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Guys, this is really good deal. 9pcs left so I would advise to hurry.
Asus Zenbook UX305UA Ultrabook Intel i7-6500U 8GB 256GB 13.3" FHD $1300 @ Futu_Online eBay
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Is that the same as the one in eBay Group Deals? http://groupbuy.ebay.com.au/deal?itemId=231861914230
If yes, then it's $1320 via the deal.
Yes, that's a great deal!
There does seem to be a trade off for battery life to run the dedicated GPU and the UX303UB appears to be heavier too. So I guess it depends on performance vs portability.
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The big advantage of the Zenbooks is the PCIe SSDs, for very nice speed. Both these models have that. But personally, the UA model for $1300, I'm just not sold. The UX303UB for $20 is a no-brainer. Once you're done with the laptop in 3-4 years, you can give it to a kid and it will actually play some games.
It's 150 grams heavier, around 10% more. As for battery life, I'm not convinced. It's Optimus graphics, so whenever you want to, you can switch off the discrete card and just use the integrated graphics. The UX305UA has a slightly larger battery (57Wh vs 50 Wh). However, I was quite unclear why there would be such a large discrepancy, until I read this line of the UX303UB description:
One final note: The battery of our review configuration already shows signs of wear at around 7 percent, which means 7 percent of the original capacity cannot be used anymore. The Zenbook should, therefore, manage slightly longer results with a healthy battery. Both the Wi-Fi and the video test results should surpass the seven-hour mark in this case.
I'd prefer to use my note 5.
Isn't the xps13 at $1500 better all round ultra book?
Yep
Dont you need minimum 10 items in stock to post it as a deal?
there were 100?
when posted?
@dafatha: you dont get it do you? OP himself said they are 9 in stock when he posted the deal. Stock needs to be 10 or over to post a deal here.
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/wiki/help:deal_posting_guidelin…better sue him
@dafatha: Sue for what? Useless comment as you can't even back your comment now and running away behind him.
Lack of backlit keyboard is a killer for me. Still a good price though.
Personally I'd say the UX303UB is a much better version. Virtually the same but comes with 940M graphics and touchscreen.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/ASUS-ZenBook-UX303UB-Intel-i7-650…
$1799 -> 20% discount = AU $1,439.20
Both OP and UX303UB have free shipping.