Step forward then the Asus ZenBook Pro 14, a laptop with the specs, the build quality, and the asking price to command a place somewhere near the top table of portable computers in 2018.

In the airy 1920s arcade of Galleria Meravigli, a few minutes’ walk from the Duomo in central Milan, Asus is demonstrating what it bills as ‘Design You Can Feel’ – and design you can walk through. The ...