ASUS, 14-inch, 1 kg thin business notebook.Equipped with noise canceling to eliminate ambient noise

ASUS JAPAN Co., Ltd. will release a 14-inch mobile notebook for business "ExpertBook B9 B9400CEA" with a weight of about 1 kg after the end of September. The model equipped with Core i7-1165G7 (model number: B9400CEA-KC0749R) has 16GB of memory and 1TB of SSD, and the price is 218,900 yen. The model equipped with Core i5-1135G7 (B9400CEA-KC0751R) has 8GB of memory and 512GB of SSD for 191,400 yen.

This product is a mobile notebook that pursues mobility, and uses magnesium-lithium alloy for the material of the top plate and bottom, and magnesium-aluminum alloy for the keyboard surface. The 14-inch model has a lightweight and thin housing weighing approximately 1,005 g and a thickness of 1.49 mm, and is highly durable in compliance with the US military standard (MIL-STD).

Equipped with high-performance Iris Xe Graphics by adopting the 11th generation Core processor. Two Thunderbolt 4 ports operating at 40 Gbps are mounted on the left side, supporting USB PD and DisplayPort Alternate Mode. Other interfaces include Wi-Fi 6, USB 3.1 port, HDMI, Gigabit Ethernet (using the included Micro HDMI conversion adapter) and more.

The display is a 14-inch full HD (1,920 x 1,080 dots) liquid crystal display with a narrow frame with an upper bezel width of about 8 mm and left and right sides of about 4 mm, achieving a screen occupancy rate of 94%. As a result, the footprint has been reduced to the size of a 13-inch class.

As a function for business, it is equipped with "AI noise reduction" that is useful during web conferences, such as children's crying and dog barking, keyboard typing sounds, tableware and conversation sounds in coffee shops. Can be removed. Equipped with an amplifier jointly developed with Harman / Kardon that clears the voice and sound of the other party during chat.

The keyboard uses an "ergo lift hinge" that lifts the back side at an angle that makes it easy to type. In addition, ASUS's unique "NumberPad" function is built into the touchpad, which can be used as a numeric keypad.

In addition, it is equipped with a privacy shield that can physically block the webcam when it is not needed, a Kensington lock to prevent theft, and a fingerprint / face recognition sensor.