Testseek.co.uk have collected 180 expert reviews of the Asus UX31E Zenbook and the average rating is 81%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Asus UX31E Zenbook .
November 2011
(81%)
180 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(91%)
7 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Stylish
Generous memory
Fast boot times
Excellent battery life
Great looking and lightweight chassis
Core i7
Excellent resume time
Good battery life
Beautifully slim design
Sturdy aluminium construction
Bright
Clear screen
USB 3.0 port included
Superb chassis design
Fast processor
Good screen
Very slim and light (1.3 kg)
Good general performance
CPU
RAM and SSD
5h30 battery life
Moderate temperatures
Hot air expelled so it doesn’t burn the knees
Large multitouch touchpad
Gorgeous design
Fast SSDpowered performance
Very good battery life
Large
Responsive trackpad
The ASUS UX31E borrows the kind of stylings seen on Apple’s Macbook Air. It looks trendy and thin
Yet feels solid. This is one desirable bit of kit that any gadget fan would be proud to call their own. However its 13.3-inch screen gets one over on the MacBook Air with a higher 1600 x 900 resolution display. Look around and you’ll see you can get it at a cheaper price
Too. Films
Games and webpa
Good looking and solid built
Good HD display
Excellent speakers
Solid performances
Proper price tag
Power in spades Instant resume Long battery life Fast SSD Excellent sound
Slim
Stylish design
Super fast
Great audio
Attractive
Thin
Light
Excellent build
Great value for the specs
Good usability and connectivity
High screen resolution
Generous accessories
The editors didn't like
Expensive
Horrible ergonomics
Terrible trackpad
Horrible trackpad
High-end specification isn't cheap
No different configuration options available
Screen appears slightly washed out at max brightness
Keyboard can be awkward for fast touchtyping
Lacklustre keyboard
No way to access access battery.
Poor webcam
Speakers lack power and make the chassis vibrate
Reduced connectivity
Adaptors required
Low gaming capacity
No backlit keyboard
Average display viewing angles
The keyboard feels hit and miss. The keys don’t have as much give as some would like
But anyone would soon get used to typing on it. However the trackpad fares less favorably
And is nowhere as smooth as the glass trackpads found on the MacBook Air. Battery life is not the best. At full charge in regular use the ASUS UX31E will keep going for around 5 hours. With other laptops just as thin offer
Shallow and imprecise keyboard
Jumpy trackpad (partially fixed on the newer models)
The large 15-inch touchscreen is a beautiful display that supports multi-touch gestures
This system has a surprisingly short battery life, even with moderate use
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Published: 2012-04-01, Author: Jon , review by: fudzilla.com
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