Battle of the Screens: Samsung Series 9 np900x4c versus Asus Zenbook Prime UX31A - Samsung wins.

To avoid light bias, I took these two notebooks to a closed dark room (bathroom) and snapped some shots comparing the two screens. Both are set to maximum brightness (and I moved the mouse every 15 seconds to avoid screen dimming).

I have to give brownie points to Asus for the much cheaper price point and for including a microVGA-> VGA adapter and sleeve, but have to totally give the win to Samsung. Better battery life, upgradeable, and a much better (read: brighter) screen. Refer to my previous post to see how the 15" and 13" Samsung Series 9 machines compare.

As I expected, 1920x1080 resolution is too fine. I have 20/15 vision (better than normal) and I'm sorry, there is no way I want such high resolution on a 13".