*Official UL30VT-X1 Owners Lounge*

Hello everyone... I just received my ul30vt-x1 yesterday from Amazon. So far, I really am impressed with the build quality and performance. I removed the Trend Micro junk and all the Oberion crapware. Also had to scrub on it a bit to remove some of that dang glue left behind by all the stickers! The worst sticker was the one over the touchpad itself.

I'll poke around here to see if I can find the thread showing all the crapware that's safe to uninstall.

One question... is the lid really aluminum? It sure looks like plastic to me... or it's just very THIN aluminum.

 

Maine is G-d's country... so there aint much broke with it

I opted to go with the Intel x25-m 80gb, pro-v had it for a sweet 220, so I had to snap it up... it will be my first foray into SSD drives. My A1 arrives on friday, so I am eager. I will go with the BIOS update immediately... as far as other "essential" software updates, are there any recommended for immediate consideration? I also picked up an intel wifi 1000 for $15, I will manually install a second antenna if necessary.

Has anyone found a teardown of the the A1 or X1 on-line? Trying to decide on optimal placement of antenna.

 

Why is it, that the 3dmark scores differs so much?

I'am in the low end, (3421 3dmark06, and 51 sec wprime with Turbo enabled). Is it normal or can I do something to get better scores? My pc is completely new, and no applications was installed while running benchmarks.

 

It's an amazing experience equivalent to going from loading software from floppys to running programs from a HD. Well... Maybe not that extreme, but you get the idea.

 

Havent tried mine in 3kmark05, but those numbers looks like the ones ppl are getting from 06? You can easily overclock the nvidia to get ~4k in 3dmark06 using turbo-mode which is enough for most

No news about Optimus drivers?

 

Ye, sure I meant 3dmark06.

 

How bout from 5.25 to 1.44 High density....

 

Hey guys, I have a question for UL30Vt owners. I was about to buy the Vt model but nVidia came out with its Optimus tech, and I got cold feet. I don't know if I should wait, or would the cheaper (old) Vt model suffice me. My main concerns are:
1. Will I have to switch the integrated/discrete graphics in situations other than playing video games? Or can you watch HD yt videos, surf the net, and maybe do some Photoshop work on just the integrated chipset?
2. Are there any lesser know problems with switching chipsets with the dedicated button that non owners might not know?
3. Regarding Photoshop, can you do some work with the screen on the UL30Vt? Is it manageable, or should I just forget about PS work?

I'm a graphic designer/coder and I use a Dell 2407WFP for my main display. I need the laptop now mostly because I need one to write my masters. Later I will use it for some minor work with graphics/Flash, and for travel, but I'm pressed with time, and I don't know if I should wait for the updated UL30Jt.

Thanks.

 

Well i think the i7 in the JT would help a bit with your PS sessions, but the integrated graphics with the VT is enough for daily tasks like HD video and such. And with the bios updates and software updates someone mentioned, switching to discrete graphics is just a button press without any flicker or anything now. So the Optimus switching isnt really that much better.

You cant go wrong with either.

 

Hi everybody. I need to buy a new laptop soon and I'm thinking about the UL30vt. What's the difference between the X1 and A1 except black vs. silver, and the X1's lack of Bluetooth? On Amazon other specifications seem to be the same, but the X1 is cheaper.

 

Really, it's that much better than when it came out? Could you point me to some info about this? And do I still have to exit any 'heavy' programs to switch chipsets?
I don't care about the i7UM upgrade, because it won't much of a change anyway, and furthermore it might just hinder the battery.

 

Hello Sagi,

The answers to licenses and such can be found here:
http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/

Microsoft does have an official Windows 7 Support Forum specifically for IT Pros located here http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/category/w7itpro/ . It is supported by product specialists as well as engineers and support teams.
You may want to also check the threads available there for additional assistance and feedback.

John M
Microsoft Windows Client Team

 

Thank you very much. I appreciate your interest.

 

This question has been answered multiple times in the thread, and I'm sure your answers are only a few mouse clicks away but I'll bite anyway.

Both have bluetooth. No difference there.

A1
5600mAh battery
Atheros wireless card
2 year warranty

X1
4400mAh battery
Intel wireless card
1 year warranty

So basically the price difference constitutes of larger capacity battery, longer warranty, and what some say an inferior wireless card (Intel>Atheros). Although, I have no issues with wireless on my A1.

