<div><strong>Mala Bhargava</strong><br><br>Asus has a range of laptops with lots of variety and choice for different customer segments. The ASUSPRO BU201 is a laptop that is both an Advanced series Ultrabook – light and portable at 1.27kgs – and yet is built to be tough enough for business. It meets the MIL-STG 810G military grade standards of toughness.</div><div> </div><div>It’s not new and still runs on Windows 8.1 (upgradeable free to Windows 10 as all legal versions are) but still worth considering, particularly by small businesses.<br> </div><div>The BU201 Ultrabook is made of some sort of carbon fiber material and is grey-black. Not meant to be flashy, but fit quietly into work life.</div><div> </div><div>The surface is nice and smooth and subtle but will pick up fingerprints. It has a tough hinge between the screen and the keyboard which allows you to tilt the screen back all the way down until it’s flat. Pity it’s not a touch screen though, which is important for all new versions of Windows which are really optimised for touch.</div><div> </div><div>The 12.5-inch 1080x1920 screen is pretty good and has good natural colours and viewing angles, important with a display that flips back.</div><div> </div><div>There’s anti-glare protection for those who work for hours at a go. The backlit keyboard is very comfortable to use. Those who can type fast will find it easy to adapt to it rather than find that it’s the one thing that is in the way. The machine boots up instantly, as Ultrabooks are supposed to do, and works on an Intel i5-421OU 1.7GHz processor and Intel HD Graphics 4400. There’s 4GB of RAM and 500GB HDD. The machine is replete with the necessary ports and also has a fingerprint sensor.</div><div> </div><div>The entire package is, however, rather expensive at Rs 85,999.</div>
