ASUS Zenbook UX31

“Thin and light” is the war cry for Ultrabooks, and the Asus UX31, one of the new breed of mobile PCs about to be unleashed to an unsuspecting public, can add “metallic” to that anthem.

This is a very industrial-looking piece of tech, from its brushed metal lid to its ultra-thin wedged front and rather sharp corners.

From standby, the UX31 bounces into life in a blink, and the bright 13.3” screen displays a 1600 x 900 resolution, higher than some larger screen counterparts. The expected array of status LED is missing, with only tiny white LEDs embedded in the caps lock, Wi-Fi function key and in the power key, which has been integrated into the keyboard layout.

Sparseness is the theme for this Ultrabook, with a small but useful amount of connections. On the left hand side there is the SD/MMC card slot, headphone jack and USB 2.0 port. On the right hand side are all the new-tech connections: Micro HDMI, Mini Displayport and USB 3.0 plus the small power socket.



Specifications (base version)
Manufacturer ASUS
Model name UX31
CPU type Intel Core i5 2557M
CPU speed 1500 Mhz
Graphics Intel HD Graphics 3000
OS Windows 7
Display Size 13.3" 1366 X 768
RAM 4096 MB
Flash 128 GB
Keyboard YES
Mouse Pointer YES
Weight 1300gm / 45.9 oz.

Physical Interfaces

Line-out / Headphone (3.5mm)
Micro HDMI
Mini Displayport
SD card slot
USB2.0
USB3.0 (x1)

Wireless Interfaces

802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth Info N/A
No Wireless WAN (e.g. 3G cellular)