Featuring a slim aluminum chassis, exceptional battery life and a near bezel-free display, the Asus Zenbook blows away four digit competitors by taking another $100 off the already affordable retail price. For $699, you’re getting a premium laptop at a not-so premium price. A backlit keyboard, digital number pad and color accurate webcam round some of the stand out features that Asus squeezed into the Zenbook 13.
Asus Zenbook 13 for $699 (opens in new tab), down from $799
Powered by a Core i5 CPU, 8GB of RAM and Intel 620 UHD graphics, this laptop can handle dozens of browser tabs and juggle full HD videos without a stutter. While the specs are decently powerful, we were even more impressed with the laptop’s 11-hour battery in our ZenBook 13 review. This crushes the 8.5 hour premium segment battery average by several hours.