Asus UX32A-R3007V
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Reviews for the Asus UX32A-R3007V
Source: Notebookreview.com
Archive.org versionThe ASUS ZenBook UX32 is a recommendable Ultrabook; it has the right mix of quality and features. The display is pleasantly of good quality despite having just a 1366x768 resolution; the keyboard has the best feel of any Ultrabook we've tried and the touchpad is excellent; it even has decent speakers. One area where this notebook could improve is in performance; the included hard drive/small SSD combo while innovative (most Ultrabooks have limited storage space since they only have SSDs) is slow and the UX32 like most Ultrabooks can't be upgraded.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 09/27/2012
Rating: Total score: 60% price: 60% performance: 50% features: 60% mobility: 60% ergonomy: 60%
Source: PC Pro
Archive.org versionAsus’ cut-price Zenbook is some way from perfection: that touchpad still doesn’t quite convince, and the low screen resolution is a major turn-off. Yet, at £800 inc VAT, the Zenbook UX32A’s foibles are largely easy to forgive. If your budget can’t quite stretch to pricier models with high-resolution displays, then the Zenbook UX32A gives a value-packed taste of the high-end for a little less than most.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 08/24/2012
Rating: Total score: 67% price: 83% performance: 67% features: 67% ergonomy: 67%
Source: Techradar
Archive.org versionThe Zenbook UX32A is a solid Ultrabook – thanks to the remarkably attractive design and the addition of an Ivy Bridge chipset. Ultimately though, if you're on a budget and looking to make the step up from a cumbersome laptop to a gleaming new Ultrabook, you won't find many better options than this one.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/01/2012
Rating: Total score: 70%
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The Asus Zenbook is still one of the best looking ultrabook out there, next to the Macbook Air. The only problem with the original UX32 was its price. The 13 inch model was far more pricy than any other ultrabooks. Asus decided to deliver a little of that good taste for far less the price with the new mid-range Zenbook.
With the same kind all metal body featuring a concentric circle design, the new UX32A looks every bit as good as the original Zenbook. To reduce its price, the 256GB SSD had to be replaced with a hybrid drive consisting of a 500GB hard disk and a 24GB SSD. Naturally this makes the new model a little thicker than the older one but that size isn’t a problem at all. It is still by farthest, one of the sleekest ultrabook out there. As a result of the thicker chassis, several additional ports could be included in this new model, which actually is better.
The fast boot-up and resume from sleep times still remains fast thanks to the tiny SSD but the cheaper model is crippled with an i3 processor of the older Sandy Bridge platform and an older generation graphics adapter as well. Due to this severe new generation technology shortage it is hard to see why a person would choose the UX32A over all the other ultrabooks in the same price range out there. Perhaps if exterior design is your only priority, it would serve you well. However, even the least tech savvy person might not consider an ultrabook with an i3 processor.
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.
Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
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.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
