And this is the Asus ZenBook Pro for 2017

這是2017年的Asus ZenBook Pro

This is the UX550, and this thing was announced quite a few months ago

這是UX550，而這東西已經是好幾個月前宣布的了

I think was like March at Computex when this thing was revealed

我想這東西大概是在五月的Computex現身

and I finally been able to spend some time with it

然後我終於能夠在他身上花一點時間

It's a very powerful machine

他是個非常有力的筆電

It's one of those thin-and-light work-oriented machines that also has a GTX 1050 Ti

他是那些輕薄、工作取向筆電的一員，且他搭載GTX 1050 Ti

So if you want to play some games, you can...

所以如果你想玩點遊戲，你可以

And this is the type of stuff that gets me excited. These are the type

而這是那種會使我激動的東西，這就是那種我

of laptops that I'm most interested in because I mean,

最感興趣的筆電，因為，我的意思是

they're kind of stealth like, they don't look like, they're not designed for

他們比較像那種低調的，看起來不像、也不是為遊戲

gaming, but because of the video card,

所設計，但因為顯示卡的關係

you'd think they'd be able to bang if you really want them to

你會認為如果你想要他這麼做，他會做的很好

This one...

這款…

Errrgh, you'll see the end of the video as to why it's not so much of a gaming laptop

呃嗯，在影片結束時你會了解為何這不大算是一個遊戲筆電

but it is a very good laptop for what it was meant for.

但這是一個以他設計目的來看，非常好的筆電

I want to talk with the design first. First thing, black.

我想先談談設計。第一點，黑色

This is the first Asus laptop that I've used that is black, so fully black finish, black top, black bottom

這是我用過的第一個黑色的Asus筆電，全黑製工，黑頂黑底

There is a silver chamfer as you go around the edges

當你望向邊緣時有銀色的稜面

But the whole idea of this thing is black. The build quality on this thing is...

但這東西的整體設計概念是黑色的。

Good, better than expected and let me explain. The UX501 from last year and the year before had...

這東西的製作品質算...

okay build quality, not amazing, as the panels were a little softer

好，比我預期的好，讓我解釋。 去年和前年的UX501有著...

when you press down on them. This thing is...

還可以的製造品質，不算驚人，因為當你壓下去時

definitely more rigid. It's definitely better build quality than the UX501 but, it's still not perfect

面板有點太軟。這東西

There's still a little bit of flex on all the panels, the top, the bottom, the keyboard deck. The screen itself

絕對更堅固些，肯定比UX501好，但它仍不算完美

If you try to torque that, it's super solid. I couldn't get it twisted very much.

仍然在所有面上有一點點收縮，頂部、底部，以及鍵盤面都是。螢幕

The hinges are also well-made. The laptop on a whole

如果你試著扭他，會發現超級穩固，我無法使他扭曲太多

I would consider to have good build quality, not excellent

螢幕軸也做的相當不錯，整體來看這筆電

I wish it was better but, it is good.

我會認定為有好的製作品質，不算傑出。

The port selection on this thing is good. There's actually two Thunderbolt 3 ports

我希望可以更好，但還行

and those run on all four lanes of PCIe so

筆電的接口選擇很棒。事實上他有兩個TB3接口

If you plug up an external GPU, you're gonna get max bandwidth

且有著全部四條的PCIe匯流，所以

The thing that I don't love is the inclusion of a microSD slot. Now, it's cool that they have an SD

你可以接上外接顯卡，你會得到最大的頻寬

slot at all, but it's microSD and this is a pro laptop, right?

我不喜歡的則是microSD卡槽。他們有SD卡槽是

This is the ZenBook Pro and working professionals

很酷的事，但這是個microSD，而這是一台"Pro" 筆電，對吧？

Very few of them are using microSD's as their main like, form of data transfer

這是ZenBook Pro，然而在專業工作人士中

It just doesn't make sense that they put that there. It seems almost useless because

很少有人是以microSD卡當作他們主要的檔案轉移形式

You're not gonna use that. I would much prefer to see a regular SD slot, but you're stuck with that

他們把它放在那不合理。這幾乎算是無用的，因為你

And that kind of bugs me.

