The PC notebook market is different from the smartphone market. In the case of declining PC sales year by year, many manufacturers have begun to find another way out. They no longer launch a large number of high-performance, nuclear bomb grade products, but pay more attention to the mobile properties of products such as lightweight, portable, etc. Why Apple's MacBook system is still popular despite its low configuration, which should be a question for manufacturers to think about in recent years. The ASUS U303UB we are evaluating today is a business oriented portable notebook.

parameter

Model: ASUS U303UB

Dimensions: 323 x 223 x 20 mm

Weight: 1.5Kg

Screen: 13.3-inch 16:9 IPS

Resolution: 1920 * 1080

CPU: i5-6200U (dual core four thread main frequency: 2.3 GHz and maximum frequency: 2.8 GHz)

GPU：Intel HD Graphics 520、GT940M(64bit)

Memory: 4GB DDR3L 1600 MHz SDRAM

Hard disk: 500G mechanical hard disk, 5400 rpm

System: Windows 10 64 bit

Battery: 53Wh

Interface: 3 * USB interface, 3.5mm headphone jack, SD card slot, HDMI interface, Mini DP interface, power interface

Wireless: 802.11ac

We got the Chinese version of ASUS U303UB. In terms of configuration, it uses an IPS screen with a resolution of 1920 * 1080. The CPU is i5-6200U, 4GB DDR3L 1600 MHz SDRAM, and it displays: GT940M， The Hitachi 500G mechanical hard disk is equipped with three USB interfaces and the battery capacity is 53Wh.

appearance

As a business laptop, the ASUS U303UB is 20mm thick. The B, C and D sides of the body are all painted with metal paint, and the bottom has four foot pads for support.

The air outlet of ASUS U303UB is designed at the position of the screen axis, balancing heat dissipation and beauty. Chocolate type keyboard is adopted with slight backlight. The keyboard has moderate elasticity and powerful rebound. It can be easily used for coding and coding.

The ASUS U303UB power adapter is very small, which is more suitable for carrying than the traditional laptop adapter. Its shape and design are similar to those of the MacBook Pro power adapter.

screen

In terms of screen, ASUS U303UB uses a 12 inch 1920 * 1080 IPS fog screen, which covers 97% sRGB color gamut, 73% Adobe RGB color gamut, the default color temperature is 8100K, the gamma curve is 2.0 (the closer to 2.2, the better), the contrast reaches 1000:1, the maximum brightness of the screen is about 360 nits, and the brightness distribution is uniform. In general, the screen of ASUS U303UB is an excellent IPS screen among notebook screens.

system

In terms of system, ASUS U303UB uses Windows 10 64 bit system, and 64 bit Windows 10 has no compatibility problem at present. There are not many ASUS software in ASUS U303UB system, and it will not boot up and load N programs like some brands. The whole system is relatively pure, It is no different from ordinary notebook in use.

performance

In terms of performance, ASUS U303UB uses the sixth generation Intel i5 processor, the model is i5 6200U, dual core 4-thread, the main frequency is 2.3GHz, and Ruipin can reach 2.8GHz. The thermal design power consumption is 15W. In terms of GPU, the core display of ASUS U303U is HD Graphics 520, which is GT2 level, 24 EU units, 128bit, 29.9GB/s. Its core display performance is between GT720M and GT630M, and it is also equipped with a unique GT940M. In fact, if the HD Graphics 520 is already equipped, it is unnecessary to be independent of the GT940M, because even the HD Graphics 520 is competent for games such as LOL, and if the HD Graphics 520 is not competent for games, the performance of the GT940M will not be better, because the performance gap between the two is not obvious.

In addition, we got the Chinese version of ASUS U303UB, which does not use SSD, but uses Hitachi 500G mechanical hard disk with 5400 rpm.

Game performance

In the Nvidia control panel, you can switch the ASUS U303UB graphics card to use the GT940M globally. In the case of using the GT940M, we still use two classic games, Hearthstone Legend and League of Heroes, to test. Of course, the performance of the GT940M is very good, and it can handle this level of game with ease. When the power supply is not connected, the ASUS U303UB can run at full resolution (1080P) and the highest special effects, and maintain more than 60 frames in the whole process (no matter how many people fight in groups).

Endurance&fever

After an hour of LOL game, the maximum temperature of ASUS U303UB is 41.1 ℃. Near the keyboard space bar, there is no fever in daily operations such as QQ, WeChat, and Weibo. In terms of endurance, the ASUS U303UB, as a light and thin business book, uses a 53Wh battery with a small capacity. In addition, the power consumption of the i5 6200U is also higher than that of the Core M. After the two-and-a-half hour endurance test, only 10% of the power is left. Among the laptops/tablets we have tested in the past six months, it is only better than the Surface Pro 4.

summary

Even workaholics who work day and night will need the comfort of games, which can meet your performance requirements for LOL games. The ASUS U303UB has chosen a balance between performance and portability, which maintains basic gameplay while being lightweight. However, in use, we found that its multi finger touch is not very sensitive, and we also feel that its price can still be adjusted.