City: US, New York
Pros 1. Quality of materials-reminds me of the Macs I used for twenty years 2. Speed 3. Features I specifically wanted-backlit keyboard, hi-res screen,etc. Cons 1. Sound- harmon/kardon should be ashamed (speaker placement is awful, too) 2. Keyboard audio control requires two hands 2. Fingerprint ID doesnt recognize my print(s)- unusable
I bought this ZenBook UX331UA-DS71 to replace my much-loved ZenBook UX330UA from late 2015, hoping for an upgraded version of the same laptop. Overall, there have been many improvements, but Im returning it because the screen is noticeably crooked and uncentered relative to the edges of the display, and part of the screen actually goes off the display (see three attached photos). In the photo of the blue setup screen, the bottom right corner has a wide and angled offset from the screen edge, something that cant be seen at either of the top corners, where the blue goes all the way up to and beyond the screen edge. The slanted display orientation can be seen somewhat in the setup screen, but is much more noticeable with Microsoft Word (second picture), Chrome (third picture), or any application with context menus or tabs that extend to the top left corner of the screen, where they are clearly cut off by the edge of the display. The third picture also shows a screenshot of that screen pasted to MS Paint, where there is no slant. Pros: Great look and feel -- lightweight, and the icicle gold is actually more of a silver color with a slight golden tint that is barely noticeable Great price for the hardware -- for a 256 GB SSD, latest Intel 8th gen quad core i7-8550U processor, and excellent battery life, this laptop is definitely a bargain, and unique in its niche price point/hardware combination compared to the Lenovo Yoga series, Dell XPS 13, Microsoft Surface series, and the latest MacBook Air. The computer boots in less than 10 seconds and runs very fast with this processor/SSD combination. Several improvements over the ZenBook UX330UA: speakers are louder, trackpad is less noisy and "clacky", and the keyboard is now elevated above the laptop surface rather than in a slightly depressed section that easily accumulates dust and debris. It also appears to have fixed the issue of occasional random crashes when the UX330UA tries to sleep, an issue that caused me to return and replace the UX330UA three times through Amazon before accepting that this was probably just an issue for every computer of this model (though at this point I havent used this UX331UA enough to say for sure that its fixed). Backlit keyboard and fingerprint reader are nice feature additions Cons: Display is crooked (see above). This is my main reason for returning this laptop. The top of the laptop is a shiny material that attracts and retains smudges Trackpad has some issues. At times it seems to have a lag before the cursor moves, and this doesnt seem to correlate with CPU load. The laptop runs a little hot sometimes, even when Im only doing medium-load tasks like editing graphics in Illustrator or doing spreadsheet work. With the UX330UA, I never felt much heat even when the fan was running at full speed. Overall: great laptop with a few very minor issues that wont be dealbreakers for the average user; great value for a portable machine that will last all day!
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