Asus Zenbook Prime UX31A Touch

Overview

The Asus Zenbook Prime UX31A Touch is equipped with an Intel Core i7 and a 256GB drive. Intel's integrated HD Graphics 4000 take care of visuals and a choice of 2GB or 4GB of 1600MHz DDR3L RAM. Ports and connectivity include two USB 3.0, a headphone jack, mini-VGA, micro-HDMI, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR.

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 19 expert reviews

Excellent:

8
Good:

6
Average:

5
Bad:

0

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Last revision on June 18, 2014

Reviewers Liked

Gorgeous IPS Full HD display
Sharp design
Great design
Great performance
Aluminum build

Reviewers Didn't Like

Expensive
Battery Life
Little SSD capacity
Trackpad
Only 2 USB ports

Expert reviews and ratings

By PC Pro on December 04, 2013 67

A deliciously pretty and expertly constructed Ultrabook, hampered only by a steep price and middling battery...

By Expert Reviews on September 20, 2013 100

Still one of the best Ultrabooks ever made, but we would have preferred a Haswell refresh instead of a...

By MobileTechReview on April 11, 2013 80

The Asus Zenbook Prime was and is the definition of a high end Ultrabook. It's still the poster child for what Intel imagined when they coined the Ultrabook term: thin, light, extremely stylish and quick. Among Windows machines, it's still hard to...

By Wired on March 05, 2013 70

The Asus Zenbook Prime was already considered one of the sleekest ultrabooks on the PC market. It was a good performer, and it had a MacBook Air-esque, wedge-shaped aluminum body. Now Asus has updated its successful Zenbook design by adding a...

By PC Mag on February 26, 2013 80

With its brilliant, touch-enabled screen, incredibly thin design, great battery life, and $1,100 price tag, the Asus Zenbook Prime Touch UX31A-BHI5T is the ultrabook to...

By NotebookCheck on January 31, 2013 87

At the beginning, we posed the question whether the Zenbook Prime UX31A with touchscreen is better than the previously-tested and praise-worthy Non-Touch model. At the end of our test, we give the test model a rating of 87% (Good), which is slightly...

By VR-Zone on December 12, 2012 85

Its closest Windows competitors are the Samsung Series 9 and Acer Aspire S7, and I guess it boils down to which kind of body asthetics you prefer since they are all specced similarly. Honestly though, the Retina Macbook Pro 13 is looking like the better...

By LegitReviews on October 16, 2012 90

The ASUS Zenbook Prime UX31A series is well designed, performs great and is all that one can ask for in an Intel Ultrabook!

By TechRadar on September 11, 2012 70

If you want a high-end Ultrabook, we recommend the Asus Zenbook Prime UX31A as long as battery life isn't your main concern.

By NotebookCheck on August 16, 2012 90

In conclusion, we find the Asus Zenbook Prime UX31A to be a successfully executed update. The old model's strengths were kept and the few weaknesses eliminated. In search of a mobile office companion, the Asus UX31A turns out to be a near perfect choice.

By PCWorld on August 09, 2012 80

The new Zenbook offers a superb IPS display and solid performance in an ultralight, slick package.

By ExpertReviews on August 02, 2012 100

A gorgeous screen and plenty of refinements make the Prime a worthy successor to the original ZenBook.

By cnet on July 27, 2012 76

Stuck between a budget model and a high-end, feature-filled model, this middle Asus Zenbook is a slim, slick ultrabook, but also a tough sell.

By MobileTechReview on July 23, 2012 90

Do we like the Asus Zenbook Prime UX31A? Oh yes, in fact we love it. It has superb build quality, one of the most elegant and attractive designs on the market and that 1080p IPS display will spoil you.

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