Hands-on with all the AsusPro Bu400v, the Organization Ultrabook That We Can Jump On

As with countless of its latest notebooks, Asus announced the Bu400 company Ultrabook many months ago — though it’s just only beginning to close marketplace accessibility. At CeBIT, Chippy got his hands found on the Bu400V, the Core i7 model with discrete Nvidia GPU. The BU400 has a superb port set plus is a bit more square than the Zenbook series; I think it looks remarkable — fairly specialist plus certainly suited for the boardroom. The BU400 has a big power plus is made for additional toughness to survive against drops, spills, plus apparently feet.

The 14-inch BU400V is loaded with a more effective Nvidia NVS 5200 discrete GPU, when the BU400A model relies found on the integrated Intel HD 4000 GPU. Both models is built with either the Intel Core i7-3517U or i5-3317U CPU (technical comparison). The device Chippy demoed above had a resolution of just 1366×768, however luckily either model is loaded with an anti-glare 1600×900 show.

AsusPro Bu400 Company Ultrabook

• 14-inch screen, 1377×768 or 1600×900
• Intel Core i7-3517U or i5-3317U CPU
  
• Nvidia NVS 5200 Optimus GPU or integrated Intel HD 4000 graphics
• Windows 7 or Windows 8
• 4GB of 1600MHz RAM, 1x expansion slot (max 8GB)
• Up to 500GB HDD (5400 RPM) and 256GB SSD
• Ports: full HDMI, full VGA, full SD, 3x USB 3.0, full ethernet/LAN (RJ45), 3.5mm headphone/mic combo, Kensington lock
• Biometric fingerprint scanner
• Wifi A/B/G/N plus Bluetooth four.0
• 53WHr battery
• 20.48mm thick, 1.64kg weight

The port set alone makes this stand out; full VGA, HDMI, SD, plus 3x USB has a great amount of connectivity plus flexibility. The configuration choices are excellent too — we have a choice between your Core i5 or i7 processor, integrated or discrete images, plus involving the 1366×768 show or perhaps a high resolution 1600×900 anti-glare screen. Additionally, the big 53WHr power ought to be a boon to on-the-go company consumers.

Asus has built the BU400 with toughness in your mind. The firm states which the device is made with “extra-strict Asus dependability testing practices,” incorporating carbon fiber that provides the device “20% high panel stress resistance compared to standard notebooks, providing greater damage security when remaining light,” creating it apparently sturdy enough to be jumped about because was watched at  CeBIT 2013.

To top points off, the keyboard — that looks desirable, yet doesn’t appear to be backlit — is spill immune to safeguard against liquid-related mishaps.

Sadly, launch date plus cost are not accessible, nevertheless the configurability (a word I could have simply invented) signifies you really need to be capable to provide the device according to a budget. For today, Asus has the BU400 company Ultrabook indexed officially about their website.

If Asus really makes the BU400 accessible — at the proper cost — it may be a extremely appealing Ultrabook for company plus non-business consumers likewise.