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I expected little more power from HD5100 or the laptop only has one soldered memory? If so, than a Dual Channel memory version will perform lot better.

Tnx for Dota 2 test. It will be nice to include Dota in test more often  :)

Quote from: geza on October 02, 2013, 10:52:21
I expected little more power from HD5100 or the laptop only has one soldered memory? If so, than a Dual Channel memory version will perform lot better.

The memory is soldered, but still working in a Dual Channel configuration.

One of your more interesting reviews.  I would like to see much of this design in a 15", but with a few changes to make it more affordable, like 1080p MATT screen of similar high quality but without weight & expense of Touch, and a single 256GB SSD, possibly a top end 15W TDP CPU, but with 4xUSB + RJ45 that normally fit in a thin & light 15" chassis, and option of Windows 7 for those who dont like tablet UX on desktop.

2560 resolution? how i gonna view a text at a 13.3" LCD ? i own a U36SD its 1366 but already make me suffer to view a text

For 1500-1600 euros I would buy it asap.
1800 is too expensive.

I'm using a 5 year old laptop and will be upgrading in the next few months, I will mostly be using it for video editing using powerdirector 11 (currently have to use pcs at the office for this) and don't mind stretching my budget to 1800 for this laptop. Would this laptop completely satisfy my video editing needs? I would assume it won't stutter or slowdown for anything I can throw at it?

I must say I am a bit disappointed with this product.  Sure, it outperforms most every ultrabook on the market (though if the "ultraportable" class, with full voltage mobile cpus were not made obsolete, it would fall to the middle of the pack), but not by nearly as much as I had hoped.  For the price, I am not sure I see the benefit of a 50% price premium for perhaps 20% better performance when it doesn't lift the capability to tasks its lower price competitors cannot equal.  Until both the OS and applications can make good use of resolutions over 1080p the extra cost of higher resolution displays strikes me as nothing but marketing gimmics that we have to pay for.  I would be happy with the successor to the Asus UX31A with Haswell cpu/gpu, the same screen and concomitant improvement in battery life and performance, for around $1,300-$1,500 vs. over $2,000.  Excellent review.

I'd expect more from Intel Iris 5100, it looks that Asus-Zenbook-UX32VD with GeForce GT 620M it's much better choice.

As you mention that,
Pro
+   Great connectivity options
But why rating is ...???
Connectivity   68%

If it had a non-glare display and a SIM-Card slot i would buy it immediatley

Quote from: nop on October 06, 2013, 23:16:32
As you mention that,
Pro
+   Great connectivity options
But why rating is ...???
Connectivity   68%

Hi,

this seems like an inappropriate translation of the original word "Ausstattung" in the german article. This was rather intended to refer to the high-grade hardware components and not the connectivity.

A shane you dont mention the Acer Aspire 7 un the competition - a slightly more intelligent choise, in my view (altough perhaps not as good looking).

Crappy keyboard - not worth the investment. i have been between repairs ever since i got it

Why was the new Acer Aspire S7-392 not taken into account nor any comparison, strange,
it is thinner,lighter and better looking besides it proven specs!

Why doesn't it have 4G

Why do you keep referring to Macbook Air as the benchmark when Sony Vaio Pro 13 delivers much more (FullHD IPS touchscreen) in just 2.7W according to your own tests? Now, Sony could have made it weight as much as the MacBook Air and have 14h runtime, but they left that as an option for their customers with their sheet battery. And I applaud them for that.

Thanks for the review. All the feedback I read on this machine are really good.... so why the hell is this machine not more tested/advertised and available than that!! I would like to see it in a store to get a feel of it for myself, but it seems to be mission impossible! >:(

Very attractive laptop. I'm looking for best quality and portability in 13" size. And best options I see now are zenbook ux301 or macbook retina 13". But it's like impossible to find the zenbook in a store in Denmark to touch it and see if it matches apple standards, while the macbook looks really good and easy to find. I would really like to stay away from Apple shitty ecosystem or MacOS and buy a Windows PC, but looks like there is no way around it. I'm not willing to take the risk without seeing the machine, not for this kind of price.

The first 2 things that ultrabook buyers look at is battery life and weight. Why build such a fantastic machine with a mediocre battery performance? As much as I hate Apple, I have to go for the MacBook Air.

Hye there,
Could this laptop be used in 3ds max modeling and rendering, with out massive overheating? i want to buy a slick-designed laptop that I can use in architectural  rendering, work in autocad or/and nemetscheck .
Tanks.

Any news on the Wi-Fi problem with "Limited connectivity" messages? :-\

The review says "The sRGB color space is narrowly missed..." but the diagram shows a more significant deviation; how come?
I have the Zenbook UX32VD which I mainly chose over similar products for its IPS matte screen with almost thoroughly covers the sRGB color space. This was only after I read its review on this site. I find the UX301 aesthetically very pleasing with its dark blue finish. Unfortunaterly the screen does not meet my criterion: it is glossy and its sRGB coverage is subpar. Otherwise, it is a great portable ultrabook.

One drawback of the proprietary PCIE SSDs is that it is difficult to have them replaced. My UX301 la had one of the SSDs fail. An authorized repair facility in the US could not get a replacement during the three weeks that I was in the US (and trying to get it repaired before I left overseas again).