ASUS Zenbook UX303LA Evaluation

The Asus Zenbook series has always been similar to the Apple MacBook Air, with its gorgeous all-metal enclosure, ultra-thin fuselage, and comfortable keyboard, the main mobile office experience. Of course, it runs a Windows system that is suitable for users who are not used to Macs. The latest Zenbook Ux303la has a 13.3-inch screen, a new Core i7 processor, a larger RAM and a new AC wireless adapter, priced at around 7000 yuan, slightly cheaper than the same MacBook Air. So is it an excellent portable super book? Take a look at the usage experience.

Design and workmanship

Asus Zenbook Ux303la has a strong, fully metallic fuselage, with top-cover polishing technology and MacBook Air showing a different style, and a light champagne gold color also appears to be very high-end. Similarly, it is an ultra portable notebook, the fuselage chassis also uses the gradual shape, but compares the similar model slightly thick several millimeters, 1.45 kilograms weight also slightly heavier.

For this ultra-thin notebook, in the fuselage interface can not be too much, but Asus Zenbook Ux303la still as far as possible with a comprehensive interface, including three USB, a card reader, an HDMI and mini-displayport, compared to similar models of better connectivity.

Screen and audio effects

ASUS Zenbook Ux303la is equipped with a 13.3-inch, 1600*900-pixel non touch screen, with reflective coating integrated on the surface. In contrast, the resolution is clearly not high-end configuration, a bit sorry for its price, but compared to the MacBook Air 1440*900 pixel screen or slightly.

In other respects, 366 the brightness, 813:1 contrast is good, the color temperature performance is passable, reached 7370K (the standard value of 6500K), accidentally the screen will be slightly more blue. It turns out that Asus Zenbook Ux303la is not bright enough to handle red and yellow, so the overall display effect is slightly colder.

As for the performance of the built-in speaker, it is still a small surprise. Alto performance is more resistant to hearing, treble clear but not too big, and some reasonable bass also improve the overall sound level, suitable in a small room to watch movies or play music.

Keyboard feel

Zenbook Ux303la is equipped with a black keyboard that looks very similar to Apple. Luckily, it's not just the look and feel, so you can use the notebook to tap the text briskly and not feel very tired. The effect of the touchpad is equally impressive, the touch is smooth, the left and right keys respond quickly, and can provide a better sense of operation without using an external mouse.

Performance and heat dissipation

ASUS Zenbook Ux303la is equipped with the core i7-4510u processor, the frequency of 2GHz, for this positioning of the lightweight is very high configuration. In addition, it has 6GB RAM, 128GB SSD hard drive, integrated Intel HD 4400 video card. In the Geekbench Run Division test, the score reached 13300 points, twice times higher than the competitor. Of course, smaller solid-state drives are not ideal for storing large volumes of audio and video files.

Display Performance section, the Intel HD 4400 graphics card and similar models are not very different, you can run some casual games, but not suitable for large 3D games. In contrast, the Macbook Air HD 5,000 set Cheng Xianka performance is about twice times the same, not suitable for playing games, but for high-definition video playback or running graphics software is slightly helpful

In terms of noise and heat dissipation, Zenbook Ux303la does not seem to have improved the old habits of Asus notebooks, and almost all operations will hear the sound of the fan running, which is less than Apple. However, the heat dissipation mechanism allows the body to have a maximum temperature of 67 degrees Celsius, the bottom is not too hot.

Battery life

In our mixed-use test, ASUS Zenbook Ux303la achieved more than 9 hours of endurance (screen brightness fixed to 40%), the performance is satisfactory. If switching to power-saving mode, you can achieve 11 hours of use time, to meet with the processing of documents, online information, such as mobile application forms.

Is it worth buying?

Obviously, Asus Zenbook positioning has been relatively clear, is the "Windows version of the MacBook", ux303la in this respect is also a good task. Its appearance is exquisite and beautiful, the interface is richer, the overall performance is also satisfactory. However, a lower screen resolution and general display may disappoint a subset of users. But given the overall availability and the right price, friends who want to buy a Windows Ultra-thin office can still think about it.

Advantages

· Beautiful all-metal fuselage.

· Core i7 processor

· Excellent battery life

· Keyboard and touch pad feel good

Disadvantages

· The fuselage is slightly thick.

· Poor screen effect