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Asus Zenbook 13.3" QHD+ Touchscreen Core M3 8GB 128GB SSD Notebook $879 @ The Good Guys eBay

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Asus Zenbook 13.3" QHD+ Touchscreen Core M3 8GB 128GB SSD Notebook $879 @ The Good Guys eBay
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TRENT86 on 14/03/2016 - 01:45 ebay.com.au (2517 clicks)
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This looks like a good price, normally $1299
Asus UX305CA-DQ060T 13.3" QHD+ Touchscreen Core M3 8GB 128GB $879

Specs

  • 13.3" LED Back-lit Touch Display
  • QHD+ 3200x1800 pixels (276 PPI)
  • Intel Core M3 processor
  • Up To 10hrs Battery Life (44WHrs, 3S1P, 3-cell Li-ion Polymer Battery Pack)
  • Fanless Cooling
  • Intel HD Graphics
  • Bang & Olufsen ICEpower Audio
  • 128GB SSD
  • Smart Gestures
  • Asus IceCool technology (Prevents heat build-up on the palm rest)
  • Bluetooth 4.0 (Dualband) (802.11ac)
  • ASUS Splendid technology (Automatically fine-tunes various display settings)
  • USB 3.0 Ports 3 (USB Charger+ technology In 1 Port)
  • 2 -in-1 card reader ( SD/ SDXC)
  • Micro HDMI
  • Weighs 1.2kg
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  • portard on 14/03/2016 - 02:08
    +1

    That's a lot of pixels..

    Anyone know much about the CPU?

    • pepsicles on 14/03/2016 - 03:56
      +1

      +1, would also like to know.

      • dy4me on 14/03/2016 - 08:34
        +2

        Core M3.sits below the 13,15,17 series. not a powerhouse. But good if you are only looking for browsing the net watching movies.Excel and word. not really for games

        • PVA on 14/03/2016 - 09:18
          +7

          Isn't m3 what's used on the macbook
          This seems similar spec but heaps cheaper.

        • the69thhokage on 14/03/2016 - 09:50
          +1

          This would only be good for basic Excel usage. More complex/advanced Excel workbooks would not run very well on an m at all.

        • cDNA on 14/03/2016 - 10:40
          +1

          @PVA:

          I don't know why you got negged. Ozbargain voting system in the comments is possibly the stupidest feature of this website.
          You're right.

        • PVA on 14/03/2016 - 10:43

          @cDNA:
          Thanks. I though it was the same.

          You can plus to even it out..

        • ibfragalot on 14/03/2016 - 12:30
          +2

          @PVA: Its silly yeah… people neg simply because a fact you state is to their displeasure! haha… eh… in any case back to the CPU, it's the same one in the Surface 3 Pro apparently, and seems much better than the 900mhz would signify.

        • entropysbane on 14/03/2016 - 17:38

          @PVA: Zenbook and MacBook have a similar processor and target market. The macbook's processor is at a higher clock rate.
          Zenbook has more ports inc USB3. I think it might be a little bit less than a mm thinner too. It has a more traditional keyboard.
          MacBook has only one port, USB C. It also is lighter, has much longer battery life and a backlit keyboard. It looks better and comes in three nice anodised colours. It also costs almost twice as much.

        • PVA on 14/03/2016 - 19:42

          @entropysbane:
          Yeah the MacBook is hugely expensive.

      • BluBoy on 14/03/2016 - 08:36

        It's a bit of a dog.

        Sits at 900Mhz normally (although can turbo boost to 2.2Ghz).
        It's lucky to get 4th series i3 sort of performance… The graphics will perform a bit better however.

        • dy4me on 14/03/2016 - 09:13

          you mean m3 not i3. i3 is a class above the m3

        • scud70 on 14/03/2016 - 09:23
          +2

          @dy4me: no he means the 4th gen i3 .. as in the older i3 cpu's

    • CVonC on 14/03/2016 - 11:00

      That's a lot of pixels..

      I seriously don't understand why you'd want that reso on a small screen. But then again tablets and phones…

  • thelastnoob on 14/03/2016 - 02:51

    Could not find a review on this model only the 1080p version
    Is a 72% gamut good enough for using Lightroom?

