ASUS has introduced a laptop with a touch screen instead of the touchpad

5.5-inch display can be used as a touch pad, and as an auxiliary toolbar.

ASUS has announced a laptop Zenbook Pro 15, also known as the UX580, who in place of the traditional touchpad mounted 5.5-inch IPS-screen with a resolution of 1080p. It can act as an ordinary touch pad, but also it is possible to add custom shortcuts.

What exactly can be done with the help of the screen it depends on the application developers. Initially, the touchscreen will be customizable toolbar with support for Microsoft Office, Spotify, YouTube, and even a calculator.

The best configuration Zenbook Pro 15 is equipped with a 4K-display with full support for Adobe RGB color space, which means better reproduction of green. The angle of viewing of the screen is more comfortable than 178 °.

The most expensive assembly of the laptop boasts Intel Core i9-8950HK processor, the GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, 16 GB of RAM and SSD-drive 1TB.

UX580 costs 2300 dollars. In the sale it will arrive in mid-July.