 

Anyone able to help me?

 

Wow, that sounds great as that is the HDD that I am going to get!

how did you do the clean install? especially if you don't have the Win7 DVD and you only have the media that came with the Machine?

 

You can create a bootable usb device... instructions are here

you will need access to another PC with an optical drive.

 

Is there any version of P4G for UL30VT so that turning on Turbo33 requires only a suspend?
I heard some others people discussing it in other threads for UL80VT(or UL50VT...not quite sure) that P4G 1.1.27 is able to do that.

 

Those programs are surely not as complex graphically compared to games like COD:WAW, Crysis, and other 1st person shooter games with high intensity, heavy duty graphics card demands, and this series of notebook can play ALL THOSE GAMES without issues, at nominal settings to boot, so I don't see any reason why you wouldn't be able to use the notebook for engineering programs...that's just bare simple deductive reasoning and logic speaking, not experience with the engineering programs.

Have you read this thread a bit? There are 200+pages of information in the thread and plenty of reference to the ability of the notebooks in terms of graphics and CPU power, and I think you need to do some reading here! I read the *whole thing* before I bought my UL30Vt-X1, and I think if everybody who asks questions like yours should take the time to do some reading before posing them to those of us who are here to help people out.

It's not that I mind answering questions, but rather that there's so much information, both practical and technical data and info, in the thread that it's just simple common sense to go about reading the whole shebang before asking a question or two...and I don't see much of that happening.

I don't know what other notebooks you are also looking at, but for less than $850 this Asus series is pretty much standing alone in terms of graphics, CPU performance, and standard equipment. There's nothing to add, save for a faster, or bigger or better HD, it's all there OEM from Asus, so these are a fantastic value with all the bells and whistles you could possibly want. :smile:

The only thing to do to really make one of these shine is to clean install the OS and utilities, update the BIOS, and pick and choose those you want rather than "shotgun" all of them onto the machine. This will make the notebook more responsive, faster overall, there will be no software issues or conflicts, and the custom install/clean install takes care of any and all bugs that the OEM setup has to boot. :wink:

Other than that consideration, which is something I personally do with each and every notebook I've ever purchased, something anybody can do if they have a mind to do it, I recommend one of this series (either silver or black, it doesn't matter which one you choose) 100% without reservations.

I think this is the best buy out of all available small notebooks, bar none, and if you don't choose one of these your needs must be different than a typical owner here, or you just don't recognize a good thing when you see it.

 

I don't understand the questions because each and every version of the last 3-4 of them is very effective at getting to Turbo mode... especially the brand new one available for download (the URL is in this thread a couple pages back).

I have a big icon up in the right hand corner of my display which tells me if the notebook is in Turbo mode or not, and it's also a switch to do just that, and it's INSTANT, there's no 'suspend' or anything else happening to get Turbo mode working. But then again I clean installed my utilities, so maybe they work better than other folks machines do...

 

I found, after a bunch of searching for a web site that has the download without a bunch of crapola, advertising, or tagged-on software (driver utilities is typically what they have at other sites) for DirectX 9.x, which the newest Windows 7 does *not install*...it installs DirectX 11 now, bypassing 9 and 10 Direct X.

Some games and applications need the Direct X 9.x, and it does nothing to screw up your OS to add DirectX 9.x, so here is the web page. I hope it comes in handy for some of you, as it has for me:

http://directx.en.softonic.com/

In particular, the PC testing suite called OCCT needs Direct X 9 before you can test your CPU and GPU extensively, so if you have that utility and want to make certain your PC is working 100%, especially the GPU, OCCT is the favored application for doing such things.

I tested my notebook extensively last night using OCCT, to make certain that the GPU and CPU are both working aok fine 100% after my clean installations, and the utility revealed that under 100% load for 60 minutes, for example (100% CPU and 97% Memory being used), that the temperature never got higher than 65-degrees Celsius in CPU and GPU, a nominal figure, so that was a good thing to know!

In case you want to download OCCT (Peristroika aka) here's that URL:

http://www.ocbase.com/perestroika_en/index.php?Download

I find it's an invaluable utility for stress testing the GPU and CPU, apart from actually just using linpack (LinX 0.6.3+) or some separate graphics GPU test, the OCCT suite has everything all in one place, a good thing!

