, high-performance notebook aimed at demanding users that want high-performance with unmatched elegance. The ZenBook Pro UX501 is packed with a powerful quad-core Intel Core i7 processor, game-ready NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M graphics and a 512GB PCI Express SSD.

Featuring a slim and stylish form factor, the ZenBook Pro UX501 is a compact powerhouse that delights the eyes with a superb 15.6-inch VisualMaster IPS display with a stunningly-detailed 4K/UHD resolution and an amazing pixel density of 282 pixels per inch (PPI). IPS technology with wide 178° viewing angles ensures that colors and contrast are perfect from all viewing positions

It’s slim and compact form factor is just 0.81-inches thin for easy portability and is sculpted from lightweight aluminum featuring the iconic spun-metal finish. Brushed metal surfaces and diamond-cut chamfers on the edges add brilliant highlights while the keyboard periphery is enhanced with a stylish laser-engraved ripple-effect pattern.

Under the hood is massive 16GB of RAM ensures super-smooth multitasking with plenty of processing power in reserve for for more intensive content creating tasks and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M graphics processor (GPU) empowers the ZenBook Pro UX501 with game and necessary  graphics performance. The ZenBook Pro UX501 features 2GB of fast GDDR5 video memory for smooth 4K/UHD video playback and powerful 3D processing for image and video editing.

The ZenBook Pro UX501 features a next-gen 512GB PCIe x4 SSD with read/write speeds up to 1400MB/s that’s 16 times faster than standard SATA 6Gbit/s hard disks and twice as faster as the current generation of SSD’s.

High-speed 802.11ac Wi-Fi, with speeds of up to 867Mbit/s, provides the ZenBook with wireless network connectivity three times faster than previous-generation 802.11n. Thunderbolt 2.0 connectivity provides flexible lightning-fast expansion for external storage devices, docking stations, display and a host of high speed devices.

This will be available across retailers and channel partners including Flipkart and Asus Exclusive Stores for a starting price of Rs. 115,999.