ASUS Zenbook Prime UX31A-DB71 13.3-Inch Discounts

Lousy Asus Customer Service (Seattle, WA United States) :
I used to buy Asus productsd all the time. I recently bought a Zenbook. Great computer, until the power socket went bad. It took two weeks for them to get back to me with an RMA number. Had to pay for shipping, then the service center sent me an email saying they wanted me to pay for shipping back. Got it back, but had other problems. 6 weeks later, I have been able to use it for less than two of them. Their only answer is "Call and get an RMA and send it back for repair. They won't refund or replace it or send me a temporary to use.
I will never buy Asus again.

HJR (America) :
Was excited to unpack this unit. Boot up was quick, but immediately noted difficulty with wi-fi receiver dropping signal from the wireless router. This happen both close-up and away from the router, both places where other wi-fi equipped units we own have no difficulty at all. I think Asus got a bad batch of wi-fi antenna/receiver chips. My was a reconditioned unit. Want to bet that it was returned due to the wi-fi problems? So...I'm sending it back for credit. I'll give the ACER S5 a shot next, hoping to have better luck the next go around.

Kwok Ng (San Jose, CA United States) :
My wife's company stopped supporting the VPN for Mac. I need to buy her a Windows laptop just like her MacBook Air. After doing the research on ultra books, ASUS UX31A and Dell XPS 13 are the two final candidates. I selected UX31A over XPS 13 because it has the built-in SD card reader and 1920 x 1080 resolution. I was trying to buy the UX31A-DB52 because it has 256 SSD and Windows 7 Professional. Unfortunately, ASUS still cannot build enough to satisfy the demands, so I bought the DB51 which has a 128 SSD and Windows 7 Home instead. Of course, it is $200 cheaper. The laptop is very solid. It does not look and feel cheap. At first, I felt the Internet browsing was slow. It always stalls few seconds before displaying a page. After I disabled the McAfee Internet Security, the web pages are loaded very fast. I finally uninstalled the McAfee software. I really do not know what ASUS is thinking. They installed this software to slow down the browser. Some people may think it is a hardware problem, and return the laptop. The only complaint I'd have, so far, is the touchpad, but it is not that bad. I think I am just so used to the MacBook's touchpad. Even DB51 has the i5 CPU, the SSD drive seems fast enough to compromise the slowness from the CPU. For the price, I think it is a good buy.

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Alexandra Ladyzhensky (okeechobee ,fl usa) :
The product is everything you could ask for and more, it's so simple to use, and such a great quality, for a pretty great price, the shipping came faster than I expected, and the product itself was more than I was looking for, I'm currently using this laptop for school, but you'll see you can use it for more than just school. It's really a great product, and I'm sure you'll have no doubts when you get it, just like I did. A great buy. Although one thing it doesn't come with Microsoft office, or any of the above, so you'll have to buy that, but other than that, it's a great and convinced product.

Houston Heineman (Detroit) :
I bought his laptop looking for a cheap, but well made laptop for school. And that is exactly what I got. I found the 2 gigs of RAM to be rather lacking, so I upgraded to 8 gigs of RAM and that leveled all of the computer's performance issues for me. The 2 gigs was basically all taken up by the operating system, keep in mind when looking at this computer.
Asus is a top of the line manufacturer, and this is a well made computer, I'm happy.
I would NOT buy this for any kind of gaming, just for word processing and internet browsing.
What might seem like a glorified net book, is a good product to have!

Kena (Bellingham, WA) :
Bought this as a Christmas gift and was very disappointed that the wrong power cord was shipped. I called the manufacturer and was told that they would ship the correct one but it was never received. Had to borrow one from a friend. Other than that, the product is ok.

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McKayla Evans (Bowling Green, KY) :
My macbook pro finally expired of old age and sadly i've been kicked off the parental gravy train so I couldn't afford a new one. I considered the sony e series but i'm happy I went with the ASUS. The size, speed, and capacity is perfect for me. I have no complaints about windows 8 and had no problem learning how to use it. I got my laptop before the estimated delivery date and the price was almost $100 dollars less than at Best Buy. Good buy. Hopefully it lasts me awhile.

M. Klinker (Cleveland, OH) :
ASUS has been a manufacturer of motherbords for about 20 years. I know because I bought them when I built PC's. I think they make the best on the market. I am not sure how long they have been making and selling computers, but Yeah!! I bought this one for my daughter to replace her PC. I am not so sure about the W8 thing, and she complained a bit at first, but she is doing very well with it now, and while she wont admit to it, I doubt she would switch back to W7 if she had the chance to do so. THis laptop has more bang for the buck with more memory and larger hard drive and better motherboard and chipset than other laptops for noticeably less $. Rest assured the quality is there. She has been using for about 3 months now and is very happy with the machine and that dad bailed her out... again.

Kimberly (USA) :
I absolutely love my Asus A55A laptop! I can play my games on here (mainly the sims3 and simcity) on the plus side i can get all my work related projects done too =D Its size is just perfect for me. Not too big nor small. Weight is perfect too seeing how i can comfortably sit in my bed and just relax. which was VERY important to me.

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BuffCat (Boulder, CO USA) :
After reading the mixed reviews, I decided to purchase this laptop anyway. I loved the size and features and decided to risk it. Very glad I did. The slimness and weight make it super portable, and I have been impressed with the battery life. The keyboard isn't perfect, but after typing on it for two weeks I don't have a problem with it, just took some getting used to. Reviews that dislike the trackpad confuse me, as it's the best one I've ever used. I know I have the Elan trackpad with the newest drivers, but I find it perfect. It's responsive, spacious, clicks are accurate and it is smooth. The screen too is bright and I love the extended resolution. This is my first metal computer, so I'm worried about my metal watchband scratching it while I type, but other than that I am very impressed and would highly recommend it.

