Setting new standard in technology and fashion, ZenBook Prime engineered with fashion and well-crafted aluminium throughout its monoshell build, ensuring light durability features finely-etched concentric circles that embody the infinite nature of ASUS Zen thinking. The entire design has been optimized to offer a holistic approach toward combining beauty with speed, and balancing work to play. Maintaining the look and feel, ASUS has developed a line up of Zenbook Prime with an ultimate attraction to capture the desire of everyone. A direct replacement of the ASUS UX31, though don’t be fooled by the similar product names, this serious upgrade we’re talking about, Ivy Bridge processor from Intel and matte screen option will be available with the highest specs offering 1920x1080 resolution on a 13.3-inch IPS display. Boosting with 2GB of RAM, though given that the current models supported it, an option for 4GB of RAM is almost a certainty, way may even see up to 8GB. While SATA 6GB Solid State Drive (SSD) storage outpaces normal hard drives by up to four times. Similarly, USB 3.0 ensures data moves up to ten times faster than the previous version – USB 2.0 and Bluetooth 4.0 offers the latest version of wireless connectivity standard. Additional ports and slots consist of micro-HDMI and mini-VGA for video output, along with an SD/MMC card reader.
This successor has the same name sleek spun metal design and offers lots more eye candy on the inside of the hood. The Prime also add a comfier backlit keyboard and third-generation Intel Core processor (Intel’s Ivy Bridge) for a serious speed boost and double the power on its two new Ultrabook same devices. Also using the new and improved HD4000 graphics which also claims will be double the graphics performance from the previous generation devices. So it will be operative scrupulously when behaving 3D games, arrangement HD Image and examination High-Definition videos. In terms of connectivity, Asus Zenbook Prime will suit Intel’s Wireless Display media streaming technology or Wi-Di, similar to that of Toshiba’s Portege Z835 and the IdeaPad U300s of Lenovo. With common traces include Wi-Fi 802.11n, Bluetooth 4.0 rounding up the specs on the Zenbooks is a backlit keyboard with battery life of up to seven hours on continuous of use in just a single full charge. The battery lasts 25% longer than those found on other notebook, hekped alng by two distinct operating modes that can be switched instantly, performance mode in high demand application and battery saving mode during computing task. For a genuinely personal and discrete user experience, Zenbook Prime offers facial recognition to minimize the risk of unauthorised usage.
Dual band 2.4GHz/5GHz Wi-Fi derived from top-end ASYS router technology ensures the fastest networking, and to keep all this cool, a proprietary V-shaped air channel drives heat away before it can cause instability. Intelligent power management and extreme efficiency have resulted in Zenbook Prime offering 2-second instant on resume, similar to your smartphone and creating an always-on ultrabook that doesn’t make you wait. It also stay in standby for up to 14 days with the security of automatic file backup to prevent data loses.
This sleek design model has measure of 18.33mm at thinnest point and weighs 1.3kg (2.28lbs) the entire design has been optimized to offer a holistic approach toward combining beauty with speed and balancing work and play. Boasted that they features a combination of beautiful aesthetics, powerful sound, intuitive touch controls, instantOn and instantConnect functionalities and cloud service to deliver a satisfying user experience. Expected price tag should come at around $1,100.00
ASUS Zenbook Prime UX31A Ultrabook Specifications
• 13,3-inch matte IPS LCD LED Display 1920x1080 HD resolution
• Intel Ivy Bridge 1.4GHz Core i7-2677M processor
• Turbo Boost technology supports up to 2.9GHz
• Intel Integrated HD Graphics 4000
• 720p webcam with 30 video FPS
• 4GB DDR3 memory @1600Mhz
• Windows 7 Ultimate Operating System
• 128GB of Solid State Drive maximum up to 256GB SSD
• Trackpad with Multitouch support
• Bang & Olufsen ICEpower audio
• Dual Speaker
• Wi-Fi 802.11 n/g/b/a Wi-Fi connectivity @2.4GHz
• Bluetooth v4.0 support
• WiDi Technology
• Multi memory card reader (SD/MMC)
• USB v3.0 ports
• One Mini VGA and micro-HDMI port
• Mini DisplayPort
• 3.5mm mic/headphone combo jack
• Dimension: 12.8X8.78X0.72-inch
• Weighs: 1.3kg (2.28lbs)
• Price: Estimated $1,100.00
