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- 13.3-Inch Full-HD IPS Anti-Glare Matte Display with an Ultra-wide 170° Viewing Angle
- Powerful 6th-generation Intel Core i5 6200U 2.3GHz (Turbo up to 2.8GHz) Skylake Processor
- Networking : Integrated 802.11 ac (WiFi), Bluetooth 4.0 support
- Interface : 1 x COMBO audio jack, 2 x USB 3.0 port(s), 1 x USB 2.0 port(s), 1 x micro HDMI, 1X AC adapter plug
- 8 GB RAM/ 256 GB SSD Solid State Drive; 10-Hours Battery Life. 1.2 MP High Definition Webcam, Designed to be ultra-slim with an all-aluminum body
Product Description
Asus Titanium Gold NB UX305UA-AS51, Windows 10 (64bit), 13.3" IPS FHD, Intel Core i5-6200U, 8GB LPDDR3, Intel HD, 256GB SSD, 802.11AC, Bluetooth 4.0
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #255 in Personal Computers
- Brand: Asus
- Model: UX305UA-AS51
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 11.70" h x 3.60" w x 18.50" l, 2.90 pounds
- CPU: Intel Core i5 2.3 GHz
- Memory: 8GB DDR3 SDRAM
- Hard Disk: 256GB
- Processors: 2
- Battery type: Lithium Ion
- Display size: 13.3
- Amazon Sales Rank: #255 in Personal Computers
- Brand: Asus
- Model: UX305UA-AS51
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 11.70" h x 3.60" w x 18.50" l, 2.90 pounds
- CPU: Intel Core i5 2.3 GHz
- Memory: 8GB DDR3 SDRAM
- Hard Disk: 256GB
- Processors: 2
- Battery type: Lithium Ion
- Display size: 13.3
Features
- 13.3-Inch Full-HD IPS Anti-Glare Matte Display with an Ultra-wide 170° Viewing Angle
- Powerful 6th-generation Intel Core i5 6200U 2.3GHz (Turbo up to 2.8GHz) Skylake Processor
- Networking : Integrated 802.11 ac (WiFi), Bluetooth 4.0 support
- Interface : 1 x COMBO audio jack, 2 x USB 3.0 port(s), 1 x USB 2.0 port(s), 1 x micro HDMI, 1X AC adapter plug
- 8 GB RAM/ 256 GB SSD Solid State Drive; 10-Hours Battery Life. 1.2 MP High Definition Webcam, Designed to be ultra-slim with an all-aluminum body
- 13.3-Inch Full-HD IPS Anti-Glare Matte Display with an Ultra-wide 170° Viewing Angle
- Powerful 6th-generation Intel Core i5 6200U 2.3GHz (Turbo up to 2.8GHz) Skylake Processor
- Networking : Integrated 802.11 ac (WiFi), Bluetooth 4.0 support
- Interface : 1 x COMBO audio jack, 2 x USB 3.0 port(s), 1 x USB 2.0 port(s), 1 x micro HDMI, 1X AC adapter plug
- 8 GB RAM/ 256 GB SSD Solid State Drive; 10-Hours Battery Life. 1.2 MP High Definition Webcam, Designed to be ultra-slim with an all-aluminum body
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
1) Performance: if you buy the Core i5 version (cost me $750 from Amazon, just $50 more than the anemic Core M version) you get a 5200U processor, which is very similar to what you get on a 2015 MacBook Air. This is the Broadwell architecture from 2015, which in itself is little more than a 14nm reduction of the 2014 Haswell architecture, which was 20nm. When the fabrication process of the CPU is reduced (20 to 14 nanometers), you automatically get power benefits, giving you the option of achieving better battery life with the same performance as last year, or more performance at the same battery life as the previous year. Over the past few weeks that I've owned the UX305, I regularly have Word, Excel, Acrobat Pro and Edge/Chrome open with ~10 tabs active. This doesn't fully load the 8GB RAM and the performance remains fluid. I even tried playing 4K videos on YouTube and they played flawlessly, no stutter. So, performance, for office work - and light gaming, think Trine 2 on high settings and 720p resolution - is flawless.
2) Weight: the MacBook Air is 2.97 pounds, whereas the UX305 is 2.6 pounds. If you find the Air portable, the UX305 is even more so. I didn't think I'd notice those .3 pounds, but it actually makes a big, big difference. I "forget" my UX305 is in my work bag, whereas I was very conscious that the Air was in it.
