Asus Zenbook UX360UA Convertible Review

[Redaktion]

Shaky candidate. The basically good and very long-running premium-range convertible stumbles - of all things - over its redesigned hinges. The manufacturer will have to rework this point since a shaky display prevents using Laptop Mode. That is all that has to be criticized as the new Zenbook has a lot to offer.

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Asus-Zenbook-UX360UA-Convertible-Review.181132.0.html

[Daniel Novak]

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[Daniel Novak]

Hey, i have the same laptop, i bought mine about 3 months ago, i have a configuration with a i5 sky lake, 8 gigs of ram and full HD display, the chasey is exactly the same with the ports and the copper hinges. I tried mine, it doesnt close by it self at 45 degrees, and at normal viewing angles anywhere from 90 to 170 degrees the screen doesnt wobble enen when i shake the laptop, let alone close by itself. I suggest the reviewer return his unit since its obviously defective. I wish notebookcheck wouldnt post reviews based on the opinions of one reviewer, without at least contacting the manufacturer, to learn if a devices behavior is normal or is it a defective unit. The hinges behaviour as described in this article is a deal breaker (even for me), if i had read this review before buying mine i honestly wouldnt buy it. This just shows everyone should take reviews with a grain of salt. I suggest everyone to go and try out a device before buying if possible or return it if there is an obvious problem with it. This is a great device for the price, i got mine for 890 US, and im very satisfied, i would tottaly recommend this laptop to everyone who is looking for a light, high performance, well built laptop at a reasonable price.

[Jeff Bellin]

I think Daniel makes an excellent point and I thank him for making it.  I have been a devoted reader and fan of notebookcheck for many years, but I too am bothered by your tendency at times to publish an entire review knowing that you may, or indeed do have a unit with a defect.  Of course, you can't know for certain if the hinge problem on the reviewers unit was a case of bad quality control or bad design, but in the case of the former, you would be doing a disservice to people who would benefit by purchasing this extremely good value by leaving them with the impression that it has a "fatal flaw" in design or mfg.  I've read quite a few of NBC hardware reviews over the year when clearly a cpu or gpu was defective based on it's off-the-charts poor performance with known, generally reliable components, so you leave the reader wondering if your review unit was a "lemon" or if some major design flaw caused a then-current quad core cpu to perform like an Atom of the same generation.  When this happens, it would be much better to hold off publishing the review until you can get a replacement unit and/or information from the manufacturer as to whether your sample is behaving "normally" for that model.  Thanks for your great work - including this review - and for allowing for reader feedback.

[Steve101]

Jeff Bellin, Daniel Novak even if this was just one faulty unit it suggests poor quality control from Asus. I have owned a few Zenbooks in the past few years and have noticed that since 2015 product quality keeps going down as new models are introduced. Maybe Asus is concentrating on a different product line.