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    Asus High End UX30

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by nicksti, Aug 5, 2009.

  1. nicksti

    nicksti Notebook Evangelist

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    After poking my head into the Dell forum and drooling about the upcoming Adamo, only to be deflated by the shocking high price for something subpar in performance, I see Asus is joining the club.

    Asus ultraslim UX30 notebook
    13.3" Screen
    Intel CULV CPU
    Intel GMA 4500 MHD GPU
    Aluminium body

    [​IMG]

    Pricing is supposed to be around $1700+

    News:
    http://ca.asus.com/news_show.aspx?id=16011

    Preview:
    http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/260794/asus-ux30.html

    Does this make sense? I would figure based on the economic recession that these kind of high end notebooks would not be worth the R&D and marketing to push. I can see Sony with their Vaio Z but Sony tends to be popular among exec types and I doubt the Z is a big product for them in sales.

    Your thoughts?
     
    nicksti, Aug 5, 2009
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  2. MasterShake89

    MasterShake89 Notebook Evangelist

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    Asus is basically just getting started here in america, they do a lot more business in asian countries, where i dont know,but i think the economy is fine.
     
    MasterShake89, Aug 5, 2009
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  3. David

    David NBR Random Reviewer NBR Reviewer

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    Asus is a Taiwanese company and is huge in Asia as MasterShake89 mentioned; particularly in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

    The UX30 will not be overly expensive such as the Dell Adamo, and will probably be in the price range of ~$700-$800. It's a direct competition to MSI's X320, so it'll stay relatively affordable for the consumer. Also note that in the second link you provided, they mentioned the price is £999 inc VAT. This usually translates to around USD $850 in the US (exchange the "£" with "$" and minus 15% for VAT); retail prices in the EU are usually a lot more compared to the prices in the US.
     
    David, Aug 6, 2009
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  4. nicksti

    nicksti Notebook Evangelist

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    All things are not so great in Asia. China is one of the few nations that is not in a recession, but since consumer markets are not consuming as much as before, producer markets do feel the effects.

    Also I would severely doubt the UX30 is going to be $850. GentecPC sells the U20 for $969.00 (identical specs except for a 12.1 vs 13.3" screen) and that is not an all aluminium body notebook.

    This guy does agree with you though and has some nice pics of it:
    http://www.netbooklive.net/asus-ux30-review-portability-with-style-238/

    I guess we will see :)
     
    nicksti, Aug 6, 2009
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