Asus UX302

I am close to pulling the trigger on this one. After playing around with the floor model at BB I had one small issue. The front is edge one this thing is so sharp. This could get annoying when I rest my wrist when not typing. Has anyone had an issue with the front edge being so sharp? Very minor issue, I know.

 

I'm pretty happy with the UX302LA I have now. Very light, my first ultrabook so I can't compare build qualities, but definitely from play with some other ones at the store the 302LA is solid. I was initially waiting / hoping for the LG version. But if it is going to be $200 or more for a mediocre graphics chip, it would be hard to justify. Though if it also comes with SSD and a little bit more ram, then maybe. But now, like a few other posters on this thread, I spent $250 more on a SSD and 8GB ram and it is blazing.

and remember, use 1.35V memory, 1.5 won't work

 

Wait i thought it also has msata port for ssd cache... Is that true

 

Yes, that's correct. There's also only one upgradable RAM slot, not two.

 

those of you who cant wait for the ux302LG, it seems Acer has a business ultrabook coming out that is both light and has a dgpu
the Travelmate P645 (14" 1080p matte IPS touch screen, backlit keyboard, AMD 8750m, under 3.5lbs, can use a loading dock.. starts at $950-ish but that's probably the lower res intel HD 5000 model). supposed to be out this month

 

The msata is a half size slot. There are not too many half sized msata ssd out there right now, check out amazon and newegg.

 

Having half height also limits the capacity and speed unfortunately

 

With the discrete GPU, does the UX302 weigh slightly more than the model without one?

 

+1 where can I expect to get it in Canada that will ship to USA

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Yeah, I'll have to reiterate this. I'm within striking distance of Winnipeg, but if there's a way to import with not toooo much difficulty I could spring for this laptop.

 

Hey Goren, thanks for the heads up! The Acer Travelmate P645 sounds like a better deal.

One quick question! I cant seem to find information on the "matte IPS touch screen."
If it Travelmate P645 comes with touch screen, I will be all over it.

Thanks in advance

 

GTRagnarock,

Thanks for the great Pics and information. I'm waiting on the RAM to arrive so I can perform the RAM upgrade. Not replacing the HHD at this time. One question: Do I need to disconnect the battery before uninstalling/installing the new RAM? If so, can that be accomplished without removing the battery?

 

You don't need to necessarily disconnect the battery but make sure you turned off the laptop (not sleep or hibernate) and that is unplugged from the ac adapter

 

This is very interesting and informative thread about a very interesting ultrabook. I am very tempted to pull the trigger except for remaining questions about battery capacity and life. The life reported by several posters is definitely too low for my needs. But, my use profile may give more life than those reports. I guess my main concern is lack of any battery specs for the 302LA. I have seen specs for the 301 and 302LG that state six cell 50 Wh battery. The only thing I have seen for the 302LA is 3 cell and "up to 6 hrs +" battery life. The implication is that the 301LA has a smaller battery capacity and a shorter battery life than the other two models. And the battery life reported here seems to confirm that conclusion.

Can anyone shed any light on 302LA battery capacity and life for a light duty load?

Thanks, Jim

 

Where in the F can one find either of these in the USA??? It's almost Christmas!?!

What I'm looking for...ideally...

13.3" screen
1980 x 1080 IPS
Intel Core i7 Haswell
802.11AC WiFi
8GB RAM (user upgradeable preferred)
256GB SSD (user upgradeable preferred)
Intel Iris or nVidia GT 7-series GPU
Ca. 3 lbs.

Is the above config even possible on the UX302?

 

GPU chip and VRAM don't weigh as much (including heatsink), so probably around 150 grams. They are most likely unnoticeable to you.

 

Yes it's a small fan/heatsink so you would struggle to tell holding each type of machine in a hand.

 

Not in USA but might get it through ncix in Canada around December 14

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I'm totally happy w/battery life. It's hard to measure accurately because I don't usually work non-stop on the unit for a long period of time but tonight I had a project to finish and have been doing word processing, email, excel and some internet browsing for 5 hours 15 min and it says I have 43% battery life left (I started with a full charge). Others have pointed out that the estimates of remaining time can vary wildly based on current use and that's definitely true, but that estimates of battery percentage remaining should be accurate. So tonight I've gotten 5:15 from 57% of battery used. That's pretty awesome as far as I'm concerned. But factor in that I'm in a dimly-lit room and have the screen at about 30%. Not sure how much 50% screen or more would lower battery life.

