Asus just took another shot at Apple. First their Watch and now their New Macbook.

[WelshDdraig]

A couple of days ago, Asus took a pot-shot at Apple about the price of their new iWatch compared to their own. In fact you can find an article about that here: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/326432-asus-attacks-apple-watch-buyers-with-flow-chart-that-concludes-%E2%80%98you-are-really-out-of-your-mind%E2%80%99/ by @CoolaxGaming

 

So, I was just browsing my twitter feed when I saw a tweet from Asus taking another shot at Apple, this time, attacking their Macbook compared to Asus's Zenbook.

The tweet in question sates, "The numbers don’t lie! The difference is clear. See it for yourself today with the #ASUS #ZenBook UX305"

 

The Tweet in question

 

Obviously, this is attacking the screen of the Macbook, so here is a fullscreen version of the tweet, see if you can tell the difference.

 

 

My thoughts on these attacks.

Yes, its all marketing, and i find it good and amuzing, but Asus, be careful when attacking Apple, you don't want the fanboy army on your heels .

 

Your thoughts? Leave them down below.

 

The Perfect Meme, provided by @DIV1D3

 

Edit: As @Syntaxvgm said, Asus also attacked the Macbook for its thickness compared to their Zenbook. Here is the tweet, along with one of the stupidest puns I have ever seen:

[insayan]

They send out another tweet about the asus being thinner as well

[Syntaxvgm]

I like how they desturated the colors on the mac slightly and blurred the hell out of the image as if that's super low resolution.
Yes asus, 2304x 1440 is super blurry
Oh, wait, just like every other laptop manufacturer, you ride the fact that 1366x768 is technically "HD" and still make laptops with that panel resolution, literally the lowest you can buy nowadays, and market it as exceptional.

This particular one is IPS, yes, but they do this with non IPS 15.6" 1366x768 panels as well.
if 2304x1440 is blurry, then blur these as well ASUS?
 
First they used the thinner side of their laptop, that watch shit, then this.
Asus is starting to piss me off. 
I'm not a fan of that dumb macbook at all when the air is cheaper and more powerful, and don't like apple ads or apple in general really, but come on Asus
 
edit 
some people don't get it 

I'm talking about the fact that they blurred the photo on the macbook. Like it's super low resolution and not HD, but on the same token, like all laptop companies, they push 1366x768 like it's stunning.

EDIT AGAIN 
FOR FUCKS SAKE PEOPLE, I'M NOT COMPARING THAT TABLET TO THE LAPTOPS! I'M MAKING A POINT ABOUT THEM BLURRING THE MACBOOK'S 1440p SCREEN AND DESATURATING THE COLORS AS IF ITS CRAP. I PICKED THAT TABLET AT RANDOM BECAUSE IT'S THE FIRST THING I SAW ON THEIR SITE WITH A LOW RES SCREEN.

 

IF I SEE ONE MORE PERSON SAY "WELL, IT'S CHEAPER BLAH BLAH" I'M GONNA BUST A MACBOOK OVER YOUR FACE OR SOMETHING. (That won't hurt much, maybe itll cut you at most)

[DIV1D3]

I'm not interested in either the Zenbbook UX305 or Macbook, even the Apple Watch or ZenWatch. 

Still enjoy some marketing banter. 

 

[Trik'Stari]

Loving the corporate trolling.

[WelshDdraig]

 

Love the meme, I'm gonna put it in the main article.

[qwertywarrior]

it also has three USB 3.0 ports

[DIV1D3]

Love the meme, I'm gonna put it in the main article.

Lol, cheers. 

I always look for a meme that relates to the topic while making some laughs. 

[Paralectic]

Very mature, Asus.

[Oshino Shinobu]

I'd like to think it's just some good natured fun poking, rather than really having a go. 

 

Either way 3200x1800 on a 13" or so screen is ridiculous. It just makes all text small, so you have to scale everything. 

[Guest]

They're completely different computers for different people.

It was also kind of dumb for them to compare the ZenWatch to the AW. As if they're in the same class of products.

[Jitrah]

They are the same class of products zenwatch and aw. Asus zenbook vs apple macbook. Obviously the zenbook wins. Clearly thinner. The screen has way better resolution if that is not obvious when I viewed both the zen is way better.

[MrSuperb]

Edit: As @Syntaxvgm said, Asus also attacked the Macbook for its thickness compared to their Zenbook. Here is the tweet, along with one of the stupidest puns I have ever seen:

lol.

funny thing that Asus is lying about the height. they didn't include the rubber stands

[WelshDdraig]

Oh, wait, just like every other laptop manufacturer, you ride the fact that 1366x768 is technically "HD" and still make laptops with that panel resolution, literally the lowest you can buy nowadays, and market it as exceptional.

 

This particular one is IPS, yes, but they do this with non IPS 15.6" 1355x768 panels as well.

if 2304x1440 is blurry, then blur these as well ASUS?

To be fair though, 1360x768/1366x768 is the cheapest you can get, so for low end products, I disagree with you, use the resolution. But for high end products such as the tablet you have mentioned above, then I fully agree with you, use a higher resolution screen. If you make pot-shots at companies for using a lower resolution screen, don't skimp out on your own high end products.

 

Edit: This tablet/convertible is not high end so I take the last sentence back, but I will also amend it slightly as well.

If your going to have a touch screen enabled device which you can use as a standalone tablet, put a decent screen on it

[ArM]

I'm not interested in either the Zenbbook UX305 or Macbook, even the Apple Watch or ZenWatch. 

Still enjoy some marketing banter. 

 

This picture mouhahahaha  :lol:

[MrSuperb]

anyone noticing something strange with that picture?

no?

according to this picture the lenovo is 9mm thick (or the macbook much thicker)

[CommandMan7]

I'm suprised ASUS is making a fuss over the screen when they could (and should) point out that two ports is not enough, even when one is a USB type C.

[Misanthrope]

Hehehe, keep em coming Asus. Also watch out for the comebacks Syntaxvgm has a good one. But yeah everyone upset remember Apple is no stranger to this kind of cheap shots wars:

[Brughc]

I'm suprised ASUS is making a fuss over the screen when they could (and should) point out that two ports is not enough, even when one is a USB type C.

 

You hit the nail on the coffin with that one. Design over function, what a joke.

[Aniallation]

Oh, wait, just like every other laptop manufacturer, you ride the fact that 1366x768 is technically "HD" and still make laptops with that panel resolution, literally the lowest you can buy nowadays, and market it as exceptional.

You do realize that 1366x768 is actually higher resolution then "HD" right? "HD" by technical terms is 720p (1280x720), which is why qHD (quarter HD) is 960x540 and QHD (quad HD) is 2560x1440.

[ComradeHX]

I'm suprised ASUS is making a fuss over the screen when they could (and should) point out that two ports is not enough, even when one is a USB type C.

You think fanboys who drank the koolaid still care how many ports there is?

No, they buy overpriced hubs because it feels good only when Apple is doing it.

[Ganz]

Please tell me these aren't going to turn into US presidential ads where they aren't about themselves but about bashing the others...

[Victorious Secret]

LOL ASUS. 

 

The same people who sell overpriced motherboards that don't actually add anything other than aesthetics? And you're attacking a company for that? 

 

Classy. Real classy. 

[TheMidnightNarwhal]

This is why I like ASUS

[xeromynd]

Please tell me these aren't going to turn into US presidential ads where they aren't about themselves but about bashing the others...

 

Thought the same thing. They'd rather take the "their product isn't good" angle, as opposed to the "our product offers these features, make your own judgements" angle.