不會使用它。我非常傾向看見常規的SD卡槽，但你只有它在那

There's a lot of good stuff about this laptop. I like the screen

而這有點煩我

I like the speakers. The speakers are actually very very impressive

這筆電有很多很棒的東西。我喜歡螢幕、

It has the Harman Kardon branding and usually when you have that kind of branding on a laptop

喜歡喇叭。喇叭事實上非常非常令人印象深刻

It means nothing. This time,

它配上了Harman/Kardon的Logo，但在筆電上通常配上品牌名

There's four speakers, two on the top, two on the bottom. The ones on the bottom are down-firing

不代表甚麼。在這次，它配有

And they sound really good. I was quite impressed with it

四個喇叭：兩個在上、兩個在下，在下的是往下輸出

They don't sound super loud, but the audio quality is there. The mids, the lows, the highs

它們聽起來真的很棒，使我相當印象深刻

They're all present, and they sound good. Back to the screen up top, this one's running a 1080p panel

聽起來不算非常大聲，但音質在，低頻、中頻、高頻

They do make a 4K panel if I'm not mistaken

都被呈現出來，且聽起來很棒。 回到螢幕來，這是1080p的面板

But this one's 1080p. Touchscreen. The color accuracy is there. It's not super bright...

他們並沒有做4K面板版本，如果我沒弄錯的話

I wish it was brighter, but the overall image is nice

這款是1080p、可觸控的。色準在，並不算超級亮

And the bezels on the screen aren't too thick, it's like, I don't know

我希望它可以更亮點，但大致來說影像是不錯的

It kind of looks like the newer MacBooks in terms of

況且螢幕邊框不算太寬。它算是嗯...我不知道耶

the bezel thickness, but it's just an improvement over their regular Asus ZenBook Pro line.

論邊框寬度看起來像

It's just a thinner, cleaner looking design up top. Okay, to get to the inside of this laptop

新版Macbook。但這以常規Asus ZenBook Pro產線來說算是進步的

I've removed the screws, but it's pretty simple.

就是個更細、更乾淨的設計。 好，我們來看這筆電的內部吧

There's ten screws. They all pop off pretty easily, T4

我已經把螺絲移掉了，很簡單

And when you get inside, things get less awesome?

總共大概是七、八（其實是十）個。都很容易就可拿出

So far, it seems like a really good laptop, right? Okay. On the inside

當你進入內部時，事情就變得...不那麼棒了？

We have a fast SSD which is good

目前為止，這看起來是個很好的筆電，對吧？在裡面

We get a great Wi-Fi card, the Intel 1865, which is good

我們有個很快的固態硬碟，是件好事

The RAM is soldered on and this bugs me

我們拿到很棒的無線網路卡，Intel 1865，是件好事

This is not like one of those super-thin laptops, right?

但記憶體是焊上去的，而這讓我感到討厭

So, it doesn't make sense to me that the RAM is soldered on. Now, maybe it was a space issue

這不是那種超級薄的筆電，對吧？

Maybe it was an energy efficiency issue because you know

所以記憶體焊死對我來說毫無道理。或許是空間問題

when you solder on RAM, when it's built on board

或許是能效問題，因為

It uses slightly less energy, and if that's the case...

當記憶體是焊上去的、跟在主機板上

Fine, but I just don't like seeing soldered-on RAM

它會使用少一點點的能源，而如果這就是為甚麼...

But the thing that bugs me is the thermal design

嗯好，但我還是不樂見被焊上的記憶體

So, we're looking at two heat pipes to cool a GTX 1050 Ti and an i7

我感到惱人的是散熱設計

7700HQ, so these are pretty hot components, it's not like the hottest stuff out there

我們只看見兩條散熱管來冷卻GTX 1050 Ti 和

but they're not cool components and

i7-7700HQ。這些都是相當燙的配件，雖不是業界最燙的

You'll see in the thermal performance later on that they don't do great.

但他們不是冷的配置

And the battery down here is a 72 watt-hour cell.

你在之後的散熱效能測試中會看見它做得不是很好

It's getting around 6 hours of battery life with the screen at 250 nits. So this is

然後在下方的電池是72瓦時的

probably in the middle of the pack in terms of battery life. It's because it's not a huge battery

能達到大約6小時的使用時數，當螢幕設在250尼特時。所以這

It's kind of a small chassis so the batteries, there's only so much space in here

大概算是中階的電池使用時間，因為這不是個很大的電池

But if you're gonna bring this thing to class or to work, and you're expecting a full day of use out of it

這是個小的機殼，就只有那麼多空間，電池就...

You're probably gonna have to bring the charger with you

如果你要帶這去上課或上班，而你預期要用整天

Just because it's a little bit tight. Um...

你最好戴上充電線

before I get into performance because I know that's what a lot of people are interested in,

因為會有點緊缺

I want to talk about the keyboard and the trackpad. So

在進入效能表現之前，因為我知道那是很多人有興趣的

Keyboard is a very standard Asus keyboard. It's a good keyboard.

