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by hpaavola 4425 days ago
I have Asus Zennbook UX31A (I got only 4 GB of ram, newer version have 8GB) and it works almost perfectly with Ubuntu 14.04 (and older, only thing that does not work is ambient light detector).

At least here in Finland they cost about 1100 euros (http://www.verkkokauppa.com/fi/product/36916/dnqkg/Asus-Zenb...). While it does not have VGA output, it comes with HDMI->VGA adapter.

See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AsusZenbookPrime
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natdempk 4424 days ago
+1 for Zenbooks. I have a UX32VD, with 12 GB RAM and an i7 and it runs all of the distros I've tried with minimal problems and setup. I've run different versions of Ubuntu and Arch on it with no real issues, and the battery life is decent for its weight and thickness as well. The 1080p screen in the small form factor is also really nice.
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nemasu 4418 days ago
Hmm, I've got a UX32VD, makes me want to try it out, usually I don't bother with laptops.
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