ASUS Zenbook UX301LA-DH71T 13.3-Inch Touchscreen Ultrabook (Blue)

ASUS Zenbook UX301LA-DH71T 13.3-Inch Touchscreen Ultrabook (Blue)..

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71 of 71 people found the following review helpful.
A quality product
By Ryan Mulligan
This ultrabook is fantastic.

Beautiful, solid, light build.
Extremely quick computing.
Minimal bloatware.
Finally, a GREAT trackpad on a laptop that isn't an Apple product.

--The i7 4558U processor (2.8GHz) is worth the extra money, as it's much faster than the i7 4500 (1.8GHz) or i5 4200 (1.6GHz)
--The 8GB of DDRL3 RAM really help boost performance over other ultrabooks housing only 4GB, especially when multitaksing.
--The integrated Iris 5100 graphics are actually capable of running fairly intense programs, newer games like Skyrim, for example, though only on low graphics settings. Still, it's impressive for an integrated unit.
--The SSD's in RAID are incredibly quick, and really help cut down boot time to just about 10 seconds from cold. I'm up and running in no time.
--The battery life is actually 8 hours or more on normal use. Way to go Haswell processor. You're not an energy sink.
--At just over 3 pounds, this laptop is so light, and remarkably thin.

I've had it for a week, and there is nothing I can complain about, and I feel I'm rather picky about my electronics.

If you have the money, and are frustrated about how it seems many ultrabooks have to compromise in some area, this is a stellar laptop.

--UPDATE--
I've had this ultrabook for about four weeks now, and unfortunately, I noticed a small linear scratch on the lid. I bring this up because the GorillaGlass3 covering the lid is reported to be nearly scratch-proof against anything but sand. I've been very careful with this laptop, carrying it in a case whenever I transport it, and I was hoping it would be more scratch resistant than it's shaping up to be. Still, this is an excellent product, and I'm still impressed by its outstanding performance.

--Update--
After 5 months, I am still extremely satisfied with this ultrabook. I can work through an entire day at school on a single battery charge, and not sacrifice performance. This thing hasn't slowed down at all. And for those of you that care, it'll produce fluent framerates for games like Skyrim (High textures, no antialiasing,) Deus Ex: Human Revolution (High settings,) and Mass Effect 3 on ultra graphics settings. Light, fast, powerful, this is still the laptop I had hoped for five months ago.

45 of 45 people found the following review helpful.
A premium ultrabook from every perspective.
By Doug Colt
After extensive research, I narrowed my ultrabook choice down to the Zenbook UX301 or the Samsung Book 9 Plus. They both have very similar specs, but ultimately I chose the Asus for the following reasons:

1) Better processor and graphics. You get the 2.8 ghz i7 with Iris graphics. The Samsung only offers the lower-tier 1.8 Ghz without Iris.

2) Better wi-fi. The Asus has the newest-generation ac wireless. Samsung is still a generation behind.

3) Seemingly better build quality, but this is largely a wash.

4) 30-day zero dead pixel guarantee. When you've got screens with as many millions of pixels as these have, that's a nice thing to have! (My screen was flawless though).

5) Some nice add ons. The Asus comes with an included ethernet dongle and an included mini display port/VGA dongle.

6) I feel silly saying it, but a bit of cache. The Asus is generally more difficult to find and there are fewer of them out in the wild.

I have been very impressed with this machine so far. It truly is gorgeous. The build quality appears to be very good. I could not identify any manufacturing flaws, and the whole thing feels rock solid. The keyboard is excellent, as is the trackpad. Very little bloatware. Screen was perfect. I've been impressed with the performance and I'm still testing the battery life. I'll update my review once I've had a chance to test it further.

This is expensive indeed, but it oozes premium ultrabook from all corners.

UPDATE:

After using this machine for the last two months I remain very satisfied. The performance has been excellent and the gorilla glass really seems to stand up to scratches. The exterior continues to look brand new.

I haven't experienced any technical issues with any of the hardware. The keyboard remains very pleasant to use and the trackpad is really outstanding. On par with anything that Apple puts out.

I have received many compliments on the quality and clarity of the screen.

Battery life has generally been very good. With typical internet use and medium brightness, I'm getting 7-9 hours on average. The battery also charges very quickly, which is a nice bonus.

One minor annoyance has to do with Windows and not the hardware. The resolution on the screen is so high that you will want to use the Windows interface to increase font and icon sizes in almost all cases. This works fine, except when you need to use the machine for remote access (such as through a VPN or using a vmWare client). The increase in font and icon sizes does not carry through to a remote session, so you will end up with microscopic icons. The solution is that you have to change your screen resolution before logging into a remote session. This isn't a huge deal but it's a bit of an annoyance. Again, however, this is a Windows 8 issue and not an ASUS issue.

All in all I am extremely impressed with this ultrabook.

27 of 27 people found the following review helpful.
ASUS has a winner on their hands for those willing to pay the premium price to own.
By Jonathan
I've been waiting for this ultrabook to release since the start of the fall semester. Well, it's definitely been worth the wait. The computer boots up insanely fast due to the RAID 0 SSD configuration. It is not bogged down by a ton of bloatware either. The only changes I've made so far were to uninstall McAfee for Norton 2014 (since I had one license left).

One minor gripe I have is the drive partitioning. I would have preferred one partition to how ASUS partitioned the drive into C: (OS) and D: (DATA) in addition to smaller recovery partitions, but I am not taking a star off for that. If it was that big a deal, somebody could (through software) change the partitions however they liked. I was able to merge the C: and D: drive partitions into one C: partition using 3rd party software.

The high resolution screen is very nice. The look, feel, and portability of this laptop are second to none. I look forward to using this high quality ultrabook for a long time.

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