ASUS UX31E-RSL8 Ultrabook $576.50 - Staple's Clearance - YMMV B&M
 

Just went to my local staples and found this:
ASUS UX31E-RSL8 Ultrabook $576.50

SKU 408475
But it doesn't work on the inventory check, you may try your luck by searching the model on Google Shopping

I think it may be a good price for those who want a Ultrabook, it comes with i5, 4GB, 128GB SSD.

Photo attached.

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Try to ask the rep to check inventory using the in-store system to check the SKU or check in-person in store, you may still get luck, but the quantity is very very very limited.

THIS LAPTOP IS NO LONGER IN STOCK AT MOST OF THE STAPLES ACCORDING TO CUSTOMER SERVICE

"we've been getting calls all morning"



Full specs here. [officedepot.com]

Nice deal.. to bad I dont have staples around here

where are you?

i5-2467M Processor

Great CPU but ridiculously overpriced for a 17W chip. 17W and 25W AMD Trinity chips are coming and will start at this price. Not to mention windowsRT devices and smartbooks are coming.

first thing in the morning;-)

Is there an SKU number?

see the image buddy

Thanks OP for sharing, Nice find...

Not found by inventory checkers. :(

Yep same here I first replied then checked. my bad

Not found by inventory checkers either. The date in the picture shows "08/02/2012"

[QUOTE=saggii;52568118]see the image buddy

Nice find, OP - congrats !

Frankly speaking ASUS ultrabooks are the only real competitor of macbooks in terms of design. Samsung series 9, HP folio are pretty decent but they don't rock. Lenovo and dell are not up there yet. Well I may get lot of heat by this statement but this is just my point of view.

Im at Baltimore, the Staples I went is:
803 Goucher Boulevard
Towson, MD 21286

Any left, will have to check my local Staples tomorrow.

If I find this, I will be buying. It's a solid machine, and very slick at that price.

Design aside there are plenty of ultrabooks that top the asus line/macbooks with features eg the toshiba Z at 2.4lbs. But yes the asus ultrabooks are the only good looking ultrabooks in my opinion as well.

This is a great deal. TU and a Rep for the heads up. There's a staples across the street from my apartment and I'll be checking it out tomorrow morning.

Sony Series S...

DON'T CALL THE STORE TOMORROW FOR AVAILABLE STOCK. Follow these simple steps so store employees aren't alerted to this deal!

1.) Call their customer serivce #: 1-800-378-2753
2.) Press or say "One" to get a live customer service rep.
3.) Ask them to do a SKU lookup of 408475
4.) Then give them your zip code.
5.) They will tell you where it is near you and how much of the item is in stock.
6.) Go to the store and get your item without ever alerting the employees to this deal.

*Credit goes to Cfriedla who posted this info many months ago on another topic.:thanks:

If you live in San Francisco, you would have a high chance of snagging one of these. Lots of store has 1-3 in stock. It will be over $600 after tax though. Not that great of a deal.

Is the price nationwide though?

You all are forgetting the $50 off laptop coupon. Works on clearance laptops.

Where did you get the $50 off laptop coupon :)

Will call that number in the morning :)

where is this coupon? the only $50 coupon I remember is the HP one that expired back in June that I used to purchase an hp laptop. I couldn't find any other $50 coupon that works on laptops

I wouldn't mind some more info on this coupon... Thanks

Glad I kept my 50 off coupon.

I have gray shirt and tons of red shirt guys stand right next to the Ultrabook, so I guess nobody in my Staples want it:lmao:

nobody really wants these so you dont need to get all hyped up and be all secretive about this.

by no means am i saying that this is a bad deal, just saying its not that big of a deal

and honestly i dont think anyone saying asus looks the best have ever seen a series 9 in person

I don't know, I think this is a heck of a deal. Microsoft had the Samsung S9 UB on their site for $799 and it was a great deal, it has the same specs as this Zenbook but w/ a backlit keyboard. This doesn't have the backlit keyboard but for about $600 after tax, this UB is an amazing deal. This all depends again if you're looking for super thin UB's and not a high spec gaming laptop.

