After announcing the second generation of Zenbook series with UX21A and UX31A machines, the company is continuing to expand the family with two more members: UX32A and UX32 Vd. According to the Verge, the UX32Vd and UX31A will be two laptops with Intel’s second generation of processors, Ivy Bridge, both starting at $800.
A price point under $1,000 was Intel’s main goal from the beginning, when the ultrabook concept was announced. A $800 price tag for an ultrabook is actually a good one, knowing that this is an important factor for every consumer.
Both machines will have a 13.3-inch screens, a full range of low-voltage Ivy Bridge chips with the possibility to choose from Core i3-3217U, i5-3317U, or i7-3517U options, depending on everyone’s needs. Interesting, the UX32 Vd comes with a 1GB Nvidia GeForce GT620M graphics card, while the UX32A has an usual integrated graphics card.
While UX21A and UX31A are supposed to have a starting price of $1,100, these two upcoming machines will come at a lower one, with an initial pricing of $800. For $300 less, you won’t bee losing to much, because they have similar tech specs with the UX21A and UX31A.
Offering the same 1920 x 1080 IPS matte display, they will also be equipped with Intel’s Wireless Display technology, so you can connect your laptop to a TV for sharing media content on a bigger screen. There is also 2GB or 4GB of RAM and, sadly, no SSD option included, but you’ll get a 500GB HDD with a 24GB SSD cache.
Not as light as the UX21A and UX32A, with a weight of 1.45kg, but they are quite thin at 18.3mm. No details about an official release date.
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