Asus ZenBook UX550VE-DB71T User Reviews and Ratings

Great product. Specs as expected. Not light as ultrabook but still very portable (4 lb)Big plus:- huge and fantastic screen display (better than my surface book 1) despite the 1920x1080 resolution, not sure what new technology is that.- top cover not so shiny as previous models, which I like a lot.

I love this computer, it's fast and is built with quality in mind. I use it for music production that requires a lot of plug-ins and this beast is able to handle it. When I play StarCraft2 the fans are on full blast and are audible else I don't notice them. It has only been a week, I will update after a little more use.

Very impressive machine! Boots up faster than anything I have ever used in Windows 10. Battery Life is truly as promised and you can easily run on battery a full day. Last week I literally ran it for 12 hours and had an hour to spare.

Only downside I have encountered is that is smudges easily - and slight disappointment that it can't charge from tb3 in a clutch (but not surprising considering the power). I was hesitant to buy this laptop, obviously there is lots of competition and debate - and I heard a lot about coil whine and keyboard flex. Neither are the case... but I'll address them specifically:-You can press uncomfortably hard to make the keyboard flex, considering it is only an issue if you force it to be.. it isn't a real issue.-It whines a bit when charging(actually charging, not when plugged in and fully charged)... barely noticeable, but it is there - afaik this is typical of power lithium-ion batteries. This is not the same as coil whine which I have not encountered on my machine.

I do lots of video editing and music production so I needed something portable and powerful as I'm always on the go. I decided to go with Asus because my Vivobook from 2013 was keeping up with my workload pretty well and it was extremely reliable. Yes there's some coil whine and no the battery doesn't last that long but I don't care. I just need it to look nice and be efficient and it is. I can edit 4K raw footage with no problems and render times are absolutely incredible. When working with music production I can open a project with 50+ plugins and have many other programs running and it works flawlessly. This laptop handles thermals well and I don't experience very much throttling at all when working. It is all metal and it is really thin for what it's packing inside. Yes, it has keyboard flex if you try but you have other problems if you are pressing the keys that hard. If you just want to get some work done and look good doing it then I highly recommend this laptop.UPDATE: If you're editing short videos here and there this will be perfect. My workload increased and I'm doing a film a day and they range from 5 minutes to 60 minutes and all the footage is 4k. I've recently discovered the disadvantages of editing on a laptop. It does get warm over time and it also suffers from Power Limit Throttling since it is a 45w processor and not a 95w like you would find in a desktop. SInce it is a laptop the CPU is locked so you can't override it. Sometimes while editing and definitely while rendering the CPU clocks down to as low as .80 GHZ and fluctuates between that and 2.00 GHZ. I still have great render times but it makes life hard when trying to edit. Also, if you have large timelines, (30-90 minutes) 16GB of RAM is not quite enough so keep that in mind. This laptop still works incredibly well for music production and I have had no issues there. Video production is just very demanding on systems so I recommend a desktop if you edit a lot of videos. I still give it 5 stars because this laptop is currently making me a lot of money and it's been very reliable. I plan to keep it for a while.

Wanted a powerful laptop with next gen tech and an aluminum chassis.. and that's exactly what I got. Couldn't be happier.

Awesome laptop love the touch screen. Powerful, worth the money.

Excellent laptop! Thank you!!

Great laptop so far. Wish it had a 10 ley pad, but its still great.

Found a better one for around same price so returned the 500gb for 1 tb hard drive. Great PC.

This laptop is amazing! Very portable and powerful. No issues with it at all. I've been using it for Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premier Pro and After Effects. Definitely would recommend to anyone looking for a powerful, thin and lightweight laptop.

This laptop is a workhorse. I cannot believe how fast it is. It does not matter whether playing video games, hard core streaming, compiling code, or just running through emails. The display is crisp and even the built in speakers are surprising. To have all this horsepower it is extraordinarily thin and lightweight without feeling brittle. The only thing that I would like is for the touch pad to be moved to the left just a tiny bit and be centered under the space bar. This does not come into play very often though as I use a mouse when I have a lot of work to do. I have not turned my desk top on since I got this computer.

Almost everything about this laptop is great, all but the slight coil wine and the amount of fingerprints it shows. But all else is super solid!

small light and powerful

great build and works well.

Sleek design, I wanted a gaming laptop that wasn't big and bulky... THIS IS THE BEST BANG FOR YOUR BUCK... Plus it is 200$ off right now... Screen is nice sized, necromancer is excellent!!! CAN I SAY MORE?!? Has the college design with the guts for GLORY....