Upshot is that I'm very happy with battery life. With my use patterns, running out of battery isn't really a concern.

 

The lid does come off, I read that it does not way earlier in this thread. I'm sure someone figured it out at this point.

Bought at BestBuy a few days ago, this one has 24GB miniSATA, and i upgraded the 500gb to a intel 240gb ssd.

the cover is a pain though. You first have the 9 screws you can see. then you have 2 hidden screws under the rubber feet by the hinge side. Pry off the rubber feet, you can stick them again. Prying the cover like that first guy did will bend everything up. then once all *11* screws are out.. You can unhook the curved lid edge from the circular hinge area.

I'm doing one again soon, i returned this laptop for a couple glitches, I want a fresh one.

Also to note. This one has 2GB hard soldered and a 2GB card. I tried a ram stick from my G75 laptop (also 2GB, but i didnt know that before i removed it). The G75 stick was not detected in the UX302. It only saw 2GB total. So note, the UX302 might be picky with ram brands.

*Maybe this was my ram issue: and remember, use 1.35V memory, 1.5 won't work*

My biggest question that someone here will know is, how does the system decide to use that 24GB SSD? It the OS automatically locked into it, cuz it seemed the OS was on the 500GB instead.. Is there a setting in the OS which tells it what to use the 24GB miniSATA for?

 

Which Canadian stores are the most reliable for USA buyers?

 

I find that battery used or remaining is never accurate. For some reason, the last 40-50% seems to go fast. I test battery life by starting at 100% charge and then keep a log of start time and stop time until I get a black screen. Sometimes it takes me two days and 7-8 sessions.

Anyway, I would be more likely to pull the trigger if Asus would just publish the battery Wh for the 302LA like they do for the 301.

Thanks, Jim

 

ok.. now im getting confused.. i successfully cloned my 500gb disk to my 240gb intel SSD using Mercium Reflect. and it reached desktop. but about 3-5 mins later, it goes to bios. now, no matter what i do in bios, i cant seem to get it to leave bios.

i cloned all 5 partitions on the big 500gb disk.
it boot one time only.. but now in bios it doesnt seem to see my new SSD drive...
intel series 530

wonder if its related to AHCI mode in bios, which is the only SATA mode i have available.

FOR ANYONE THAT HAS THIS ISSUE.. the problem seems to be the intel SSD. I tried my Samsung Series 830 256GB disk and it boots perfectly. Put the intel back in, fails to boot. Samsung back in, boots fine. I'll leave the Samsung in....

 

Hey guys.. just wanted to tell you that my order for the 302LG got shipped today and should be delivered in the next days. Seems like Germany is one of the first countries to get the 302lg.
I'll let you know about my first impressions asap

 

Probably a simple answer but..

my 24GB mini-SATA card doesnt show up anywhere? Not in my computer.. but "Manage/Disk Management" sees it and calls it "Healthy". Maybe it doesn't have/need a file system? I can't see how anything is using it.. My Page file is set to "C" primary drive, not that mini drive.... is it for the Instant On feature? It always shows 0% used...

also a funny note, my Asus outer box it came in says 16GB m-SATA... but the management screen clearly shows 24GB m-SATA.. strange difference.

 

If it's being used for caching/startup it wont appear and be usable, is it actually partitioned in drive management?

 

You have to use the Intel Rapid Storage Technology software to put it into use.

 

Sweet thanks I'll install that soon!

 

Quick question for owners: Can your reverse the scroll direction? And does it support 2 finger right click?

 

i actually just deleted the mini-SATA partition using windows management, and then recreated with an NTFS file system. then it let me assign a drive letter. now i have an additional 22gb ssd storage space. the common idea was if you have a full SSD drive there is no need to use this mini for its intended original purpose anyway.

i saw a 1TB Samsung SSD on newegg for only around $500... now those prices are getting good...

 

Just be aware the durability of the drive is not going to be the best.

 

whats that mean? less reliability than a normal SSD?

 

Low capacity and designed for caching it's not really designed for regular use.

 

hmm i was gonna use it as a storage drive, but maybe i just wont use it at all.

 

I would not store anything important solely on it.

 

it seems to be out for sale on some online sites.. $1200.
Acer TravelMate TMP645-MG-54208G25tkk 14" LED Notebook - Intel Core i5 i5-4200U 1.60 GHz - antonline.com

with the ux302lg not out yet nor the acer aspire s3, this and that gigabyte seem to be the only decent haswell 3.5lb or under ultrabook with dgpu available.

