While the MacBook doesn’t need any moving parts

Though we have not benchmarked the ZenBook 3, laptop battery for lenovo we can make a well-educated guess that its battery life will fall short of the MacBook’s. Asus’ laptop uses a processor (Core i5/i7) that is much less power-efficient than the Core m chips in the MacBook. To keep the system cool, the ZenBook 3 has to use a spinning fan while the MacBook doesn’t need any moving parts. Asus’ display is also 0.5 inches larger than Apple’s, which means that the ZenBook’s screen is likely to use more backlight power. Despite these more power-consuming components, lenovo battery life Asus actually employs a slightly smaller battery (40 watt hours versus 41 watt hours).

Also, in our experience, the vast majority of laptops last at least an hour less than their manufacturers’ claim when run through the Laptop Mag Battery Test (continuous surfing over Wi-Fi). Asus touts the ZenBook 3 as getting “up to 9 hours of battery life,” which means that this machine probably won’t last a full 9 hours. By contrast, the MacBook lasted 9 hours and 38 minutes on our test, laptop battery life which is just below the 10 hours that Apple claims. The ZenBook 3 has a much lower starting price, with its base model available for just $999, while Apple charges no less than $1,299 for the MacBook. However, the base-model ZenBook has far too little RAM, making it hard to recommend.

At Asus’ Computex press conference, the company announced that the $999 ZenBook model would have a Core i5 CPU and 256GB SSD, both reasonable specs, but just 4GB of RAM. The entry-level, $1,299 MacBook has a 1.1-GHz Core m5 CPU and 256GB SSD, but packs a more-reasonable 8GB of memory. In 2016, lenovo thinkpad battery no premium laptop should come with less than 8GB. The $1,499 ZenBook 3 offers the best specs for the money, with a Core i7 CPU, 16GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD. The $1,599 MacBook also has a 512GB SSD, but pairs it with a much-slower 1.2-GHz Core m5 CPU and the same 8GB of RAM as the base model. If money is no object, thinkpad battery  Asus also offers a ZenBook 3 with a 1TB SSD for $1,999.

Winner: Draw. The ZenBook 3 has a lower starting price, but Apple has a lower price for a model with 8GB of RAM, which is table stakes for a premium laptop. However, the $1,499 ZenBook promises the best performance for the money. Though we can’t name a final winner until we get the ZenBook 3 into our lab for testing, lenovo battery price Asus’ laptop looks like a slightly better product right now. While the MacBook has a sharper screen and almost certainly longer battery life, the ZenBook 3 offers a better keyboard, a more compelling design and likely stronger performance.