I just bought Asus Zenbook UX305UA few days back. RM3,999 at ASUS shop 2nd floor Lowyat plaza. 2 years international warranty.
So far i am liking it due to it's lightweight (1.35kg) and long battery life (tested personally can last ~7hours of normal office works/web browsing + wifi ON and at 60% brightness).
Screen is nice but i am not doing any serious photoshop/video editing so no need for glossy IPS 1080p display.
Fan noise is really inaudible. Heat management wise, the laptop stayed cool throughout the day.
SSD boot up from cold start is fast (~11 seconds).
SSD boot up from sleep (opening the closed lid) is fast too (~1 second)
So far I haven't really shutdown the laptop. Just let it sleep via closing the lid.
Did not experience any problem where got people say when pressing Power button cannot wake up the laptop.
So no problem but as for me, for as long as you don't PUSH the machine too much or take great care of the machine, i am sure your laptop will server you long (~4-5 years).
For example, i have my HP Envy 17 bought in 2011. Still rocking to these day.
My usage on it: heavy photoshop/video editing, office work & web browsing.
No i don't play games on my Laptop because i have my Playstation3 for that purpose.
the reason i bought ASUS zenbook UX305UA is to have a 2nd laptop which requires me to be mobile. My HP Envy 17 that weigh 3.3 kg will definitely kill my back in the long run.
This is my first time using a laptop that runs on SSD, which the difference is earth & sky compare to using mechanical HDD on my Envy 17.
This laptop does not have backlit keyboard or USB-C port, which might be a deal breaker to some, but for my normal office usage and i don't work in poor lighting condition which will kill your eye, i don't even care if don't have backlit keyboard or not.
I also did a comprehensive research on Acer S13. Apparently one youtuber bought it and say she quoted:
"However, I have problem with my screen display as checked box always appears by random patches on my screen from time to time."The rest she said the performance is similar to ASUS zenbook UX305UA.
My recommendation: get the ASUS UX305UA.
should i buy from the same shop as u? they got give extra extra discounts? looking for asus tooooooo