Also, what's this about the $50 off coupon? I'm looking over my Staples emails and I can't seem to find one that isn't expired.

we all talking about the check-in coups here? Mine says min purchase of $299 and no other instant savings.. hoping it works!

Could you give us some more info on this coupon? What's a check in coupon?

Well, the coupon I have was from doing the staples check in via their android app. here's the thread explaining it

If you download the Staples app on Android (not sure if any other OS has a Staples app), there is a check-in button, with some coupons that would come up.

Anyone have the old staples android app, the updated one doesn't work properly, keeps giving the error about not being able to determine if I'm at the store given the location provided by the phone's gps. Therefore no check in coupons either.

have you installed a location spoofer?

Considering the closest Staples near me is about 60 miles away, think Office depot will price match it? Always worth a try?

I used location spoofer in the past with my other phone but now with my new phone, I only installed the updated staples app from the market and I was physically in the store. It found that I was in the store but it gave the error about checking in no matter how many times I tried. Maybe I need to use location spoofer? dont think it would matter.

I have seen series 9 but in my opinion asus beats 'em all. see for yourself

That's exactly why they have easyTech guys in the store, try asking them for help, I guess they have all the coupons :lmao:

Lots of companies have very Decent thin and light laptops.

The touch pad is centered between the "B" and "N" key. Thus your right hand will hang over the edge of the touch pad just slightly and for people like me this will be annoying. I am sure a lot of you can get used to it, but I can't.. A proper laptop will center the touch pad on the "B" so that the palms overlap the touch pad equally.

is this deal still here? anyone tried it in LA/OC staples

Where/How did/do you see this? o.o i AM in SF :)..

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this or the other asus with third gen? 4gb, 400gb?

http://slickdeals.net/f/5067280-A...e-Shipping

Seems like a very different computer. It really depends whether you want an ultrabook or not.

What exactly will they have to go on for a pricematch, this slickdeals thread and a picture of a price sticker. The answer to both your questions would be no, unless your OD manager wants to be forced to peruse other job opportunities effective immediately.

as harsh as this statement is, its entirely true. I wish some people would use their brains....

What if someone was to post a receipt? I don't think it's as cut and dry as you say. I've received a pricematch at Office Depot with a receipt before. It may be difficult because it's a clearance item, and a receipt will probably list it as such, but it's not impossible.

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id love to find one of these. 800 number doesnt open till 8 eastern

Yeah, I guess the Op missed my question :nono:

I dont know if these can be compared, but I was looking at getting the TF700 with dock, but this being slightly bigger for the same price as the tablet+keyboard, without the touchscreen and apps, may get this. They serve different purposes though, as I see one as for entertainment and the other for productivity. Would be nice to see something that does both of those worlds well.

Nothing in most of the zip codes in North Carolina, unfortunately.

Just called. The rep said none is available. I'm in Gaithersburg, MD.

If you start now, you can probably be first in line in Towson :nod:

nothing in downtown san diego :(

Called in and couldn't find anything in the Triangle area in NC. Boo. Great deal.

Rep just told me that every call this morning has been for this computer and they have not found one in any state. She said check the stores because they are not showing up in the system.

hahaha...funny,i called and i spoke to the rep,her name is Rebecca,i gave her the SKU number and she laughed and told me she checked half of US and no luck..it's sold out even on Jupiter....even NASA could not find anything on Mars

Called and it's in stock!

So this is the place to be this morning SDers. Form your line, bring your coffee, and bring your favorite SD stories :lol:

Those 50 off 299 app coupons are dead. They haven't accepted those in a while.

No luck in my local store

It's b/c you want a mac competitor --the rest of us don't. My folio rocks for other reasons than you care about.

for some reason, the rep said she couldn't check local inventory at the store...must have gotten a rookie :(

Nothing in a 100 mile radius here in FL. Rep lady said to many people calling in and shes getting annoyed by it. Stop being dlcks if it's not in stock guys.

anyone know why the inventory checker is down?

How probable is the situation where the rep says there're none in stock, and there actually are some in stock in the store?
That is, is it really not even worth a 20 minutes walk to double check?