 People whine about thermal throttling and coil whine, no pun intended! ;) But seriously, I bought this used like-new condition from Amazon warehouse which was most likely a return and CDI showed only a couple hours on the SSD. I love this laptop and have had it for about a month now. I hardly ever write product reviews, but it seems like there are a lot of complaints about this laptop and it doesn't get the credit it deserves. For these specs while maintaining slim and light profile good luck finding a better deal. I did pay $1400 plus tax which is slightly lower than the current price but I challenge others to comment on laptops with similar specs and design quality to compare this to. The Dell XPS 15 is in the archetype but lacks the specs unless you want to pay $2000. And sure, it has a 4k display, but at the cost of earlier GPU model, on a 15" with the pixel density, 4k is just marketing unless you need 4k for visual design projects there is not much point, you have to render 4k and then increase zoom anyway. There are some drawbacks though and 1. I am not super impressed with the keyboard. It performs fine and no problems with ghosting, but when I'm really hammering away at the keys like I'm used to doing on my desktop pc, there is a slight rattle, but that's just me being too rough on the keyboard due to my fast and high-actuation force typing habits. The next issue is that I really liked the silver design of the UX430UN, and I wish they would have incorporated that design into this build rather than the black spun metal which is very attractive and has class, but also attracts fingerprints. So have an anti-static microfiber cloth and screen/keyboard cleaner handy (which you should when you own a touchscreen laptop anyway), but it's not as bad as I might make it sound. It's not a fingerprint magnet, it's just that the silver spun metal design didn't show any fingerprints, greasy or clean barely. Lastly, sure, there is some thermal throttling if you are playing graphic intensive games, but I can play Destiny 2 on Medium settings with a few things tweaked at 60FPS no problem. It will start to slow down as it heats up a little bit, but a Havik cooling pad eliminates that problem. Keep in mind this is not a gaming-designed laptop although it plays most games very well. The thermal engineering was done well and the keyboard never gets hot, only the back and only when you're running the GPU at full load for an extended period. Any other case it runs cool, setting it on your lap and browsing, editing office files, watching videos, it will stay nice and cool for around 10-11 hours of basic mixed use.

Awesome product

I am an engineering graduate student. This computer works as my everyday laptop. I heavily program on it and it works fine. The screen is good, the keyboard is good, the speaker is good. The only issue to me is that this laptop is not allowed us to upgrade ram by myself.

I love this Laptop.

Great product and quick shipping!

Very cool notebook

This is an outstanding laptop. It is light & compact, and really powerful. I mostly use it for work/office stuff, stream a lot of videos and it does that great, and I game a little and it's more than capable for all aspects. HDMI out, plenty of USB plugs. Gets a little hot on the bottom so be wary of putting onto cloth surfaces without ventilation, but man does it run fast. Touchscreen is nice but I use it sparingly, thumbprint option is cool, and the graphics and sound are both very good.

10/31/2018:I purchased this machine to supplement/replace my slower 2012 13" Mac Air, mostly because of my interest in Day Trading and the software compatibility issues I might encounter with non-Windows products. Also, to more assuredly pair with 2 ASUS ASUS MB169b+ USB 3.0 15.6" flat screen displays. I'm typically a Mac guy, so using a PC at home is going to take some getting use to. This has Windows 10, and Edge as the default browser-fine, ok, but Windows 10 and Edg aren't as intuitive as OSX. For one, I wanted to set up my bookmarked URL's, and normally you can just right click on the browser area where they should go, but not with Edge. You need to noodle around in Settings. Same with setting up the Home page-not intuitive. It's a little annoying. FYI, the Windows/Settings icon is helpful though. There is that.This machine does appear to have the power, speed, and value that I was looking for. My other choice would've been the latest Dell XPS...or the tempting, new Mac laptops that were announced yesterday...I've read complaints about a whining noise, but I haven't experienced that, thankfully, but there where so many stories about this that I discovered after placing my order that I was almost going to cancel it.Pros and Cons:+ Machine arrived within 3 days of ordering.+ Light and sleek, ok, that's nice-everything should be nowadays anyway.+ Easy to set up, just power up and walk through the typical 5 minutes of account setup.+ 15.6" screen is large enough and is bright and crisp.+ Paired easily with 2 ASUS MB169b+ USB 3.0 15.6" flat screen displays, no compatibility issues. Both USB inputs are on the right side, and so the cord is a little tight with the left side monitor, but I'll get a longer one if needed once I decide to put them on stands.+ Powerful, dynamic speakers.+ SSD is quiet as expected, unless updates are made.+ Finger print login is a nice feature, fast.- Cortana voice-controlled help service is annoying, but can be hidden on task bar. Done.- When updates are made, CPU fan revs up and down, leaving user wondering if it'll ever shut off. Out of the box, there are several updates to be made that can be observed in the task manager. Will update once I run multiple applications, to see if it causes the fan to run constantly, which is going to be annoying/unacceptable. It doesn't, though, run with the 2 ASUS USB monitors plugged in.- No backlit keyboard. Would've preferred, being accustomed to my Mac Air 13" and work machines, but I knew this wasn't a feature on this machine.+/- Has an effective touch screen, but I would've preferred to have a backlit keyboard instead. Ok, whatever, I'll try to use it since I paid for it.More to come after the honeymoon is over!

Needed a laptop with some horsepower, and this has not disappointed. Personally don?t find the touchscreen all that necessary, but the rest of the laptop is great. Wish the power brick was a little smaller.

I did a lot of research while shopping for a new laptop and this one stood out to me the most. I was coming from a mac book so still wanted something with the same sleek design. This met all my needs and more. the battery life is way better than my old mac, the battery charges very quick as well. All around a good product that can play some decent games from a year or two ago and still be used to work/study on.

fast and can handle gaming

great computer for professionals

I will keep it short. We use this laptop for general office work as well as editing video on location. It has been handling both tasks really well. No problems at all. My only complaint is how easily fingerprints show all over the thing but I don't really care about that very much. Would recommend for sure.

Awesome laptop! Greats specs and good price