3) Design: pretty much a MacBook Air ripoff. The frame of the laptop is actually a bit thinner and narrower than the Air, so you get a similar experience on an overall smaller (by a hair) machine. The aluminum build feels great and is sturdy - no flex that I notice, but I'm not bending it on purpose as those tests make no sense.
The keyboard doesn't feel as excellent in quality as the Air, but then again, the UX305 is literally half the price of the equivalent Air. Still, I'm typing on it right now, and it's been perfectly fine for the past few weeks. There is enough key travel to be comfortable and keys are well spaced. The only drawback is the lack of keyboard backlight, but if you don't type in dark places, this is a non-issue. (I've heard people complain about the power button position on top of the backspace key: guess what, it's literally the same as the Air, yet nobody ever complained about that in the Apple machine. That's bias for you. It was never a problem for Apple, yet somehow it "is a problem" in the Asus for some reviewers. News flash: it wasn't a problem in the Air, and it's not a problem in the Asus. It's literally the same.)
The screen is insane. A 13.3" 1080p IPS matte panel - compare that to the Air's pathetic 900p TFT display. The matte panel is welcome as I have yet to see a single reflection on the screen: it is pristinely clear. Windows 10 defaults to a 150% scaling which I think makes everything look like fisher price toys. I toned it back down to %125 and things look perfect, super sharp too. Color calibration is a bit cool - makes the screen seem a bit brighter - and after calibrating with my Spyder5Express - which I wholeheartedly recommend - it looks even better. A bit dimmer than factory default, for sure, but still bright enough for using outside under sunlight.
The audio quality is better than I expected. I had read plenty reviews that said the audio sucks and it's quite tinny. Maybe that's a problem with the Core M version, but on this i5 honestly it sounds fine. If anything, it's not tinny at all, it has a decent "body" or "volume", it reminds me of the Surface Pro 3, so I wouldn't call it bad at all. Of course, don't expect amazing bass, you have to be realistic here, but it's perfectly fine sound quality. I would say though, the MacBook Air definitely had better sound. Not insanely better, but it felt as better quality reproduction (not sure how to explain it). Then again, remember: the UX305 costs half what the Air does.
4) Battery - I've used it for 2 working days straight (not constantly on) on a battery charge. On a more regular workday, it lasts through the day, usually around 9 hours. That's pretty much all I need. The Air gives you easily 3-4h more battery life on equivalent workloads, but the UX305 gets me through the day comfortably and that's all I need.
So, in conclusion, this UX305 is in essence a faster, lighter, more powerful version of the i5 MacBook Air, but it is Windows based, made by Asus and it'll cost you half the price. If you want such a machine for office work and light gaming/browsing/video viewing, go for it. It's excellent.
The Pros:
Everything else! Please read other reviews on Amazon for details. I'll only mention one point that is omitted by the others: this laptop has only a few bloatwares, and none of them is very annoying or taking up a lot of disk space. I really appreciate it due to the unpleasant experience of my other PC laptops before.
Conclusion:
In my opinion the Dell XPS 13 is the perfect PC laptop and Asus Zenbook UX305LA is very close to it. My major complains include the poor screen color calibration and the suboptimal trackpad. But for about half the price of a Dell XPS 13 or a MacBook, I think this laptop is an excellent deal.
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1) Performance: if you buy the Core i5 version (cost me $750 from Amazon, just $50 more than the anemic Core M version) you get a 5200U processor, which is very similar to what you get on a 2015 MacBook Air. This is the Broadwell architecture from 2015, which in itself is little more than a 14nm reduction of the 2014 Haswell architecture, which was 20nm. When the fabrication process of the CPU is reduced (20 to 14 nanometers), you automatically get power benefits, giving you the option of achieving better battery life with the same performance as last year, or more performance at the same battery life as the previous year. Over the past few weeks that I've owned the UX305, I regularly have Word, Excel, Acrobat Pro and Edge/Chrome open with ~10 tabs active. This doesn't fully load the 8GB RAM and the performance remains fluid. I even tried playing 4K videos on YouTube and they played flawlessly, no stutter. So, performance, for office work - and light gaming, think Trine 2 on high settings and 720p resolution - is flawless.
