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diswes
Senior Member
posted: Jun. 20, 2012 @ 9:54p
good price, I love this ultrabook. This is definitely the one I am getting when the price drops more....
chrisngrod
Senior Member
posted: Jun. 20, 2012 @ 10:14p
I love my 11.6", and hopefully the Prime did work out the kinks in the original. Keyboard (touch), keyboard backlighting, and touchpad. I know how to type, but sometimes you need to locate an F key or something in the dark.
It won't look as slick as my metallic keys, but oh well.
coolbreeze
Senior Member - 3K
posted: Jun. 20, 2012 @ 10:16p
Amazing resolution for a 13" display (I'm a pixel junkie). Need more than 128gigs though and I bet the HDD is some proprietary junk. Also, IMO it's a mistake to buy a laptop that isn't touchscreen. Windows 8 will heavily rely on the touch function. Perhaps waiting for the Asus touch version of the Zenbook Prime is a good idea (or just wait on the Surface to surface).
Green anyway.
chrisngrod
Senior Member
posted: Jun. 20, 2012 @ 10:29p
adata or sandisk I think.
coolbreeze
Senior Member - 3K
posted: Jun. 20, 2012 @ 10:37p
chrisngrod said: adata or sandisk I think. Huh? Wrong thread? Or are you referring to the HDD?
chrisngrod
Senior Member
posted: Jun. 20, 2012 @ 10:43p
coolbreeze said: chrisngrod said: adata or sandisk I think. Huh? Wrong thread? Or are you referring to the HDD?
Yep... the SSD.
Logician1313 (Staff)
Dealhunter
posted: Jun. 20, 2012 @ 10:45p
In this Anadtech article they tear down a UX21A Zenbook Prime and it had a Sandisk U100 drive with a proprietary connection.
chrisngrod
Senior Member
posted: Jun. 20, 2012 @ 10:55p
"The standard SATA spec calls for a 7-pin data interface and a 15-pin power interface for a total of 22 pins. The ASUS Zenbook/Zenbook Prime SSD features a split connector with 12 pins on the larger portion and 6 on the remaining - I assume for power and data, respectively. The MacBook Air SSD on the other hand has a 12 + 2 pin configuration, with a large power, ground or non-connected pin occupying the remainder of the smaller part of the connector. It's always possible, albeit unlikely, that both ASUS and Apple settled on the exact same pinout for their interfaces, thus making these two form factors electrically compatible but with slightly different configurations. However if you line up the two connectors you'll see that there are physical differences that preclude using one in lieu of the other:"
Interesting to know!
7.9 Windows Experience score for my SSD. I guess I have adata. w00t!
jumpattack
Member
posted: Jun. 21, 2012 @ 12:34a
tech junkies should realize $1029 for an i5 machine is a deal, IMO
chrisngrod
Senior Member
posted: Jun. 21, 2012 @ 12:40a
jumpattack said: tech junkies should realize $1029 for an i5 machine is a deal, IMO
ehhh there's a wide range of i5 processors. 15.6" Lenovo at fries for under 600 with a very decent i7 2670qm, but it's obviously not an Ultrabook.
ob
Ancient Member
posted: Jun. 21, 2012 @ 1:06a
jumpattack said: tech junkies should realize $1029 for an i5 machine is a deal, IMO
weighs in less that 3 lbs
1080p IPS screen
and the processor is designed for low power consumption
woolooloo
Senior Member
posted: Jun. 21, 2012 @ 8:55a
Logician1313 said: In this Anadtech article they tear down a UX21A Zenbook Prime and it had a Sandisk U100 drive with a proprietary connection.
