Asus Zenbook owners club - Page 3

akashra · 9th December 2011, 9:34 AM

I tend to agree - of any notebook I've owned, ever, it has the worst screen. And keyboard. And trackpad.

Actually... why did I buy it again? :/

green_comet · 9th December 2011, 6:11 PM

Just got off the phone with Harvey Norman, I was quoted $1650 over the phone for the top of the range UX31E-RY010V. Not a bad saving, and the cheapest I have managed to find so far.

http://www.harveynorman.com.au/asus-...ok-laptop.html

Nado · 9th December 2011, 6:17 PM

I bought one and love it. Had no issues with kb, love the touch pad (which surprised me, since I hate touch pads in general) only real complaint is vertical viewing angle but I can live with that.

duck_boy · 10th December 2011, 3:08 AM

I can live with keyboard but the verticle viewing angle really kill it for me. I went to the darkside and bought an MBA for $1300 and run native windows on it. Suprisingly the MBA run windows very well,

NitroShadow162 · 11th December 2011, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by d_porkypine

in with another ux31e with an i5.

first thing i did was to remove everything and put a clean install of windows 7 on there.

it's meant to be for my gf as she wants a light laptop but i'm tempted to give her my old one and use this....

i also like how they provide you with the extras (usb to ethernet, hdmi and vga adapters etc) much better than having to go buy the ethernet adapter for my bro's MBA (yes i use the wireless but sometimes i use it plugged in)

looks very pretty and does what i need it to do.

Did you run into any trouble installing the Instant On utility?
I;ve done a fresh install of Win7 Ultimate and am having troule installing the above utility as well as Live Update & BIOS update programs.
They dont believe I'm using an Asus laptop!

"software must be installed on a asus notebook"

BTW - i5, Elan touchpad (

), Sandisk SSD (

)

mookie3three · 11th December 2011, 12:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by green_comet

Just got off the phone with Harvey Norman, I was quoted $1650 over the phone for the top of the range UX31E-RY010V. Not a bad saving, and the cheapest I have managed to find so far.

http://www.harveynorman.com.au/asus-...ok-laptop.html

Which store was that? I'm thinking of getting this one for sure.

Tomee · 12th December 2011, 4:17 PM

where are you guys importing them from?

green_comet · 13th December 2011, 9:02 AM

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Originally Posted by mookie3three

Which store was that? I'm thinking of getting this one for sure.

It was at Harvey Norman in Taylors Lakes, outside Watergardens shopping centre. In Melbourne western suburbs.

Tomee · 13th December 2011, 10:24 AM

does this come with a windows CD so that you can reinstall the OS without the bloatware

asher001 · 13th December 2011, 2:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Tomee

does this come with a windows CD so that you can reinstall the OS without the bloatware

Uh, Ultrabooks don't have ODDs. Download the iso and put it on a usb stick.

Tomee · 13th December 2011, 2:41 PM

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Originally Posted by asher001

Uh, Ultrabooks don't have ODDs. Download the iso and put it on a usb stick.

yeah nvm, was a dumb question

Quote:

Originally Posted by green_comet

Just got off the phone with Harvey Norman, I was quoted $1650 over the phone for the top of the range UX31E-RY010V. Not a bad saving, and the cheapest I have managed to find so far.

http://www.harveynorman.com.au/asus-...ok-laptop.html

EDIT: just got back from the chadstone store.
the lowest i could get them to go was $1700. and that was after the young salesperson went to 'speak' to his manager 3 times.
i still passed on it

skyline34 · 15th December 2011, 6:54 PM

Just got an i5 ux31 for $1100.

Unfortunately the stock reported 2 units available but when they went to get it (after I had paid) it wasn't there.

So i have a few days wait while they ship it from another store.

They were pretty reluctant to match the receipt i had. Tried to get me to buy extended warranty, laptop bags etc. I just said nope, i only want the laptop.

Can't wait to retire my sony fz (which is still a good lappy) the battery is borked though and its a bit heavy for travel...

blazn · 16th December 2011, 12:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by skyline34

Just got an i5 ux31 for $1100.

Unfortunately the stock reported 2 units available but when they went to get it (after I had paid) it wasn't there.

So i have a few days wait while they ship it from another store.

They were pretty reluctant to match the receipt i had. Tried to get me to buy extended warranty, laptop bags etc. I just said nope, i only want the laptop.

Can't wait to retire my sony fz (which is still a good lappy) the battery is borked though and its a bit heavy for travel...

