Asus Zenbook VX51VZ-XB71

The Asus Zenbook VX51VZ-XB71 is a power user system with a screen resolution rivaling the Retina showing. Higher resolution than 1080p HD it means be able to show a lot more of your work on the screen at once, and the fourth-generation Intel Core i7 processor makes short work of any project need what to do next. It is essentially a power user all-in-one desktop with a body that laptop. You can carry the Zenbook VX51VZ-XB71 easily under one arm, but it was not really all that portable, and we'll tell you why.

Design and Features
The Zenbook VX51VZ-XB71 is a fairly large laptop. It is approximately measures 0.78 by 15 by 10 inches (HWD) and weighs in at 4.56 pounds. All around it has a brushed aluminum finish, with a dark gray lid. Contrasts brighter silver keyboard deck well with dark gray keyboard. The system is large enough to support a full numeric keypad on the right of the QWERTY keyboard, although the number keys are almost 2/3 of the full size compared to the rest of the keyboard. Key feel is interesting backlit keyboard on, with a great feel and no keyboard flex. The one-piece multi-touch trackpad is responsive, which is a good thing.

The 15.6-inch LED backlit IPS screen has a 2880-by-1620 resolution, which is much higher than in 1920 through 1080 to become standard on high-end laptops and ultrabooks. For example, our editors high-end ultrabook 'Choice Acer Aspire S7-392-6411 have 1080p screen. 2880 through 1620 is a relatively new screen resolution, because the previous higher than the laptop HD 1080p resolution had different specifications to the resolution. For example, the Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch (Retina Display) and its replacement with a 2880 by 1800 resolution, and Google Chromebook Pixel May 2560 by 1700 resolution. Screen with resolution of 2560-by-1440 The 13.3-inch Toshiba KiraBook. Other announcements laptop will probably display featuring 2880-by-1620 resolution, so it remains to be seen whether it will become a standard.

A possible deal-breaking drawback to the new Zenbook VX51VZ-XB71 is the inability to touch. Sure, you can use the multi-touch trackpad to navigate Windows 8 Windows 8.1 and the pending update, but we found time and time again that not having a touch screen is a detriment to anyone trying to use Windows 8 on a big screen. The fact that the Zenbook VX51VZ-XB71 is more than $ 2,000 adds to the stinging sensation you'll feel with your fingertip when you try to navigate the Start screen and all that happens is that you smudge the display.

The system has a third-generation Intel Core i7-3632QM processor, NVIDIA GeForce GT 650m graphics, 8GB of memory, and two 256GB SSDs linked together in a RAID 0 array to give you 512GB total drive space. The raid 0 array is divided into a C: drive (183GB) and a D: drive (254GB). The system has three USB 3.0 ports, HDMI, Ethernet, SD card reader, and a VGA port for min-connectivity to more than 802.11 a / b / g / n Wi-Fi. The system is free from third-party apps, but there are some Asus utilities and Microsoft apps (some games Xbox Live, Office test, fresh paint, Skype) Getting Started page. We have a huge nit is that the Core i7 processor and NVIDIA GeForce graphics are technically model last year (the 4th-generation Intel Core i7 and NVIDIA GeForce GT graphics 7xx more present). Performance, and especially battery life is likely to be better in the updated components. The system has a one-year warranty.