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ASUS - 13.3" Touch-Screen Laptop - Intel Core i5 - 4GB Memory - 500GB HDD + 16GB Solid State Drive
ASUS ZENBOOK UX302LA-BHI5T08 Laptop: Slim and sophisticated with touch-screen navigation, a spun metal finish and a crystal-clear display, this laptop travels in style. Use it at home, in the office or on the go.Learn more about the New Windows ›
Excellent Value for an Ultrabook, but buyer beware
Customer Rating
4.0
Display
5.0
Performance
5.0
What's great about it: Light and fast
What's not so great: No guidance on how to update the OS and the drivers.
It's been a couple of weeks living with the UX302LA, so here are a few observations, starting with the bad:
1. I had to return this twice to Best Buy because of dead pixels. That is just terrible quality control by Asus. (After you buy, look for the dead pixels on bright mono-colored screen like the all green screen for Evernote or the red screen for Netflex). On the plus side, the returns were quick and the Best Buy service was excellent.
2. The keyboard is nice, but some of the keys are a little "off". For example, the space key is a little higher on the left side than the right.
3. I'm new to Windows 8, so the learning curve for me has been a little steep coming from XP at home and Windows 7 and work. Not as intuitive an OS as I hoped it would be. It took me a while to figure out how to update to 8.1. (After 3 days it showed up in the Microsoft App Store.) After the update the wifi stopped working and fortunately I knew enough to update the wifi driver, but I think many will need to run to the Geek Squad for help. Asus includes software to check on necessary driver updates, but it took me a while to figure out it was there.
4. This is a fingerprint magnet. Thank you, Asus, for the nice large microfiber cloth!
Pros:
1. For software updates, thank you Asus for including an Ethernet adapter, Also the storage/travel case that comes with it is nice.
2 The machine is light and beautiful.
3. It is pretty fast and responsive. Mostly. At times the track pad is unresponsive and I wonder if I'm doing something wrong.
4. It's up-gradable. This thing should fly after I add some RAM and an SSD.
5. The screen is gorgeous.
6. It has a 25 gb miniSSD. Best Buy's info on this machine is not complete. I assume, that the mini-SSD explains the fast start-up of about 14 seconds. (Not fast by some standards but fast enough from what I've been used to.)
7. Excellent wifi. An AC router is next on my shopping list.
Overall, I would have given this one 5 stars, but I am deducting a star for the first two models I had to return.
1. For software updates, thank you Asus for including an Ethernet adapter, Also the storage/travel case that comes with it is nice.
2 The machine is light and beautiful.
3. It is pretty fast and responsive. Mostly. At times the track pad is unresponsive and I wonder if I'm doing something wrong.
4. It's up-gradable. This thing should fly after I add some RAM and an SSD.
5. The screen is gorgeous.
6. It has a 25 gb miniSSD. Best Buy's info on this machine is not complete. I assume, that the mini-SSD explains the fast start-up of about 14 seconds. (Not fast by some standards but fast enough from what I've been used to.)
7. Excellent wifi. An AC router is next on my shopping list.
Overall, I would have given this one 5 stars, but I am deducting a star for the first two models I had to return.
This product is... Good sound quality, Perfect for Business, A nice compact size, easy to set up, lightning fast
About me... Basic web surfing & emails, Social media enthusiast, Business Professional, Comfortable with technology
I would recommend this to a friend!
My Best Buy number: 2018988622
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ASUS - 13.3" Touch-Screen Laptop - Intel Core i5 - 4GB Memory - 500GB HDD + 16GB Solid State Drive
ASUS ZENBOOK UX302LA-BHI5T08 Laptop: Slim and sophisticated with touch-screen navigation, a spun metal finish and a crystal-clear display, this laptop travels in style. Use it at home, in the office or on the go.Learn more about the New Windows ›
Can you upgrade the ultrabook from a 4 GB RAM to 8 GB RAM in Best Buy before shipping it and add the cost to the total?
Yes, it can be graded to 8 GB RAM.
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