A student of Liberia. I have been suffering too long now with laptops I buy but don't last. poor battery life, crashing of hard drive and screen, poor wifi connection have been among the problems. I will appreciate your advice on my purchase of a laptop preventing these previous experiences.

Thanks for the review. What I miss from most laptop/ultrabook reviews, including this one, is a test with external monitors (2560x1440 and up). I want to replace my desktop workstation with an ultrabook but the Ultrabook must support my 2560x1440 external monitor but surprisingly few does! (HDMI single link bandwidth is not enough for [email protected]).

One of the best laptop values around, Asus' 13-inch ZenBook UX330UA provides premium specs -- such as a lightweight aluminum chassis, a vibrant 1080p screen and a 256GB solid-state drive -- for well under $800. A successor to last year's identically named model, the late-2017 version of the UX330UA upgrades the processor to a zippy Intel 8th-Gen Core i5 CPU while keeping everything else the same. Unfortunately, the added performance means 1.5 hours less battery life. But with its colorful screen, sweet audio and 2.7-pound chassis, the ZenBook UX330UA is still a great choice for anyone who needs a lightweight Ultrabook at an affordable price.