That was with a pre-release version, reviews since the official release have indicated they switched to a better ADATA drive. Still proprietary though, so going to be a bitch to upgrade if you want more space.
woolooloo
Senior Member
posted: Jun. 21, 2012 @ 9:00a
coolbreeze said: IMO it's a mistake to buy a laptop that isn't touchscreen. Windows 8 will heavily rely on the touch function. Perhaps waiting for the Asus touch version of the Zenbook Prime is a good idea
I'm going to have to be convinced about the whole touchscreen on a laptop thing. Unless it is a convertible that can switch to a tablet, I find it hard to believe reaching up to touch the screen is ever going to be more efficient or intuitive than using the touchpad. Not to mention I abhor fingerprints on my monitors.
woolooloo
Senior Member
posted: Jun. 21, 2012 @ 9:04a
Only wish there with an 8GB version available.
emachineman
Member
posted: Jun. 21, 2012 @ 9:25a
I bought this and returned it. EVERYTHING and i really mean everything was perfect. except the touchpad was total crap. Thats why i retuned it, as i dont want to pay 1500 (i bought the i7 version) and be handicapped by a bad touchpad.
Anyway, just a warning as this thing is awesome except for one BIG handicap
woolooloo
Senior Member
posted: Jun. 21, 2012 @ 9:34a
emachineman said: I bought this and returned it. EVERYTHING and i really mean everything was perfect. except the touchpad was total crap. Thats why i retuned it, as i dont want to pay 1500 (i bought the i7 version) and be handicapped by a bad touchpad.
Anyway, just a warning as this thing is awesome except for one BIG handicap
That sucks but good to know. Does it support gestures like two finger scrolling like the MacBook Air?
zhangjuneric
Member
posted: Jun. 21, 2012 @ 10:16a
The tech reviews said the touchpad is much improved from the last gen but it seems not...
optical
Senior Member - 2K
posted: Jun. 21, 2012 @ 10:30a
Why are so many ultrabooks have such bad touchpad? I returned my Acer S3 for the same reason. It literally cripples you.
Q=emachineman;17005588]I bought this and returned it. EVERYTHING and i really mean everything was perfect. except the touchpad was total crap. Thats why i retuned it, as i dont want to pay 1500 (i bought the i7 version) and be handicapped by a bad touchpad.
Anyway, just a warning as this thing is awesome except for one BIG handicap
superxero
Broke Member
posted: Jun. 22, 2012 @ 7:46a
my samsung series 9 touchpad sucks too
ob
Ancient Member
posted: Jun. 23, 2012 @ 1:01a
emachineman said: I bought this and returned it. EVERYTHING and i really mean everything was perfect. except the touchpad was total crap. Thats why i retuned it, as i dont want to pay 1500 (i bought the i7 version) and be handicapped by a bad touchpad.
Anyway, just a warning as this thing is awesome except for one BIG handicap
So in what way is it total crap ?
monalatupapua
New Member
posted: Jun. 25, 2012 @ 9:12a
i just bought it, and so glad I did it. the touchpad actually works very well! need time to figure it out, and yeah it responses to 2 fingers and 3 fingers gesture. it is totally cool! love it!
mralex
Happy Member
posted: Jun. 26, 2012 @ 7:09a
Only if it had 8GB. 4GB is not enough. Especially when nothing is upgradeable.
chrisngrod
Senior Member
posted: Jun. 26, 2012 @ 9:50a
It is low, but I only use these machines when traveling.
Kind of a higher end netbook.
fujimi
Senior Member
posted: Jul. 1, 2012 @ 2:43p
Amazon has the UX31E-DH72-RG for $1199 with prime shipping. I just posted a thread about it in hot deals.
I'm waiting for the UX31A models to come down a lil bit, otherwise I would have bit the bait on that RG model. i7 with 256ssd for 1199 . I want the 1080p screen and backlit keyboard.
fujimi said: Amazon has the UX31E-DH72-RG for $1199 with prime shipping. I just posted a thread about it in hot deals.
I'm waiting for the UX31A models to come down a lil bit, otherwise I would have bit the bait on that RG model. i7 with 256ssd for 1199 . I want the 1080p screen and backlit keyboard.
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