 

I'm in the same boat as Human-Being, i.e. switching to Turbo is not instant. I get a message when switching (by clicking off or on in the gadget you mentioned) that says I have to restart in order for the boost to take effect. I have installed the latest version of Power4Gear Hybrid. So are you really saying you don't get this prompt, asking you to restart or not, with OK or cancel?

 

yup...
same situation here.

Latest Version of P4G is installed. However it still prompts me to confrim a reboot in order to get the turbo effect.

 

can anybody confirm that A1 version has only 1 antenna. I'm planning to replace atheros card with intel 5150 wimax, and wimax requres both antennas

 

I was going by what Everest Ultimate "overclock" display said was happening, and nothing is happening but a bunch of confusion! I had to invoke CPU-Z and also for a backup RealTemp's Mhz readout to get my real Mhz. I also have to reboot to get Turbo invoked. Everest was telling me Turbo was 'on' when it was not. Everest gets confused by the various utilities, as somehow it interacts with them to get its readings, when I thought it was using the CPU sensor itself.

When I go into Battery Saving Mode with the Control Panel P4G, I also am getting strange numbers from Everest, as it read "669Mhz" on a base clock of 1337Mhz, so I cannot depend on Everest to tell me anything it looks like. Sorry about thinking what I was seeing was real, it is not!

Also, in Energy Saver setting on battery my CPU is reading 1648Mhz! That is from CPU-Z and RealTemp both, so something is screwy somewhere in my system, as I cannot tell the actual Mhz there are so many different readings.

But to clarify to get into Turbo Mode does require a reboot, the switch on the icon on the desktop does NOTHING at all, and in my system I have to reboot to regain use of the nVidia video card also. On top of that, my Graphics Boost button is inoperative again, so go figure!

The only way I seem to be able to tell the actual Mhz in my system is to use CPU-Z and RealTemp's Mhz guage, as Everest is thrown for a loop by all of the sensors, utilities, and doesn't give an accurate reading. I *think* my nVidia card is being used when in High Performance mode, but I can't be sure yet because of the Graphix Boost Switch being inoperative.

I have to get this figured out, as it's driving me slightly daffy, with all of the Mhz differences from the various utilities, and can't depend on Everest it seems for anything in terms of Mhz. I will report back here tomorrow after work when I have time to get into this issue, or group of issues.

Right now I don't know what my system is doing other than when Turbo is "On" after a reboot, and I'm apparently getting the nVidia discrete graphics only after a reboot, but not because of the Graphix Boost Switch, as that is inoperative at this point. It is confusing, and it can't stay like this if I'm going to keep this computer. The verdict is out on that once again, even though I love it when it's working right. Now it is not, and I do not know *why*!

 

Update CPU-Z to latest version 1.53. Previous versions of CPU-Z and a bunch of other utilities which measure CPU speed got the multiplier wrong on the Intel SU7300. They report 8x when in fact it's 4x. That's why you're getting 1648MHz. With Turbo33 off, bus speed is 200MHz but Asus Easy Overclock setting in the BIOS bumps it by 3% by default to 206MHz. In low power state at 4x, CPU speed is 824MHz but almost all utilities report it as 8x or 1648MHz. Only CPU-Z version 1.53 reports it correctly.

When Turbo33 is off, you can increase Asus Easy Overclock BIOS setting to 5% for a slight increase in CPU speed, 840MHz (4x) and 1365MHz (6.5x). However with Turbo33 on, bus speed is fixed at 266MHz so the CPU speed is 1066MHz (4x) and 1733MHz(6.5x). The Asus Easy Overclock setting has no effect when Turbo33 is on.

Latest version of Power4Gear Hybrid is V1.1.27, but I've found it to be buggy since it doesn't save the GPU settings after a reboot. After a reboot, the GPU settings for all the power modes reset to the same setting (either discrete or integrated) so changing power modes no longer switches the graphics. Going back to V1.1.25 fixed it for me so I recommend sticking with V1.1.25 until Asus fixes the problem in the next version.

 

Did you downgrade to v1.1.26 first and encounter same problems or move directly to 1.1.25???

 

I have the latest Power4Gear Hybrid installed, but I don't have the problem that you describe....unless I'm doing something different. I have rebooted, and I press the button on the top left corner of the keyboard. It goes through 4 possibilities, putting up a dialog each time, telling me what is going to happen. And it appears to change graphics properly, i.e. the screen goes black for a couple of seconds, and the little green "swoops" in the notification area of the taskbar change to either being one or two swoops. Is this different than what you're doing and seeing?

