Asus U35JC/U45JC

I pre-ordered U35JC, but I got U43 bamboo now

Bamboo has better CPU, webcam, USB, WiDi, and aluminum.

but no BT, heavier.

Price is almost same

 

I just cancelled my order from Xotic PC because they still wouldn't give me a good estimate on when they were going to arrive. So I called Ken from GenTech and he said it will ship either today or Monday! WAHOO! I will have mine by next week.

 

Spoke to a rep at J&R, I actually called to cancel my pre-order (cashback issues I mentioned previously) and she asked if I wanted her to check to see when they'd be receiving their shipment. She didn't give me an exact date unfortunately, but did say they would be out by the end of the month. So, I guess they don't have it yet, but hopefully that doesn't mean I'll have to wait too much longer.

In any case, my second pre-order is submitted. This time I'm only doing the 5% cashback through DealDigs and not using the $10 coupon. J&R said they would still honor the referral even if I used the coupon, but DealDigs told me they couldn't guarantee the cashback payment. Still, $40 off 800 sounds good enough for me.

 

Granted these are some extremely beautiful laptops however wheres the SPEED, Memory, BlueRay Burner etc. Well CHECK OUT THIS LINK & Customize the 15.6 Model (ASUS U53JC-A1) : ASUS U53JC-A1 - XOTIC PC - ASUS U53 Bamboo Laptop

Naturally I got MINE TRICKED OUT on a PRE-ORDER
My Bamboo Baby is going to have a Intel® Core™ i7-620M, 2.66-3.33GHz, (4MB L3 cache), 8GB (2 SODIMM) DDR3 1333MHz Dual Channel Memory (2x4GB), 6X Blu-Ray Writer/Reader + 8X DVDRW/CDRW Super Multi Combo Drive, & a UPDATED Intel® Advanced-N 6200 - 802.11A/B/G/N Wireless LAN Module.

The rest of the options avail. are just "Fluff" which I opted NOT to get. This ULTIMATE ASUS BAMBOO LAPTOP is in pre production as I speak and is just waiting for what ever parts (including the laptop itself) to come in. I even went as far as to have this screamer set to ship to me OVERNITE !!!

PS: and if that wasn't enough check out the 2 laptop sleeves i got coming in from CHINA See Links Below:

No1. Zebra Laptop Sleeve Case Bag For 15.4" 15.6" Notebook - eBay (item 320575702351 end time Aug-20-10 23:36:53 PDT)

No2. 15.6" Notebook portable Sleeve Bag Case for 15" Dell HP - eBay (item 250658284163 end time Aug-27-10 18:44:46 PDT)

All i can say is this purchase is SWEEEEEET !!! BTW i already have a Black Notebook Cooler ZM-NC 1000 & the
ULTIMATE IN LAPTOP LEATHER CASE/BACKPACK/MESSENGER BAG See this Link:
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The fact that GenTech has it and J&R has no clue when they are actually receiving it kind of sucks. I may have to cancel my pre-order at JR.com and go with GenTech.

 

so the u45 does not have web cam?

 

Through extensive mental discipline, repeatedly unexplainable BSOD's and super hot lap temps on my Dell, I am 95% back on the U35 bandwagon regardless of the weird palmrest pattern.

Black or silver, the question remains....

 

anyone know if GenTech will pricematch JR?

I emailed Ken, but didn't get a reply.

 

One CANNOT go wrong ordering from Ken Lee and GenTechPC.

Trust me....I'm a banker.

I love those Dr. Pepper commercials!

 

It has a 0.3 Megapixel camera

 

U45JC has a 0.3MP webcam.

 

.3MP for the loss!

 

Any Canadian retailer have it in stock yet~? Can't wait anymore@@

 

Anyone still looking to upgrade CPU on U35JC?

 

I am finally trying to sell my laptop (M50Vm).

Im looking seriously at one of these.

Of course i did the best thing and messaged Ken firstly!

Amazon has them on preorder :/

 

no low whine coming from the computer, ken?

 

If GenTech got their batch yesterday that means other retailers should get them VERY soon right? JR.com doesn't even have an ETA besides the end of this month (Just got off the phone with them).

I have 2 day shipping on J&R and if they ship by Wednesday I will get it the same time if I ordered from GenTech with free ground shipping. I am unsure if JR.com will have the U35JC by then.

 

What are we looking at there Ken? I assume that that is the CPU soldered onto the motherboard.

 

i've been on the phone with j&r so many times. i would just go with gentech. j&r can't even get a confirmed ETA.

 

Where did you buy your U43? BB? The standard U43Jc is listed as having BT, so I'm mystified how you don't have it.

Yes, all new ASUS notebooks have an internal webcam, so the U45Jc does have a 0.3 MP webcam.

 

Why are you worrying about this? You need the laptop for school. GenTechPC has it. Cancel your J&R order and quickly order the U35Jc from GenTech!

 

I ordered on amazon. it's X1, so doesn't have BT.
[ but I am not sure because I don't use BT at all ]

I am checking it again now.

Yes...it does not have BT, so I am happy~

Anyway, Can I replace ODD into HDD on my U43 Bamboo??

 

I got the exact same problem. I guess ill do the same trick with the CPU 2%. Did you find out more?

 

What's the difference between this and the Samsung Q430? I'm stuck choosing between this and that.

Can anyone help?

 

No at all, it's pretty quiet.

