ASUS ZenBook UX331 (13.3-Inch, 2017) Series

Thin and light shell ; Solid productivity performance ; Comfy keyboard ; Great battery life

Dim, non touch-sensitive display ; So-so performance during lengthy CPU-intensive tasks ; No discrete graphics for gaming

The Asus ZenBook 13 UX331UA is a thin, light, budget-minded laptop with a spring in its step when it comes to everyday computing tasks, and it’s got all-day battery life to boot. Its integrated graphics can’t compete with laptops that have discrete...

Inexpensive. Thin and light. Nvidia GPU offers good graphics performance. Excellent battery life.

Flimsy keyboard and touchpad.

Bottom Line: Thanks to its trifecta of light weight, good graphics performance, and an affordable price, the Asus ZenBook UX331UN is an easy ultraportable laptop to recommend.

Slim and light design ; Great keyboard ; Discrete graphics core for smooth 720p e-sports gaming ; Impressive battery life

Fingerprint-prone lid ; Not the fastest quad-core performance in its class ; Finicky fingerprint reader

With its enviable combination of peppy performance, slim design, long battery life and a discrete graphics chip, the $1,000 ZenBook 13 makes for a compelling ultraportable, particularly for productivity-minded users with a taste for casual gaming.

Beautiful design; Solid performance; Long battery life ; Slower-than-average transfer speeds; Low-res webcam ; The Asus ZenBook 13 UX331UN is a beautiful blue machine with strong performance and long battery life, but it could use a faster SSD.

Slower-than-average transfer speeds; Low-res webcam ; The Asus ZenBook 13 UX331UN is a beautiful blue machine with strong performance and long battery life, but it could use a faster SSD.

The Asus ZenBook 13 UX331UN is a beautiful blue machine with strong performance and long battery life, but it could use a faster SSD.

IPS display ; Full-HD display ; stylish metal case ; powerful ; rarely gets warm ; good battery life

CPU throttles on battery ; significant Turbo Boost fluctuations at full load ; GPU is factory underclocked ; loud under load ; no Thunderbolt 3 ; no NVMe-SSD

The ASUS ZenBook 13 scores highly by fitting both a powerful CPU and GPU into a compact chassis. This comes at a cost though, as the case dimensions precluded ASUS from including a cooling system that could adequately cool the device. Among other...

high-quality metal case ; nearly perfect touchpad ; IPS display with decent color-space coverage ; high display brightness + matte display = great outdoor usability ; dedicated GPU supports modern games ; powerful speakers ; case remains relatively...

inconsistent CPU performance ; CPU throttled on battery ; poor keyboard ; system noise under load ; no Thunderbolt 3 ; no NVMe SSD

All things considered, we were quite happy with the ZenBook 13 UX331UN. It features a high-quality display and surprisingly decent speakers, which are the prime ingredients of a multimedia notebook that can be used outdoors thanks to its impressive...

Thin and light ; Discrete Nvidia GPU ; Fingerprint scanner ; All-day battery life

Flimsy lid ; No touch-screen or rotating screen

Very slim and light ; Strong usability ; Well-designed screen

Pricey ; Weak audio

The Asus ZenBook 13 is impressively slim and light, making it well suited to mobile professionals.

Decent battery life ; Fast fingerprint sensor ; Stellar display

Janky touchpad ; HDMI port should be USB-C ; Shell is a smudge magnet

The latest ZenBook 13 from Asus isn’t a speed demon, but it has a killer display and a keyboard that’s as smooth as butter. Plus, it finally addresses a key bugbear in Asus’s laptop design.