 

Quick question to those of you who have done a clean install. I have a Windows 7 HP x64 usb key which I used to install on another PC. Will the serial # on my new asus machine work fine if I wipe away the existing install and load up a fresh install from the usb key?

I'm just not sure if there is a distinction between keys.

 

Seems like Optimus aint comming for us eh?
http://www.nvidia.com/object/optimus_win7_x64_notebook_asus.html

 

I've answered my own question- it worked for me.

 

wonder if we can install it anyways

 

First post,

Ok the main reason im interested in this laptop is because it seems to be the best thing you can get for a reasonable price. And one of the main things holding me back was me waiting for the release of the system requirements for StarCraft 2 (which is really the only PC game I care about playing). I wasn't sure whether to wait for the UL30JT with the better processor or to just get the VT.

Now that the StarCraft 2 beta has started (just started today...) I am hoping that one of you lucky VT owners are part of the beta and could chime in on how the game is running. Can the processor keep up with this game?

The minimum system requirements for the Starcraft II Beta are as follows:

PC Minimum Requirements:
• Windows XP SP3/Vista SP1/Windows 7
• 2.2 Ghz Pentium IV or equivalent AMD Athlon processor
• 1 GB system RAM/1.5 GB for Vista and Windows 7
• 128 MB NVidia GeForce 6600 GT/ATI Radeon 9800 PRO video card
• 1024x768 minimum display resolution
• 4 GB free hard space (Beta)
• Broadband connection

(there are no "recommended" system requirements as of right now)

Of course there is the possibility that none of you are part of the beta, but some input would be appreciated. Do you think the VT would have any problem running this game? I don't know how the VT's SU7300 1.3Ghz processor compares to a 2.2Ghz pentium 4. Im pretty sure the GPU is capable enough, but the processor is where I am not sure. That is why I dont know whether to get the VT or wait for the JT with the i5 (or i7...i cant remember which) processor which would probably handle this game with no issues at all.

Thanks in advance!

 

The dual core CPU in the VT will spank a Pentium 4, there are no worries on that account. As for the GPU check out Notebookcheck.com for more detail on how the 210M stacks up; I have a feeling you're in the clear. Also you might want to look at the ASUS U80A-B2 (not UL, just U), which is a little bigger (14"), a tad heavier, and $50 more but has a T6600 Core 2 Duo 2.2 Ghz CPU and an ATI 4570 GPU (and a backlit keyboard!). You lose quite a bit in battery life but gain quite a bit of power in a package that is very similar in size to the UL30. Just a thought.

 

@ Eric P__42, there's no issue with the UL340Vt-X1 playing a game like that...honestly, I see nothing in those requirements for PC that would preclude the notebook from playing such a game. The CPU overclocks to 1733Mhz easy as can be, and a game like that is GPU-oriented NOT CPU dependent--the nVidia G210-M 512MB DDR3 Discrete graphics video card will certainly be able to play such a game...why wouldn't it if it can play COD:WAW, Crysis, or any number of other PC games with complex 3D graphics and action?

I wouldn't think twice if I were you about this notebook, and I'd grab one quick before they are all gone at Amazon.com, as sooner or later the supply is going to dry up and quit, with as many people buying it as there seems to be lately, and a finite supply being outstripped by demand...!

This is a great package, and if you can see yourself spending $800 or so on a PC notebook in this size range, then this is the one! Get yours while you still can...I am not being an advocate so much as I am being a critic of the notebook, as I have had my issues with its software in the 1st week of owning mine, but would I change it for something else? NOT ON YOUR LIFE!!
This is Da Kine notebook, and there's nothing like it in this price range...

@ tallan and itaru, thank you so much for suggesting that I switch back to v.1.25 of the P4G Utility, as that has seemed to "fix" the switch issue I was having with the notebook. It asks me if I really want to change graphics modes, in a dialog before you push the button and agree to do it, sort of a "safety factor" in v1.25, so that is nice. The 'icon' is missing from up in the corner of my display, which I miss a little, but it really didn't do anything to speak of anyway, so good riddance, I guess!

