ASUS UL30A Laptop

The Asus UL30A is an interesting machine. Ausus UL 30A even redefined the concept of thin and light notebooks by the time when it launced the Eee pc line of net books in 2007.Its not the most powerful laptop you can find for $700 to $800.Ausus is not actually revolutionary but it is a quite remarkable laptop.

Asus UL 30Ahas a full size island style keyboard. It’s with plenty of internal storage and a new voltage processor. You get a faster Dual-Core notebook with a DVD drive for the same price, but if you want lots of endurance and a thin design, the UL 30A is a winner.It’s actually easy to compare Ausus UL30A to the Mac Book Air because of the dimensions and aesthetics.

Asus UL30A

Likes/Dislikes:

I really like that you wont actually find a deck filled with multimedia controls or launch keys there are only two small buttons one on the left for launching express gate or switching between power profiles and the last but not the least a power button on the right.

KEY BOARD AND TRACK PAD:

Coming down to the key board and track pad touch typist would find the slightly undersized shift key an issue, but the placement is really great. We really appreciate that the pages up/down; end and home keys have their own column with the right arrow and delete keys. We think over and over again if the arrow buttons were smaller there could be more space for the shift key. The touchpad even has a multi touch gesture. We prefer two distinct buttons for right and left clicks, We found the single mouse button long enough but a bit stiff.

AUDIO AND DISPLAY:

Well the bright display offers deep blacks and rich colors. But we think the pixel screen is really glossy. When we were watching a movie we could see my own reflection in the darker scenes. This in an issue because it’s not pronounced in the low light, but there is an advantage too that the downloaded clip was sharp and was stutter-free which mostly isn’t found in other laptop’s we use.

WEBCAM:

The webcam with 0.3megapixel does not impress me it doesn’t deliver a good video for e.g. When we were chatting with a friend on Skype we have noticed a lot of washed out colors and a lot of sharpness too, well the audio came out clearly and even the video did not stutter.

BATTERY:

The ausus ul30a eight celled battery did not reach the advertised 12hours time. We got to know after the battery test of continuous web surfing it still impressed us because it gave 9hours and 55minutes it one of the most longest lasting note books that we have ever herd of or tested.

Asus UL30A

Technical features:

Resolution: 1366 x 768
Hard Disk: 500 GB Serial ATA, 5400 RPM
Webcam:0.3 meg apixel
Dual core: 1.3 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300 processor
Display: 13.3 in.
RAM: 4 GB
Dimensions: 12.9 x 9.28 x 0.98 inches (WxDxH)
Weight: 3.74 lb.