New notebooks from ASUS are inbound. Launched in the ASUS 360 event on March 5, 2018, the X407 and X507 aims to deliver premium performance with a decent price.
Both the X407 and X507 comes powered by Intel’s 7th generation Core processors paired with up to an NVIDIA GeForce MX110, and 1TB and an M.2 SSD for storage. Both notebooks also sports a super slim bezel dubbed by ASUS as NanoEdge. They will have fingerprint sensors as well as support for Windows Hello.
Designed for everyday use, both the X407 and X507 support Cortana with voice recognition as well as support for fast charging taking only 49 minutes from a flat battery to 60%.The FullHD NanoEdge display of both notebooks comes with an IPS panel for a 178° viewing angle without any color shift.
As far as entertainment goes, the notebooks comes with ASUS’ Tru2Life Video that allows that notebooks to optimize the sharpness and contrast of every pixel by frame. Backed by the ASUS SoniCMaster audio, the X407 and X507 is geared to deliver better entertainment performance to its users. Here are the complete specs of both notebooks:
| ASUS X507 | ASUS X407 | |
| Processor | Intel Core i7-7500U, Intel Core i5-7200U, Intel Core i3-6006U | Intel Core i7-7500U, Intel Core i5-7200U. Intel Core I3-7100U, Intel Core i3-6006U |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Home | Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Home |
| Display | 15.6-inch, 1366 x 768 with 45% NTSC color gamut, AG coating | 14.0-inch, 1366 x 768 with 45% NTSC color gamut, AG coating |
| Graphics | Up to NVIDIA GeForce MX110, UMA | Up to NVIDIA GeForce MX110, UMA |
| Memory | Up to 8GB DDR4 RAM | Up to 8GB DDR4 RAM |
| Storage | 1TB/500GB HDD, 256GB/128GB M.2 SSD | 1TB/500GB HDD, 256GB/128GB M.2 SSD |
| Connectivity | 1x USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-A, 2x USB 2.0, 1x HDMI, 1x 3.5mm jack, 1x microSD card reader | 1x USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-A, 2x USB 2.0, 1x HDMI, 1x 3.5mm jack, 1x microSD card reader |
| Wireless | Dual-band 802.11ac/b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth 4.2/4.0 | 802.11ac/b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth 4.1/4.0 |
| Battery | 3-cell, 33Wh | 3-cell, 33Wh |
| Colors | Star Grey, Icicle Gold | Star Grey, Icicle Gold |
| Size | 364.8 x 266.4 x 21.9mm | 328.6 x 246.3 x 21.9mm |
| Weight | 1.68kg | 1.42kg |
The ASUS X507 and X407 will be available on the third week of March with prices starting at PhP 27,995 via Lazada. Retail stores will follow suit on April 2018.