James Gibson (NY) :
First, let me say I am not a computer nerd trying to find everything wrong with a laptop. Now, about the Zenbook, it is built very well, love the design and solidity of this ultrabook. The lid opens easily, there is a small tab on the top to open the screen from the bottom, so don't believe anyone when they say they can't open it. So I turned it on, I did the updates which were very easy to do, they were almost automatic. The trackpad and the wireless work with out any problems, I really like that the left and right click buttons on the pad actually click. Typing on the keyboard is different, but I have had no problems. The battery seems to last forever. Now for the best part, this thing starts up so fast, even after I loaded the Norton Antivirus on it. It wakes from sleep very fast, it connects to my wireless home network almost instantly. So, it does what a laptop is supposed to do, plus it's light, fast, and looks really good. I am probably going to buy one for my boyfriend for Christmas. Hope this review helps. Oh yea, the screen on this is really crisp.

SteveC. (US) :
Purchased version with the Elon touchpad, and the early problems have been resolved with updates and adjusting to a new laptop. This is a delightful product that, while rather steeply priced, is one I would make again if given the choice. My only complaint is the lack of an 8Gb RAM option.

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C. Wayman "Waymo" (Navarre, FL.) :
This is by far the best buy for your buck. Throw a solid state drive in and you will cookin with grease. Everything seems to be awesome so far except the wifi car sucks. It only hooks up to 2.3 Ghz wifi stream not a 5 Ghz.

Bvjack (Sherburne, New York United States) :
This laptop is just what I expected. not too light, not too heavy. Extremely fast start-up. It arrived on time and doesn't have all the unnecessary pre-loaded apps and programs that are on others. There is only one issue and that is the space bar. If you don't hit it in the "right" spot it does not advance the cursor. Maybe it's just the one I received, but I can see where the Keyboard is slightly raised in the middle and I think that is what the problem is.

Miles De Wind (USA) :
Well this is not a high power laptop but it runs most things. If you want to play games on it works very well with simpler games like leauge of legends. That being said if you try to do more than one thing at a time its going to run slow. Real slow.

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Ms Milk (Georgia) :
I bought this laptop for $379 and it is definitely a great deal. My only dislikes are that there's a number pad squeezed in which makes it harder to type, the battery saving mode negatively affects the wireless (this can be turned off under the advanced power options), you need two fingers to scroll, and the speakers are really tinny. I use it for internet and mild gaming. It can run the Sims 3 at 50FPS, Minecraft, Skyrim, and Cube World beautifully. The Max RAM is 16GBs not 8 like the details say. I loved that it did not come with bloatware. Norton and a few pointless Windows 8 games were the only things I had to remove.

Dave (USA) :
Product is nice, good wide screen, adequate performance. Bought this two weeks ago as a family machine and it serves the need admirably. As an IT professional I see lots of machines, this appears well made, solid feel. I added 4 GB or RAM, which I would recommend. One problem is with the touchpad in combination with Windows 8: certain movements are interpreted as "gestures" and frustrate the kids. Generally, Windows 8 is a bit of an issue for all.

Betsyhikes "betsyhikes" (MA) :
Yes, windows 8 takes some getting used to, but this laptop made it easy. I thought I would buy a wireless mouse to help me navigate, but the Asus track pad is very good. After a few weeks, I no longer need the mouse. You just need to learn how to make it work with swipes, taps, etc. I also read the previous posts and using the windows with the x key bring up the "old drop down menu" to reveal the familiar items we accessed using the start key. So far this meets my needs. I use Quicken and thus the apple laptops were out of the question for me. I am not a gamer, just google mail, internet, and with the rain and heat wave checking the weather often! I set up a tile on the windows page to have easy access to google and quicken.

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Lousy Asus Customer Service (NY) :
I used to buy Asus productsd all the time. I recently bought a Zenbook. Great computer, until the power socket went bad. It took two weeks for them to get back to me with an RMA number. Had to pay for shipping, then the service center sent me an email saying they wanted me to pay for shipping back. Got it back, but had other problems. 6 weeks later, I have been able to use it for less than two of them. Their only answer is "Call and get an RMA and send it back for repair. They won't refund or replace it or send me a temporary to use.
I will never buy Asus again.

HJR (USA) :
Was excited to unpack this unit. Boot up was quick, but immediately noted difficulty with wi-fi receiver dropping signal from the wireless router. This happen both close-up and away from the router, both places where other wi-fi equipped units we own have no difficulty at all. I think Asus got a bad batch of wi-fi antenna/receiver chips. My was a reconditioned unit. Want to bet that it was returned due to the wi-fi problems? So...I'm sending it back for credit. I'll give the ACER S5 a shot next, hoping to have better luck the next go around.

Sam F (California) :
I love my Zenbook Prime. I have not had any issues that others have reported such as WiFi, fan, screen, etc. I am completely satisfied with the laptop. The screen resolution is amazing and makes me hate my other laptop from work that much more. The Zenbook Prime starts up super fast and returns from sleep even faster. Once I removed all of the bloatware from Asus, I think the whole system is running a bit faster. The keyboard is tight and responsive without being loud. I am also enjoying the many gestures available for the touch pad to make navigating that much easier. To me, the backlit keyboard is pointless since I am not typing in the dark, so I turn down the brightness to zero in order to preserve battery. On top of all of the great features in the laptop, ir was nice to open the box and find a nice sleeve, all of the adapters I might need, and even a pouch that matches the sleeve to hold all of the adapters. So far it seems like Asus thought of everything when putting together the Zenbook Prime. I highly recommend this laptop.