ASUS ZenBook 13 Ultra-Slim Laptop 13.3" FHD Display, Intel 8th gen Core i5-8250U, 8GB RAM, 256GB M.2 SSD, Win10, Backlit KB, FP, Icicle Gold, UX331UA-AS51

Ive only had this a week, but its been a great week. Ive used this laptop for writing reports, email, web browsing, minor photo editing, and wordpress development. Its worked perfectly for all of those tasks, with no slowdown that Ive noticed at any time. Battery life is excellent, with around 10 hours of actual use, and very good standby battery life. The only issues Ive had are 1) keyboard - the keys are just a bit . . . different. Sometimes I think that I hit a key, but it doesnt register. This mostly happens when Im typing longer emails or Im not paying as much attention. If I focus on my typing, its not an issue. 2) Fan - the CPU fan comes on even during low intensity tasks like web browsing. Its not very loud, but it is noticeable. I wish it were quieter, but its really not a big deal. For how smooth everything runs, I gladly take the fan noise. And 3) the left USB port doesnt work with my wireless mouse. The right USB port works, and the left USB port works with everything else Ive tried, including a USB hub and a thumb drive. Not sure what the issue is there, but I just use the right port. I would definitely buy it again, and I think its a great device for the price.

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Very nice ultrabook. Pluses: The startup is fast in about 5-6 secs. The fingerprint scanner is responsive also. SSD performs quite well. Screen is very sharp (not incredibly bright). Not sure what itd be like in sunlight. Touch pad is very accurate and responsive. Minuses: -No dedicated Insert key (might not be a big deal to most people but for someone who uses Shift-Ins for paste. Its a difficult adjustment to have to hit the Shift-Fn-delete to insert. -The keyboard isnt the best but not bad either. Keys not hit perfectly sometimes lead to missed letters. Its fine for a laptop keyboard though. -Not expandable for memory and SSD

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Ive now had this laptop for a month, and I am delighted with my purchase. Theres a lot about this laptop to love too. It is lightweight, which makes it very portable, so you dont mind taking it with you. The solid aluminum body is strong, although it can flex if youre not careful. The fingerprint scanner works wonderfully. While the specs say the battery can last UP TO 12-hours, my experience has been that it lasts closer to 10-hours, which still isnt bad. The 8th generation i5-8250U processor, 256GB SSD drive, and 8GB of RAM make for a fast user experience. Ive had tons of tabs in Google Chrome open, multiple MS Word documents open while streaming music with no problems. While a great laptop, there are a few things I dont like about it. First would have to be the location of the power button, which is next to the delete key. On multiple occasions, Ive hit the power button while editing a document. I changed to the power button to put the laptop to sleep when you hit the power button, so I didnt lose any work, but it is still frustrating. My only other complaint so far is that neither the RAM nor the SSD drive is upgradeable. Using an external SSD drive solves the storage issue with negligible performance differences, so that issue has a workaround. As for the 8GB of RAM...

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This is really my backup/travel computer. I have a high-end model that I do not like to take on the road. I purchased this model to fill in that gap. It has virtually everything I need. Backlit. Light. Good graphics. I dont game with it, so I cant speak to gaming. I only gave it 4 stars for a couple of reasons. 1) The on-off key is located on the upper right of the keyboard, right next to the DELETE key. I cant say how many times Ive gone to delete something and accidentally turned off the machine. 2) The ARROW keys are in a funky arrangement, and they are inappropriately sized. Update: May 2019. Its been two years since the purchase. I actually dropped the laptop about 4 feet, onto a concrete surface, twice. Once in 2018 and then two days ago. In the same place, separated by one year in time. The laptop still functions quite well. I have to say, I am impressed with its durability and robustness. All in all though, I like the machine. Since I keep everything on a cloud anyway, Im not too concerned if this dies. But its been very reliable. It starts incredibly fast. Some features are much better than my Yoga. No touch-screen though. But that would have added some serious $$ to the price.

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