- Conclusion Get the lowdown
- Features How they compare
- Performance Real world benchmarks
- Differences Technical showdown
- Reviews Word on the street
- Competition Others to consider
- Discussion Answers and opinions
Compare with...
- ASUS Zenbook UX31E
- ASUS ZENBOOK UX32VD
- Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display
- Samsung Series 5 NP530U3B-A02US
- Apple MacBook Air 5th Gen
- 13.3"
- Core i7 2.7 GHz Dual core
- 8 GB DDR3
- 160 GB SSD
First seen on March, 2012
- 13.3"
- Core i5 2.4 GHz Dual core
- 4 GB DDR3
- 640 GB HDD
First seen on December, 2011
Rated 80% by by Pakidermo (Jan, 2012)All in all, I am delighted with the laptop and I do recommend it specially if you combine with a 7200rpm HDD or an hybrid one, even an SSD.
Conclusion Which is better for you?
Features Key features of the ASUS U36SG-XS71 compared to the ASUS U36SD-DH51
GHz2.7
Intel Core i7 2620M
2.4 GHz
Intel Core i5 2430M
Rated 80% by by Pakidermo (Jan, 2012)I give it 4 stars because I consider that 5 stars is perfection and this item is still improvable, i.e. screen and HDD.
screen size
13.3"
13.3"
U36SD-DH51 by Pakidermo (Jan, 2012)Actually, I don't think that working with a 13" screen is nice, so I just plug it to a desktop screen and it works great for me.
screen resolution
U36SD-DH51 by Pakidermo (Jan, 2012)In addition, ASUS provides an utility that makes colors more vivid and a better contrast.
cpu speed
| 0 GHz | 2.7 GHz | 3 GHz |
U36SD-DH51 by lance (Mar, 2012)The 2.4 GHz i5 is much faster than my other 1.3 GHz i5 ACER machine.
processor
U36SD-DH51 by I.-HO (Jan, 2012)But, you get the benefit of a fully powered i5 even running at 3.0GHz well ventilated.
memory
| 0 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB |
U36SD-DH51 by Pakidermo (Jan, 2012)You have to open the computer because the hatch under the laptop only gives access to the RAM memory.
Differences What are the advantages of each
Advantages compared to the U36SD-DH51 13.3", 2.4 GHz, 4 GB, 640 GB HDD
| Much faster internal storage | 0.1 ms (SSD) | vs | 10 ms (HDD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100x faster random access time; faster boot times and shorter application load times | |||
| Much more RAM | 8 GB | vs | 4 GB |
| Twice as much RAM; run more applications and have more browser tabs open without slowing down the system | |||
| Significantly faster turbo speed | 3.4 GHz (Intel Core i7 2620M) | vs | 3 GHz (Intel Core i5 2430M) |
| More than 10% faster turbo speed; gain a temporary speed boost for computation-intensive applications | |||
| Faster processor | 2.7 GHz (Intel Core i7 2620M) | vs | 2.4 GHz |
| More than 10% faster processor; run computation-intensive applications, such as photo editing, faster | |||
| More l3 cache | 4 MB (Intel Core i7 2620M) | vs | 3 MB (Intel Core i5 2430M) |
| More than 30% more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
| Better CPU benchmark score | 35.91 | vs | 31.48 |
| More than 10% better benchmark score; the CPU performs better in various benchmark tests and will likely perform better in real-world applications | |||
Advantages compared to the U36SG-XS71 13.3", 2.7 GHz, 8 GB, 160 GB SSD
| Much more storage capacity | 640 GB | vs | 160 GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4x more storage capacity | |||
Reviews Word on the street
ASUS U36SG-XS71 | ASUS U36SD-DH51 |
Competition What else you should consider
 | 1 | ASUS Zenbook UX31E 5-way tie: Really fast internal storage |
 | 2 | ASUS ZENBOOK UX32VD Quite fast RAM |
 | 5 | Apple MacBook Air 5th Gen 5-way tie: Fast Bluetooth |
 | 6 | HP Folio 13-1020us Longest battery life |
 | 7 | Apple MacBook Pro 9th Gen 2-way tie: Most CPU cores |
