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  • 14"
  • Core i7 2.8 GHz Dual core
  • 8 GB DDR3-1333
  • 750 GB HDD
First seen on December, 2011
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 70% by by TrustedReviews (Jun, 2012)
 
$1,350
  • 13.3"
  • Core i7 2.9 GHz Dual core
  • 4 GB DDR3
  • 256 GB SSD
Released October, 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.
Rated 100% by by Gabriel-Ordonez (Dec, 2011)
 
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general

Brand Dell vs ASUS
Expected announcement date N/A vs N/A
Release date Unknown vs Oct, 2011
Announced date Unknown vs Oct, 2011
Expected release date Unknown vs N/A
Manufacturer's product page www.dell.com vs www.asus.com
Urls Unknown Unknown
Manufacturer code None vs UX31E-DH72
Replaced Unknown Unknown
3D images key Unknown vs Unknown
Sortable review score 72.14% vs 72.81%
Operating system Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit vs Windows 7 64 bit
Architecture x86-64 vs x86-64

form factor

Weight 1,977 g vs 1,297 g
Size 335 x 23 x 234 mm vs 325 x 30 x 223 mm
Technology Lithium-Ion vs Lithium-Ion
Color Unknown vs Silver Aluminum
Thickness 23 mm vs 30 mm
Battery life 5.23 hour vs 5 hour

processor

CPU Intel Core i7 2640M vs Intel Core i7 2677M
Clock speed 2.8 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Cores Dual core vs Dual core
Code name Sandy Bridge vs Sandy Bridge
Threads 4 vs 4
Manufacture process 32 vs 32
Is mobile Yes vs Yes
Architecture x86-64 vs x86-64
3DMark06 CPU 3,948 vs 2,729
Cinebench r10 32Bit 9,772.5 vs 6,672
Turbo clock speed 3.5 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Is hyperthreaded Yes vs Yes
L2 cache 0.5 MB vs 0.5 MB
L3 cache 4 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmark score 38.22 vs 26.28

memory

RAM capacity 8 GB vs 4 GB
RAM type DDR3-1333 vs DDR3
Maximum capacity Unknown vs Unknown
Format Unknown vs Unknown
Module count Unknown vs Unknown
Module capacity Unknown vs Unknown
Pins Unknown vs Unknown
Channels Dual Channel vs Unknown

display

Size 14" vs 13.3"
Resolution 1366 x 768 vs 1600 x 900
PPI 111 ppi vs 138 ppi
Area 98 square inch vs 88.45 square inch
Is multitouch N/A vs N/A
Technology TN LCD vs Unknown
Touch screen Unknown vs None

storage

Internal storage 750 GB vs 256 GB
Type HDD vs SSD
Interface SATA vs Unknown
Internal storage rotation speed 7,200 RPM vs N/A
Readable optical discs
DVD+RW vs
DVD-RW vs
Writable optical discs
Compact Disc vs
DVD vs
Supported card formats
MMC vs
SDSC vs
Memory Stick Duo vs
SD vs
Memory Stick PRO Duo vs
XD vs
Memory stick vs

network

Wi-Fi
802.11n vs
802.11a vs
802.11g vs
802.11b vs
Bluetooth Bluetooth v3.0 vs Bluetooth v4.0
Supports 3G Unknown vs No
Maximum data rate 3 Mbit/s vs 24 Mbit/s
Maximum data rate 300 Mbit/s vs 300 Mbit/s

ports

USB support Unknown vs USB 3.0
USB version maximum data rate Unknown vs 572 MB/s
HDMI Unknown vs HDMI 1.0
HDMI version maximum throughput Unknown vs 495 MB/s
DVI ports Unknown vs Unknown
VGA ports Unknown vs Unknown
Display ports Unknown vs Unknown
Has a headphone jack Yes vs Yes
Has a microphone jack Yes vs Yes
Has a built-in microphone Unknown vs Unknown

features

Has a GPS Unknown vs No
Has an accelerometer Unknown vs No
Has a gyroscope Unknown vs No
Has a compass Unknown vs No
Has a light sensor Unknown vs No
Camera Unknown vs 0.3 MP

graphics

GPU label NVIDIA vs Intel HD Graphics 3000
GPU code name GT 520M vs Unknown
GPU cores Dual core vs Unknown
GPU clock speed Unknown vs Unknown
DirectX version Unknown vs Unknown
Has integrated graphics Yes vs Unknown
Video memory 1,024 MB vs Unknown

Reviews

LaptopMag.com review URL www.laptopmag.com vs Unknown
AnandTech.com bench URL Unknown vs Unknown