- 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...
- Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga
- Apple MacBook Pro 8th Gen
- Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display
- Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon
- HP Envy Spectre XT
Ranked Top 5 in rumored laptops with LCD screens
- 14"
- Core i7 2.8 GHz Dual core
- 8 GB DDR3-1333
- 750 GB HDD
First seen on December, 2011
Rated 70% by by TrustedReviews (Jan, 2013)You can go all the way from the base config of a Core i3 with 6GB of RAM and a 500GB hybrid hard drive, to a Core i7 with 8GB of memory and a nice 256GB SSD, along with dedicated AMD Radeon HD7570M graphics.
Rated 100% by by Gabriel-Ordonez (Dec, 2011)The screen resolution is great: 1600x900, so it is exactly widescreen (16:9), and I've enjoyed seeing movies, pictures and working on it.
Conclusion Which is better for you?
Features Key features of the Dell XPS 14z compared to the ASUS ZENBOOK UX31E
GHz2.8
Intel Core i7 2640M
Rated 70% by by TrustedReviews (Jan, 2013)The 500GB hard drive combines a mechanical 5400rpm spinner with 32GB of speedier solid state storage, which isn’t exactly cutting edge but you can upgrade to an SSD of up to 256GB.
2.9 GHz
Intel Core i7 2677M
Rated 80% by by Lahma (Dec, 2011)If you are looking for more resolution, so that you may fit more stuff on your screen (hello multitaskers), but you don't want a HUGE 15" screen, look no further.
screen size
14"
13.3"
XPS 14z by LaptopMag (Oct, 2011)Clicking on a tile opens a small shelf that displays all your content for the category.
ZENBOOK UX31E by JR (Nov, 2011)The display is very sharp and very small fonts are clear and readable.
screen resolution
XPS 14z by c|net (Jun, 2012)It ran our Street Fighter IV test at native 1,366x768-pixel resolution at 44.7 frames per second, which is decent.
ZENBOOK UX31E by JR (Nov, 2011)It also automatically returned to the native resolution when the external display device was disconnected.
cpu speed
| 0 GHz | 2.9 GHz | 3 GHz |
XPS 14z by LaptopMag (Oct, 2011)The $1,599 model features a 2.8-GHz Intel Core i7 2640M CPU, 8GB of RAM, and a 256GB SSD with Nvidia switchable graphics.
ZENBOOK UX31E by mikeyforgets (Mar, 2012)The lightweight portability, performance & beauty is enough to make me want to buy another zenbook for my wife(or myself) when updates are added later this year(IPS screen, ivy bridge cpu, 512 ssd).
processor
XPS 14z by TrustedReviews (Nov, 2011)One of the things we love most about Dell is its flexible configurations, and though this is more limited on the Z range, you should still see a processor choice of dual-core Intel ‘Sandy Bridge’ Core i5 to i7, 6 - 8GB of RAM, a 500 – 750GB hard drive running at a speedy 7,200rpm and, on the more expensive models at least, a dedicated Nvidia GeForce GT 520M graphics card.
memory
| 0 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB |
XPS 14z by TrustedReviews (Jan, 2013)6GB of RAM is pretty generous compared to the 4GB you usually get on budget systems, and should be enough for pretty much anything you’d care to throw at it.
ZENBOOK UX31E by Dan-S (Dec, 2011)I do wish it had more ram and wireless N, Overall I am thrilled with this laptop and my friends are jealous.
Performance Real world tests of Dell XPS 14z vs ASUS ZENBOOK UX31E
3DMark06 CPU
XPS 14z by LaptopMag (Jun, 2012)On PCMark07, a synthetic benchmark that measures overall performance, the Inspiron 14z scored a solid 2,984, better than the 2,242 thin-and-light notebook category average, but less than the Sony VAIO T13 (3,334), which has the same CPU, and the HP Envy 14 Spectre (3,217) with its 1.6-GHz Intel Core i5-2467M CPU.
ZENBOOK UX31E by Jo-AskaPerformance-Processing/read-write: It's an i7, performs at the level expected with a very fast SSD.
battery life
5.23 hour
5 hour
XPS 14z by TrustedReviews (Mar, 2012)Its partially metal finish is a cut above, its keyboard and touchpad are nice, and it offers reasonable battery life and value.
ZENBOOK UX31E by J.-Moses (May, 2012)This ultra book Zenbook 31 is very good maybe even greatIt stays cool the battery life it great.
cinebench r10 32Bit
XPS 14z by LaptopMag (Jun, 2012)With discrete graphics enabled, the Inspiron 14z scored a strong 6,032 on 3DMark06, a synthetic benchmark that measures overall graphics prowess.
ZENBOOK UX31E by Gabriel-Ordonez (Dec, 2011)From what I've read the difference in performance with the DH53, which has the core i5, is not really noticeable for the price difference, but I haven't used the DH53, so I really cannot make that assesment.
Differences What are the advantages of each
Advantages compared to the ASUS ZENBOOK UX31E
| Much more storage capacity | 750 GB | vs | 256 GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Around 3x more storage capacity | |||
| 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 | |||
| Much faster RAM | DDR3-1333 | vs | DDR3 |
| Around 70% faster RAM; data is transferred to/from RAM more quickly | |||
| Significantly faster turbo speed | 3.5 GHz (Intel Core i7 2640M) | vs | 2.9 GHz (Intel Core i7 2677M) |
| More than 20% faster turbo speed; gain a temporary speed boost for computation-intensive applications | |||
| Better CPU benchmark score | 38.22 | vs | 26.28 |
| Around 50% better benchmark score; the CPU performs better in various benchmark tests and will likely perform better in real-world applications | |||
| Bigger screen | 14" | vs | 13.3" |
| Around 10% bigger screen | |||
| Better cinebench r10 32Bit | 9,772.5 (Intel Core i7 2640M) | vs | 6,672 (Intel Core i7 2677M) |
| Around 50% better cinebench r10 32Bit | |||
| Slightly better 3DMark06 CPU | 3,948 (Intel Core i7 2640M) | vs | 2,729 (Intel Core i7 2677M) |
| More than 40% better 3DMark06 CPU | |||
Advantages compared to the Dell XPS 14z
| 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 | |||
| Significantly sharper screen | 138 ppi | vs | 111 ppi |
| More than 20% sharper PPI; enjoy photo-realistic, crisp images | |||
| Much faster Bluetooth | 24 Mbit/s (Bluetooth v4.0) | vs | 3 Mbit/s (Bluetooth v3.0) |
| 8x faster Bluetooth | |||
| Higher resolution screen | 1600 x 900 | vs | 1366 x 768 |
| Around 40% higher resolution screen | |||
| Lighter | 1,297 g | vs | 1,977 g |
| More than 30% lighter | |||
Reviews Word on the street
Dell XPS 14z | ASUS ZENBOOK UX31E | ||
 |    Rated by 22 users at amazon.com Rated 100% by by MA (Jun, 2012) Rated 100% by by jar155 Rated 100% by by jar155 | Rated by 122 users at amazon.com Rated 80% by by Hakan-Kantas (Mar, 2012) Rated 100% by by q_rvuer (Mar, 2012) Rated 80% by by Bizzle (Apr, 2012) | |
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Competition What else you should consider
 | 1 | Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga Has a touch screen |
 | 2 | Apple MacBook Pro 8th Gen Quite good CPU benchmark score |
 | 6 | HP Envy 14 Spectre Longest battery life |
 | 8 | Lenovo ThinkPad T430u Largest amount of storage capacity |