我想談談鍵盤和觸控板。所以，

The Home, Page Up, Page Down buttons are on the side

鍵盤是非常標準的Asus鍵盤。是個好鍵盤

and I like them there but not everyone does because

Home鍵、PageUP、PageDN是在旁邊的

if you're not used to them being there, if you're trying to hit Backspace or

而我喜歡他們在那，但不是所有人都是如此，因為

Shift or Enter, you might hit those keys

如果你不習慣它們在那邊的話，你若想按Back或

But I like them there because if you want to, you can use them

Shift或Enter，你可能會按到那些鍵

And you will get used to their positioning, it doesn't interfere with my regular typing anymore

但我喜歡它們在那，因為若你想用，你可以用它

But for people that haven't used an Asus keyboard like this before

且你會習慣他們的位置，這已經不再干擾我的日常打字

There's a bit of a learning curve. The keystrokes themselves are a little bit soft, but firm at the same time

但對那些還沒用過像這個的Asus鍵盤的人來說

It's hard to describe but basically the pressure that it takes to activate the switch is

有些學習曲線在那。鍵擊有點軟，但同時又有點韌

a little more than your average keyboard, but the spring feels softer

很難去形容，但基本上啟動所需的壓力是

So, it's a different type of experience than I'm used to. I just haven't used an Asus keyboard for a while

比你的一般鍵盤還大一點點的，但回彈感覺比較軟

but...

所以這是與我習慣的不同的打字經驗。 我已經有一陣子沒用Asus鍵盤了

You'll get used to it quickly because when I use this thing for like

但...

three to four months before, not this one, but a keyboard very similar to this

你會很快就習慣它，因為我在三到四個月前

You get used to it, and it's not a problem. Trackpad, good trackpad

用過Asus鍵盤，不是這台的，但是是和這個非常相近的鍵盤

Probably its best feature in terms of the inputs

會習慣它，不是問題。觸控板

It uses Windows Precision drivers, so it's got accurate tracking and

非常好的觸控板，可能是以其的輸入方式而言最棒的一個

has a fingerprint sensor for quick logins and stuff in Windows Hello.

用的是Windows精確式觸控板，所以有著準確的觸控

Okay, let's talk about performance because that's probably the

有指紋辨識器來進行快速登入和Windows Hello

most important thing because if it doesn't have good performance,

好的，來談談效能，這可能是

Nothing matters, right? Okay.

最重要的一件事，因為若這東西沒有好的效能

The performance on this thing, I got to open her back up to

其他都不重要了對吧？

kind of show what I'm talking about, is...

這東西的效能（我得再把它打開

good for certain people, and not so good for other people

才能讓你們看到我在說甚麼）

so this is running, like I said earlier, the 1050 Ti and

是對特定的人們來說很棒，對其他人而言就不是那麼好

a 7700HQ, the Kaby Lake i7.

這東西執行著，就像我之前說過的，1050 Ti 和

And...

7700HQ，Kabylake架構的i7

Because the thermal output on these two chips is quite high

然後...

It's difficult to cool something like this in a chassis this small

因為這兩個晶片的發熱量相當高

and this compact, and with the heat pipes that they have, there's only

要在這麼小、這麼緊湊的機殼中降溫這類晶片是困難的

two, maybe even one and a half heat pipes

這類晶片是困難的，而它具備的只有

You're not gonna get the best cooling. If you're doing work stuff

兩個，甚至能說一個半的散熱管

If you're doing like video edits and renders and stuff

你不會得到最棒的冷卻效果。若你做的是工作相關的東西

This is sufficient because

若你進行影片剪輯和繪製等

You're not stressing the GPU at 100% all the time

這是足夠的因為

and your workload because you're kind of using the GPU here and there as

你在工作時不是一直以100%使用率使用GPU，

you do stuff in Photoshop or Premiere. So I ran some video edits

當你使用Adobe PS或PR你比較像是間隔著

and I ran some renders. This thing runs really well. You're getting the performance

使用GPU。我在其上做了一些剪輯

you would expect just on the paper specs. The 1050 Ti

和一些繪製，這東西做的真的很好，你拿到的效能是當你

is a good card for video editing, but when you start playing games

看見配置時會期待得到的。1050 Ti

That's when issues start to rise

對影片剪輯而言是個好的顯示卡。但當你開始玩遊戲

The temps creep up and after like 20-30 minutes of gaming, you're gonna notice

這就是散熱問題開始出現的時候

some serious thermal throttling and you could probably resolve this

溫度會爬升，經過20~30分鐘的遊戲後，你將會注意到

If you re-paste it, or if you undervolt it

一些嚴重的溫控調頻(thermal throttling)。

and I mean you can, I'm not gonna do it on this unit and

若你重貼散熱膏、降伏可能會解決這個問題

I'm positive that if you did, if you repasted this and

我的意思是你可以，我不會在這台上這麼做，但

if you undervolt this, you would get better performance.