The wide border of the asus make it unnecessarily bigger for a 13.3 inch laptop. I think the samsung looks better. Also the hard drive size (128GB) is kind of small. I would like to use it for work. I do a lot of Linux compilations which take a lot of space. I think I'll wait for 256GB to get cheaper.

Not saying this is a bad product but HP Folio is much better looking imo.

not looking forward to paying CA tax on this, but still a hell of a deal. Will check when stores open :)

Just came back from a local store in MD. First the easyTech guy said they never carried ASUS ultrabooks in this store, then I asked the manager to check their inventory. None in the whole area.

What's her name? I got a rep named Judy and said it was only available online, not in store! And she refused to check on my local stores. What the heck? Maybe they just sniffed out the SD smell. :eek:

Print that picture op posted and throw it in that "easyTech guy's" face!

So you're telling other people to stop being dicks yet you did the same thing as everyone else and called the 1-800 number...

OP, did you actually see/buy one yesterday? this lappie is near impossible to find at Staples.

What are you trying to get at? This lady sounded nice & deserves respect like any other lady.

Op never answered me on that question...I wonder why :rolleyes:

If anyone has a used copy of the staples $50 laptop coupon (a paper coupon version), I'd really appreciate a PM. Thanks!

I checked 5 stores in central NJ no luck, one rep told me the sku number 408475 was deactivated and would show no inventory even though a store may have a few in stock.

in-store stock check will show no inventory?

Here is a question, has anyone gone to the Towson, MD store to see if they could get one :look:

I didn't catch her name, sorry.

yes they are very different as you imagined. honestly even still to date, a tablet experience does not come even close to that of a PC.

If you've got neither a tab or a laptop right now, i suggest getting the laptop over the tab especially at the same price, any day of the week.

tablets even while they're more portable, believe it or not, a hassle to lug around and they stay at home most of the time and only time when they are good for is when you're in bed or couch laying around, playing around with it.

plus when it comes to the real stuff, a PCs gotta do it, and they do not lack in entertainment area either.

Vauxhaull (millburn) had a few of these as of last week, they still had the tags up from july with the old price. Also, I think I saw the display at the Rt. 22 store in springfield, might as well check them both if you want, they're like 5 minutes apart.

I got the same response from a rep about a camera. I just told her to use the in-store system and look up the SKU anyway, then she came back saying that my local store had 2 :rolleyes:

I partially agree. I have a TF700 with the dock as well as a Asus Zenbook Prime(the best buy db51 variant) and I can do a very large portion of what I need to do on my tablet. The only reason I have my ultrabook is due to the fact that my 2 most used compilers won't run directly on android. If I find a way to install Windows 8 RT on here, I will be set. It is just a matter of Microsoft releasing it more than simply to first party devs.Tablets will be wonderful for mobile usage in about a year. Right now they are slightly lacking though

Worked like a charm.
called the 1-800 number, asked for my zipcode.
there was only 1 left, i drove 25 minutes before they opened,
i printed the OP picture, gave it to them. they came back 10 minutes after with the last one in hand.
paid 576(not including the tax) total 610$ walked out the door with the zenbook.
thank you OP!

shit is dead...

op is sleeping all the day Sunday :D
the Towson staples have 2 UB on the show table, which are different model, one is this, one is about 850. So I just photoed the clearenced one's tag, they should have it in stock because they do even have one on the show table

I do actually see one yesterday, the UB is on the show table along with the tag. I didn't buy one because I don't need a Ultrabook right now, a ASUS Gamer or Alienware is my style :D

I didn't realize this UB is impossible to find as the Towson Staples I wen't is really hot, it is right next to a big shopping center, and all the $1 $2 1cent 2cent stuffs has been robbed in that store, but the UB survived, that's why I thought you guys may get luck in other stores and I shot the pic. Actually I get a glue and a packing tape as you can see in the photo :worship:

First off, I didn't say anything derogatory about the rep. My comment was in regards to you, not the lady. I was saying that I find it ironic that you call other people on this forum dicks for calling in to the 800 number yet it's blatantly obvious that you did the same exact thing. Helloooo...

