

Going with a full screen setup reduces that number to about 10 hours. Both laptops feature integrated Intel Iris Xe graphics.īattery life as tested in-house is good on the Zenbook 17 Fold, with about 14 hours of life going about everyday tasks with the keyboard attached. The Zenbook 17 Fold comes with up to 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM and a 1TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 SSD. The X1 Fold comes with up to 32GB of LPDDR5 RAM and a 1TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 SSD. The X1 Fold is fanless, while the Zenbook 17 Fold has an included (but nearly silent) fan. The i7-1250U is capable of support vPro Essentials, which includes some device management and Intel's Hardware Shield.īecause the X1 Fold belongs to the ThinkPad lineup, its i5 or i7 CPUs should offer the full Enterprise vPro suite that's better suited for large corporations with IT management admins taking care of devices. More specifically, you can get either a Core i5 or Core i7 U-Series chip in the X1 Fold, while the Zenbook 17 Fold comes with a Core i7-1250U. Here's a look at the specifications that make up each laptop.Ģ024x2560, OLED, 600 nits (HDR), 400 nits (SDR), 100% DCI-P3, Dolby Vision,Ģ560x1920, OLED, 500 nits (HDR), 100% DCI-P3, Dolby Vision Paying upwards of $3,500 for the Zenbook 17 Fold might not seem that intriguing when the X1 Fold is set to launch in a couple months for $1,000 less, but at least it's available now. There's also the fact that it starts at a much higher price. ASUS hasn't had as much time to iron out the fine details, so there are some drawbacks that might have you leaning toward Lenovo's folding PC. The ASUS Zenbook 17 Fold (UX9702) is a first-gen product that is nevertheless a marvel of engineering in its own right. It's set to launch November 2022 with a starting price of about $2,500. It packs in fanless 12th Gen Intel Core U-Series CPUs, a larger 16.3-inch display without folding gap or visible creasing, and a detachable kickstand that lets you mount the PC horizontally or vertically for use with the full-size ThinkPad keyboard and haptic touchpad. Lenovo took the next couple of years to rework nearly everything about the X1 Fold for its second generation.
