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Background
The Zenbook Flip 14 UX461UN was released as a bleeding-edge laptop suitable for gaming and high productivity workloads. The UN in UX461UN differentiates itself as having a discrete GPU. ASUS announced its release in late 2017 / early 2018 with a price of $900 to $1300 depending on configuration. The UX461UN is part of the UX461 series, being placed in the high-end. It has since been discontinued, being replaced by the UX461FN model, which has an upgraded CPU and Bluetooth version . The UX461UA is a variant with only an iGPU. There has been no product recalls.
The laptop was sold globally and is mainly used by professionals, artists, and students for its portability and discrete GPU. It was praised for its powerful discrete GPU and 2-in-1 usability. It is considered a good value and is described as a premium product. There have been complaints about the position of the fingerprint reader and its unreliability. Users report a shorter batter life than its advertised 12-hours, lasting approximately 6.
A common failure point is the motherboard. It can manifest itself as failing to turn on, a black screen, or a blue screen. There have also been reports of the fan spinning at 100% due to a firmware or hardware defect.
Identification
The Zenbook 14 UX461UN comes in gold, grey, and smokey grey with an all aluminum unibody and a glossy black ASUS logo on the lid. The lid has concentric circles that radiate outwards. Its display can rotate 360º with chamfered hinges. The display has an ASUS logo on the lower section. On the left edge, there is a power button and volume buttons. It weighs 3.3 lb (1.5 kg) and has dimensions of 327 x 226 x 13.9mm (Width x Height x Depth). Its model number can be found on the underside or in the BIOS.
Technical Specifications
The Zenbook 14 model UX461UN is a 2-in-1 convertible laptop (360º hinge rotation). It comes preinstalled with Windows 10 64-bit. Its processor can be an Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz or Intel Core i7-8550U 1.8GHz CPU. It has an NVIDIA GeForce MX150 Discrete GPU with 2GB of VRAM. It has a 14-inch 1920 x 1080 glossy touchscreen. It may contain 8-16GB of LPDDR3 2133MHz RAM. It can have 256-512GB of SSD memory. It has a full-size backlit keyboard and a glass-covered touchpad with an integrated fingerprint sensor. Its has a 57Wh 3-cell lithium-polymer battery. It has 1x USB 3.1 Type-C, 2x USB 3.0 Type-A, 1x HDMI, 1x microSD card reader, 1x Audio jack, and a 720p front-facing webcam. It has stereo speakers. It weighs approximately 1.5kg (3.31lb) with the dimensions of 327 x 226.5 x 13.9 mm (12.8 x 8.9 x 0.55 inches). It can come in gold, grey, and smokey grey.
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