Asus Zenbook Pro UX501

[PiPiChew]

http://www.asus.com/Notebooks_Ultrabooks/ZenBook_Pro_UX501/

Hi does anyone have any idea if this particular model will be launched in Singapore? It's been a while since we have a 15" Zenbook and the featured fastest speed SSD is very tempting.

Thanks

 

[jtjt00]

TS, you aware of poor Asus after sales service?

 

[PiPiChew]

TS, you aware of poor Asus after sales service?

I find it ok leh my sis laptop once got issue and I sent it for repair ready in 3 days and everything was fine.

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[jtjt00]

I find it ok leh my sis laptop once got issue and I sent it for repair ready in 3 days and everything was fine.

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You are lucky man, not like bros here kena this kind of service:
http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/ratings-board-27/%5Bglgt-psa%5D-asus-service-sucks-so-much-delete-threads-154th-style-4797137.html

........ vomit blood.

 

[PiPiChew]

You are lucky man, not like bros here kena this kind of service:
http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/ratings-board-27/%5Bglgt-psa%5D-asus-service-sucks-so-much-delete-threads-154th-style-4797137.html

........ vomit blood.

Things such as warranty is subjective one every brand service centre sure got some good stories some bad ones. Many years ago I had very experience with those "extended warranty" from one of the chain retailers so now I never take up those extended warranty.

Need to go to Sim Lim for 4 times for same issue and is totally done by 3rd party small shop.

Is not PC Dreams don't worries haha

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[mooncake52]

http://www.asus.com/Notebooks_Ultrabooks/ZenBook_Pro_UX501/

Hi does anyone have any idea if this particular model will be launched in Singapore? It's been a while since we have a 15" Zenbook and the featured fastest speed SSD is very tempting.

Thanks

The UX501 is now available in Singapore, so I rushed down to Funan to buy. I was just about to hand over my card to pay for the machine and a 4 GB upgrade (to 12GB) and 512 GB SSD when I discovered that the Singapore spec DOES NOT HAVE TOUCHSCREEN nor any option for one...

Seems in every other country option for touchscreen is there or is standard.

Damn.... I am so upset.... no other 15" with 4K touchscreen that I know of.

I am left asking why or who in Asus would make such a decision not to include a touchscreen on their most recent flagship model....

 

[PiPiChew]

The UX501 is now available in Singapore, so I rushed down to Funan to buy. I was just about to hand over my card to pay for the machine and a 4 GB upgrade (to 12GB) and 512 GB SSD when I discovered that the Singapore spec DOES NOT HAVE TOUCHSCREEN nor any option for one...

Seems in every other country option for touchscreen is there or is standard.

Damn.... I am so upset.... no other 15" with 4K touchscreen that I know of.

I am left asking why or who in Asus would make such a decision not to include a touchscreen on their most recent flagship model....

The only reason I ask about the Asus UX501 is because it has 4 channel PCI SSD, which is faster than the SATA based SSD in the 13" Zenbooks. But so far from what I see challenger is offering i7 4720HQ, 8GB DDR3, 1TB HDD, GTX960M with 2 years warranty at $2198, which is quite expensive since it doesn't come with SSD at all.

I haven't seen an SSD model yet and I am curious about the pricing. An rMBP 13" has 4 channel PCI SSD for under 2k, since I don't need such high power CPU and GFX I can live with it. To me the essense of the UX501 is the PCI SSD so it would be a shame to leave it with just 1TB of HDD.

 

[mooncake52]

any of the asus resellers will replace the 1TB and put in the SSD for you. But you have to pay the full cost of the SSD and you have to keep the 1 TB which you can use as an external HD. Sux, but that's the best deal you can get.

However I refer to the sata SSD's ....afraid no idea about cost or installation of the PCI x 4 SSD....

can you install this in addition to the 1 Tb standard hdd they supply ?

 

[PiPiChew]

any of the asus resellers will replace the 1TB and put in the SSD for you. But you have to pay the full cost of the SSD and you have to keep the 1 TB which you can use as an external HD. Sux, but that's the best deal you can get.

However I refer to the sata SSD's ....afraid no idea about cost or installation of the PCI x 4 SSD....

can you install this in addition to the 1 Tb standard hdd they supply ?

Wahh I dunno leh but 13" Zenbooks can add half height mSATA SSD but those tend to be slower than SATA SSD so this one 15" should be fine. Adding of mSATA SSD probably need to find PC Dreams liao since not many retailers are keen to open up a new laptop and take responsibility should something happen. The risk involved is not worth the small profit.

 

[isthatall]

Wow just wow


Anyway think mine is the closest to this beast now, a dell Inspiron 15 7548 with 1tb ssd

 

[Kenshin79]

why do people go challenger for notebook?

there are two UX501 configuration in Singapore.
Other than the one mentioned above, you can get following from Asus dealers like addon, newstead etc...

