Reviews of ASUS 13.3" UX31-RSL8 Zenbook Ultrabook Laptop / 2nd Gen Intel Core

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The asus zenbook is a fantastic laptop. its build and design are impeccable. the issues users have with keyboards and mouse pads are directly as a result of not installing the asus software for it. I had the same issues, terrible keyboard / mouse. install the latest bios updates and software and its smooth as cream. the SSD is one of the fastest and battery life is excellent. Say goodbye to those dogged old laptops of yesteryear, invest in one of these and youll be smiling. comes in a light champagne pink for the ladies out there :)

Been using mine for 5 months now and its still motoring ahead! had some issues with standby / resume but 99% of the time its fine. Ports all work great, and the usb 3 is awesome!

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aesthetically this is a beautiful machine. The finish on the case is sturdy and nice to look at. I wanted a device which was running on windows 7, so this fit the bill. Th keyboard is not the best, it is not the worst, it does not have great rebound of the keys and if you don't hit them completely they tend not to react, aka not register the letter (in fact the letter "a" is the worst for me}. The display and sound are excellent, the track pad is perfect, no complaints with that. It is quick, light, and I wanted the solid state drive to eliminate any moving parts on my laptop, which it did. Overall I think the keyboard is worth accepting for the overall performance.

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First it is 1.7 Hz, second it is 1600x900. I have 13.3 MacBook Air, so I can compare. It is very nicely built. Looks esthetically pleasant.

If you want to run Windows on Air you need to spend money on OS. Here it is given. And it is Windows 7 which is my choice for non-touchscreen laptops. It also has adapters for VGA and Ethernet, no need to buy them like for Air ($60) Screen is nice and keyboard is normal. Sound quality is perfect, which is important, say, for skyping. Camera is just ok. What is bad is a touchpad. After updating drivers and bios it was still oversensitive. I disabled 3 finger and most 2 finger gestures, now it is ok to use, though it is disappointing.

Windows updates took some effort; you need to disable automatic updates and then do some updates, after that it works.

Overall, for $654 it is a very nice travel laptop. Looks nice, solid state. I recommend this laptop.

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In general, this is just the computer I was looking for.

I had a large, 2010 Dell XPS laptop until now. The main advantages I wanted was a computer that was much lighter, more portable, would start up and shut down much faster, and had much better battery life, all without sacrificing much speed or graphics. This Asus provides all of those things. It is really easy to carry around, starts up almost instantly, and I almost never have to worry about it running out of batteries. (My battery life so far has run about 7 hours on a full charge).

The only unexpected disappointments for me so far have been that the keyboard and touch pad are definitely not as responsive as I'd like. I'm regularly missing letters because some keys have to be pushed directly down firmly in order to register. The touch pad also has some strange responses sometimes, so it's not quite as easy to type and navigate on as my older, bigger laptop, but it's a big improvement overall.

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Not sure if this laptop is much of an improvement over the Dell Vostro I had. The reason I bought it was to get extended battery usage. Manufacturer claims more than unit delivers.