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    ASUS ZenBook Pro UX501JW Review: Forget About the MacBook Pro

    Discussion in 'Notebook News and Reviews' started by Jerry Jackson, Aug 28, 2015.

  1. Jerry Jackson

    Jerry Jackson Administrator NBR Reviewer

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    If you're in the market for a 15-inch premium Windows laptop that can go head-to-head with a 15-inch Apple MacBook Pro then you'll be very interested in the ASUS ZenBook Pro UX501JW. This high-end aluminum-clad notebook is loaded with a 4K touchscreen IPS display, a quad-core Intel CPU, solid discrete graphics from Nvidia as well as the jaw-dropping speed that comes from a 512GB PCIe x4 SSD storage and Thunderbolt connectivity.

    You get a fantastic touchscreen with better resolution than Apple's Retina Display, a better processor, better graphics, and more storage all for much, much less than the price of the 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display. On paper and in person there is very little to complain about with the UX501JW. Let's take a closer look to see if it's everything premium laptop buyers want.

    Our review of the ASUS ZenBook Pro UX501JW is the first part of a two-part review along with the similarly equipped ASUS G501JW gaming notebook.

    Read the full content of this Article: http://www.notebookreview.com/notebookreview/asus-zenbook-pro-ux501jw-review-forget-about-the-macbook-pro/
     
    Jerry Jackson, Aug 28, 2015
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  2. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    Great review, Jerry.

    Close inspection of the keyboard reveals the complete lack of an End key; it looks like the designers bumped it so they could make the power button a keyboard key. That's borderline absurd.

    I'm in agreement with you that the audio/speaker "technologies" built into this notebook and other ASUS notebooks I've reviewed simply don't match up to the marketing hype.

    Charles
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Aug 29, 2015
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