- #AIRBOOK VS ZENBOOK FULL#
- #AIRBOOK VS ZENBOOK BLUETOOTH#
- #AIRBOOK VS ZENBOOK SERIES#
- #AIRBOOK VS ZENBOOK WINDOWS#
That sounds promising, making an already-excellent laptop faster and less expensive. (The 11-inch version still goes for $999 and up.) Oh, and the 13-inch version now starts at $1,200, down from $1,300. Additionally, the Air can now be configured with more RAM and roomier storage.
Apple, for its part, has stuck with the same Air design we liked so much the first time around, though it's refreshed the lineup with speedier Ivy Bridge processors and traded those USB 2.0 ports for 3.0. Today, there are 110-plus Windows-based Ultrabooks on the horizon, leaving consumers with an overwhelming smorgasbord of thin, shockingly powerful laptops. A year ago, too, Ultrabooks, as we now know them were little more than a concept as far as the computer-buying public was concerned. Companies like Lenovo and Toshiba already had deep experience making ultraportables, but those notebooks generally weren't as light, or as skinny, as the Air.
#AIRBOOK VS ZENBOOK SERIES#
Sure, there was the original Samsung Series 9, but it was more expensive, at $1,649, and ran off a standard-voltage processor, often at the expense of battery life. The last time we reviewed the MacBook Air, we didn't have a whole lot to compare it to.
#AIRBOOK VS ZENBOOK WINDOWS#
Windows has access to more apps and programs overall, while Lion has a more friendly-user interface, so if I had to pick a winner, I’d say it’s a tie:)Īs far as other features go, the Air has a better webcam, while the UX31 comes with stronger integrated stereo speakers. The two operating systems are very different, but all in all it’s almost impossible to clearly say which one is the best. The UX31 runs Windows 7, while the MacBook Air runs Mac’s OS X 10.7 Lion. There’s practically no way to tell which one of the operating systems is better.
#AIRBOOK VS ZENBOOK BLUETOOTH#
The rest of the options are there in both cases, including USB 2.0, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0 and an SD card slot. In terms of connectivity and ports, the Zenbook comes with a USB 3.0 port and a mini HDMI that can’t be found on the Air, while Apple’s laptop comes with a original Thunderbolt connector. Both tests were pretty demanding, though, and I wouldn’t be surprised if, based on a more ‘’economic’’ use, both the UX31 and the Air would go for six and a half-seven hours without needing to be plugged in.
#AIRBOOK VS ZENBOOK FULL#
According to The Verge’s battery tests, the UX31 went for around five hours and a half on a single charge, while the MacBook Air had a full 40 minutes of extra ‘’juice’’. Battery life, connectivity and portsĮven though when advertised the UX31 promised to be at least as capable, if not more capable than the MacBook Air in terms of battery life, in reality things are a bit different. While these two are pretty much on-par in terms of performance, the Asus UX31 is better when talking about the screens. They also both come with 128 GB solid state drives, ensuring great booting speeds, but also enough internal memory to go around. This should translate into two equally strong systems, capable of running a couple of non-pretentious video games, as well as all the multimedia content you could want.
This is extremely capable in terms of viewing angles and color reproduction, but is no match for the UX31’s 1600 x 900 pixels resolution screen.Īs for the performance level, both machines pack a snappy 1.7GHz Intel Core i5 processor with 4 GB of RAM and an integrated Intel HD graphics card under the hood. And that’s a pretty tough battle, considering that the MacBook Air comes with a very nice 13.3-inch LED-backlit glossy widescreen display with 1440 x 900-pixels resolution. The Zenbook UX31 may have lost the battle of the keyboards, but has definitely not lost the war just yet, winning the display duel. The Air, on the other hand, is pretty much as good as it gets, coming with a large, elegant and comfortable touchpad. As for the touchpads, the UX31 is once again the inferior device, featuring an unbelievably (and not in a good way) glitchy trackpad.
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