Asus U36SD-A1 is now available for pre-ordering at GenTech, price is even cheaper than U36JC

Anyone experiencing a problem with the Power Button? I have to press it 8 or 9 times before it turns on.. :S

 

I'd classify my power button as a bit 'recessed' (i.e. poor mechanical alignment between the top of the button and the surrounding plastic surface). It works though; just have to know how to press it.

I can imagine if yours is a bit worse than mine, it'll be an issue....

 

Sounds like it may be voltage fluctuation giving you low voltage. Are you getting power straight from the single USB or some other means? Can you power from a wall wart or some other means to test the theory?

 

WEBHALLEN.com - ASUS U36SD-RX145V - Core i7-2620M / 8GB / 160GB SSD / 13.3" / GF GT 520M / Win 7 HP in sweden but I think they can send it to dk

 

Oooh. Me like.

 

The issue happened more frequently on battery, but we were able to make it happen when both the laptop was plugged in and when the hard drive was plugged in through a powered USB hub. (The hard drive does not have its own power cable). I think its a voltage fluctuation too, but its isolated to the usb 3.0 chip/port

 

Thank you for the link
but wow.. it's expensive compared to the other models.. hoping for a i7 with a hybrid to reduce the price

 

try Dustin DK
ASUS U36SD CI7 2.7 8GB/160 SSD GT520M 13.3" W7HP - Funktionsspækket maskine med Core i7 og 8GB hukommelse - kun 19mm tyk!

 

i have a couple questions.

1. does the laptop come with 1x4gb or 2x2gb ram sticks? I would like to upgrade to 8gb

2. Is the keyboard assembly similar to macbooks? Basically what i mean is that is keyboard actually a replaceable unit unlike the macbooks where you have to replace the entire upper case including touchpad etc.

 

The U36SD is coming to Europe this September, I can't wait to sell my DM1z and Samsung for it.

One thing im worrying about is the heat and battery life of this thing, how does it perform against the older model the U36JC?

Also has anyone tried using 'Throttlestop' to control the CPU speed? Has Asus locked the bios as i've seen some people mention that some Sandy Bridge laptop are being bios locked.

Thanks

EDIT: http://www.netbooklive.com/asus-u36sd-u36s-review-10068/

I figured out that the Asus U36SD gets extremely hot compared to the U36JC, is this true? Or is that his model was a test model and the final product you guys have got have an improved thermal support?

 

you are a lifesaver!
Buying it now

 

So is the CPU soldered or not in this laptop?

Thanks!

 

From page 21 of this thread.

Actually looks like epoxy, not solder. Either way, the CPU is directly attached to the motherboard so it can't be upgraded.

Why has no one done any stress testing yet to see how hot this thing really gets? Seems like there's no shortage of owners on here.

 

Bump on this question, express gate really got me excited when I bought this laptop and it doesn't even work It seems that the driver isn't out for express gate yet.. Does anybody know when it might be? I'm sure they wouldn't be so stupid as to have the button on the machine...but not have it do anything..

 

As I type this, the machine is maintaining a steady 82C with 4 threads of Prime95 running (P4G High Performance). It's sitting on my lap, so it's not getting great airflow to the bottom of the case, but it's also not uncomfortably hot on my leg. Only part of the case that I'd call warm is the area under the fan (left of the touchpad). Rest of the case has no noticeable change in temperature (Vertex 2 held steady at 30C during the entire test).

Switching to Quiet Office mode, HWMonitor shows 51C for Core #0 and 45C for Core #1.

 

This might be a dumb question, but does U36SD support SATA III?

 

according to chipset it has ports for SATA 3, answer to your question is yes!
please correct me if I am wrong.

 

Yes U36SD does support SATA III.

 

Just when someone comes out with something pretty good in a slim laptop series, it gets kicked up a notch. At this rate I will never buy anything !

Asustek set to launch 5-6 Ultrabook models in October

 

Launch 5-6 Ultrabook models? Wow quite a bit of models

 

Thank you for that. Have you done any testing using the CPU and GPU combined? For some Sandy Bridge laptops, that is what brings out the throttling problems if there are any. It's more heat for the cooling system to deal with than just the cpu. Furmark and Prime95 or a CPU intensive game would be the way to look for this. Everything is looking good so far!

That's the U21 and the U31 the article is talking about, right?

 

I've asked ASUS Online Technical Service and the person just told me to download ExpressGate from ASUSTeK Computer Inc. -Support- Drivers and Download ExpressGate

BUT, I've installed it and it still does not work! The only thing left to do, might be to try the ExpressGate driver provided to U36JC users. I'm hesitant on doing this as it may damage the laptop.

 

Also, does anyone know why it heats up so much when you're in BIOS??

 

Thanks a bunch!

 

anyone who got the Core i3 version can tell us what the battery life is compared to the i5 version ?

 

Still no good I tried that awhile ago because my friend had a U36JC and i figured they were close enough.. doesn't work though so depressing

 

Does it look like we can replace the keyboards on this? I quite want the U36SD-A1 since I can get it from either Newegg.ca or NCIX.ca (eventually) here in Canada. However, at some point, I'd want to get a replacement keyboard from the UK and swap it myself?