    • dy4me on 14/03/2016 - 08:35
      +1

      Keep in mind having a higher res means the GPU is under more stress to pump out more pixels.

    • Powershopz on 14/03/2016 - 10:20
      +3

      The processor is garbage. Avoid it if you're doing photo work.

    • ubcool on 14/03/2016 - 19:42

      its will work but will be a bit slow, kirabook deal now on will be a lot better for lightroom ect.

      • thelastnoob on 14/03/2016 - 19:50

        Thank you but does kirabook have a good gamut?
        I'm a noob and don't know the minimum gamut for accurate colours

        • ubcool on 14/03/2016 - 23:21

          probably yes , i remember it being a selling point on the 4k version so i guess it will still be good , as the kirabook is toshibas answer to the macbook pro. but if you really want to be doing a lot of lighroom work i suggest getting a monitor or a desktop.

  • Mixhael on 14/03/2016 - 03:30

    From what I've read of the 1080p reviews, it seems real world battery life is around 5-7 hours. With the qHD screen, expect to knock an hour off that runtime.

  • paulaus on 14/03/2016 - 09:41

    Hi What's faster this CPU or a Core i5 4200U 1.6Ghz

    • Danthemanz on 14/03/2016 - 09:55

      The i5 is much faster, its a 15 watts CPU vs this one at 4.5 Watts.

  • whirlpool_guy on 14/03/2016 - 09:56

    Very tempting. Where to buy good extended warranty to go with this laptop?

    • [Deactivated] on 14/03/2016 - 10:05
      +6

      don't buy extended warranty

      • dimsum2 on 14/03/2016 - 11:33
        +1

        Third party warranty is (from what I've read) quite pointless. You can however extend the manufactory warranty directly with Asus who has a service centre in Sydney, Melb, Bris and Perth.

        • Clear on 14/03/2016 - 19:11

          The service centre in Melbourne is a PC store with a contract. I've never had a good experience with them unfortunately.

  • Pilliy on 14/03/2016 - 10:02

    Does anyone know how far the display can hinge? Last Asus I saw didn't go much beyond 90 degrees so awkward viewing angles

    • hashtagbargain on 14/03/2016 - 10:28

      Looks like this one does better http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTIwMFgxMTk5/z/A0MAAOSwxp9W1k8Y/$_57.JPG

  • [Deactivated] on 14/03/2016 - 10:20
    +3

    "The Skylake Core m3-6Y30 is an extremely frugal dual-core SoC with a clock speed of 900 MHz, which can be overclocked to 2 GHz (both cores) or 2.2 GHz (single core) using the Turbo. The m3-6Y30 has a TDP of only 4.5 watts, which makes it ideal for fanless subnotebooks. On paper, the m3 chip offers performance on par with previous-generation i3 CPUs (for example the Core i3-5010), which have a much higher TDP of 15 watts, but of course lack the extensive Turbo-Boost capabilities. In a passively-cooled notebook, actual performance depends on the implementation - and it turns out that the UX305CA can't keep what the m3-6Y30 promises: even very short load cycles resulted in a - sometimes very noticeable - reduction of the CPU performance. During the X264 video-encoding benchmark test, for example, the subnotebook showed a clear drop in the frame rate during the four iterations (pass 1, #1: 76.5 fps; pass 1, #4: 67.2 fps). The same CPU in the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 is capable of far better performance: while we recorded 1.79 points (multi) and 0.81 points (single) for the Cinebench R11.5 benchmark test, the Surface Pro 4 scored roughly 25 % higher (2.27 / 0.98 points)."

    • majormick on 14/03/2016 - 12:09
      +3

      I understood the word frugal.

      • TheOneWhoKnocks on 14/03/2016 - 12:22
        -1

        Don't we all?

        • Dr Techno on 14/03/2016 - 19:25

          Frugal is Ozbargainers delight

      • Audisez on 14/03/2016 - 13:20

        Basically, it uses a fanless technology which means the CPU can't use as much power or else the computer would overheat. This consequently results in lower speeds to fan cooled counterparts.

  • KeplersLaws on 14/03/2016 - 10:21
    +1

    THAT'S A NICE ASS SCREEN

  • cycleri3 on 14/03/2016 - 10:41

    Is the SSD and RAM upgradable?

