ASUS Zenbook UX31A Ultrabook (recertified): Core i5-3317U 1.7GHz, 13.3" IPS FHD LED (1920x1080), 4GB Memory, 128GB SSD, Win 7 $618 + Free Shipping

Buy.com has the Asus Zenbook UX31A-R5102F (recertified) for $617.99 shipped. This comes with the 1920x1080 IPS screen. I've been trying to get out of 1366x768 hell for a while and this was the best deal I could find. The fact that it's a 3lb ultrabook running a 3rd gen Ivy processor with an SSD included was just gravy.

It weighs 3lbs on the dot (per my kitchen scale) and it's between .33" and .66" thin.


Back in stock as of 01/03/2013

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The listing is really sparse (which worried me more than a little) but I received my ultrabook yesterday and I'm very happy with it. It arrived in new condition with all accessories (except the laptop sleeve thingy which some reviewers mentioned). Mine came with the lesser of the two possible SSDs (the SanDisk) but the screen is absolutely amazing.

Specs:

• Intel Core i5-3317U 1.7 GHz
• 4 GB SO-DIMM
• 128 GB Solid-State Drive (ADATA or SanDisk)
• Backlit Keyboard
• Bluetooth 4.0, 2 USB3.0 Ports, Micro HDMI, WiDi
• 5 hours of battery life
• 13.3-Inch IPS FHD LED Screen, Intel HD 4000 Graphics
• Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Reviews:

• MobileTechReview [mobiletechreview.com]
• Engadget [engadget.com]
• PCMag [pcmag.com]

If you're looking for an upgrade-able system or a gaming laptop, you'll probably want to look elsewhere. The RAM is soldered in and the mSATA SSD is difficult (and expensive) to replace.

This is also not to be confused with the previous model, the UX31. They fixed a lot of the issues people had with the keyboard and touchpad.

You can also get $12.XX cashback through F-Wallet's cashback click-through to Buy.com.