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ASUS ZenBook UX303UB (13.3" FHD, Touchscreen, i7-6500U, 940M, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) $1279.2 C&C @ Bing Lee eBay

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ASUS ZenBook UX303UB (13.3" FHD, Touchscreen, i7-6500U, 940M, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) $1279.2 C&C @ Bing Lee eBay
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lyl on 20/05/2016 - 21:39 ebay.com.au (4185 clicks)
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Massive price drop of $200 on this ultrabook, now $40 cheaper than this deal 2 months ago.

Intel Core i7-6500U 2.5GHz
8GB Memory
256GB SATA Solid State Drive
13.3" FHD Touch LED Backlit Display
Windows 10 (64bit)
NVIDIA GeForce 940M Graphics
Office: Includes 1 month Trial for New Microsoft Office 365 Customers
Wireless: 802.11ac+Bluetooth 4.0 (Dual band) -Intel WIDI
Card Reader: Spec: SD, MMC
USB Port: 3x USB 3.0
Interface: 1x Headphone-out & Audio-in Combo Jack, 1x HDMI, 1x mini Display Port
AC Adapter: 65W AC Adapter; Output: 19V DC, 3.42A, 65W; Input: 100~240V AC, 50/60Hz universal
Battery: 50WHrs, 3S1P, 3-cell Li-ion Polymer Battery Pack
Keyboard type: Illuminated Chiclet Keyboard

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  • xioxxio on 20/05/2016 - 22:28
    +1

    WOW, AWESOME DEAL. Thanks OP

  • xoom on 20/05/2016 - 22:37
    +1

    Just bought one. Thanks OP.

  • niters on 20/05/2016 - 22:39
    +1

    Do they have the 12gb, 512gb SSD model?

    • lyl on 20/05/2016 - 22:40

      No they don't unfortunately

    • bchliu on 21/05/2016 - 07:04

      Doesnt take much to upgrade it yourself if you arent too scare to take out the screws and pop the plastic. Mine is 12GB and 500GB. hehe

  • xoom on 20/05/2016 - 22:54
    +1

    Time to get more ram for this. Anyone know which to get?

    Was also going to replace ssd with Samsung 850 EVO 500GB. This i already have.

    • giventofly on 20/05/2016 - 22:58

      M2 SSD?

      • xoom on 20/05/2016 - 23:15

        No. Looking to upgrade the 8GB RAM TO 12GB.

        • CyberMurning on 21/05/2016 - 01:37
          +3

          What for? 8gb is enough.

        • AussieDaddy on 21/05/2016 - 01:48

          I bought one from the last FUTU deal and 8GB is plenty, unless you're planning to do some heavy, memory-consuming tasks with it.

        • Gavman on 21/05/2016 - 09:10
          +2

          @AussieDaddy: he could be running virtual machine

        • xoom on 21/05/2016 - 09:23
          +2

          @Gavman:

          I have been testing OS builds in VM. Mostly for learning purposes and getting familiar with how different OS behave.

    • bchliu on 21/05/2016 - 07:07
      +3

      Uses standard DDR3 SODIMM (currently uses 2 x 4GB - one is soldered on whilst the other is removable). Upgradable to 12 GB. Uses two types of SSD - the standard SATA type (main) or a cache Micro sized PCI-E type that is only available in 128GB from Amazon and very expensive.

  • Timmmy76 on 20/05/2016 - 22:54
    +1

    Did I read right? They don't deliver to w.a?

    • dlakers3peat on 20/05/2016 - 22:59

      Yes you read it right

      • [Deactivated] on 21/05/2016 - 00:05
        +3

        Really.. That's a bummer

    • GordonR on 21/05/2016 - 00:06

      It seems to be pickup only, so given that there's no Bing Lee stores here (WA) that counts us out…

      • xoom on 21/05/2016 - 07:24

        It can be delivered. Was prompted $10 delivery fee in Sydney but i opted to pick it up. This is the ozbargain way. Save me $10.

        Just so happens not so to WA and other states or territories.

        Guessing limited to states that have BING LEE stores.

        Ninja edit from ebay:

        Item location: Sydney, NSW, Australia
        Posting to: Australia
        Excludes: Northern Territory, Perth Metro, QLD Far North, SA Regional, VIC Regional, WA Regional, WA Remote, PO Box

    • endlless on 21/05/2016 - 12:44
      +1

      hey mate if you want i can pick it up and send it to you, no scammerino

  • CyberMurning on 21/05/2016 - 01:38

    Ram and ssd are upgradeable? Yes.

    http://www.mobiletechreview.com/notebooks/Asus-ZenBook-UX303…
    Scroll down for pictures

  • CyberMurning on 21/05/2016 - 01:57

    So this is better than surface pro 4?

    • klaw81 on 21/05/2016 - 09:31
      +3

      It's certainly a lot cheaper than the equivalent SP4 + keyboard….and it has a discrete GPU that's quite powerful for such a small machine, which is very handy for certain applications. The SP4 is quite a bit lighter and more portable, has a sharper screen, supports Hello and stylus.

