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    Zenbook UX305 or UX303LA (Broadwell)?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by swbf2lord, Mar 26, 2015.

  1. swbf2lord

    swbf2lord Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello, all.

    I'm looking to pick up a new Ultrabook for light to moderate use.

    Currently, I'm looking between the Asus UX305 ($699 on Amazon), and the Asus UX303 Broadwell ($849) on Amazon. I plan to use it for coding HTML, CSS, PHP, and Javascript mainly, possibly with some light gaming. I have a desktop for serious gaming at home, but there are a few older games I like to play in my spare time; mainly Neverwinter Nights 1 and 2.

    The big question is, will the performance boost from the Broadwell i5 be worth the extra cash and added size/weight? I'll be running an Ubuntu derivative, likely Linux Mint, on it, so it'll be a bit less resource-hungry than Windows. For my use case, which is the better fit? Hope to hear from all you owners of these nice laptops!
     
    swbf2lord, Mar 26, 2015
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  2. pdagal

    pdagal Notebook Evangelist

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    If you want to play games, I'd go with the UX303. The Core M and HD 5300 graphics aren't ideal for even older games.
     
    pdagal, Mar 29, 2015
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  3. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    I agree the 840m is much more up to that kind of task.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Mar 30, 2015
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  4. hawkeye62

    hawkeye62 Notebook Evangelist

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    The model on Amazon is the LA version. No discrete graphics.

    Best regards, Jim
     
    hawkeye62, Mar 30, 2015
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