The important thing is it works, but I wanted you guys to check out my overclock right now, as I think it's a bit extreme! Or is it just the software screwing up, because Everest Ultimate pegs the Mhz @ 1733mhz when Turbo is "On", not 2133Mhz! But RealTemp Beta v3.30 and CPU-Z 1.49, plus OCCT are seeing the overclock to the tune of 2133mhz!! That would be awesome, but I don't think it's real...what do you think? Anyway, take a look at the graphics I posted below and see what's up with that, por favor.

The important thing is that I think I have figured out the "load order" of the utilities, like you suggest is important, tallan, in order for everything to get "right as rain" and be able to function properly...and I guess I have it right now because everything IS working correctly! Yaaaaayyyy!

If I have other things to comment about tonight, it will be all positive because when this thing is right, it's AWESOME! I Love it! I also have been loading up all kinds of software into the machine with my new Asus SDRW-08D 1 S-U external USB 2.0 optical drive, which came FREE of CHARGE with my UL30Vt-X1, the Amazon.com perk that is still happening (for your benefit, too, poster above!) for those that don't know about it. :smile:

This is a fantastic bus-powered optical drive, with twin USB plug-ins and NO POWER BRICK, so it's easy to stick in your bag and take along when traveling or just going somewhere that you might be able to play a DVD movie on for example...anyway, it's ultra-portable, and the action on it is good, honestly it works just as good as my full-sized Pioneer DVD+/-RW in a Bytecc Case, with an internal PSU and heavy cord and cabling, so the portable optical drive is happening! NICE PERK from Amazon.com, thanks so much!!

That's the story tonight, as it stands, so everything is back in working order and I'm NOT going to change it now that I have discovered the combination to achieve discrete graphics control, and have the switch work like it's supposed to, while the P4G Control Panel works its thing and gets with the overclocking an Turbo Boost. Great features!!

I am back to being 100% stoked about the UL30Vt-X1, and am convinced that I could not have done better for my $800 or so, no matter what I could have purchased, no other make, model, or combination of features compares to this notebook's features, and add the free external optical drive into the mix, and I am stylin'!! Groovy Thursday!:yes: :yes:

 

Thanks! Thats some of the best news i've heard in awhile...so I guess no JT for me!

But now you've thrown another laptop into my consideration and now im back where I started! Confused! haha jk. Battery life is pretty important to me though so in the end it may be the VT that is for me. The U80 says up to 6hrs...which probably means 4 or so hours with wi-fi on. The laptop I currently use is around the same battery life and does not get me through the schoolday. Plus I could live without a built in DVD drive (an external one would be good enough). I really appreciate the suggestion though.

hopefully i dont need the back-lit keyboard...i can type without looking on my desktop but not on the laptop. Different hand positions throws everything off...lol

 

I manually mixed the 2 drivers and installed on top of the original asus driver, it survived a reboot. Will post more info once I run more tests, like 3dmark06 and some sleep/wake cycles. And I tested the asus driver, 3dmark06 is 3426 vs 3615 for the new driver.

 

For battery life I'd definitely go with the UL30VT; you'll get all day and then some (8-10 hours), and the real performance differences with the U80 are pretty negligible, plus it is about a pound lighter. Good luck and enjoy!

 

I tried downgrading to 1.1.26 first, but the problem remained. Downgrading to 1.1.25 fixed it. I don't recall having problems with 1.1.26 when I updated from 1.1.25 to 1.1.26. The problem occured after updating from 1.1.26 to 1.1.27, and going back to 1.1.26 did not fix the problem. I haven't tried updating directly from 1.1.25 to 1.1.27. Perhaps the problem won't occur if we go directly from 1.1.25 to 1.1.27 and skipping 1.1.26. I haven't tried it and not planning to since 1.1.25 is good enough for me.

I guess you either didn't read my previous post or didn't understand it. I'll say it again here, CPU-Z versions 1.52 and below as well as other utilities are wrong about the 4x multiplier, reporting it as 8x. With Turbo on, bus speed is 266MHz and those utilities report the 4x CPU speed as 2133MHz (266 x 8) when it should be 1066MHz (266 x 4). Use CPU-Z 1.53 which has fixed this error.

 

itaru, no, I read your post COMPLETELY, but when I saw all three (3) utilities saying the same thing I wondered what was up!

I just got the new CPU-Z installed, got rid of the 1.49v that I'd been using forever it seems, and yes, the overclock is now shown correctly @1733Mhz., so thank you for that and I'll also dismiss the other 2 utilities' mhz ratings, as they are apparently erroneous also....go figure!