      So "better" depends on what you need it for.

      • D3m3ntia on 21/05/2016 - 09:51
        -3

        The variation between the 940m and the Intel graphics are going to be minimal from a user experience. It's not like you're going to play battlefield on either, and for normal computing tasks you won't see much difference.

        • klaw81 on 21/05/2016 - 15:50
          +1

          The integrated GPU is at least 20% less performance, and that last 20% is the difference that allows you to run games at 1080p.

          From personal experience, the 940M copes with Battlefield 4 not too bad, even at 1080p resolution. You can't max the detail level, but having the 940M would make a big difference in your gaming capability compared to the SP4. And if you're talking video rendering or photo editing performance, it's a significant advantage.

          This is one of the most portable and affordable laptops with some graphics chops.

        • bchliu on 21/05/2016 - 16:19
          +1

          Intel 520 (the onboard processor of the i7-6500U):
          http://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-HD-Graphics-520.149940.0.…

          Hardly a "green" in any of the games.

          GF940M
          http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-940M.138027.0.ht…

          Pretty much "green" (over 30fps) for pretty much most of the games on the list on 720p.

          The GF940 helps a LOT and not even the high end Intel Quad Core i7 Iris Pro's will come close to it in GPU performance.

    • yaziyo on 21/05/2016 - 10:37
      +1

      It's more usable if it's your only machine. SP4 has only one USB port and the super high resolution which is more a hassle than an advantage (just makes everything tiny and WIndows sucks at scaling so if you turn on DPI scaling almost everything gets blurry. As much as we love to rag on Apple, they wouldn't have sent out a Surface Pro in it's current form.

      Unless you specifically want the tablet capability, don't bother with the Surface in my opinion.

  • Soupe Opera on 21/05/2016 - 02:44

    Are laptop prices going down because of nvidia 10xx series?

    • [Deactivated] on 21/05/2016 - 05:52
      +1

      No it's because of the 20% discount code.

    • klaw81 on 21/05/2016 - 09:33

      No, the 10xx GPUs aren't available to laptops yet - only desktop GPUs have been announced so far.

  • Splurge on 21/05/2016 - 06:18

    If only it was a 2 in 1… :(

    • StewBalls on 21/05/2016 - 15:42

      …it would cost a thousand dollars more. :'(

      • Splurge on 21/05/2016 - 16:41

        One day a nice Spectre 360x will get included in these sales :)

  • bchliu on 21/05/2016 - 07:15
    +2

    I got the previous version of this using the 5000 series i7 and I love it (using it to type this up now) from Dickie before their fire sales a year ago. The only one single complaint I have is the keyboard typing often misses out on detecting keys and the touchpad driver (which is its linked to) sometimes goes to 100% CPU utilisation and Asus still has not fixed it yet. Outside of this, it's probably the most powerful machine you can get for the form-factor and thickness. Basically a Macbook Air in dimensions, but with more power than a Macbook Pro 13".

    The GF940 is pretty good too for games. Runs GTAV on 720p at 60fps and even Fallout 4 at 720p at about 30-45 fps. Upgraded mine to 12GB and 500GB SSD to run a couple of VM's as well.

    • infraredshell on 21/05/2016 - 13:45

      I've tried the UX31E, and the keyboard does often miss keys too. The keyboard looks different though, (only in color)..How often does the keyboard miss keys for you?

      • bchliu on 21/05/2016 - 15:57

        About one key in every 15-20 presses or so (once in every 3-4 words). It gets a bit frustrating when you're writing long documents but I usually have an external keyboard and mouse whenever I'm in that situation.

  • xioxxio on 21/05/2016 - 07:33

    Just bought one, would like to upgrade ram, where did you get it from? Thanks

  • YellowKnight on 21/05/2016 - 09:29

    Is this laptop any good for video editing? Apart from the screen size of course.

    • klaw81 on 21/05/2016 - 09:35
      +1

      The CPU is only dual-core so it's not going to be super-fast, but it has a discrete GPU, which helps a bit.

      It's way more powerful than a MacBook Air, and lots of people seem to use that for video editing.

  • garage sale on 21/05/2016 - 09:49
    -2

    if you are happy to edit on a 13" screen and laptop then the performance is fine …… other wise desktop for the same money with better screen and better processor …… life is full of trade offs no compromises…… great laptop for the money

  • durendal on 21/05/2016 - 11:07

    What are the internet connection options with this machine, beside WiFi? Does it have an internal modem? Cheers

    • ItsMeAgro on 21/05/2016 - 11:50

      Haven't heard of a laptop with a built-in modem in a looooong time…

      • bchliu on 21/05/2016 - 15:58

        3G or LTE onboard modem.

