one more thing, I had 202 bios, but I felt like the sshd was not working, but after updating the bios, the start up time is much improved, by about 15 seconds, and every thing is snappier. funny thing is 203 update claims to only fx problems for the 530 ssds, which i am not using
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I am going to buy a UX32LN. However, in Scandinavia there seems to be LOADS of different configurations.
I finally found one I wanted, with I7 4510U cpu, 8gigs of ram, 256GB ssd etc, but this model has no 802.11 AC wifi.......Im so bummed out about this. I want my laptop to be future proof.
And another thing, various sites quote the battery to be 6 cell 50w, while others claim 3 cell 50, and even some claiming 3 cell 23WHR.
Does any model actually have 6 cell battery, or is it correct to assume that all UX32LN's have 3 cell 50whrs?
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It's pretty easy to upgrade the wireless card yourself to AC.
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Will the function keys to enable/disable the Wifi/bluetooth still work though?
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Intel did say the Haswell refresh were binned higher due to extra time to optimize the 22nm, so the power consumption shouldn't increase much.
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Thats true. Im waiting for the UX32LN-R4102H to come in stock in Norway. Its listed as being confirmed to be in stock 21.August.
There are multiple new configurations of the UX32LN coming to Norway/Sweden in August.
R4102H - I7 4510U, 8gb RAM, 256GB SSD, FHD IPS display
R4100H - I5 4210U, 6gb RAM, 128GB SSD, FHD IPS display
R4086H - I7 4510U, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD, FHD IPS display
R4076H - I7 4510U, 8gb RAM, 500GB SSHD, FHD IPS display, 802.11AC Wifi
I also think none of them bundles with the adapters, although the two last ones is listed as being shipped with a sleeve. The 2 first is not. I dont know if the adapters are still included though, but probably not.
I think these models are being released in Scandinavia instead of the UX303LA, and possibly some other configurations of the UX303LN. The only model I have seen of the UX303LN is the QHD+ touch model, which otherwise is identical in specs to the UX32LN-R4102H.
The UX301LA is also being released in a new configuration here, the UX301LA-DE083H, with the i7 4510U CPU, otherwise identical to some of the cheaper configurations of the UX301LA (128gb x 2, Intel 4400 gfx, FHD display etc) -
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Okay, to anyone who is like me and doesn't like the advertising stickers on the laptop; I removed them using a toothpick, hair dryer and some scotch tape. I started out by heating the sticker with the hair dryer, then used the toothpick to get underneath one of the edges and finally pulled it off. Any remaining glue residue I removed with the scotch tape. The HDMI, intel and nvidia stickers were quite easy to remove while the small energy star sticker was more difficult. The windows 8.1 sticker on the back was pretty easy to remove, but left quite a lot of glue residue (I didn't heat it with the hair dryer) which I just removed with the tape. Anyway it left a perfectly clean result, no marks whatsoever.
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It comes at a price though, we pay a lot of taxes to the state for living here. Like 30-35% of what we earn in general tax to the state, tax for owning a car. 25% VAT on everything we buy (14% VAT for food). So in reality the state takes back roughly 60% of what we earn in taxesMeditech likes this. -
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On a side note, Olympus, Fujifilm, and other companies sell waterproof cameras.
The only issue is that their warranties DO NOT COVER WATER DAMAGES. And I did find a phrase in Olympus's warranty policy stating that waterproof cameras should not be used underwater.
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However you will have to install windows. A few pages back someone reported success recovering from external recovery media created using Asus Backtracker. Backtracker didn't come with my computer but you can download it from Asus.
On a separate note, I think I may know why we all seem to be getting the battery drain issue. Li-ion batteries are normally rated at 3.7V average and charge to 4.2V when full. AFAIK battery meters measure battery capacity by battery voltage. However, the Asus battery pack is rated at 11.31V, which works out to 3.77V average per cell. This corresponds to a charged voltage of 4.3 or 4.35V, which is becoming more common nowadays. If battery bar still considers full charge as 4.2V, it will calculate the power capacity as such.
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someone managed to successfully install windows 7?
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Hey SPNKr, where did you get yours from? So far it's been mostly the i5 with the SSHD here. Don't tell me it's PC Dreams...
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I havent used Windows on any of my computers in over 11years, so thats just great, as I dont have to zero-fill the whole drive before installing Linux. But I do think Im gonna install Windows on the SSHD so I can verify everything works.
