The most exciting feature of Asus ZenBook Pro UX501, however, is the inclusion of an Nvidia GeForce GTX 960M graphics card paired with 2GB of dedicated GDDR5 memory. Most thin-and-light laptops tend to use integrated graphics, which means your machine will likely shudder and die at the first sign of a graphically intensive game.

Nvidia's dedicated Notebook-edition GPU will handle recent games with relative ease however, and you'll also be able to use it for big video rendering tasks too.

The Dell XPS 15 model we evaluated is outfitted with an Intel Core i5-6300HQ quad-core processor with 8GB of RAM. While that combination offers modest overall performance, it's more than sufficient for the average household.

If you need more processing power for tasks like video editing or heavy multitasking, the XPS 15 can be upgraded to an Intel Core i7-6700HQ and up to 32GB of RAM. The system is also equipped with an Nvidia GeForce GTX 960M graphics card, so it should be able handle everything from photo editing to basic gaming.

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Asus has made the ZenBook Pro UX501 one of the most affordable laptops on the market, selling for much less than others when comparing laptops with similar components and features. The model we evaluated features a quad-core Intel Core i7-6700HQ processor, with 16GB of RAM.

That processor has a CPU PassMark score of 8,043 points, making it one of the best-rated laptop processors available. An Nvidia GTX 960M graphics card with 2GB of dedicated memory offers all the visual oomph required by a high-resolution display, and it even opens up the possibility of some gaming capability.

Asus may not be the best-known brand in laptops, but it sure can build a nice one. The Asus ZenBook Pro UX501 is built to take on the best laptops on the market, and it succeeds, taking our Top Ten Reviews Gold Award thanks to high-quality components, a stunning display and a sleek design.

On top of the leading configuration, it also sells for far less than similarly equipped systems.

The Asus ZenBook Pro UX501 has a mix of high-end components and advanced features, from its Intel Core i7 processor and Nvidia graphics card to its 4K touchscreen display and Thunderbolt 3 support. Combine all that capability with a premium all-metal design, and the ZenBook Pro UX501 easily earns our Gold Award for laptop computers.

The fact that it's one of the best laptops for the money is just a bonus.

New Asus Zenbook boasts 4K display and Nvidia GPU. Dubbed the Asus ZenBook Pro UX501, the company's newest high-end laptop is crammed full of pricy components.

For a start, it's got a 2.6GHz quad-core Intel i7-4720HQ processor inside, which will chew through most computing tasks with ease. There's also 16GB of RAM inside, which will offer impressive multi-tasking capabilities.

On the right side of the Asus ZenBook Pro UX501 laptop you'll find two USB 3.0 ports, an SD card reader and a combined microphone/headphone jack. On the left is a single USB 3.0 port with power for charging devices even in standby mode, along with an HDMI output and a USB-C port.

It's actually more impressive than the usual USB-C, since it offers support for Thunderbolt 3, which boasts blazing fast data transfer speeds of 40Gbps, letting you use the single port for everything from connecting an external monitor or storage device to using it as a docking connection with multiple ports.

The Asus ZenBook Pro UX501 keyboard is designed for quiet typing, with 1.6mm of travel and adjustable backlighting. It also boasts a 10-key numeric pad, which has narrower keys than the rest of the keyboard proper, but it should still provide plenty of usability for tasks like entering numbers into a spreadsheet.

The touchpad is centered below the keyboard, and has a unique 16:9 aspect ratio that matches the proportions of the display for more intuitive mousing.

The Asus ZenBook Pro UX501 sleek chassis measures 15.1 x 10 x 0.8 inches. It has an aluminum chassis and lid, with Asus' distinctive concentric circle brushed finish.

The all-metal design weighs 5 pounds, so it's not the lightest laptop, but most 15-inch laptops aren't designed for commutes and on-the-go use, so the extra weight isn't a major concern.