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    Asus UL30A-X2 appears on Amazon (pre-order)

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by KDragon5, Aug 12, 2009.

  1. KDragon5

    KDragon5 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Randomly searching on Amazon today, I came across this:

    http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-UL30A-X2...GE5Q/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1250123596&sr=8-2

    which is apparently the Asus UL30A. Surprise surprise, it's a 13 inch thin and light built around a CULV processor. A bigger surprise, it has a SU3500, which the site says gets 9+ hours of battery life (hmm, how long did the Timelines get?).

    I briefly googled the UL30A, and didn't come up with much: not even a single review or preview on an English site... maybe I wasn't looking hard enough

    Still, I find it strange that almost every tech website mentioned the Asus P30A (which, I'd prefer over this), and to a lesser extent the U80V, how come most of the internet doesn't know about the UL30A?

    Oh well, I just received my Acer Timeline today,, I'm not exactly in the market anymore

    Thoughts? Comments?
     
    KDragon5, Aug 12, 2009
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  2. fictivetoast

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    Wow, this looks incredible. Anyone have any idea when the release date will be? Is there any chance it'd hit by the beginning of September, or is that too optimistic?

    I need to get a new thin and light by mid Sept, and this looks perfect ; far sleeker than the Acer Timeline, incredible battery life, and (if the UL30A listing at http://event.asus.com/2009/windows7/ is referring to this model) eligible for the free Windows 7 upgrade...

    Can't find any mention of the model on the Asus website though (excepting that windows 7 eligibility list).
     
    fictivetoast, Aug 13, 2009
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  3. ryback

    ryback Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi,

    where avaiable is the SU9400 version please ?
     
    ryback, Aug 25, 2009
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    David NBR Random Reviewer NBR Reviewer

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    I was looking at the P30A as well but Asus has really let me down. I can't keep waiting for them to release the computers I want.
     
    Refox, Aug 27, 2009
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    kuri Notebook Consultant

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    Same here, I'm waiting for this one in North America. If they don't release this soon, I don't think I can wait anymore and will have to pull the trigger on Acer's SU9400 Timeline instead.
     
    kuri, Aug 27, 2009
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    Kermee, Aug 28, 2009
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    I spotted this on newegg a little while back and I thought they made a typo for the manufacturer, it looks and sounds just like the AS3810t. I definitely would prefer an Asus over an Acer so I might just have to hit this up.
     
    Convoluted, Aug 29, 2009
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  9. Howitzer225

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    Darn it, and I thought it was a UX-30 with the brushed aluminum.
     
    Howitzer225, Aug 29, 2009
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  10. embrion

    embrion Notebook Consultant

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    UL30A is also with brushed aluminium. Google UL30 (without 'A') and get a lot asian websites with real life photos.
    I'd prefer UX30, but 3-cell battery only isn't nice at all.
     
    embrion, Aug 29, 2009
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