A couple weeks ago I set down at my desk one morning only to discover my trusty Dell laptop had finally bitten the dust. While one side of me would miss that old workhorse which had served me so faithfully, another side was excited at the opportunity to see what the latest and greatest laptops had to offer. After some research I finally settled on the ASUS Zenbook Prime UX31A-DB71, and after a few weeks of use I can say that I’m glad I did.
Since there are plenty of reviews out there for the ASUS Zenbook Prime UX31A I won’t try to duplicate what others have already written. What I will do is give a quick overview from my perspective, and point out some of the good as well as bad qualities of this ultrabook from a Linux users perspective. Let’s start with the specs.
Specifications
| Processor | Intel® Core™ i7 3517U Processor Intel® Core™ i5 3317U Processor |
| Operating System | Genuine Windows® 7 Professional Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium |
| Chipset | Intel® HM76 Express Chipset |
| Memory | 4GB DDR3 1600 MHz SDRAM |
| Display | 13.3″ 16:9 HD (1920×1080) |
| Graphics | Integrated Intel® HD Graphics 4000 |
| Storage | 128GB SSD 256GB SSD |
| Camera | HD Web Camera |
| Networking | Integrated 802.11 a/b/g/n (dual band) BT 4.0 support (on WLAN+ BT 4.0 combo card) |
| Ports | 1 x Headphone-out jack (Audio-in Combo) 2 x USB 3.0 port(s) 1 x micro HDMI 1 x Mini VGA 1 x SD card reader |
| Audio | Built-in Speakers And Microphone |
| Power Adapter | Output : 19 V DC, A, 45 W |
| Dimensions | 325 x 223 x 3 ~18 mm (WxDxH) |
| Weight | 1.3 kg / 2.9 pounds |