It seems that there is just a lot of options when it is portable Windows 8 premium larger screen. And which we see, like the Acer Aspire S7 and HP TouchSmart Spectre XT, typically do not have discrete graphics.
UX51Vz of Zenbook of Asus-DH71, on the other hand, is the complete package. Its high-end design stands out among the multitude of laptops of matter. You have an excellent display of 1080 p, comfortably large full keyboard and touch screen and a lot of ports. ASUS also not skimping on yield components, including integrated graphics for a discrete card 2GB Nvidia resign.
Battery of very long duration, or a touch screen, or that they are looking for a full tackle in the game, you'll want to invest in another system. And Yes, it is expensive, but as a multimedia machine that can do business and casual game, the UX51Vz is a portable 4 star hotel of Windows 8 and worth the money.
ASUS says the finish of metal yarn on the top of Zenbook requires a 32-step manufacturing process. It seems a lot of effort to go through a lid of the laptop, but it is worthwhile. The UX51Vz is a portable very nice; encased in aluminum, has a look very high end.
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M 2GB GDDR5System weight / weight with AC adapter.
ASUS called this Zenbook an ultraportable, but with its dimensions and a weight of 4.5 pounds, we only consider that it is easy to travel with their size. It's definitely slim, so it probably do not struggle to get in and out of a bag, and probably not be exhausting for regular journeys.
Open the cover and all that the ruins of the appearance is the array of labels for the components of the system (which can be easily peeled, however). It has a complete illuminated keypad with a numeric keypad and Asus managed to keep all important keys big enough to write comfortable and accurate. Considering how low the body is, the chiclet keyboard keys have very good trip. In addition, there is much space under the keyboard to rest your wrists.
The keyboard is great no discrete buttons for right and clicks on the left; However, there is a vertical line on the bottom so you don't have to guess. It is configured to use multitouch to things as two-finger pinch-to-zoom and scrolling and three-toed hits to show open applications or the desktop. Fingers slid smoothly on its surface and usually not wrong if a Palm accidentally landed on it. Performance of touch-pad is a little more important with this system since it does not have a touch screen (something that is important for us with Windows 8).
So, Yes, it is not a touch screen, but Zenbook 15.6 inch screen otherwise is excellent. With viewing angles wide thanks to its in-plane switching (IPS) technology, 1, 920 x 1, 080 pixel resolution, and excellent color, is one of the best Windows laptop screens we've seen recently. It is also very bright and has a matte finish, making it useful in a variety of lighting conditions, although contrast suffers some for it.
Perhaps it is because we have become accustomed to speaker systems laptop over the years, but this sound speakers really good Zenbook. With Asus hardware and software optimized SonicMaster Premium audio, co-developed with Bang & Olufsen Icepower, the stereo speakers perform well for movies and music. Not here sound weak and after connect the subwoofer table small immediately the sound gets fuller. If you are not trying to fill a large space with sound, most should be pretty happy with the audio that this laptop offers.
Mini-VGA, Mini-DisplayPort, HDMI 1.4, Intel WiDi supportStereo, speakers and external subwoofer, speaker of jackStereo headphones / microphone, headphones / microphone jacks2 USB 3.0, 1 USB 2.0, SD card readerEthernet, dual-band 802. 11n Wi-Fi, BluetoothEthernet, 802. 11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
There are enough ports and connections in the UX51Vz to satisfy most users, I guess. On the left there are two USB 3.0 (one of which can charge a device while you sleep the computer); an Ethernet port (your lower lip down to accommodate a full-size connector); HDMI; and power. The law has all the shots remaining, including one for add-on desktop subwoofer.
Top of the screen is a web camera of 2 megapixel camera capable of 720 p video. If you use outdoors or in a well lit room, the picture is very good. With the usual environment of Office or home lighting dimmer, it does as well, but it is more or less the case with the majority of Webcams. The built-in microphone did a fine job with our test of Skype calls.
The UX51Vz is a standard configuration, so you get what you get and if you want something else you're on your own. However, it is available in two versions: the reviewed here, with two solid state of 128GB (SSD) and the other with dual 256GB SSD drives.