  • Jatacid on 21/05/2016 - 11:49

    Is this powerful enough for graphic design and web editing? Quick changes of chrome tabs going to cause any issues?
    Been keeping an eye on one of these Asus zen books for a while because they're the only one on the market with a 'discrete' graphics card, but something is holding me back and I'm not sure what

    • bchliu on 21/05/2016 - 15:59
      +1

      Yes.. Its quick enough to do all that. Its an i7, but the Hyper-threaded Dual core version (same as the Macbook Pros).

  • muzzy1907 on 21/05/2016 - 12:35

    19 units sold today….so tempting….argghhhh

    Anyone know what bing lee C&C is like? Can we pick up same or next day?
    Would like to claim TRS.

    • xoom on 21/05/2016 - 13:15
      +2

      doubt pick up same day or next day is possible. I ordered mine last night and it said maybe available thursday or friday.

      all this depends how quickly they process the order, get the money and getting it to store you want to pickup from.

      • lildrummerboi on 21/05/2016 - 13:52

        Ordered and C&C from ACT store. Literally got a phone call less than 10 mins after saying my laptop is ready for pickup!

        • muzzy1907 on 21/05/2016 - 18:13

          I had the same experience.
          Speechless. Couldnt pick it up today though wil pick up tomorrow.

          They must have a 5hit load of stock.

    • aimon on 21/05/2016 - 22:41

      Ordered mine from Hornsby at 8am.

      Picked it up at at a 10am.

      Depends on the local staff I think.

  • muzzy1907 on 21/05/2016 - 13:19

    Thanks for reply.
    I just realised it's 60 days prior and not 30! Doh!
    This works out better as i was planning to send it out with another family member.

    Happy days! 10% more off $1599 can't complain!

  • nebula9 on 21/05/2016 - 14:32

    Have the good guys taken all their appliances off eBay in the last day? I'm getting 'no such product' errors for everything i had in my cart.

    • ezza on 21/05/2016 - 20:52

      Lols thats a random post here for a page here thats related to a laptop from Bing Lee!

      • nebula9 on 22/05/2016 - 00:38

        lol sorry, was hijacking as it's the most current post for the same ebay promotion.

  • YellowKnight on 22/05/2016 - 00:46

    Are these laptops better than the Asus ROG laptops?

    • daitro on 22/05/2016 - 02:22

      This is an ultrabook. Completely different class of laptop to the ROG series.

    • Gavman on 22/05/2016 - 08:09

      Asus rog would have a quad core i7 compared to this which has a dual core version. Trade off is the rog battery life is a 3 hours whilst this would get 2-3x. Not to mention the rog is a brick to lug around. Ok if u just want a gaming laptop that sits on a desk 98% of the time.

      • YellowKnight on 22/05/2016 - 09:39

        Thanks for the detailed explanation. I'm hoping this will be fine for GoPro video editing though.

        • Gavman on 22/05/2016 - 13:57

          This Processors will handle editing. Couldn't see this against the rog having slight better performance being a deal breaker for video editing

  • Jatacid on 22/05/2016 - 01:32

    Oh damn. I finally decide to bite the bullet and buy it - but then I realise they have no stores in Cairns and they don't ship :( Is this the 21st Century??

    • xoom on 22/05/2016 - 04:37

      Yeah. Never understood this. Its not like you're not going to pay for postage right? Charge for postage accordingly and the rest of the folks in australia will clean you out of this fine specced machine.

      Bought a second one but the shop i bought the first sold out. So had to go get it in a different store.

      Lastly. Got email late yesterday that the first one i bought is ready for pickup.

      Sure hope the second one is too. Might chance it and rock up there later.

      • Jatacid on 22/05/2016 - 23:47

        sell to me lol. fml living in Cairns

  • Bunnyburger on 22/05/2016 - 02:21

    Excellent machine. Should I feel bad if I bought the top end HP Spectre X2 that HN was selling a few weeks ago? I'm playing Pillars of Eternity at 720p because the spectre has only Intel 515 graphics :(

    • Gavman on 22/05/2016 - 08:10

      So over Hp now day. Too many issues poor build quality

      • xoom on 22/05/2016 - 10:47

        since my cousins hp laptop died due to known overheating issues I been shy recommending or buying hp laptops.

        • Gavman on 22/05/2016 - 13:59

          They r just poor. Perhaps the highend models are built better but if u were looking at sub 1k laptop I wouldn't touch a hp

  • lakers1222 on 22/05/2016 - 11:48

    Ahh no ! worked out the courage to buy it found out that its sold out.
    If anyone notices that it back in stock can they please msg/comment to let me know please ?

  • OzSikh on 22/05/2016 - 11:49

    Sold out

  • xoom on 22/05/2016 - 16:53

    Just got done opening the box. Initial impressions. The build quality looks stunning.

    Small con it didn't come with case as seen in some unboxing videos. It also didn't come with usb to ethernet cable or the hdmi to vga adaptor.

    Not coming with a case was ok but the usb to ethernet and hdmi to vga. That's just skimping too much.

    • muzzy1907 on 22/05/2016 - 18:05

      Yeah same here. Disappointed but oh well what can you do.

      Laptop looks schmick tho like you said. Plenty of grunt too.

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