Thanks for posting. I was able to snag the last one at my local store and they even threw in a display model discount! I picked it up after they wiped it clean and found out it came with a sleeve.

I went early this morning right when they opened since the OP said calling wouldn't help, and I got the display model. The salesperson was extremely helpful and actually called places for me to see if they had anything other than the display, but they didn't, so I got the display--with the display discount!

So you get it for 520 before tax? That is a good price:cool:
Asus make good laptop when it comes to an expensive one, the UB is obviously one of them. If I were you I won't buy that 2yr care to save some bucks, btw shouldn't this laptop come with at least one year warranty? So actually you got 1 year extend or 2 years? ;)

The rep didn't say it came with it and suggested the 2 year warranty and not the extended plan. Knowing my experience with laptops (and that this was a display model...), it was better for me personally; even with the 2 year warranty, it ended up falling beneath my budget! Thanks again!

Nothing at SF Van Ness store

Ok, sounds great ;)
Just a kindly reminder, I searched on the web, the Ultrabook should come with 1 year warranty, so I suggest you to turn for Asus for help if any problems occur in the 1st year. Because the way Asus do the warranty is like "Oh, this part is defective, let's just replace it with a new part". Also, even if you are not feel good with some parts (like you feel they screen is not working properly, but actually it works fine...), you can just call Asus and they will replace it for you. Hmmm this is the experience from me and my friend, hope this will help you:bounce:

Extra $25 OD coupon
 

Just got an email from OD. . .extra $25 off Asus or Toshiba Clearance laptops and desktops. Should be able to use this at Staples if you can find one of these UB.

Nothing here ;/ Not even sold in these parts.

Get your facts straight. When did I accuse you of saying anything? Customer service is one of the worse jobs there is. This is what i said in quote.

I know some people will get upset over that, but the majority mature people of the forum will agree. As someone who worked in CS this was one of the most annoying / angry questions you could ask. Is it in stock? Can you check? Check again!? Why Why?

You seem like a young angry man that jumps the gun quick. I hope I didn't offend you or the forum.

So a lurker, now new SDer, got the laptop from Op's location...thats good to know. Congrats. I almost scored one myself, but the manager couldn't find it. I felt he did try looking for it for me and just couldn't find it, so oh well. I did see this laptop in Best Buy and don't feel I missed out, so will take a look at other options.

Windows 8 is coming!

I just snagged one in NYC! Thanks op! Repped!

I think this might be usable. Will help reduce the tax burden.

http://www.retailmenot.com/view/o...nt.3899242

Yippp, while this was a pretty big YMMV deal, I feel at least we might luck out on a 3rd gen UB with at least a backlit keyboard and some what better specs. It's always been down to a Sammy S9 or a Zen for me. and with BF right around the corner, hopefully we luck out soon enough.

yeah you really did not. this one receives some of the worse, way worse reviews among the first gen ultrabooks.

Yet I did a search tonight and this was listed as top 5 or 10 UB. Another in that top list was the HP Folio 13. I am now looking at the HP Spectre 14" with 1600x900 resolution, but I know I won't see a "deal" on those for a few months.

I been looking at that exact one as well! Something about it that I just love, but been refreshing that same page once/twice a day hoping it would drop from $1.3k to $800 or so lol. From its size, you could easily put in a 2.5inch SSD and probably upgrade it in the future with little to no trouble and still having a great resolution with an amazing aesthetic looking UB.

http://www.amazon.com/HP-ENVY-14-...B0076BDBDE
Staples will match this, and if you order it with cashback, 5% or so, that puts you closer to $1k. BUT, if you save your Staple rewards from recycling ink everyone month, that will definitely help cut into the cost.

I think I have my eye set on this one as well. I sometimes would like to have a blu ray included, but some would say that defeats the purpose of an UB in terms of weight, but I rather not need it and then have to get a USB dvd drive when it was needed.

What is difference between UX31E-RSL8 and UX31E-ESL8? I can't find any info.

nothing, just different model numbers