ASUS UX501JW-FI177H
Intel Core i7-4720HQ Processor
16GB RAM
128GB SSD + 1TB 5400RPM HDD
15.6" QHD+ 3200x1800 Glare 300nits
NVIDIA GeForce GTX960M DDR5 2GB
Windows 8.1 (64bit)
2 Years International Warranty
$2498

 

[PiPiChew]

why do people go challenger for notebook?

there are two UX501 configuration in Singapore.
Other than the one mentioned above, you can get following from Asus dealers like addon, newstead etc...

ASUS UX501JW-FI177H
Intel Core i7-4720HQ Processor
16GB RAM
128GB SSD + 1TB 5400RPM HDD
15.6" QHD+ 3200x1800 Glare 300nits
NVIDIA GeForce GTX960M DDR5 2GB
Windows 8.1 (64bit)
2 Years International Warranty
$2498

I see thanks a lot! I was at CWP just walk pass see see pop by, see the RRP then I know what is the price like so that I won't kena chop carrot mah hahaha

 

[mooncake52]

why do people go challenger for notebook?

there are two UX501 configuration in Singapore.
Other than the one mentioned above, you can get following from Asus dealers like addon, newstead etc...

ASUS UX501JW-FI177H
Intel Core i7-4720HQ Processor
16GB RAM
128GB SSD + 1TB 5400RPM HDD
15.6" QHD+ 3200x1800 Glare 300nits
NVIDIA GeForce GTX960M DDR5 2GB
Windows 8.1 (64bit)
2 Years International Warranty
$2498

LOL actually not Challenger, I never go there unless I have to. I got same story from 2 dealers in Funan, notebook.com and mc.2 as well as on phone from supposed official reseller in SLS.

Still no touch screen wah....

btw both these dealers tell me max RAM can supply is 12 GB and can replace 1TB with SSD but there is no 128 SSD in there say jus space for one SSD .... hmmm

 

[walkwaffle]

nits means brightness

 

[mooncake52]

This baby seems available in USA with following spec inc touch screen:

ASUS Zenbook Pro UX501JW-DS71T 15.6" 512GB SSD + GTX 960M 4K Touchscreen Laptop

I guess could order on ebay and take my chances but does anybody have experience with international warranty and issues if I did buy ?

 

[PiPiChew]

This baby seems available in USA with following spec inc touch screen:

ASUS Zenbook Pro UX501JW-DS71T 15.6" 512GB SSD + GTX 960M 4K Touchscreen Laptop

I guess could order on ebay and take my chances but does anybody have experience with international warranty and issues if I did buy ?

Check the chaeging power adapter voltage current etc if not come to SG need to buy an SG charger. Also shipping fees etc add liao then see if worth it or not. I personally don't dare to buy laptops from overseas.

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[addicted-addiction]

btw both these dealers tell me max RAM can supply is 12 GB and can replace 1TB with SSD but there is no 128 SSD in there say jus space for one SSD .... hmmm

The UX501 internals are almost if not exactly, identical to the G501.

SG version only allows max 12GB ram(4GB OB, max 1 pc 8GB), 1 x 2.5" slot for hdd and 1 m.2 SATA slot.

At least, that is the set that PCD has. If you see the specs of the G501 and UX501, it looks almost identical, except for the lack of m2 ssd and smaller ram.

I'm not sure what they were thinking building 2 almost identical models except one with black red ROG chassis and one silver chassis.

Heck even the way the box inside is arranged the same!

 

[zXioNGz]

Take note, that only 512gb ssd is the PCIE, 128 & 256gb are, just SATA lll. Also the 4k model weighs much heavier 2.3kg iirc. Finally quad core broadwell is here. Now I'm eager to see macbook pro 15" update.

Asus trying to make a macbook pro killer, but they instantly failed by copying the design, sub par full aluminum design, not quality. For one, the keyboard color is totally off the design, and ASUS trackpad is just so bad to use, unless it's somewhat same as Dell new xps 13.

 

[mooncake52]

ASUS ZENBOOK Pro UX501JW-DS71T Intel i7 2.6GHz 16GB Memory 512GB SSD GTX 960M 2GB 15.6-inch 4K UHD Laptop
15.6-inch 10-point touchscreen IPS 4K UHD display
Core i7 processor and NVIDIA GTX 960M
ZENBOOK aluminum uni-body design
512GB PCIe x4 SSD and Thunderbolt connectivity
Premium sound design with Bang & Olufsen ICEpower


Price:

$1,799.00

Above is from Asus store in USA.

I realise its more expensive of course, but not much (USD 1799 = SGD 2375 today) , and I struggle to see why Asus Singapore dun give us this option. I'm assuming they manufacture these in Taiwan. Tell me more expensive to ship Taiwan to Singapore than Taiwan to USA ?

Look at how much better it is.... 16 GB RAM vs 12 GB max, Touchscreen, 512GB PCIex4 SSD and Thunderbolt...

 

[PiPiChew]

.

$2375 is only $177 more than $2198 base model offered in Singapore.

For $177 we get a 4k touchscreen display over a FHD display, and we get 512GB PCIe x 4 SSD over a SATA 1TB HDD. So much better

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