Asus UL30A A1 Core 2 Duo Su7300 1 3GHz, 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD

[SteelCity1981]

It's the perfect travel netbook. I can hop on a flight from Miami Florida to L.A. California and still have just a little over an hour left of battery life by just doing normal everday task.

[sheerforpleasure]

or you can get the UL20ft which has a core i3. 

[sheerforpleasure]

I have ul20a much better except its a celeron dual core. :)

[askpersonaltrainers]

I wish Asus would buy Acer or vice versa, they sound too alike.. confuse them all the time...

[alanheath]

Very useful. Thank you very much.

Has anyone tried using it outside? Can you see the screen in the sunlight?

[ATVRider6840]

does this have keyboard backlit?

[alanheath]

@ATVRider6840 The keyboard is not backlit.

[okerrep]

hi all, im a complete ignorant about, so thats why the following question:how will this asus rate in % against my current laptop, a compaq presario c700 celeron 2000 ghz 3 meg ram running XP instead of W7..mostly asking about cpu performance.thanks!

[alanheath]

@okerrep Snap!  I also use a Compaq Presario with XP!! Thinking of getting the Asus for its battery life!

[dluv4u2]

they should make a bamboo version

[datalapsi]

I think it's funny when people think that processors clock frequencies really mean how fast they are. Well, obviusly a 3GHz E8400 is faster than a 1.3GHz SU7300, but the SU7300 is a dual-core, so it handles multi tasking well and is a lot faster than a single core 1.6GHz Atom N270 for an example.

Who would wan't to play games or edit hd-videos with this laptop anyway? The battery lasts for ten hours! I've already ordered the UL30A to replace my Eee PC 901.

[r31ncarnat3d]

datalapsi, I couldn't agree with you more. It's very nice to see someone who actually knows computers on here :)

I just got this laptop for myself as a college laptop (e8500 desktop will still be used for intensive tasks), and I couldn't be any happier with it.

[Achiliesguy21]

@datalapsi can this run modern warfare, dead space or left 4 dead? plz reply. . .thnks :)

[datalapsi]

@Achiliesguy21

Well, it can run Counter Strike: Source with DirectX 8 all settings low with native resolution. It's not really a gaming macine. If you want to play games, I would suggest you to look for a notebook with a little better graphics card. For instance, the UL-series has other models with better GPU:s.

[Achiliesguy21]

@datalapsi thanks a lot man! :)

[hotboyfriend55]

@datalapsi fast, it got switchable graphics gt 210m

[humetu]

yuckkkk!!!! 1.3ghz,,, so what if its duo... sure its better than a single core,, but comeone,,many uses should at least need 2.0ghz duo cores........(specially if u r a multi task freak.

[TheCastaway15]

omg,, ikr? i wish there gonna make a new one with 2.0 ghz,,

[r31ncarnat3d]

humetu, are you an idiot? You don't judge a CPU based on its clock speeds. A 1.3GHz C2D is better than many of the other CPUs out there on the laptop market.

[JustADeadName]

Bro, u r forgetting about its cache (3MB), it helps a lot. Other 2.0ghz procesors have only 1 or 2 MBs

[timithebeast]

why is everyone so retarded. always complaining just cos its a 1.3ghx core2duo. if you want a 2 hour battery life, and thick ass laptop, go and get something that costs twice as much with its 2.53ghz processor. just quit complaining

[rawimpact]

@timithebeast umm do you know the price of this? one can purchase a i3 for this price with a 3 hour battery.

[timithebeast]

@rawimpact ye i do know the price of this.. but if you look, my comment was 5 months ago.. before anyone even heard of the i3 cores my comment was perfectly valid.

even now im correct, cos an i3 with 3 hour battery is aimed at a different market to the ultrathin market..

[bizzbizz100]

@timithebeast  good comment, there are to many cheap jacks out there, listen you dudes, you get what you pay for, you dig, message getting through, good.

[tbaxt3r]

fuck me its really is only a 1.3ghz

[REALSLIK]

core 2 duo doubles it so should be 2.6

[RythmTR]

is it 3ghz or 1.3ghz?

[khorne98]

1.3Ghz

[antihak]

@RythmTR do some math it's 6ghz dude with 32 gbs of ram. its a rocket launcher (did i spell it wrong!? well then f my grammar) ^^

[RythmTR]

wrong pills? relax max!

[estosjapos]

I hate glossy screens on ultramobile laptops! It's a nonsense for a laptop supposed to be used everywhere thanks to its mobility.

[humetu]

@estosjapos : exactly,,, glossy mirror like screens are stupid,, i dont wanna see my face while using the laptop... even it can reflect my glasses on the screen,,, (my sister sometimes fixes her appearnace with this kind of screen.)

WARNING: with time, it gives head ache! just try..

[mykelinho]

hackintosh possible?

[grey2fox]

You mean Hackintoshable? No word on it yet but quite a few interested. You might wanna wait for the UL30VT with the Nvidia 210m.

[0sebas00]

PLEASE ANSWER THIS QWESTION

so how do i need to install my programs without a dvd rom drive? put all the programms on a ubs and the install it? Does that work? huge thx :D

[takumikai]

You have a couple choices...

You can install programs through an external CD/DVD drive powered/connected via USB.

You can also install programs if you image your CD/DVDs on another computer and then copying/mounting it to run on a mounting software (i.e. Daemon Tools)

There may be a few other options but these tend to be the two most common options people would use...

[0sebas00]

thx! :D

[grey2fox]

You can use USB dongles as well. I recall somewhere that most Software publishers are going to start supporting USB installation with the rise of the optical driveless net/notebooks.

[wtfamion]

i might be talking out of my ass but i do believe you use external optical drive for that.

[dude28901]

i'd just get an external drive from best buy and return it when i'm done. or if you could get them online that'd work

[mz3GT]

Ya! I'm just about to buy one myself, the UL30A-A2 though

[drgrip99]

Dude, you should hold on and get the newley announced ASUS UL30vt !!! as in switchable video card and turbo 33 technology! it will also come with bluetooth!! ASUS posted in amazon that it would be announced in the first week of december, go check it out!

[timmy2teef]

Great! This is perfect for what i need! Buying this ASAP! :D