ASUS recently announced a lightweight business laptop with high-performance dual storage options designed to enhance on-the-go productivity. The ASUSPRO P5440 is a tough, light, and elegant laptop which inherits the DNA of the successful ASUSPRO B9440, offering high performance combined with premium magnesium-alloy construction and proven military-grade reliability. The P5440 was chosen as the winner of the prestigious 2018 Red Dot Design Award, mirroring the achievement of B9940 which won the same award in 2017.
The compact, lightweight ASUSPRO P5440 is the perfect choice for today’s fast-paced business life, offering unrivaled mobility with flexible high-performance dual-storage options to supercharge productivity. It has a crisp and clear 14-inch FHD display features a slim-bezel design, making it comparable in size to many conventional 13-inch laptops. It also has an ergonomic backlit keyboard, with a design based on that of the flagship ASUSPRO B9440 laptop. It offers an unrivaled typing experience with a full-size 19.05mm key pitch, 1.5mm key travel and 0.15mm-dished keys to ensure responsive tactile feedback for more accurate typing. To protect against minor liquid accidents, it’s also spill-resistant. Having mentioned that, the P5440 offers businesses proven ASUSPRO reliability and durability. It has passed eight military-grade reliability tests based on the demanding MIL-STD-810G specification, as well as being subjected to industry-leading ASUS torture tests.
The ASUSPRO P5440 is powered by an 8th Generation Intel Core i5 processor and 8GB DDR4 memory, with high-performance NVIDIA GeForce MX130 discrete graphics, so users can enjoy smoother and faster computing, run more apps simultaneously and experience super-smooth, high-quality visuals on everything from PowerPoint presentations to graphic design. It can be configured to an M.2 512GB SATA3 SSD, providing a winning combination of superfast read/write speeds and high-capacity file storage. The P5440 measures just 1.85cm thin and weighs only 1.22kg. Constructed from lightweight magnesium alloy, the ASUSPRO P5440 is light enough to go anywhere, yet tough enough to cope with all the rigors of the office and business travel. Its elegant grey finish creates a truly professional impression.
Designed to offer the ultimate mobile productivity for business professionals, P5440 features a full set of I/O ports for peripherals and a 10-hour battery life for full-working-day autonomy. These include the fast and versatile USB 3.1 Type-C port with DisplayPort and Power Delivery support, HDMI for easy connections to projectors and TVs, an SD card reader, and two USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-A ports. Users can connect up to two additional 4K UHD displays via the HDMI and USB-C ports (using a USB-C to VGA adapter) for a greatly extended visual workspace.
Other optional business accessories are available, including a USB Type-A to RJ45 LAN adapter and the versatile SimPro Dock that adds even more ports for desktop-grade connectivity. The ASUSPRO P5440 is equipped with a 50Wh lithium-polymer battery that delivers up to 10 hours battery life.
The ASUSPRO P5440 will be available in ASUS authorized dealers by September 2018 for P72,995.
