Asus Zenbook Prime UX31A

Overview

The Asus Zenbook Prime UX31A features a 3rd generation Intel Core i7 3517U Processor, 6Gbps SATA 128GB SSD, Integrated Intel HD Graphics 4000 and 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 45 expert reviews

Excellent:

22
Good:

13
Average:

9
Bad:

1

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Last revision on October 8, 2014

Reviewers Liked

Superb IPS Full HD display
Extremely thin and light given its performance

Reviewers Didn't Like

Only two USB ports, though they're 3.0 capable
Keyboard is a bit slippery

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 micromart.co.uk on February 11, 2013 60

Asus has cultivated a reputation for high-quality, well-priced hardware almost across the board, and its early Asus Zenbook UX21 was one of the few to truly stick it to Apple's Macbook Air - so naturally, we were particularly interested to see what the...

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

Last year at Computex, Intel introduced Ultrabook brand which were a set of premium laptop specifications to push for sleeker and more innovative form factors, without compromising on battery life or performance. These Windows based offerings with 17W...

By TechRadar on September 11, 2012 70

The Asus Zenbook Prime UX31A is a premium computer with a price tag to match. The build quality is excellent, the performance is great for an Ultrabook and the screen is top-notch. Sadly, the battery life makes you think twice about its good points when...

By TechRadar AU on September 11, 2012 70

You might also like... Best Ultrabook: 16 top thin and lights for 2012 The original Asus Zenbook UX21 really helped to make the case for Ultrabooks, showing that if you want a speedy, thin, light laptop you don't have to buy an Apple MacBook Air. The...

By cnet on July 27, 2012 70

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...

By Pocket-lint on July 26, 2012 80

So nearly there, just iron out the kinks and next time Asus will grab the...

By ultrabookreview.com on July 23, 2012 80

The Asus Zenbook UX31A is my new favorite ultrabook, as it manages to fix most of the issues of the first generation Zenbooks, while adding a Full HD IPS screen and keeping the cool design and prices...

By DigitalVersus on July 13, 2012 100

While in terms of power, battery life and finishing not much has changed since the excellent UX31E, the Zenbook Prime UX31A adds a second USB 3.0 port and, most importantly, a superb, matte, Full HD IPS display. That bumps it up to the coveted five...

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