~ Asus U6 Owners' Lounge ~

Wait a second, you're using thata power supply with the U6?, where did you get it?, how much it costs? does it work well?, don't you have any electric power?

 

Available from Apple.com for $79+ship and tax, I believe.

 

Wow that's pretty cool DAY_MEN, let us know in the long run if you have any problems!

Hybr1dz, yeah geforce boost was what i meant! On the zdnet site in one of those tables it lists the 9400g as having geforce boost, whether of not it'll filter down into the GS is another story.

However, i still don't really understand the gefoce boost technology? Am i to understand that it's a discrete + integrated built it? And somehow they work together?

 

No, they haven't fixed it, on the U6Sg at least. Don't know about the U6V, though.

The thing is, I don't care about low battery life. There are many times that I would just like to e.g. check one thing on the internet, which would take like 5 minutes, but am put off by the fact that the U6 becomes soooo unresponsive (IMHO) and takes ages to just load Vista & Firefox etc. Then I have to change to the 6-cell battery just to get decent performance, but I may not have it with my all the time... At least I would like to have the option to choose between decent performance and better-than-non-existent-battery-life with the 3-cell

 

Yes. U6s (is this thread for U6 users? )
BestBuy - $79.99+$4.80 (Penna tax). Or e-bay - many Apple's users are selling them because cord or MagSafe connector were broken by a unlucky accident .
Working well.
Cut old Мас cord and solder proper for Asus.
For futures hackers - Mac cord is much better. Just cut Mac connector and add new, for $3

 

Aw darn! That 9400m GS is a typo after all. Got an e-mail from Ivan at Portable One. He just confirmed that it isn't a 9400m GS. That was a typo in the official spec sheet Asus had which is why a number of resellers have it listed as the 9400m GS. Asus has now corrected it to the 9300m GS.

Regardless, the 9300m GS should be around the same performance as the 8400m GS hopefully without the nVidia heating issues.

 

Hmm... yeah every spec sheet i've seen on Asus sites lists it as having the 9400m GS. I think i'll have to call up Asus to check!

Even if it is the 9300 it should have better performance that the 8400m due to the geforce boost technology.

On another note i just discovered the sony vaio Z series. It pretty much equals or trumps the U6V in every aspect, 13.1'' widescreen, 1.5kg, at least 4 hours life on standard battery, bluray, same processor, 1066mhz DDR3, and the 9300m GS.

The U6v having the 9400m GS was the only thing it had on it! However i'll still be purchasing a U6V, the Z won't be available in aus for at least 2 months!

 

The Z series is a nice notebook but it's around $500-$700 USD more if you take into account warranty which Asus has 2 years for free including accidental damage (also 2 years if you register) in the the US.

As for Geforce Boost, I believe in order for it to work, it needs to have a motherboard based Geforce video card as well. I don't think the U6v has this. I think what the table on ZDnet meant was that the card is capable of using Geforce Boost. It doesn't necessarily mean all notebook manufacturer's will take advantage of this technology.

I agree though, the thought of the 9400m GS was one of the main reasons I considered the U6v over the Z.

Definitely let us know how your U6v purchase goes! Perhaps, Asus did include a motherboard GPU in there so it can run in GeForce boost mode with the 9300m GS. Hey, maybe that's why there's a lot of confusion with the exact graphics card model.

 

Amazing, I just checked multiple Asus sites. They've corrected the specifications of the U6V to the 9300.

Basically now the only difference between the U6sg and U6v is the montivina platform!

 

Could someone take a picture of the accessories of the U6v? I would like to see them close and any review about the changes yet?

Anyone found the U6V elsewhere than Gentech, ExcaliberPC, Portable One, BTOtech, Newegg and the other one listed in the sticky? Better if the website offers customization....I want to replace the HDD and CPU with a better one.

 

That's actually what I have been trying(as well as single monitor too).

848x480 or 852x480 are perfectly valid resolutions, that correspond to non-anamorphic 480p.

Anyway, as this is working with powerstrip I'll keep it that way for now.



On a side unrelated note... is anyone else's U6-sg a bit noisy? And has anyone managed to find a fan control software? I cleaned a bit the fan today which helped, but even with powermizer it seems to be keeping the fan running almost permanently(though at low speeds, but it still makes some noise) after 10-15 mins of idle runtime.

 

Yeah, all new computers will keep running their fan. I don't think there's much that can be done, small computer, lots of heat, fan has to run.

 

There are no good options for fan control on current Asus notebooks.

EBE is correct (as usual ) - 12" chassis, high-end cpu, dedicated gpu. All that in a little box with restricted internal airflow patterns heats up and has to be cooled. Same issue with the older W3 series and others too, fan is almost always on low but at least it's quiet.

 

Hi all, I'm in the game

Hmm. My u6sg comes with 32/64bit drivers DVD. On Vista 64, the only hardware was't working was Synaptic Touchpad. But if go to it's folder you will see "64" folder. That will be the driver, just run it manualy. Or if you don't have driver dvd for vista64 you can go to the asus website. I saw there XP32 and Vista 32/64 (Included inside) drivers. That should work.

