Asus UL30A Review

[albintot]

bias review...

[PointCarpetMovies]

???? IT's definitely not a Pentium. It's a Core 2 Duo.

[prototype00000]

Ive had this for a month now, i really like it for the battery power and the fact that it doesnt get heavy after long term use. Got MAME and epsxe emulators working ok, tried to run pcsx2 on it just to see how it will run and it crashed with some windows error message coming on after the loadup screen, obviously not a gaming machine. wifi is weak in certain places, need to move in certain spots for fast download speeds which can be annoying, get better download speeds on my acer aspire one.

[musicnab]

Wth, you tried to run Bioshock on that little laptop? OF COURSE IT ISNT GOING TO WORK. It's designed for the student or worker, not a gamer.

[lolitadoll646]

getting the Hp dv3z instead its way better.

[r31ncarnat3d]

@lolitadoll646 Let me guess... you're one of the brainless twits who follows advertising over specs and reviews?

The UL30A beats the HP dv3z any day.

[lolitadoll646]

@r31ncarnat3d nope it comes with 64bit, and I cal always add ram later. so I didnt want to pay more money for ram that I can get at the sore for cheaper. and the graphics are switchable so I only use them when i need to.

[r31ncarnat3d]

@lolitadoll646 So you paid more for integrated graphics you don't need? At the same time, you went for one of the most unreliable companies? I really don't see how this is a better purchase.

[lolitadoll646]

@r31ncarnat3d nope a student.

[r31ncarnat3d]

@lolitadoll646 Yeaup you are... just saw your laptop, and, honestly? You think that's a better laptop? A Core 2 Duo will beat an AMD Turion any day. Moreso, why would you need a dedicated graphics card? Unless you're planning to game, you're just adding on extra cost and battery drain. And by looking at your 2GB of RAM, you got the 32-bit operating system, didn't you?

[SpineShank7]

I can't believe they're charging $800 for this :\

[AndreaFranchitti]

@SpineShank7 i bought it in february for 630€

[SpineShank7]

@AndreaFranchitti ok I just looked into it a bit more and it is in fact a core 2 duo cpu NOT a pentium cpu like they advertised in this video. VERY misleading information!

[AndreaFranchitti]

@SpineShank7 they are just some idiots doing some shitty reviews.

just go to the UL30A's webpage in asus website and check the specs ;)

[Xytos]

wtf man? you forgot to mention the 12 battery life. that's one of the main highlights of this product. you mentioned one good thing and about 10 bad things about this product and you say it's over "a great choice"?

obviously you guys didn't put enough effort into making your reviews

[aSuP3RSaiYaN]

did u guys know that asus made macbook pro's design?

[Crashtwenty]

I'm a UL30a owner, and i've had no problem with wifi connections, but i do understand the drag part about the touchpad. Overall though, i really love this computer!

[kaidotech]

The wifi is fine, I have 802.11 N. The keyboard is really nice. If you have an apple store nearby or a best buy, go type on an apple keyboard in the store, the feel is identical. The cold feature is a bit off around this time of year, but I feel during summer using this laptop will be nice considering it chills your palms while resting them below the keyboard.

[stndrds79]

wont hold a connection!?? that seems like a huge deal to me

[Seteshmark]

illuminated keybaord?Anyone know this?

[chicgeekuk]

Not with the UL30s, no.

[kaidotech]

The keyboard is extremely nice, almost macbook like.

[stndrds79]

u know thjis from experience?

[kaidotech]

Yes, I own the laptop and love it. Best purchase I made this year.

[stndrds79]

i hear wifi connection doesnt hold! is that true? how is the keyboard, im having hard time finding one with nice, easy to type keyboard

[ActiveSkater13]

atom is a 1.6ghz and this only has a 1.3ghz prossesor?

so this is slower then my eee900?

[DerekFord95]

Frequency means nothing. -.-

It's a whole different architecture.

[ActiveSkater13]

but still is my eee900 faster?

[DerekFord95]

No. This is much faster.

[kaidotech]

Unlike your EEE, this has a dual core, not a single core with hyperthreading. Much higher FSB and L2 Cache

[ascendtofall]

it's a dual core processor, atom is single core. compared to an Atom N270 1,6 ghz processor this is about three times faster.

[jodorowsky00]

the ul30 comes with a 1.3 intel core 2 duo, dont even compare both of them.

[emubreath]

dual core