I appreciate your explanation, and yes, 1.26v still gives the same problem, same error as 1.27v, so it's v1.25 that is still "Golden" as far as the UL30Vt/X1/A1 is concerned. My outlook there is the same as yours, unfortunately...I doubt that we'll be seeing an update to v1.27 with the new computers just a month or less away from being released.

We might get lucky and have one of the engineers see the error of their ways and FIX the damn thing, but that is highly unlikely since they will be Hell-bent for leather on the new technology as it gets introduced, and this will be forgotten quickly by the staff at Asus...or so I feel anyway.

I for one could care less, as long as this v1.25 continues to function 100%, and that it does. I also have learned tallan's "load order" of the various utilities, so that everything works in sequence and correctly, because it is a LOT of ATK utilities that rely on the chain of command in the system architecture...so some semblance of order prevails, or it doesn't all work right together.

All in all a productive evening, so now I can go about my business tomorrow with 100% functioning control panels and Energy Saver routines, it's appreciated a bunch. Thanks for your help, both of you tallan and itaru... :wink:

 

All those other utilities were released before the Intel SU7300 was available, and I think Intel changed the way the multiplier is reported in the SU7300 so that's why all those utilities got the multiplier wrong since they used the old way. In other words, it's really Intel's fault. CPU-Z v1.53 was released after the SU7300 so it properly recognizes the CPU.

Anyway, enjoy your now working notebook.

 

Will do itaru, as it is an awesome notebook when it all works together, and it's really together now in this guys stable, with the Hitachi 7200RPM 16MB Cache 2.5" HD in place, as it writes and reads away silently @ up to 80MB/sec!

Thanks for the words of encouragement, as I really do enjoy this notebook 110% now, and look forward to my next improvement, which will be installing 8GB of nice, fresh Crucial DDR3 RAM in it early next week...I just ordered it from Amazon.com for an unGodly price, but what the Hey! :yes: :yes:

This notebook is No.1 for me now, so the least I can do is equal the 8GB of RAM I installed in my wife's MacBook Pro! Cheers!

 

This is indeed great news for all ULxxVT owners. Please keep us up to date on your testing progress and also provide a detailed guide on how to do it once you have confirmed that it's working properly. Thanks a lot.

 

Could you point me to, or post the load order you've been succesful with?

 

I would strongly recommend using Speccy. It allows for multiple monitoring features in one package and it does not have any of the multiplier issues reported earlier.

 

Concerning the correct version of Power4Gear to use, I said in post #2228 that I was having no trouble with the latest (v28). Yet everyone here seems to keep saying there is a problem with it. I'm not seeing it. Can itaru or someone describe to me exactly what to do to see the incorrect behavior? I certainly can switch between graphic modes with the boost switch, and the graphics mode icon changes accordingly (1 or 2 "swoops"). But is there some other indication that would show me more about whether it has actually switched properly? Thanks.

Correction: I meant version 27, not 28.

 

Hey guys I just had a question. I see that you can set laptop to use each video card. I just wanted to make sure you can use teh x4500 as i would like to be able to play 720p videos using that card. I would be looking to install coreavc to help out when doing that.

Just wanted to check with you all first to make sure this will work. Thanks in advance.

 

If someone modifies the drivers somehow it should be manageable I guess, maybe? Hopefully?

 

Just received both of my A1s this afternoon. Quite an impressive little package as far as design ergonomics are concerned.

Immediate impressions:

1. Very nice display, thought the viewing angle (as mentioned by most) is a bit steep... but not enough to sour my opinion

2. I really didn't find the trackpad to be anywhere near as intolerable as others stated... and as matter of fact, seems to be the same as other trackpads (though I would have preferred synaptic software)

3. Too many stickers... but thats merely an inconvenience.

4. Some great utilities, and some definite stinkers. I think a clean install is really going to eek the best performance.

 

I wanted to order from GentechPC bc they offer an option to switch wi-fi cards (For Intel one) but they sent me an e-mail that they prolly can't switch the card and that Vt-A1 is out of stock..

Where did you all get it? .. Since Gentech prolly won't change the wi-fi card (what a bummer).. I can buy it anywhere else. I am kinda disappointed tho. I really like the idea of Intel Advanced 6200 for just 35 more bucks.

So should I preorder somewhere? Is there possibility that they just sell them all out and won't sell them again waiting for JT? I don't want no JT >