I have 1 quistion.
I don't wanna lose Splendid Functions. But I don't want to see every time when I boot up on my screen flashes with a "Splendid logo". Is there any way to fix this?

 

has anyone tested the u6v yet? I'm in between the u6v and the z. But one thing that bother me is that the u6v on 6cell . extend to far back blah... does the u6v has the 3cell bug? lol.

 

I don't know, isn't there an option in the program to turn off the splashscreen?

What do you mean by "the z"? I don't know about the 3cell bug.

 

He means the new sony vaio z series.

 

No there is no options, tnx anyway.

Don't know with U6v. U6sg does, very slow.

 

dang i just gotta wait for the reviews lol.

 

Well then unless there is some config file or registry setting somewhere (and I don't know how you could find out about those), I guess you're stuck with the splashscreen...

 

Well at least speedstep+powermizer do help a bit
And from what I see most of the heat seems to be from the gpu, as the core temperatures stays very low.

 

U6SG-2P059C



How good is this

What is ColorShine
how is different than Glare


What is the usage time on a 6 cell on avg



can i find a review anywhere i'm unable to find any


does asus have OLED screens?


IS 12'' too small compared to 13''


Is this Great ?

 

1. The same. Asus' marketing name for the screen.
2. 2.5 - 3 hours
3. One on Cnet from 2/08 if you search here in Notebook review tab. Else read this owner's lounge thread for impressions.
4. No.
5. Depends on your personal taste.

 

Looking for a Montevina 13" - the U3 isn't being updated

What are u r options?

 

I also found this U6Sg user review on the info booth: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=260638

 

Dang it.... I *knew* there had to be another one around (as I was sure I had seen one recently) but didn't think to use the handy, dandy search box on our very own forum instead..... shame on me .

Well, I'm a bit picky; 13" isn't a really popular format at the moment for all the manufacturers it seems, and I'm not quite sold on the Asus F6v for personal reasons. I now hear that Dell is d/c the M1330 (no Montevina update there either) and perhaps replacing it with a 13" revision in either the Inspiron line beyond Walmart's exclusive model or an addition into the Studio lineup, which drops yet one more model out of my shopping short list -- I just might end up with that dual boot montevina MacBook redesign due in Sept after all...

 

I really wish a new 13" model was available from Asus too. I'm currently looking at both the Sony SR and Sony Z.

However in the US, the Lenovo IdeaPad U330 was just released yesterday and it's very tempting. I might pull the trigger on it in a few days before the promotional discount is up.

 

I know you said it's for personal reasons, but would you mind sharing with us the reason? I just found out about the F6v today.

 

See my previous thread for my initial discussion on that point. Unfortunately, for me the F6 is no Montevina U3 with dedicated gpu and it appears to lack the quality that the U3 had. I'm from the old days of the M6/W3/V6 series models, so my perspective is a bit more tuned to model quality than internal component specs and I was really looking forward to the U3's (anticipated) platform refresh, which is now up in smoke and essentially confirmed by Asus.

The F6V is a well spec'd machine that is reasonably priced at ~$1200 usd, and is in line with Asus' new marketing strategy to push into the American (and elsewhere) mainstream market occupied globally so well by HP and Acer. Whether the model succeeds depends on how well it hits that marketing target but, two years after Asus' trumpeted launch of their W7 as the best of both between 12" ultraportable and 14" portable/mainstream, the overall market for 13" models appears to be on the wane.

 

Hi! I just received my beautiful new U6v, and so far, I love it, but I have one small complaint. If this thing has 4GB of RAM, why in the bloody hell does it ship with a 32-bit Vista build on it? It can't access all that RAM from a 32-bit system. Has anyone put a 64-bit system on this machine, and if so, how is the driver support for it?

Thanks!

 

Don't ask me why Other "V"/Montevina laptops have 32+64bit drivers and utils, what does it say on your driver disk? There's a good chance all the drivers will work just fine in Vista 64.


In which case the only thing that you need is a license... your 32bit OEM license won't work for 64bit.

 

My driver disc is marked:

So, if I go 64-bit, I've got to chase down the drivers online, presumably.

 

Yep. But first step is still to hunt down the driver folders on the CD, maybe there are 64 bit versions even though they're not advertised on the cover.

 

I have a full x64 setup working. Most of the drivers are already available or could be found. The only device I haven't got working is Canon LBP-2900 at work so I had to replace it with HP device. Some stock ASUS software won't work also.

 

Where'd you see it with the 9400? http://1toppc.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=U6V-A1&Category_Code=

 

Haha, I wished it had the 9400. I think a couple posts after the one you quoted, I actually confirmed that the 9400 is a typo made on the original Asus spec sheet. A lot of retailers originally had it as 9400. But Asus and subsequently pretty much all other resellers corrected it to the 9300.

