Does anyone know UX31A-r4003v have mSATA or SATA III ? I can just find it's a 256gb ssd that's all.

Crappy keyboard - I've been between repairs ever since I bought it. dont reccomend to anyone

I shall definitely be getting a touch notebook, probably zenbook (reluctant to get acer s7 because of noise), and my 5 yr old son will grow up in a world of touchable computers... I'm sure in 5 years time we will find it frustrating using a laptop where you can't just prod the screen! so concentrating more on the screen is a good move. Could you try the glossy screens with the plastic matte screen overlays and see if you are more convinced?

UX31A-C4043H has just been released, i hope the panel is like the same panel as the original first ux31a (1,000:1) with a MATT type of panel, Glossy and Glare sucks

Ofcourse t=you can swith off the adaptive brightness.
Click on battery icon
More Power options ->Change plan settings->Change advanced power settings->Display->Disable adaptive brightness etc.
Only cons
Battery life could be longer - wait for Haswell if you can. I get around 5 hours on my machine. Would like to be more mobile and not have to charge - ever. I'm lazy like that.
Screen bezel could be thinner - accommodate 14" display in same form factor.

I bought the ASUS 13 inch with the i5 processor 1920 screen resolution. Resolution looks great and consistent to me.  The writer of this article mentioned that it falls slightly under the Samsung 900 and the ThinkPad BUT aren't those two devices not touchscreen?  Consider all the features and workmanship and quality and I believe this ASUS can possibly be the top notch product in the "13" ultra-thin class" today.

Any Idea which store will get it first ?

They play the same dirty fu...ing game again.they release all of the i7 version with sandisk ssd again.i saw i7 version in Singapore and all of them with sandisk ssd.

"Asus throttles the brightness down to 149 cd/m² while the laptop is running on battery. This setting can not be changed."

Are you telling me this can't be changed? Surely there is a fix for this, it would be impossible to use this when unplugged and on battery! I was very eager on purchasing this when it comes out in Australia this month but this has thrown me off. Is it a Battery Saver option? Can it be disabled with Asus Software? BIOS?

Good Notebook

Good review as usual
Still no progress in WINTEL camp, I'll wait and see if Haswell deliver some more performance AND running time.

What could NotebookCheck reviewers check and measure about the TOUCH panel?

How could some measurements be done in a repeatable way by different reviewers?  (and readers)

Are there useful touch-panel benchmarking kits available?


brainstorm ideas:

Accuracy?

(screen point relationship to "finger" location, on different parts of screen)

Precision?

(ability to make fine location adjustments, like selecting one character or moving a diagram one pixel, on different parts of the screen)

Response time? (location, gesture)

Ability to distinguish all standard gestures? (single and multi-"finger", single and multi-tap)

Sensitivity to "finger" size?  gloves?  Non-moving touches (such as a hand holding the device)?
Temperature?  Humidity?  Sweaty fingers?

Maybe testing needs a robot to make them repeatable?  with multiple size "hands" and "fingers" ?

(Do touch sensors vary on these dimensions, or all they all perfect?)