Hey mate

Can you upload your receipt? I am looking at getting one as well. Which store you purchase from?

Dr Evil · 16th December 2011, 1:20 AM

Pretty sure I've seen these at Dick Smith, every time I walk past one I stop and stare and try to think of 5 genuine excuses to have one.. sadly it doesn't work but dam they look beautiful

Tomee · 16th December 2011, 8:29 AM

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Originally Posted by blazn

Hey mate

Can you upload your receipt? I am looking at getting one as well. Which store you purchase from?

receipts for those that want to price match.
i got mine matched from these receipts. the JB guys apprently say that price is $150 below cost

http://i40.tinypic.com/29en6g0.jpg
http://www.mytaxaccounting.com.au/CM...113_222634.jpg

also there are 2 different SSD's that come with the ux31
sandisk and adata.
the adata's are faster but i doubt you will notice the speed difference in day to day use

9th December 2011, 9:34 AM	#31
akashra Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Melbourne, AU Posts: 3,338	I tend to agree - of any notebook I've owned, ever, it has the worst screen. And keyboard. And trackpad. Actually... why did I buy it again? :/ __________________ Punctuation is the difference between "Let's eat, grandma!" and "Let's eat grandma!". Building a Metricon Delta 21 in Craigieburn: http://homeofzero.blogspot.com/

9th December 2011, 6:11 PM	#32
green_comet Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Melbourne Posts: 216	Just got off the phone with Harvey Norman, I was quoted $1650 over the phone for the top of the range UX31E-RY010V. Not a bad saving, and the cheapest I have managed to find so far. http://www.harveynorman.com.au/asus-...ok-laptop.html __________________ i7-950 @ 4.30Ghz, Asus P6X58D-E, 6gig 1600 Patriot Viper S7 , ATI 5970

10th December 2011, 3:08 AM	#34
duck_boy Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Perth Posts: 849	I can live with keyboard but the verticle viewing angle really kill it for me. I went to the darkside and bought an MBA for $1300 and run native windows on it. Suprisingly the MBA run windows very well, __________________ i7 920@ 4.2GHz 1.39v ,ASUS P6T, 18GB DDR3 @1600MHz, 2408WFP, HD6950, X-FI, 2 x M4 SSD raid 0, 4x WD6400AAKS raid 5, Tough power 850w PSU Succesful traders Buy, Sale: darthpikachu, XST, Dezza Bot, Utetopia , $tealthFiga, stebie, Nick the Knife, tiro_uspsss, AUST_DeVinE, azalin79, Marksman X , pumbertot

12th December 2011, 4:17 PM	#37
Tomee Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Melbourne Posts: 4,206	where are you guys importing them from? __________________ i5 2500K \| Venomous X Silent \| GA-Z68X-UD3R-B3 \| 8GB Ripjaws X F3 \| GTX 570 Phantom \| Vertex 3 240GB SSD \| Deskstar 7K3000 2TB \| TruePower 750W \| X-Fi Xtreme Gamer \| X6 \| X5 \| Z-5500 \| U2711 \| U2311H \| NZXT H2

13th December 2011, 10:24 AM	#39
Tomee Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Melbourne Posts: 4,206	does this come with a windows CD so that you can reinstall the OS without the bloatware __________________ i5 2500K \| Venomous X Silent \| GA-Z68X-UD3R-B3 \| 8GB Ripjaws X F3 \| GTX 570 Phantom \| Vertex 3 240GB SSD \| Deskstar 7K3000 2TB \| TruePower 750W \| X-Fi Xtreme Gamer \| X6 \| X5 \| Z-5500 \| U2711 \| U2311H \| NZXT H2

9th December 2011, 6:17 PM	#33
Nado Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 149	I bought one and love it. Had no issues with kb, love the touch pad (which surprised me, since I hate touch pads in general) only real complaint is vertical viewing angle but I can live with that.

15th December 2011, 6:54 PM	#42
skyline34 Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: ACT Posts: 556	Just got an i5 ux31 for $1100. Unfortunately the stock reported 2 units available but when they went to get it (after I had paid) it wasn't there. So i have a few days wait while they ship it from another store. They were pretty reluctant to match the receipt i had. Tried to get me to buy extended warranty, laptop bags etc. I just said nope, i only want the laptop. Can't wait to retire my sony fz (which is still a good lappy) the battery is borked though and its a bit heavy for travel... __________________ I'm eating my head. OCAU Nissan Skyline Club Member