Part of the reason Im buying this laptop, is that my girlfriends UX32VD has flawless Linux support, so Im hoping this one will have too.
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I replaced the WIFI card with the AC one. It was a piece of cake - airplane mode button still work fine.
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at some point durring the instalaltion it asks me for drivers, but i don't know which driver!
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Hey guys, just got my UX32LN-4054H. Changed the SSHD to Samsung 840 EVO SSD.
Overall, the machine flies with its performance. FHD screen is absolutely gorgeous to look at. Keyboard is very good, with great tactile feedback (personally).
The one problem I have is that the trackpad is so ... stiff, should I say? I'm not talking about clicking the trackpad -- that's just fine. But trying to move my finger on the trackpad results in a not-so-smooth motion. It results in a staggered motion, and the finger occasionally "squeaks" against the touchpad as if it has too much friction. And after using it, it feels like all the oil from the skin of my fingers has evaporated.
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Try playing with the sensitivity setting for the pad in the drivers.
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Anyone else having trouble with the laptop waking itself up when in sleep mode? Happens to mine every few hours. Event viewer states the wake source as "Power Button". I can't find any "Wake on Lan" option in the bios to disable. Anyone got some suggestions?
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So, did anyone manage to place a pre-order for the 1080p UX303LN or UX32LN from the Amazon.de to a USA shipping address? Amazon.de is telling me that they can't ship to my address in the USA.
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Hello all! i have asus ux32ln with i7 and 256 ssd. and i enjoyed it for 3 month, but yesterday happend something strange. since yesterday laptop works only with charger pluged in. it doesnt even start on battery anymore. may be you have some suggestions what that could be. it shows battery level 100percent. but if i try to remove charger from laptop it switches off.
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You should contact Asus about it and see if you can RMA it.
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I bought the UX32LN-R4076H with 500GB SSHD, and ordered a Samsung 840 Evo 256GB ssd with it. Only model with AC wifi and the updated processors (4510U instead of 4500U).
I also wanted the R4102H, but seeing as it doesnt have AC wifi and also wont be available until later this month. There is also a bigger chance that it includes the adapters/sleeve aswell, as the R4102H specifications mentions nothing about a included sleeve or adapters, but the R4076 mentions a included sleeve aswell. -
I've got the UX32LN-R4032H (i7-4500U) and UX32LN-R4058H (i5-4200U) and both came with adapters and sleeve. No note in specs about it.
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So if anyone's got a solution, or a different experience, please post. I would of course love to use hibernate as it's got lower power usage, but with the current buggy implementation I see no other option than to disable hibernation in the power settings. -
Will it hibernate if you adjust the power settings, such as changing the time of when it occurs, or making the laptop going straight into hibernate?
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Hibernating the laptop manually works. I also tried changing the hibernation time to a few minutes and putting the laptop to sleep. After a few minutes it wakes up and goes into hibernation successfully. I don't know why it didn't work previously. Could it be that I was running some software which prevented the laptop from going into hibernation?
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Opening up the body of most machines voids the warranty, user accessible compartments of course do not.
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So could I potentially place a 1TB SSD in it ?
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But really, I have been a loyal Asus customer for the past 5 years, and none of my laptops have ever had any hardware issues whatsoever, so Im not actually worried about the warranty at all. But if you are so unlucky to actually get a faulty product, I dont think asus would care if you had replaced the harddisk to be honest. -
Ok, you all convinced me. I will be buying the SSHD version and change to SSD manually. Do I just follow the guide made earlier in the post? The one made by Picazsoo. And would I need to buy a new Windows 8, or was the whole point of the guide to use the Windows 8 copy which comes with the PC?
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Hello, any other troubles with Jack 3,5mm and no function as described above? I have also the same troubles, after insert the headphones, it doesnt work, music still sorrounding from speakers. It should be troubles with Conexant audio driver, because after uninstall it is OK. But without this driver I cannot set up audio to better quality and higher loud. Thanks for reply Zdenek
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I have now gotten my UX32LN-R4076H (i7 4510U, 8gb ram, ac wifi) and can confirm that it does indeed come with a sleeve and adapters for vga and Ethernet. Looking great so far!
Now lets pop the hood and replace that harddisk with an SSD!
ASUS Zenbook UX32LN (Nvidia GT 840M)
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