After a few months of research on different laptops and 2 in 1's, and with the help of Dave Lee, I decided on this guy right here. I am about 2 weeks into having this and I have to say, it's perfect for me! I initially needed a laptop for school, but also wanted to do some light gaming on the go as well. When doing lighter tasks, like surfing the internet (flying through Reddit with the touch screen is amazing), school work, and netflix, I'm getting about 7-9 hours. Totally fine not taking the charger to class.
It's quite thin and pretty light! Half an inch thick, and 2.5 pounds. Easy traveling.
Now in my experience, gaming is good, not great but good. Plays Overwatch and Fortnite on low settings fairly well. 60 fps 1080p on both 90% of the time. Dips to low 50's, high 40's during team fights, but totally manageable. Take your charger with you, because it'll drain the battery relatively quick, as expected.
Track pad is very responsive and feels really good. I honestly never had an issue with the feel of the keyboard, like others have. Felt fine to me right out of the box. The screen is quite good too! Very impressed with the brightness and colors (zero light bleed as well!). It does have a glossy finish, no matte. Speakers are great. Laptop speakers are laptop speakers, but I actually had no issue watching videos and netflix with them for extended time. Everything sounds crisp and clear. Never distorts or anything at full volume as well! Not a whole lot of bass, but definitely enough for a laptop. Speakers are on the bottom and sometimes can be annoying (laying in bed only, really).
Build quality is awesome as well! Great materials make this thing feel strong and resilient. Glossy top isn't the prettiest thing and does take on finger prints extremely easily, though. That aside, the laptop looks really sleek.
An SSD was a must as well, and while not being the fastest (SATA drive), it's good enough. Very snappy and quick. Love it. Might upgrade to bigger storage and NVMe in the future.
Like in Dave Lee's video about the UX331, if you're looking for a thin, light, decent looking laptop, with good battery life, and the capability of some light gaming on the side, this totally is the one. It won't let you down.
| Standing screen display size | 13.3 Inches |
|---|---|
| Screen Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| Max Screen Resolution | 1920 x 1080 Pixels |
| Processor | 3.4 GHz core_i5 |
| RAM | 8 GB LPDDR3 |
| Memory Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| Hard Drive | 256 GB SSD |
| Graphics Coprocessor | NVIDIA GeForce MX150 |
| Chipset Brand | Intel |
| Card Description | Dedicated |
| Graphics Card Ram Size | 2 GB |
| Wireless Type | 802.11b, 802.11a, 802.11g |
| Number of USB 3.0 Ports | 3 |
