The laptop is thinner and lighter than the MacBook, but more powerful and has a slightly larger screen. The ZenBook 3 is a 12.5-inch computer that's 11.9mm thin, weighs 910g. The Apple MacBook has a 12-inch screen, is 0.52 inches tall at its thickest point, and weighs 2.03 pounds.

According to the press release Asus says its ZenBook 3 has an extremely slim bezel design, with an 82 per cent screen-to-body ratio. It has a backlit keyboard with a 19.8mm key pitch, comparable to most desktop keyboards.

Asus says it managed to make the ZenBook 3 this compact by using an extremely thin, 3mm fan, and an "aerospace-grade aluminum alloy" as material for the case.

What it stuffed inside is pretty cool too. It has an Intel Core i7 processor, 16GB of RAM, up to a 1TB SSD. Of course it is not cheap $1,999 for a top of the range model. You can also use a cheaper Intel Core i5 processor, 4GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD for $999.

It comes in three colours pale blue, pink and grew – er Royal Blue, Rose Gold and Quartz Grey. It has a Harman Kardon branded quad-speaker, a fingerprint sensor. About the only thing missing is any serious ports. It has one USB Type-C port for charging and connectivity. Still you can’t have everything.