 

Had this thing since friday. This laptop is crazy. Thanks to the M4 SSD, my laptop is dead silent and just crazy fast. (If any of you also ordered a config with the M4 SSD, I highly recommend updating to firmware 0009). Its also comfortable to use on the palm rest as it doesn't even get warm. The bottom however is a little warm but I still am able to use it comfortably on my lap. Also helps that I have IC Diamond thermal paste applied.

Here's my WEI score:

 

Awesome-
I will put my order next week.

 

I don't know if you care about WEI score but it you put your theme in classic mode or close dwm.exe. Then refresh your WEI score, your Graphic for Desktop performance should increase, I think you'll be able to get into the 6's if you care xD!

 

How long does the battery last???
and the screen quality???

 

ASUS U36SD Noise - YouTube

What should i do about this noise?

Just send it back? -.-'

 

Ring och be dem lyssna på klippet imorgon när supporten har öppet.
Sweden 08-58769407 09:00-17:00 Mon. ~ Fri.

English: Call Asus and let them listen to the youtubeclip when they have opened tomorrow

 

Haha thanks for the advice! Yeah I already knew that but I kinda need windows aero since I use UxStyle for custom visuals. I'd rather have a slick looking desktop than a ugly looking one

I tested the battery on 2 modes so far; the power4gear entertainment mode and power4gear battery saving mode.

Power4gear on battery lasted me a good 7 hours before displaying that i had to plug in my charger. During this time I browsed the internet, watched 720p youtube videos, transferred some files via usb 3.0 and left it on idle for about an hour. My screen brightness was at 5 and min and max processor set at 0 and 80 respectively.

Battery saving mode is still kicking for me. Been unplugged for about 6 hours now and windows says i still got 4:47 minutes to go. Pretty impressive. Initially, I set it to the lowest brightness but sometimes I turn it a notch 1 or 2 levels. Min and max processor is at 0 and 50 respectively. Turned off usb 3.0 and the webcam camera too. Been doing word processing all day so it's definitely gonna be great for school for me. All this with wifi on too, bluetooth off.

If anyone's interested, I also tested the widi features that came with the intel 6230 wireless card. 1080p videos streams perfectly with no hiccups or compression artifacts for me with a perfect 5 bar connection. Pretty cool feature but for those with a weak connection, HDMI may be better suited for you.

 

I'm just wondering, is there a way to enable or create 2 fingers scrolling instead of 1 finger side scrolling on this machine?

 

@vongola27

Thanks a LOT for your review about the battery. Do you have the i5 or the i3 model ?

 

Haha, what I mean't is that put it to classic mode, do a refresh on WEI, which should get you to 6 something, then turn Aero mode back on x)!

 

I've read that this should be able to do it, but i have not tried it myself since i don't have my laptop yet.
two-finger-scroll - Two finger gestures for Synaptics TouchPads on Windows - Google Project Hosting

Good luck and please bring feedback!

 

i5 model.

ohhhh haha thanks for the advice! Will try it soon!

 

Just install the driver from Synaptics' website, two-finger scrolling is an option in the settings.

 

So does anyone know how much the temps drop when reapplying new thermal paste? I'm thinking of picking this laptop up but I'm curious to know if its really worth the trouble reapplying thermal paste.

 

Thermal paste is usually good for up to 3degrees depending on what the OEM used and based upon you applying it correctly with no air pockets.

 

how do i make it so that the music buttons (arrow keys) can work with iTunes instead of opening windows media center?

 

i don't have the asus so i don't know how it works but with toshiba there is a program from them that assign program to certain key. So look for similar program from asus. BTW, how are you guys feeling about this laptop? How is the heat while gaming? I almost buy this laptop but went for the acer 3820tg instead because of the dual fan design.

 

Here is a matte screen for the U36. $80, not bad but might want to email them to find out the manufacturer and contrast ratio.

LINK

 

Interesting, someone should give this a try!

 

hi anyone tried to overclock the built in nvidia gt520m?? gpu default frequency(core/shaders/memory)? gpu gddr3 ram works @ 64 or 128bit?!

thanks

 

Has anyone tried any of the more recent games on it?

Really looking for anything here, trying to decide whether to order this or try to find something with a bit more gaming power, I really don't want to sacrifice the size though!

 

Hi everybody!

Just purchased this notebook (I-5 model): I tried it for a few days, then I created the HDD image and I decided to format the stock installation to start a new fresh one.
I installed Windows 7 Ultimate and the minimum package of driver (last version for all of them, downloaded from Asus website). I know Nvidia and Intel have both some pretty fresher drivers, but Nvidia says that "their driver are not certified for some features my notebook might have", and therefore I decide to use only the Asus driver.
So, I installed:

Chipset Intel INF Update
Intel video driver
Nvidia Video driver
USB3 & Usb3 charger plus utility
Another Intel driver the Laptop found into the Asus driver DVD
Lan drivers (leaving the laptop browsing for them into the USB pendrive)
Wi-Fi drivers(Leaving the laptop bla bla..)
Azurewave Bluetooth driver
Power4gear
Hot-key package

Nothing more, no camera drivers (camera has been recognized by Win stock drivers); no Synaptic drivers, no asus update, no Intel Turbo boost monitor, no other audio drivers, no Intel Management Engine Interface, no card-reader driver, nothing more.

Well, the problem is the battery: it definitely lasts less than before the fresh installation.

Is there any setting I should correct to set the battery saving? Is Windows7 Ultimate that eats so much power??!

Thank you

 

Has this model throttling problems?
How is screen quality?And battery life?

Thanks a lot?