2) Weight: the MacBook Air is 2.97 pounds, whereas the UX305 is 2.6 pounds. If you find the Air portable, the UX305 is even more so. I didn't think I'd notice those .3 pounds, but it actually makes a big, big difference. I "forget" my UX305 is in my work bag, whereas I was very conscious that the Air was in it.
3) Design: pretty much a MacBook Air ripoff. The frame of the laptop is actually a bit thinner and narrower than the Air, so you get a similar experience on an overall smaller (by a hair) machine. The aluminum build feels great and is sturdy - no flex that I notice, but I'm not bending it on purpose as those tests make no sense.
The keyboard doesn't feel as excellent in quality as the Air, but then again, the UX305 is literally half the price of the equivalent Air. Still, I'm typing on it right now, and it's been perfectly fine for the past few weeks. There is enough key travel to be comfortable and keys are well spaced. The only drawback is the lack of keyboard backlight, but if you don't type in dark places, this is a non-issue. (I've heard people complain about the power button position on top of the backspace key: guess what, it's literally the same as the Air, yet nobody ever complained about that in the Apple machine. That's bias for you. It was never a problem for Apple, yet somehow it "is a problem" in the Asus for some reviewers. News flash: it wasn't a problem in the Air, and it's not a problem in the Asus. It's literally the same.)
The screen is insane. A 13.3" 1080p IPS matte panel - compare that to the Air's pathetic 900p TFT display. The matte panel is welcome as I have yet to see a single reflection on the screen: it is pristinely clear. Windows 10 defaults to a 150% scaling which I think makes everything look like fisher price toys. I toned it back down to %125 and things look perfect, super sharp too. Color calibration is a bit cool - makes the screen seem a bit brighter - and after calibrating with my Spyder5Express - which I wholeheartedly recommend - it looks even better. A bit dimmer than factory default, for sure, but still bright enough for using outside under sunlight.
The audio quality is better than I expected. I had read plenty reviews that said the audio sucks and it's quite tinny. Maybe that's a problem with the Core M version, but on this i5 honestly it sounds fine. If anything, it's not tinny at all, it has a decent "body" or "volume", it reminds me of the Surface Pro 3, so I wouldn't call it bad at all. Of course, don't expect amazing bass, you have to be realistic here, but it's perfectly fine sound quality. I would say though, the MacBook Air definitely had better sound. Not insanely better, but it felt as better quality reproduction (not sure how to explain it). Then again, remember: the UX305 costs half what the Air does.
4) Battery - I've used it for 2 working days straight (not constantly on) on a battery charge. On a more regular workday, it lasts through the day, usually around 9 hours. That's pretty much all I need. The Air gives you easily 3-4h more battery life on equivalent workloads, but the UX305 gets me through the day comfortably and that's all I need.
So, in conclusion, this UX305 is in essence a faster, lighter, more powerful version of the i5 MacBook Air, but it is Windows based, made by Asus and it'll cost you half the price. If you want such a machine for office work and light gaming/browsing/video viewing, go for it. It's excellent.
The Pros:
Everything else! Please read other reviews on Amazon for details. I'll only mention one point that is omitted by the others: this laptop has only a few bloatwares, and none of them is very annoying or taking up a lot of disk space. I really appreciate it due to the unpleasant experience of my other PC laptops before.
Conclusion:
In my opinion the Dell XPS 13 is the perfect PC laptop and Asus Zenbook UX305LA is very close to it. My major complains include the poor screen color calibration and the suboptimal trackpad. But for about half the price of a Dell XPS 13 or a MacBook, I think this laptop is an excellent deal.
See all 210 customer reviews...
Product Information
Processor Description:6th Generation Intel Core i5 | Style:Laptop Only| Screen Size | 13.3 inches |
|---|---|
| Max Screen Resolution | 1920*1080 pixels |
| Processor | 2.3 GHz Core i5 6200U |
| RAM | 8 GB DDR3 |
| Hard Drive | 256 GB flash_memory_solid_state |
| Wireless Type | 802.11 A/C |
| Number of USB 3.0 Ports | 2 |
| Brand Name | Asus |
|---|---|
| Series | Zenbook |
| Item model number | UX305UA-AS51 |
| Operating System | Windows 10 |
| Item Weight | 2.9 pounds |
| Product Dimensions | 18.5 x 3.6 x 11.7 inches |
| Item Dimensions L x W x H | 18.5 x 3.6 x 11.7 inches |
| Processor Brand | Intel |
| Processor Count | 2 |
| Flash Memory Size | 256.0 |
| Batteries | 1 Lithium ion batteries required. (included) |
The New ZenBook UX305UA
ASUS ZenBook is lighter, slimmer and faster than other notebooks in its class to give you the unmatched power and all-day portability you need to conquer your day.
