Asus Haswell Ultrabooks?

[Ragnarok450]

Does anyone know when Asus will release their Haswell Ultrabooks? I'm interested in one for school this year, and I don't know whether to wait and see what they come out with or buy an Ivy Bridge based one. Oh, and 1920x1080 is a must I hope they all are 1080p!

 

[MarkLuvsCS]

If the laptop is something that would be mighty convenient to have at school but not required, I would wait until the Haswell refresh comes through. The battery life gains seem pretty significant with Haswell.

 

[sheh]

Does it have to be Asus? Some things are already out but maybe not Asus (stuff based around things like 4700, and various 4xxxU). I think the more mainstream chips (i3 and i5 4xxxM) might hit the market next month.

 

[rsutoratosu]

Thread below yours

http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/07/samsung-ativ-book-9-1400-august-9/

available on the 20th and its way over 1920x1080

 

[rsutoratosu]

Also off tech bargains today http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/sh...JsYz2GrqmbuGmg

its hp though, 1080p with quad haswell i7-4700mq

 

[sm625]

I had just mentioned this on another thread:

ASUS Zenbook UX31A Ultrabook: Core i5 3317U 1.7GHz, 13.3" IPS FHD LED (1920x1080), 4GB DDR3, 128GB SSD, Win 7 $699 + Free Shipping (slickdeals)

It's not haswell but god it makes you ask the question, is haswell really truly worth an extra $300?

 

[rsutoratosu]

if the claim hours are real, ie 12 hour ? yeah it worth it.. seems like performance is only 3% high.. not much more

 

[Guy Owen]

Based on my chat session with a few of the current notebook / ultrabook manufacturers last night the general consensus seems to be a lot of the Haswell options will be announced September and October.

Lenovo.
Asus.

Both could be unreliable answers, but we see the Asus Zenbook Infinity already peeping out in some overseas markets -- Australia, France, etc. No US pricing is announced.

 

[Guy Owen]

My ideal option would be...
Asus with the UX32VD Screen because its gorgeous and has the best color fidelity.
Matte - not Glossy.
IPS only.
Full HD -- 1920x1080 maximum. Higher than that is "problematic".
14-in unit.
About 3-lbs, tops, in weight.
USB 3, Ethernet, and a Card Reader built-in (no silly dongles).
Backlit keyboard.
Minimum 6GB RAM.
Minimum 256GB fast SSD.
Iris Pro Graphics built-in or Add-In Video Card / GPU that games fairly well.