UX501VW
ASUS Zenbook UX501VW:
- i7 6700HQ,
- 15.6" UHD Screen
- 12GB DDR4 RAM
- 128GB SSD + 1TB HDD
- 4GB GeForce GTX 960M
- AC Wifi
$2349 with coupon code 'UX501VW'
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ASUS Zenbook UX501VW i7 6700HQ, 15.6", UHD, 12GB RAM, Ultrabook, $2349 With Coupon Code (+ Post or Free NSW Pickup) @PCMarket
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2.4 grand for a 960m…….
It's an ultrabook, you pay for the design - that it's small and light - not for the graphics processing power. I'm not in the laptop market at the moment but seems like a good deal to me given the way the AUD is at the moment. Could do with a bigger SSD though.
Just because Asus decided to call a 15.6" 2+ kg laptop an ultrabook, doesn't make it an ultrabook.
It has the same specs as a Dell Inspiron 7559 from nearly a year ago and is significantly more expensive.
Oh I totally didn't notice the size and weight. Assumed it was an upgraded model of my ~1kg 13" UX31A (which is great!)
To take ASUS' side on this, it's an ultrabook, it just doesn't fit your idea of an ultrabook.
Intel has requirements if manufacturers want to call a laptop an ultrabook. For 14+" non-touch screens, the thickness of the device must be less than 21 mm, which UX501 scrapes by at just under 21 mm, or 21.33 including the rubber feet). Weight is not a requirement. For 13.3" and smaller, the thickness must be less than 20 mm, which UX501 does not. There is no weight restriction on ultrabooks, though they are usually lighter because they are thinner.
Actually ultrabooks should also have touchscreens, which some UX501 have but not the one listed by OP, based on some versions of the specifications, but I think this requirement has been relaxed.
http://www.ultrabookreview.com/2796-ultrabook-definition/
https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/what-is-an-ultrabo…Where does ASUS call this an Ultrabook? I don't believe they do because it's not. It doesn't use a ULV chip for a start.
@get-innocuous: Mine's still going too. Over 4 years old and feels like it's still new and still gets looks from customers.
Best $1600 I've ever spent on a notebook.
@dazweeja: Good point on the ULV. ASUS isn't calling it an Ultrabook, it's some descriptive copy unique to pcmarket.com.au.
Well , think these guys had this designed just before the release of 1060 … It would be a sweet deal if they had 1060 on this :(
Also the thermal output and power consumption is not greatly different between 960m and 1060 , so I believe this is more due to timing of release of this laptop ( Feb 2016) rather than the design constraints ( MSI has a 1.6 KG laptop with 1070 I believe )
1060 is closer to the 970m, which is why you're seeing it on notebook refreshes like the Razer Blade/etc. that previously had the 970m and are a bit iffy about their thermals.
Notebooks that had the 960m (Dell XPS 15 / Asus Zenbook Pro) are likely to be upgraded with something less thermally demanding like a 1050 or 1050 Ti.
I wish it wasn't so and that there was a XPS 15 with a 1060 in the works, but alas… :(
@Solid State Fetish: I thought the 1060 was closer to a desktop 980 in terms of performance. A 970m would be nowhere near a 1060 if this was the case.
@ruddiger7: True the 1060 is better than desktop 980 , which is a significant leap to have in a laptop.
Also the price difference between the 1060 and 1050 may not be too high for OEMs , hope they don't cheap out for a few bucks and go a rung lower .
I seriously wish XPS15 to come with a 1060 too ( Razer is very expensive compared to the US store :( , so not a value proposition for me )
@Solid State Fetish: Nah mate , I think Dell may stick in a 1060 , 1050 would make it look second tier in the higher end
Okay :) Everything I've read so far points toward the 1060 running hotter than the 970m, let alone the 960m, and it doesn't seem to me like Dell would put in a card that will thermally throttle (not like the Razer Blade does or the Aorus X3 Plus v6 does). There's a reason they (and ASUS) chose 960m over 970m in the last gen XPS 15 (and Zenbook Pro), and if the 1060 is hotter again then…
But I'll take the negatives on my comment! Both the last one and this one too :)
I actually hope you're right hey and we get a Kaby Lake 7700HQ XPS 15 with a GTX 1060.@Solid State Fetish: I didn't neg u :)
I do hope they do the Kaby lake + 1060 too , that would be a top notch laptop that lasts at least 3+ years
@Solid State Fetish: Yeah it wouldn't surprise me if the 1060s thermal throttle. Recently got a laptop with a 1080 and even that throttles and that has more size to breathe than the smaller 1060 laptops.
Call me when you have a real deal
From my personal experiences, ASUS don't make the most reliable laptops. Ive experienced the replacement of 3 separate laptops within 6 months all up. But none of those ones were this particular model. Maybe the price is justifiable
Can buy a car for this..
$2349 and no Band 28? No deal.