The new ZenBook UX305UA packs an Intel Core i5 processor and a responsive 256GB Solid State Drive (SSD), everything from startup to loading demanding programs happens in a flash
What's in the Box?
- ZenBook UX305UA Laptop
- AC Adapter
- User e-Manual
- Warranty Card
The Best of Windows 10
Get the best Windows 10 experience on the ZenBook UX305 - an Ultrabook that elegantly combines powerful performance with sophisticated design. Its laser-edged, concentric circle pattern is inspired by a circular clock, and the aluminum unibody adds form to functionality as it travels with you weightlessly throughout the day.
See the Difference Anywhere--and Wherever you Go
The ZenBook UX305’s 13.3-inch IPS anti-glare display looks amazing and prevents distracting glare whether you’re working in a brightly lit room or streaming videos sitting at a cafe table in the sun. With a wide viewing angle of 178-degrees, share the screen with others when watching an HD movie or showing your presentation files.
Ultra Thin, Ultra Light and Completely Silent
Under half an inch thin and under 3 pounds, ZenBook UX305 beats out the competition as the thinnest and lightest ultrabook in its class. Now it’s easier than ever to slip in and out of cases and bags for compact carrying convenience. Adding even more function to form, the processor and SSD use rare chromium copper alloy coils for advanced cooling.
Typing Comfort Hours on End
With longer all day battery life, there’s more comfort and responsiveness with the ZenBook UX305. Extra attention went into developing an ergonomic full-size keyboard that features optimal 1.5-millimeter key travel (how deep the keys press down), a rubberized palm rest and an extra wide touchpad that simulates a touchscreen for effortless Windows gesture control.
Keeps up with you Step-by-Step
With the new Intel Core i5-6200U Processor, 8GB of 1600MHz LPDDR3 memory and 256GB Solid State Drive, ZenBook UX305 starts up in seconds and keeps moving at a rapid pace as you open anything from web browsers to large programs.
Unlike other portable laptops, ZenBook UX305UA is built for enthusiast-class applications, including photo and video editing while on-the-go.
Next Gen Mobile Graphics
Don’t let the slimness of ZenBook UX305UA fool you. The embedded Intel HD Graphics still powers graphic-intensive programs for light video and photo editing and casual games. When connected via the micro-HDMI port to a larger 4K display, play video up to 4K resolution and enjoy the highest fidelity visual entertainment.
Mobile HD Video Chatting
Stay close with family and friends with the integrated 1.2-megapixel HD camera for real-time high quality video chatting. Motion capturing is 30 frames-per-second (fps)--double that of most standard 15 fps cameras--so that all your video plays back smooth. And high-sensitivity sensors deliver enhanced low-light capturing to make more details standout in the darkest environments.
SuperSpeed USB 3.0 with USB Charger+
ZenBook UX305 features 3 built-in USB 3.0 ports to deliver up to 10 times faster transfer speed compared to previous generation USB. One USB port is further enhanced with USB Charger+ for up to 50 percent faster charging to USB 3.0 devices -- even with the PC is 'asleep' or shut down.
Hear the Magic of Audio
Combining the expertise of the ASUS and Bang & Olufsen ICEpower, ZenBook UX305 lets you experience amazing acoustics in all your music, media and games. Oval voice coils, large speaker magnets and even the resonating aluminum design of UX305 are all separate parts of the complete sound system whole
Effortless Sound Control
With ASUS AudioWizard, you have several pre-set sound profiles to choose from that optimizes sound. For the audiophile inside all of us, there are more advanced controls available to specifically customize each parameter, sound level and detail so you can create a personal profile.
Your Always on-call PC Medics
ASUS 1- year Accidental Damage Protection with 30 days Zero Bright Dot Guarantee is the most comprehensive coverage available. Gives you protection against drops, spills and electrical surges while ensuring a flawless display with zero bright dots.
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