The ASUSPRO B9440 is one of the most portable business notebooks you can buy
The ASUSPRO B9440 is one of the most portable business notebooks you can buy
ASUS has announced the local availability of the ASUSPRO B9440, a slim and light 14-inch notebook for professionals who prize mobility.
For those who constantly find themselves on the move, reliability is probably a priority, and the notebook features an all-metal magnesium alloy chassis, which is both light and tough. It has also passed MIL-STD-810G testing for reliability, where the laptop is subject to conditions that it will experience throughout its lifetime and checked to see if it will hold up well.
This includes durability tests like extra-high drop tests, 50,000-cycle hinge tests, lid pressure testing, and even keyboard spillage.
The laptop also has a tilting ergonomic keyboard that can be elevated to an angle for more comfortable typing. Desktop keyboards have feet for this, but the design limitations of laptops mean that you’re often forced to type on a flat keyboard, so it’s nice to see that ASUS has found a way to mimic the effect of keyboard feet.
In addition, the spill-resistant backlit keyboard has 19.05mm key pitch (the distance between the center of two adjacent keys), comparable to full-sized keyboards, so there should be little concern about a cramped typing experience.
And despite the 14-inch screen, the overall dimensions are on par with 13-inch notebooks, thanks to the narrow 5.4mm bezel on all sides.
For a notebook this slim, there’s naturally not much in the way of connectivity options, and you just get two USB 3.1 Type-C ports and a single headphone jack. Fortunately, it will come bundled with an ASUS Mini Dock that adds a USB-C port with power passthrough, one USB 3.1 Type-A port, and an HDMI output.
The notebook starts at S$2,098, and here’s a quick overview of the base specifications:
- 14-inch 1,920 x 1,080-pixel matte display
- Intel Core i5-7200U processor (2.5GHz, 3MB L3 cache)
- 8GB LPDDR3 2,400MHz RAM
- 256GB M.2 SATA SSD
- 321 x 216 x 15mm (9mm at its thinnest)
- 1.05kg
- Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)
You can also opt for an upgrade to an Intel Core i7-7500U processor (2.7GHz, 4MB L3 cache) and a 512GB M.2 SATA SSD, which will bump the price up to S$2,498. The highest-end model with 16GB of RAM will cost you S$2,988.
The ASUSPRO B9440 is now available to buy at all ASUS Brand Stores and select authorized retailers like Best Denki and Harvey Norman. If you pick up one before 7 May, you’ll receive a free 3TB Seagate Personal Cloud NAS as well.