38 TECH ADVISOR • MAY 2021REVIEWS
thankstothedecisiontoincludeHome,
End,andPageUp& Downkeys,which
aren’ta givenona laptop,andwillbea
welcometouchforsomeusers.
There’sa littlebitoftraveltothe
keys,buttheystillfeelresponsive,and
arecomfortabletotypeon.It never
feelsasinstantlyluxuriousasthebest
laptopkeyboards,
butI doubtmanywill
find seriouscause
forcomplaint.
If the keyboard
is good enough, the
trackpad blows it out
of the water. This glass
touchpad is smooth,
responsive, and
expansive, with a wide
design that makes themost of the chassis and
gives you plenty of
space to manoeuvre.
It also features
a now-familiar Asus
touch: a hidden LED
numeric keypad,
activated by pressing
down in the corner
of the pad. This is
the second-gen of
the Asus tech, and
this improved version
makes it easier to
continue using the touchpad normally
even with the keypad active – it can tell
the difference between you tapping a
number or moving the cursor, so there’s
no need to keep turning it on and off as
you slog through a big Excel session.
Finally, there’s a webcam placed in
the bezel above the display. It’s onlyThe keyboard is comfortable to type on.The trackpad has a hidden LED numeric keypad.