 

yes and yes

 

Hey guys,

Just bought my ux302 this past weekend, and I am in love with it. Great build quality, fairly quick for an HDD, above average speakers for a laptop, and good travel on the keyboard. However, I only have only glaring problem. Ever since I updated to Windows 8.1 and I reboot from deep sleep mode, the resolution of my screen seems to get bigger. It seems to go from the standard 1920x1080 to around 3200x1800. Do you guys think this is a fixable issue with a couple of updates or any steps I can get an immediate fix for it? I can send pics if that would help.

Thanks in advance!

 

Pulling the plug on this baby today. Is there anything should i know like any deals or anything that can get me a lower price

 

Hi,

I'm also hoping to buy one, what country did you buy yours in? I'm in Canada and it doesn't seem to be available yet...

Weedfin

 

where can you change that? I am in "pc settings" - "mouse and touchpad" and there are no adjustments like that.

 

Question to the owners


does you laptop have staticy feeling touching the body when charging the laptop . Because mine does.. is it normal. I tried different plugs

 

can anyone with a UX302LA-BHI5T08 post your windows experience score i would like to compare it to my current ux32vd thanks


Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3517U CPU @ 1.90GHz 7.1
Memory (RAM) 6.00 GB 7.5
Desktop Graphics Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000 4.8
Gaming graphics 1824 MB Total available graphics memory 6.4
Primary hard disk 107GB Free (238GB Total) 8.1
Windows 8 Pro

 

It's been a couple of weeks living with the UX302LA, so here are a few observations, starting with the bad:

1. I bought it a Best Buy and had to return it twice for dead pixels. That is just terrible quality control by Asus. YMMV. (After you buy, look for the dead pixels on bright mono-colored screen like the all green screen for Evernote or the red screen for Netflex)

2. The keyboard is nice, but some of the keys are a little "off". For example, the space key is a little higher on the left side than the right.

3. I'm new to Windows 8, so the learning curve for me has been a little steep coming from XP at home and Windows 7 and work. Not as intuitive an OS as I hoped it would be. It took me a while to figure out how to update to 8.1. (After 3 days it showed up in the Microsoft App Store.) After the update the wifi stopped working and fortunately I knew enough to update the wifi driver, but I think many will need to running to the Geek Squad for help.

4. This is a fingerprint magnet. Thank you Asus for the nice large microfiber cloth!

Pros:
1. Apropos of the software updates, thank you Asus for including an Ethernet adapter, Also the storage/travel case that comes with it is nice.
2 The machine is light and beautiful.
3. It is pretty fast and responsive. Mostly. At times the track pad is unresponsive and I wonder if I'm doing something wrong.
4. This thing should fly after I add some RAM and an SSD. (That will have to wait until after the rest of my holiday spending is complete!)
5. The screen is gorgeous. I think 1080 is the max practical resolution for a screen this size.
6. It has a 25 gb miniSSD. I assume, that explains the fast start-up of about 14 seconds. (Not fast by some standards but fast enough from what I've been used to.)
7. Excellent wifi. An AC router is next on my shopping list.

 

Hi,

Theres a sticker on the hdd saying "Warranty Void if Removed" which has me hesitating on wether I should buy the 302LG or not.
But from the picture below it looks like it should be fine to replace it with an SSD, and then just put the original HDD back in if I need to send it in to Asus for service. What do you guys think?

http://www.ultrabookreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/wi-fi-module.jpg

Also, is the built in SSD in the slightly more expensive version much slower than a samsung 830?

 

Don't worry about the sticker, you can do any upgrades you want as long as you don't damage anything in the process.
Yes, just swap it, but put the original HDD back if you need to send it back to ASUS for service.

See below:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/asus/734016-asus-ux302-6.html#post9432931

 

I would check your regional supplier or reseller on their opinion of the sticker.

 

Its out for fellow canadians !!!!
http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=1044&item_id=065230

 

Great Find! Finally the LG version! now i just hoped for more models and more sellers like ME and NCIX

 

I've been looking for websites that will ship to US. And I found two potential ones.
ZENBOOK 13.3IN IPS BLUE I7-4500U
They do have an international shipping option when I went to the checkout.

http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00H5C5NJY/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&seller=
It costs USD 1,563.52 with shipping and tax.

I did not place any orders because I don't know if keyboard will have that stupid Canadian bilingual keyboard layout/design and how warranty will work.

If they do ship to the US, please do tell me.