Asus UX31 Ultrabook

[kefan777]

Boot times aren't perfect. It takes about 45-50 seeconds to boot Win 7 from hitting the power button. I was trying to investigate this, and seems like it's the Intel graphics drivers fault. With them, the glowing windows logo freezes and it makes boot 15-20 seconds longer.

Besides I don't like the fact that I have to power off keyboard backlight every boot.

And since I'm used to multitouch gestures on Windows - more of them could work with MBA.

sounds awful, with the lap in my signature, boot including post takes about 25s, pure windows about 16s from cold.

I thought that the SSD in UX31 was much quicker - even when all was ok.

[smckenna]

It seems to me that the big downside to the MBA vs the UX31 is the Thunderbolt instead of USB 3.0 port.

Thunderbolt might be better technically, but there is nothing to plug into it yet! I don't think there are even converters that let you plug in USB 3.0 devices to it yet.

Agreed. To stay one step ahead of the competition, it would be nice if Apple would come out with a refresh to the MBA line that includes:
1. Two USB 3.0 ports
2. "Retina" display 1600x900.

The pursuit of the perfect laptop continues...

[wayofki]

Ahh yes, the perfect laptop. I just know it is going to be announced the day AFTER I buy whatever one I settle for. lol

I'd be happy enough if Apple (or someone else) would just come out with a little hub that lets other things like USB 3 to be connected to the thunderbolt port.

[RR1RR]

For anyone interested, the boot time from the BIOS to the login screen in Ubuntu 11.10 is around 5-6 seconds, it's scary fast!

[actionshrimp]

Very interested RR1RR - as many updates as possible please Just waiting for the UX31 to be released in the UK on Friday and I'll have bought one as fast as possible unless there are any showstoppers...

[Trey1]

Some of the previews showed the UX with a really nice slipcover which looked like leather. Is that the actual slipcover supplied, or does the pictured cover come from someplace else? I'd like to get the leather/leather-look cover.

Thanks!

Thanks for the reply earlier. So if this is not the "official" slipcover, does anyone know where I can source the nice one in the pictures?

[jeremyshaw]

Agreed. To stay one step ahead of the competition, it would be nice if Apple would come out with a refresh to the MBA line that includes:
1. Two USB 3.0 ports
2. "Retina" display 1600x900.

The pursuit of the perfect laptop continues...

They already have 1440x900 in a nice 16:10 format in the MBA13.

I hope for a 1680x1050 display later on (like the MBP15 has), or at the very least, the MBP13 gets one (along with a matte option).

[komoornik]

sounds awful, with the lap in my signature, boot including post takes about 25s, pure windows about 16s from cold.

I thought that the SSD in UX31 was much quicker - even when all was ok.

Read carefully please.

It's about Macbook Air ( mid 2011 ).

[smckenna]

For anyone interested, the boot time from the BIOS to the login screen in Ubuntu 11.10 is around 5-6 seconds, it's scary fast!

I'm very curious how the trackpad problems are faring under Ubuntu. Have you had the same jerky and sensitive (false-click with palms, etc.) behavior as in Win7 that some others have been reporting here?
Also, any WiFi issues under Ubuntu?

[LeoBR]

They already have 1440x900 in a nice 16:10 format in the MBA13.

I hope for a 1680x1050 display later on (like the MBP15 has), or at the very least, the MBP13 gets one (along with a matte option).

How do you manage to use a 1050p in a 13" screen? Do you have an idea of how small things gonna stay?

I really think that 900p is the best vertical resolution for a 13" screen, not more, not less. What could be improved, of course, are the brightness, contrast and color fidelity, thats why I dream with a 13" AMOLED screen, which also saves battery.

Also, you know what would make the UX series perfect in design matter? A 14" screen 1080p in the same frame, reducing the useless screen border to the minimum - that would be expensive, but legendary