Yes that's the CPU soldered on the mainboard just like i3-370M on U45JC, U33JC will be the same.

Many people were asking if CPU on U35JC can be upgrade to i5 and sadly it can not.

 

The Samsung Q430 has a slightly faster i5 but does not have switchable graphics. The GPU is identical to the one in the U35, and may actually perform slightly better seeing as how Asus skimped on the VRAM that was paired with the 310m in the new U series laptops. However, the battery on the Q430 will only last you about 3 hours and change.

 

Any official confirmation on the weight of US model? Is it the 1.8kg previously mentioned?

 

So the only advantage the U35 has is battery life? I'm coming from a pretty bad Gateway NV with an hour charge on lower brightness setting. 3 hours is pretty much a Godsend for me.

I guess I'll choose the Q430.

 

hi guys, do you guys know anything about credit card, mainly AMerican Express Additional Warranty??

2 year standard Asus warranty + perhaps 1 year additional credit card warranty will make this deal very tempting.

 

My order was shipped today from ExcaliberPC . Im so excited. Sad thing is i leave for college sunday...

 

Call your credit card company...just a brand (ie American Express, Mastercard, Visa) doesn't mean anything...it's based on the specific type of card as not all of them have the same perks and benefits.

 

I ordered my U35Jc from GenTech today. Big thanks to Ken Lee for his help!

Also, isn't it about time to move this thread to the owner's lounge, as there seem to be quite a few owners now?

 

Here is the answer to the question of how to upgrade the wireless card on U35JC, it's very difficult:

Like I mentioned a while ago it does looks exactly like UL30 series, 5% of the card is visible once the HDD is removed.

However, the card can not be pull straight out like SD card, on mini PCI express slot the card needs to be lift up about 30 degrees angle in order to pull out the card just like RAM, so I don't see it's possible just pull the card out straight without damage the slot.

As you can see on this picture the card can not be lift up because it'll hit the bottom of the laptop case:





To swap the card you'll have to:
- Remove the keyboard
- remove the palmrest (C panel)
- remove the screen


Now you can see the mainboard assemble upside down which you can access to absolutely nothing:




The last part is remove all screws and turn the board around and now here is the wireless card:

 

thank you, mine is the american express from costco if that's any help

 

I can't decideeeeeeeeeee


U45jc vs u35jc


Please help!

 

u45 due to the 14 screen

whats the cheapest price you guys got? amazon sells it for 880 without tax for me in USA

 

>>> I can't decide too!!
U45JC or U30JC
Which one has the longer battery life?
Which one has the better graphic performance?
Which one has the better build-up quality?

Can anybody tell me what's their (U45JC and U30JC) Pros and Cons?

 

longer battery life > u45jc
better graphic > u30c as iianm u45jc 310m hav been underclock..
better build up > dunno, but i guess quality about the same..

i cant seem to tell much as i dun own u45jc but i do own u35jc..

 

Thanks.
But how do you know U45JC has a longer battery life?

PS. I love U35JC too, but I'm afraid that it's sometimes inconvenient because it doesn't have optical drive. poor me!!! If U35JC has the ODD, there's no reason that I don't buy this one. Except that aspect, U35JC is so cool, isn't it? (Ultra portable, powerful, good looking...)

 

assuming u45jc same like u35jc in terms of battery life, mine can last for 8 hours with wifi on..

yeah u35jc dun hav odd, but i prefer to hav it external as it juz adding the weight n could b a hassle once it spoilt..

so far i am very satisfied with my u35jc..

 

Wow, amazing!!! 8 hours!!!

Does "USB 2.0 External Slim DVD±R/RW Drive" work with it? I mean the U35JC!

Can you tell me some comments about the U35JC you had? I often use Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Flash, some games like Pro Evolution Soccer 2010, Starcraft 2 as well as some minigames. Does this U35JC comfort me all this things? (for games, I just need medium quality, not the best!)

 

in my country, u get free external slim dvdrw drive along with the notebook..

it can play most of not too heavy games with medium settings..

but if ur concern is gaming, better find other model as this one is meant for portability and long lasting battery usage..

 

what power4gear setting you use to achieve 8 hrs?
i never get 8hrs of use with wifi...

 

Finally got my U45JC today.... Just creating the recovery DVD then I will do a clean install, there's too much bloatware that came with this laptop.

 

im using power4gear hybrid 1.1.38..

the battery saving mode will auto activate s.h.e.. previous version u hav to manually activate s.h.e...

 

With SHE on in battery saving mode and brightness down to around 20%. This backlit LCD is actually pretty bright.

BTW, for those still concerned about fan noise--I'm current scanning (AVG fast scan) a large set of >300k files with max CPU and no SHE. All 4 CPU threads are jumping back and forth between 80 and 100% utilization. Fan noise is perceptible , but is far from annoying. During normal operation, I can barely hear the fan against ambient noise (my place is pretty quiet unless I turn on the AC, which gives out a faint hum).

 

an external isn't even that necessary anymore as you can just create images of your disc.

 

The biggest reason why I went with the U30JC is that I'm going to be using my laptop almost exclusively on flat wooden desks. I like that the U30 vents feed air from the front and out the side so even on a desk I'm not covering up any vents. The U35 and U45 both have vents on the bottom and ultimately led me to my U30.

 

Quatro also mentioned that this helped his U30 run extremely cool.