    • dy4me on 14/03/2016 - 11:14

      SSD maybe, RAM most probably not.

  • tryonthis on 14/03/2016 - 11:19
    +1

    This is a better deal imo.
    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/232687?page=1#comment

    • nismo on 14/03/2016 - 11:31

      That one has gone up to $995 (was $795 when posted).

      For a fourth gen i5 (4200U) I think it's a bit dated for around $1k.

      But yeah I would agree that for under $800 it was a better deal than this.

      • tryonthis on 14/03/2016 - 11:37

        Ah, I hadn't realised it had gone up to essentially $1k.

        A few were able to get the laptop for $770 (with the backpack removed). Microsoft is also currently running a $25 cashback for Office 365, so $745 for the laptop was a really good price. You could essentially get it for $695 ( another $50 less) if you were to sell Office 365 of Gumtree/eBay.

        Each has their pros and cons, but performance-wise it beats the Core M3 processor of the Zenbook.

  • Plasma on 14/03/2016 - 11:54

    This is a nice, well built machine with a very good screen for the price, but the QHD screens on the Yoga 900 and XPS13 look far nicer. The colours just seem a bit off.. The chassis is also a finger print magnet and hard to clean.

  • Godric on 14/03/2016 - 12:30

    If only it was a IX cpu and dedicated gpu haha, still good deal though

  • Tuttorix on 14/03/2016 - 12:47

    This ultrabook's gpu is so trash. Its natively running 4K even though its a Intel HD 515. Upvote for being a good deal, I still suggest NOT buying it.

    • ProjectZero on 14/03/2016 - 16:53

      Can't you just downscale it via the monitor settings? Surely no one really runs a 13" screen at 4K right? Is that even necessary?

      I'd say drop it to 1080 or even 720 would be good.

      • Tuttorix on 14/03/2016 - 22:16

        720 wouldn't look good at all, 1080p is great though. Even 1366x768 isn't great.

        • CVonC on 14/03/2016 - 22:21

          neither would look good on that screen

          1600x900 might be decent to scale down to though.

        • Tuttorix on 15/03/2016 - 09:03

          @CVonC:

          So you're saying 1080p would look worse than 900p? Serious question as i'm not sure what factors 900p on this zenbook are better

        • CVonC on 15/03/2016 - 10:17

          @DAOtmc:

          in scaling u want it to be a factor of the original reso.. otherwise it'll look fuzzier

  • endlless on 14/03/2016 - 12:50
    +3

    dont buy it guys.. the cpu sucks. so much. this computer is LAGGY even opening chrome. the touchpad SUCKS and so does the touch screen. it disables itself if you sleep the laptop.

    i bought it 2 WEEKS ago and returned it the next week.

    spent 1.1k on the inspiron 15 7000u on the dell store instead. it has a quad core + crazy gpu and is 15" 1080p. just needs ssd.

    • npc on 14/03/2016 - 12:53

      Should also add that colors on the QHD screen are very odd.

  • ibfragalot on 14/03/2016 - 13:16

    Also.. there are many UX305CA variants, some with Full HD. How do you know this UX305CA is QHD?

    Note this is: UX305CA-DQ060T

    • TRENT86 on 14/03/2016 - 14:52
      +1

      Bing lee sell the same model & mention QHD

      • ibfragalot on 14/03/2016 - 16:07

        Good find - thanks.

  • CheapCheep on 14/03/2016 - 14:18
    +2

    How about this Kira 8ram, 128hdd 5th gen i5 for $800 at 1.1kg 1080p? http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Toshiba-Kira-Ultrabook-i5-2-2GHz-…

    • [Deactivated] on 14/03/2016 - 15:50

      CPU is better while screen is worse, I guess it comes down to what you prefer more… I do think when it comes to the looks I'd prefer the Asus.

    • ibfragalot on 14/03/2016 - 18:48

      Good find… Much nicer CPU, and screen still a very decent 1080p

    • Mixhael on 14/03/2016 - 19:24

      Damn it, Bing Lee eBay doesn't ship to WA

  • idonteven on 14/03/2016 - 21:57

    Would you guys pay more and go for the XPS 13? That's what I'm trying to decide ATM! =/

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