Asus Taichi 31 Series

Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 4000
Display: 13.30 inch
Weight: 1.5kg, 1.55kg, 1.6kg
Price: 1499, 1500, 1600, 1800 euro
Average of 8 scores (from 9 reviews)
Asus Taichi 31
Specifications

Processor: Intel Core i5 3317U
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 4000
Display: 13.30 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.6kg
Price: 1500 euro
Links: Asus homepage Asus notebook section
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Foreign Reviews
Source: Zoom

Positive: Quite reasonable price; new Intel's platform. IPS full HD display.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/04/2012
Asus Taichi 31-CX003H
Specifications

Processor: Intel Core i5 3317U
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 4000
Display: 13.30 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.55kg
Price: 1499 euro
Links: Asus homepage Asus notebook section
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Average Score:
Double-decker. Asus seems to have thought: "One Full HD IPS screen is nothing special" and simply builds two of the high definition screens into its Taichi 31 tablet-ultrabook. How the extravagant 13-incher fares in our tests and whether the tablet-ultrabook hybrid is compelling is revealed here.
Foreign Reviews
Source: Notebookinfo

Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 04/15/2013
Rating: Total score: 89% performance: 85% display: 95% mobility: 85% ergonomy: 95% emissions: 83%
Source: Notebookinfo

Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 04/15/2013
Rating: Total score: 89% performance: 85% display: 95% mobility: 85% ergonomy: 95% emissions: 83%
Asus Taichi 31-CX010H
Specifications

Processor: Intel Core i7 3517U
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 4000
Display: 13.30 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.5kg
Price: 1600 euro
Links: Asus homepage Asus notebook section
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Foreign Reviews
Source: PC Actual

Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 05/17/2013
Rating: Total score: 90% price: 77%
Asus Taichi 31-DH71
Specifications

Processor: Intel Core i7 3517U
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 4000
Display: 13.30 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.5kg
Price: 1600 euro
Links: Asus homepage Asus notebook section
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Average Score:
Source: Tech2.in.com

The Asus Taichi 31 is clearly not aimed at the average joe. In fact, it’s probably a little too extravagant as a rich man’s toy as well. I think the video on Asus’s website sums up the demographic for the Taichi perfectly. The notebook is great if you’re in sales and need to impress some affluent client as the dual screen is best used in this scenario. Other than this, the Taichi 31 is a hard sell, especially at its asking price of Rs 1,39,999 for the Core i7 version.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/30/2013
Rating: Total score: 65%
Source: Techtree.com

The ASUS TAICHI 31 is one of the coolest looking computing device we have laid our hands on. It looks great with its dual back-to-back screens and has good build quality. However, thinking from a practical point of view, its two Full HD IPS screens do not serve any real purpose past the initial wowing. The performance is good with no slowing down even with the antivirus running in the background, because of the Core i7 CPU and the SSD. However, a discrete graphics hardware is not present to facilitate decent gaming even at such a high price. The battery backup of 8.5 hours of normal usage promotes portability. Its 1-year global warranty ensures that the TAICHI 31 is in safe hands even when you take it abroad. The price tag of Rs 130,000 is still very hard to justify.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/22/2013
Rating: Total score: 60% price: 50% performance: 70% features: 70% ergonomy: 70%
Source: Think Digit

As an ultrabook, the Asus Taichi does offer a rather unique package. It does well on both the build quality as well as the performance front. But we don't really think the secondary display makes a lot of sense at this time, unless you want to show off often. You should essentially consider the Taichi 31 for the Full HD display, and the very good keyboard. If you aren't excited by either of those aspects, then you can consider a lot of other ultrabooks that cost half as much.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/21/2013
Rating: Total score: 70% price: 50% performance: 70% features: 90% workmanship: 90%
Asus Taichi 31-CX018H
Specifications

Processor: Intel Core i7 3537U
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 4000
Display: 13.30 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.6kg
Price: 1800 euro
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Foreign Reviews
Source: PC Online.com.cn

Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/10/2013
Rating: Total score: 88%
Source: Notegear

Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 06/27/2013
Comment
Asus: ASUSTeK Computer Incorporated, a Taiwanese multinational company, produces motherboards, graphics cards, optical drives, PDAs, computer monitors, notebook computers, servers, networking products, mobile phones, computer cases, computer components, and computer cooling systems. The company's 2007 revenues reached US$6.9 billion. ASUS also produces components for other manufacturers. The Eee PC initiated the netbook boom in 2008.
In the notebook sector, Asus had a global market share of about 11% from 2014-2016, making it the fourth largest laptop manufacturer. In the smartphone sector, Asus is not among the Top 5 and has only a small market share (as of 2016).
Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.
Intel HD Graphics 4000: Processor graphics card in the high end Ivy Bridge models. Offers a different clock speed in the different CPU models (ULV to desktop quad core) and therefore a different performance.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Intel Core i5:
3317U: Ivy-Bridge-based ULV-CPU in Q2 2012. Offers a core clock of 1.7 - 2.6 GHz and an HD 4000 GPU (350 - 1050 MHz). The TDP is rated at 17 W.
Intel Core i7: The Intel Core i7 for laptops is based on the LG1156 Core i5/i7 CPU for desktops. The base clock speed of the CPUs is relatively low, but because of a huge Turbo mode, the cores can dynamically overclock to up to 3.2 GHz (920XM). Therefore, the CPU can be as fast as high clocked dual-core CPUs (using single threaded applications) but still offer the advantage of 4 cores. Because of the large TDP of 45 W / 55 W, the CPU is only intended for large laptops.
3517U: Fast Ivy-Bridge-based ULV-CPU in Q2 2012. Offers a core clock of 1.9 - 3.0 GHz and an HD 4000 GPU (350 - 1150 MHz). The TDP is rated at 17 W.
3537U: Fast Ivy-Bridge-based ULV-CPU in Q1 2013. Offers a core clock of 2.0 - 3.1 GHz and an HD 4000 GPU (350 - 1200 MHz). The TDP is rated at 17 W.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
1.5 kg:
In former time,s this weight was typical for big tablets, small subnotebooks, ultrabooks and convertibles with a 10-11 inch display-diagonal. Nowadays, often 15 inch laptops weigh as much.
1.6 kg:
This weight is typical for very old and big tablets, subnotebooks, ultrabooks and convertibles with a 11-13 inch display-diagonal; nowadays, rather typical for 15 inch laptops.
79.63%: This rating is not convincing. The laptop is evaluated below average, this is not really a recommendation for purchase.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.