我很確信若你這麼做，若你重貼散熱膏、

But I wouldn't pick up this laptop if your main purpose is to play games

調降伏特，你會得到更好的效能，

It's a really nice looking laptop, and it's slim, but because of the thermal issues

但假如遊戲是我的主要使用目的，我不會買這台筆電。

I can't just openly recommend it for people who are quote, unquote, "gamers".

這是台很好看的筆電，很纖薄，但因為散熱的問題

The fans don't come on very often. When it's idle,

我不能向所謂 "遊戲愛好者" 直接推薦這台。

it's actually very quiet, but at full load,

風扇不算太長啟動，當它低速運行時

It's a little bit loud, not super annoying or anything, but it can get loud

其實非常安靜，但全速運行時

So this is a laptop that was designed for professional users, right? It's a ZenBook Pro

有一點大聲，不是非常惱人或怎樣的，但它會變的大聲。

and I think because of what it's equipped with, because it has a 1050 Ti, because it has

所以這是一台設計給專業使用者的筆電，對吧？名叫ZenBook Pro

an i7, I think a lot of people are drawn to the specs and

而我認為因為它的配置，因為它有著1050 Ti、有著

think, "Hey, I can pick this up and play games really well on it,"

i7，有很多人受配置吸引而想

but that's not what it was designed for, unfortunately. It's a really nice looking laptop. It's not super expensive

"嘿，我可以買這台然後很好的在上面玩遊戲"

I think the base model starts at 1400-1500 dollars. This unit here with everything

但不幸地這不是它被設計的目的。這是台很好看的筆電，不是非常貴

I've decked it out with, $1700, but...

我想基礎配置版定價1400~1500USD，這台

Yeah, if you're a gamer and you're hoping that this would be like,

我把規格升好升滿，1700USD 但...

the gaming laptop that didn't look like a gaming laptop,

對啦，若你是個遊戲玩家而你期待這會是那種

This is not that laptop, I'm sorry.

看起來不像遊戲筆電的遊戲筆電，

I was disappointed, and I feel like a lot of my viewers

這不是，我很抱歉。

were really interested in this thing because it had such potential...

我很失望，我覺得很多我的觀眾對

But, no, it's not the one.

這東西真的很有興趣，因為它有這麼高的潛力...

Okay. Hope you guys enjoyed this video!

但，不，這不是那種。

Thumbs if you liked it, subs if you loved it!

好啦，希望你們享受這支影片！

See you guys next time!

若你喜歡就按讚，愛就訂閱

If you're curious like, if you're looking for other options

下次見！

I don't know if anyone is still sticking around to this part of the video,

如果你好奇，我是說若你在尋找其他選擇

but, if you're curious, I've been using...

我不確定有沒有人到影片這部分還在看

the Aero 15X so this is the upgraded model

但是，如果你好奇的話，我一直使用...

This is not that different in size from the ZenBook Pro. It's a completely different price point

Aero 15X，這是升級過後的機型

This is significantly more expensive, but they've designed this thing to house a GTX 1070.

大小方面跟ZenBook Pro沒有相差太多。價位完全不同

It's a significantly more powerful video card, but it's similar in size

這明顯的貴非常多，但它們將這東西設計成能搭載GTX 1070

But the way that they're doing is that they have to crack this thing open

是個顯然更強大的顯示卡，但大小差不多

and like, they're putting a ton of venting on this thing

他們的方法是把這東西撬開

to make it more viable for gaming and

就像放了一大堆通風口在這上面

That's not what the ZenBook does. They try to keep it clean and minimal, and just very nice looking

來使它更能執行遊戲，而

It does look a heck a lot nicer than this. Like, look at this

這不是ZenBook的做法。他們試著保持乾淨和簡約，好看的外觀

But this thing is where you're gonna get performance.

看起來的確比這東西好的多。 看看這個

If you want something that's built for gaming, look at other options like this

但這就是你如何拿到效能的方式

Errr, the Aero 15, this is actually the Aero 15X.

若你想要一些為遊戲設計的，看看其他選項，就像這個

Okay. See you in the next video.

Aero 15，這其實是Aero 15X