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WINDOWS ADVISOR<br />

REVIEW<br />

it’s only slim and light among its 15in peers. But it is<br />

different, and worthwhile.<br />

As with some other recent Asus laptops, though<br />

the UX560’s build is less than perfect. All that<br />

aluminium feels great, but the keyboard does flex<br />

more than we’d like. Press down with a finger with<br />

mid-level pressure and you’ll see the aluminium bend<br />

inwards. It’s not ideal in a laptop costing this much.<br />

Connectivity<br />

The UX560 has connections fitting for a larger, but<br />

non-enthusiast, laptop. There are three normal USB<br />

3.0 ports, a USB-C 3.1 and an HDMI.<br />

Secondary bits include an SD card slot, headphone<br />

jack and another audio port for the little bass amplifier<br />

speaker that comes included. Without it the sound is<br />

pretty unremarkable,<br />

with bog-standard<br />

volume. With the mini<br />

subwoofer pluggedin<br />

the bass radically<br />

increases, getting<br />

24 WINDOWS ADVISOR JULY <strong>2017</strong>

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