bargain? 13.3" ultrabook with 1920x1080 for $600 (today only)

[Tim Tisdall]

Looks like it's sold out.


On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 9:24 AM, Jamon Camisso <jamon.camisso-H217xnMUJC0sA/PxXw9srA at public.gmane.org>wrote:

> On 19/08/13 01:19 AM, D. Hugh Redelmeier wrote:
> > <http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX42060>
> >
> > ($1100 at Best Buy)
> >
> > ZENBOOK Prime UX31A-DH51-CA w/ Core i5-3317U, 4GB, 128GB SSD, 13.3in FHD,
> > Win 8 64-bit.
> >
> > What I like:
> >
> > - good resolution; lowest price I've seen for a notebook with this
> >   resolution.  IPS technology is very nice.
> >
> > - OK size SSD.
> >
> > - low-power i5 is a nice choice.
> >
> >
> > What could be better:
> >
> > - this is last year's chip.  Th Haswell series (this years) uses less
> >   power
> >
> > - no touchscreen.  The future!
> >
> > - 4G RAM is a bit low these days and in the future.  Probably not
> >   expandable.
> >
> >
> > I just assume that Linux will run this well.  I could be wrong.
> >
> > I'm tempted, but my 5-year-old ThinkPad x61t isn't that bad (12 inch
> > 1400x1050 screen; upgraded to 4G of ram and 120G of SSD).
>
> I have that same thinkpad, last of the 1400x1050 and upgraded to 8GB
> with the SSD. Now it runs the microcontrollers at my brewery.
>
> I am typing this on the first generation UX31 from (1600x900) and really
> like it still. The battery life is amazing, everything works with Linux.
> Too bad about the 4GB of RAM yeah, but I run anything demanding on my
> desktop or on a server with RAM to spare.
>
> I highly recommend the UXxx series if you want a portable and compatible
> Linux ultrabook.
>
> Jamon
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