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    ZenBook Pro UX501JW vs UX501VW

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by EduardoDaVinci, May 4, 2016.

  1. EduardoDaVinci

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    A question for you guys that surprisingly not a single soul apart from me seem to want to know the answer to: What are the differences between the UX501JW and the UX501VW, other than the latter being released later? I see different things everywhere, so can somebody try to simply inform me on the differences?

    I will buy one of them, depending on which is better, as the prices seem to be very equal.
     
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  2. Galm

    Galm "Stand By, We're Analyzing The Situation!"

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    The latter is just the newer model. The main differences are the newer one have a 6700hq instead of a 4720hq and a thunderbolt 3 port.
     
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    Thank you, that was very simplified and what I needed. In other words, the VW is the better model.

    Though it's quite strange that on some online stores, the JW is more expensive than the VW. Should be opposite given our conclusion. Oh well, probably something to do with even more specific model differences.
     
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  4. link626

    link626 Asus GL502VM, Lenovo Y580, Asus K53TA

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    price doesn't matter. I often see older laptops more expensive than newer better laptops.
     
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    link626 Asus GL502VM, Lenovo Y580, Asus K53TA

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    501VW has displayport too. It's called displayport over usb-c.
    it's thunderbolt 3, usb-c, and displayport, all on a single port
    see that "D" logo?
    There is no advantage to mini-displayport over usbc-displayport

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    link626, May 11, 2016
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  7. AkiraSieghart

    AkiraSieghart Notebook Consultant

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    Is it safe to assume that the UX501VW will be compatible with the XG 2 station since it apparently runs off of TB3 (according to the Transformer 3 Pro)?
     
    AkiraSieghart, Jun 4, 2016
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    tenastu Newbie

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    Does anyone know something about the screen quality on the UX501 VW?
    The description states 15.6' LED Back-lit Ultra Slim 300nits UHD 3840X2160 16:9 Anti-Glare. On some sites there it is marked as IPS, but not in most cases so I am trying to find out about the viewing angles and general quality for graphic and CAD applications
     
    tenastu, Dec 8, 2016
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