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This review is for the UX330UA (core i5-7200U version). Amazon, you really need to stop lumping multiple products in the same listing, its confusing and totally skews the overall rating system. ASUS, seriously guys, update your product specifications on your site and stop with the confusing model numbers. I couldn't find any additional info on this laptop, other than the amazon listing. I've had this laptop for the better part of a week now, I can answer any questions on it. PROS: The screen is IPS and looks fantastic, very little light bleed (the spectre x360 has a better display IMO, but is also more expensive). Colors and contrast look great. Build quality is great, solid aluminum typical zenbook construction (except the bezel is plastic). The size is pretty amazing too, despite the larger bezels. Its super light and thin. Keyboard is great, backlit with an auto-light sensor (sensor can be shutoff). The touch-pad is microsoft precision and feels really great. I should also mention the fingerprint scanner is a nice add-on. Didn't think I'd use it, but it has been really convenient for unlocking the pc. Anyone with a nexus 5x can attest to how awesome having a fingerprint scanner can be. It is a core-i5u (not a core-M) so it can run hot if you push it. Fan noise isn't that bad, quieter than others (such as the spectre x360). Fan only seems to run when the processor is under load, otherwise its silent. Honestly I'd rather have it this way and get the extra CPU performance when I need it vs a totally silent configuration that is slower. Battery life seems great so far. It comes with a Macbook style charger, which is nice and portable. CONS: Now for the negatives on this laptop. The SSD is pretty sub-standard. Its a sandisk Z400 m.2 drive. I wish they would have spent the extra $10 and put in a sandisk X400, would have been well worth the upgrade (google for benchmarks). Also, NVME support would be nice (asus tech support claims the m.2 port only supports SATA, I might pick up a NVME drive to confirm). In the end the SSD is fine, definitely way better than a hard drive, but it could have been much better. I plan on upgrading to a 500 gig drive at some point so its not a big deal to me. Another thing I've noticed is the occasional "coil whine" while idle. You can really only hear it in a dead silent room, and its not nearly as bad as the Dell XPS or HP envy's I've used in the past. For this price point I'm willing to look past this. The value in this laptop is amazing. Its truly a no-frills (lack of touchscreen/flip design) ultrabook for people who just want a solid built ultra-portable machine with plenty of power under the hood.