The Asus Zenbook Prime UX31A Ultrabook

Posted on Jul 2, 2012 in Reviews | 0 comments

Asus has added a new product to its Ultrabook lineup: Zenbook Prime UX31A. The new Ultrabook is a successor to the company’s Zenbook UX31E launched in 2011. Asus wants to address some of the issues that users raised against the Zenbook UX31E with the Zenbook Prime UX31A.

The Asus Zenbook Prime UX31A is very sleek, measuring 325 mm x 223 mm x 18 mm in size and weighing 1.3 kg. The laptop has a backlit keyboard and a large clickpad that is smooth but challenging in terms of applying the right pressure on it.

With a full-HD 1920 x 1080p IPS screen, a brightness of 350cd/m2 and contrast of 800:1, the images on the display will be dazzling. The display has antiglare materials and has a viewing angle of 178 degrees. It has a 720p webcam with a CMOS sensor and performs well even with minimal indoor lighting.

Users will get a Zenbook Prime either with third-generation i7 processors, which is powerful for an Ultrabook, or i5 Bridge processor. The Ivy Bridge processor is expected to perform better than the Sandy Bridge processor used in the Zenbook Prime’s predecessor. The laptop will also have a memory of 4GB of 1600 MHz DDR3 and either 128GB or 256GB of storage.

Asus built an access to a USB 3.0 port, headset jack, and SD card slot on the Zenbook Prime’s left side. Users will find another USB 3.0 port, power plug, mini-VGA, and mini-HDMI on the laptop’s right side and can use the USB-to-Ethernet adaptor for wire connections. It comes with an exclusive line of accessories.  Audio comes in a sound range wider for a laptop of its size, thanks to the laptop SonicMaster audio technology developed by Asus and Bang & Olufsen ICEPower.

The Zenbook Prime’s start-on speed is 2 seconds. It can stay in sleep mode for up to two weeks and has a battery life of several months in hibernate mode.  Users valuing their privacy and data security will appreciate the laptop’s facial recognition feature. The Ultrabook sells at about $1099, but prices vary depending on the type of SSD and processor.

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