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    UX303LB with 1080p touch screen..

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by thrombox, Apr 19, 2016.

  1. thrombox

    thrombox Notebook Consultant

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    I own a UX303LN with a gloss touch screen, the WQHD screen is a problem for me, the scaling is bad and the yellow is a noticeable annoyance. Battery life is also not great I presume this is from the touch screen, I get maybe 3 hours. The mouse is infuriating but the keyboard is really nice however.

    I've been considering a P645-SG because it has a larger screen with no touch facility and 1080p and also Win 7.

    Recently I discovered that actually I quite like the touch screen and the UX303 specifically for reading ebooks, but ruled anymore of them out because of the WQHD.

    However I am told there is a UX303LB that has both touch and the 1080p panel instead of the WQHD?

    Can anyone tell me if and where such a model exists?
     
    thrombox, Apr 19, 2016
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    saturnotaku Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    It isn't the touch screen that affects battery life as much as the ultra high resolution at which it runs. More pixels = more power needed to drive them.


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    saturnotaku, Apr 20, 2016
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    tilleroftheearth Wisdom listens quietly...

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    Who told you this?

    Best bet; contact Asus and see if they build the model you actually want. Rather than asking random people on the 'net. ;)

     
    tilleroftheearth, Apr 20, 2016
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  4. thrombox

    thrombox Notebook Consultant

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    I read it somewhere, that a 1080p touch screen version was available but not in North America.

    Battery life even more reason to go less pixels that the fact a WQHD in a 13" screen is a ridiculous idea.

    Perhaps a 1080p panel can be retrofitted instead of the WQHD panel.
     
    thrombox, Apr 21, 2016
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    There is not a 1080p touch on the UX303LB. I ended up getting a faulty American UX303 with 3200x1800 and buying a UX303LB from Germany, and using the keyboard from the faulty American UX303. Not a good way to go about it, but only way if you want 1080p with US keyboard, unfortunately.
     
    HTWingNut, Apr 22, 2016
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    thrombox Notebook Consultant

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    Not in the States but I was under the impression elsewhere in the world yes?

    In that case can a 1080p panel replace the WQHD while retaining the touch screen facility?
     
    thrombox, Apr 23, 2016
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