However, GentechPC showed some interesting screenshots here:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=279301

The laptopvideo2go drivers show the card as 9400m GS although the Asus drivers show it as the 9300m GS. In fact, the card itself has a higher clock (550MHz has been moved up to 580MHz). Unfortunately, in the next page of that thread, the benchmarks clearly show that the card's performance is nowhere near the specified performance of a 9400m GS.

I don't actually own the laptop but I have a very good feeling that the U6V just simply has a higher clocked 9300m GS.

 

From a purely size/heat tolerance standpoint, I find it difficult to believe they were able to squeeze more than a 9300 in the U6...

But this is just guesswork, I don't know the hard numbers for the heat dissipation requirements of the two cards...

 

Thanks....I've caught up now on everything. Pretty sweet unit. I may get one.

 

hi,

I just got my Asus U6V and I really like it. However the speaker volume is very low.
When I play music and watch movies I have to use an external speaker to be able have decent volume. I have volume settings on max, and I have also changed the volume in the bios to 8 (which I dont think makes a different) but the volume is just to not as high as would be expected. Anyone else have the same problem? Any software I can download that increases volume. I also think the quality of the sound is not to great.

 

Tiny speakers in a tiny notebook chassis. This size is just incapable of generating volume; nothing can be done.

You'll need to get some external speakers if you want things louder

 

I use externals or headphones...what sound card is in there?

 

nutswat, you might also try different drivers... although what the previous people said is true, you are never going to get stellar sound quality out of a notebook this size...

 

Thanx guys.
Any suggestion when it comes to buying some good quality slim external speakers?

Regarding sound card, I think I have Realtek (Azalia) High Definition Audio.

nutswat

 

Does the U6v ships with all the 64bits drivers and they work?

 

Some of the Montevina ASUS laptops have dual 32/64 bit driver disks, (according to Ken/GenTechPC) so there is a good chance the U6V has them as well.

 

Shure SE-530 (around 290 bucks on ebay) these are very really nice earphones, noise isolation, one of the bests

this speaker is very portable and decent
http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs...10551&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665157454

 

I have the Logitech Z10 USB speakers, they are very nice and stylish and sounds pretty good. For headphones, I highly recommend AKG brand, professionally used headphones for studio recording. Will beat any Sony brand out there and Senheiser. They are very smooth, nice separation, good for long term listening. Sound from Sony and Senheiser and Bose are too harsh, you get fatigue after 10-15 minutes of listening. But the sound produced from AKG headphones, they are very smooth, detail, you can enjoy the music for a long time without feeling fatigue. Another alternatives for speakers are the Creative Labs T20.

 

Has anyone tried out the u6v to see if it works well with the 3 cell battery? or if there's still an issue with it...

 

Hi everyone. I live in Canada, and just purchased the ASUS U6V-A1 (Intel P8400, 4GB DDR800 RAM, 320GB HDD, Geforce 9300M GS). I purchased it from www.ncix.com. I believe this notebook came from the U.S. though, since the U6V is not available on Canada's ASUS website yet.

As far as the questions being asked, the drivers disc claims on the front that they are intended for 32-bit versions of Vista only.

I tested out this notebook with the 3-cell, and did not notice any 85% performance drop some of the others spoke of with previous U6 units. There was only a little bit of lag while using the 3-cell. I was able to soar through 10 megapixel photos in Windows Photo Gallery, and play (as well as skip through) avi movies without any slow down... and that was on battery-saving mode. On Entertainment or High Performance mode, the lag is even less noticeable (if present at all).

Of note, some things I've noticed are:

- On my unit, there is a tiny gap between the inside and outside of the LCD case so that when I press the layers of the LCD screen together, I can hear a tiny, tiny squeaking noise. And this is on both the left and right edge of the notebook screen (not the actual screen, but the plastic border).

- The hard-drive mine came with is a Western Digital WD3200BEVT. In a quiet or fairly quiet room, you can hear the sound of the hard-drive every second. It's much more noticeable than the Hitachi from my ASUS A8J. I even disabled indexing (for Windows Search), and scheduled defrag/Windows Defender scan times. It seems there is always hard-drive activity. Does anyone with with this WD hard-drive have this sound emanating from it? Although I admit, it doesn't sound abnormal.

Overall though, I am extremely impressed with the notebook, and I can overlook the sound from the hard-drive (as it doesn't sound like it's going to die). If any of you have more questions or want me to bench this system, let me know; I'll try to get back here as soon as I can, but school is starting up soon.

 

Check the actual files, you might find the 64 bit drivers there even if they're not advertised on the cover.

This is good news, hopefully the issue is fixed on the U6V.

LCDs of all notebooks will flex, all except Thinkpads and maybe the toughbooks. I'm not sure your flex is normal, however, without seeing it myself... I guess it's up to you whether you want to complain to ASUS about it.

Vista will do more than just defrag and scans, especially in the first few weeks of settling in with the notebook and your usage patterns. Give it some time, see if it settles down.