Asus UX430UN Zenbook

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Pros:

Crisp IPS matte display; good contrast levels, accessible internals; upgradeable M.2 SSD, Great core specifications for the price, attractive and slim design, respectable battery life, full-size SD card reader, decent speakers

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Display backlight could be brighter; poor outdoor visibility, Discrete MX150 tends to throttle below base clock rate, pulse-width modulation on nearly all brightness levels, Inserted SD card protrudes by over half its length, no touchscreen, glossy, or 4...

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Last revision on November 15, 2019

Reviewers Liked

Crisp IPS matte display; good contrast levels, accessible internals; upgradeable M.2 SSD, Great core specifications for the price, attractive and slim design, respectable battery life, full-size SD card reader, decent speakers

Reviewers Didn't Like

Display backlight could be brighter; poor outdoor visibility, Discrete MX150 tends to throttle below base clock rate, pulse-width modulation on nearly all brightness levels, Inserted SD card protrudes by over half its length, no touchscreen, glossy, or 4

Expert reviews and ratings

I was hyped with original Zenbook UX430 back when it was released, but a lot has changed in the meantime, and as of mid 2018 the Zenbook UX430UN is only a good buy if you can find it for a really great price. It's still a nice product, don't get me...

By ultrabookreview.com on August 24, 2018

Portable multimedia machine. The UX430UN offers a bigger screen and faster GPU than the XPS 13 for hundreds less than the XPS 15. Its chassis and keyboard are unfortunately weaker than expected and feel cheaper to the...

By NotebookCheck on March 24, 2018

I've reviewed many notebooks on my blog, but thus far I've mostly not included any PC benchmarks in my write-up. With my new direction getting more in-depth with Wintel computers, this is going to change. I'm adding PC benchmarks results, starting with...

By zitseng.com on May 12, 2018

The Asus ZenBook UX430UN is one of the best ZenBooks out there and with the addition of a speedy processor and an M.2 SSD, it is also one of the fastest laptops out there. It can handle your daily productivity tasks really easily and you can even use it...

By GadgetDiary on December 27, 2017