As expected, Asus is adding a new 15.6 inch laptop with slim bezels to its VivoBook line of relatively affordable notebooks. Â What I wasn’t expecting is that the new Asus VivoBook S15 is just one of two new 15 inch models from Asus.
The company also unveiled the VivoBook Pro 15 at its Computex press event today. This models’ a bit bulkier, but it’s also a lot more powerful.
The VivoBook S15 is a 3.7 pound laptop with a dual-core Intel Kaby Lake processor and a starting price of $499. The Pro model is a 4.4 pound laptop with a quad-core Kaby Lake CPU and a starting price of $799.
Here’s a run-down of the specs/options for each:
Asus VivoBook S 15 S510UQ
- Display: 15.6 inch 1920 x 1080 pixel or 1366 x 768 pixel
- CPU: Core i3-7100U/Core i5-7200U/Core i7-7500U
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
- Memory: Up to 16GB of RAM
- Storage: 500GB/1TB/2TB HDD options
- Storage: 128GB/256GB/512GB SATA3 M.2 SSD options
- Ports: 1 x USB 3.0/2 x USB 2.0/HDMI/SD card reader/headset jack
- Battery: 42 Wh
- Connectivity: 802.11ac WiFi and Bluetooth 4.1
- Dimensions: 14.2″ x 9.6″  x 0.7″
- Weight: 3.7 pounds
Some models will also feature a backlit keyboard and some will have a fingerprint sensor.
Asus VivoBook Pro 15 N580VD
- Display: 15.6 inch 1920 x 1080 pixel or 3840 x 2160 pixel (optional touch)
- CPU: Core i5-7300HQ or Core i7-7700HQ
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 1050
- Memory: Up to 16GB of RAM (2 SODIMM slots)
- Storage: 500GB/1TB/2TB HDD options
- Storage: 128GB/256GB/512GB SATA3 M.2 SSD options
- Ports:Â 1 x USB 3.1 port/ 1 x USB 3.1 Type-C port/ 2 x USB 2.0 ports/ Ethernet/HDMI/VGA/Headset/SD card
- Battery: 47 Wh
- Connectivity: 802.11ac WiFi and Bluetooth 4.1
- Dimensions: 15″ x 10.1″ x 0.8″
- Weight:Â 4.4 pounds (or 5 pounds for touchscreen models)
This models comes standard with a backlit keyboard, but an Asus Pen and fingerprint sensor are optional.
Do we know where the pro will come out?