Asus UX305UA-FC002T

Specifications

Asus UX305UA-FC002T (UX Series)

Processor

Intel Core i7-6500U (Intel Core i7)

Graphics adapter

Intel HD Graphics 520

Memory

8192 MB 

, DDR3-1600, dual channel, no RAM slots, RAM is soldered

Display

13.3 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel 166 PPI, AU Optronics B133HAN02.7, IPS, glossy: no

Mainboard

Intel Skylake-U Premium PCH

Storage

256GB SSD (SATA, M.2 2280)

Soundcard

Conexant CX20751/2 @ Intel Skylake High Definition Audio Controller

Connections

1 USB 2.0, 2 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 1 HDMI, Audio Connections: 3.5mm, Card Reader: SD, Brightness Sensor

Networking

Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265 (a/b/g/h/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5), Bluetooth 4.0

Size

height x width x depth (in mm): 12 x 324 x 226 ( = 0.47 x 12.76 x 8.9 in)

Battery

56 Wh Lithium-Ion

Operating System

Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64 Bit

Camera

Webcam: HD

Additional features

Speakers: Stereo, Keyboard: Chiclet, Keyboard Light: no, bag, USB 3.0 to Ethernet adapter, Evernote, Foxit PhantomPDF, McAfee LiveSafe - Internet Security (trial version), MS Office (trial version), WPS Office, 24 Months Warranty

Weight

1.45 kg ( = 51.15 oz / 3.2 pounds), Power Supply: 175 g ( = 6.17 oz / 0.39 pounds)

Price

1100 Euro

Links

Asus homepage
Asus notebook section
UX (Series)

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Reviews for the Asus UX305UA-FC002T

Asus Zenbook UX305UA-FC002T
Source: c't - Heft 11/2016
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 05/15/2016

Comment

Model:

Series:

With the recent announced UX21 and UX31 Ultrabooks, provided by the Taiwanese manufacturer Asus and marketed under the self-created term Zenbook, the already existing UX series moves back to the foreground. In 2009 Asus showed the slim notebook UX50V with energy efficient hardware and a 15-inch display. Today, three years after the first device of this series Asus presents two devices in the Ultrabook-class with 11.6 - and 13.3-inch display. The category Ultrabook itself was launched by Intel to the fire up the market of the top dog Apple with its MacBook Air 11 and MacBook Air 13.

Significant milestones for this project are a sleek design, fast and energy-saving hardware as well as a decent battery lifetime. Asus uses a alloy-chassis, a solid state drive and a lithium-polymer battery, which is integrated. In the first reviews for the two new devices  the available ports, the bright screen and the minimalistic background noises in idle-usage models are highlighted. Disadvantages are the reflective surface of the display and the missing option to expand the integrated hardware.

Asus offers the Zenbook UX21 (11.6 inches) and the UX31 with the larger 13.3-inch screen from 999 € (MSRP) upwards. In regard to other devices you’ll see that Asus only sell premium devices at the moment. Acer offers the Aspire S3 Ultrabook already from 799 € (MSRP) upwards. But in comparison the devices from Asus get a better result in the most reviews out there.

Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

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.  

6500U: Skylake-based ULV dual-core processor for thin notebooks and ultrabooks. Offers an integrated HD Graphics 520 GPU and is manufactured in 14 nm.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

13.3":

Above all, this display size is used for subnotebooks, ultrabooks and convertibles. For all three types, this size is quite large. The biggest variety of subnotebooks is represented with this size.

Large display-sizes allow higher resolutions. So, details like letters are bigger. On the other hand, the power consumption is lower with small screen diagonals and the devices are smaller, more lightweight and cheaper.

1.45 kg:

This weight is typical for big tablets, small subnotebooks, ultrabooks and convertibles with a 10-11 inch display-diagonal.

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).

» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.