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    Asus UL30JT

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Hihi, Jan 9, 2010.

  1. Bronsky

    Bronsky Wait and Hope.

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    I am leaning toward the Acer 3820T if it comes out soon with the HD 5650. It's worth the extra cash, IMO, for the I5/I7 M series CPU. Plus, I was considering the Sony Z ($2,800 as I had it configured :eek: ) before the 3820T, so the extra $$ for the IX and ATI GPU are not out of line. Looks like units will be shipping in Europe by 3/23/10. I think the fears of heat problems may be overblown, given the early reports on the Sony.

    Bronsky :cool:
     
    Bronsky, Mar 10, 2010
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  2. impruv

    impruv Notebook Evangelist

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    Yes I agree that it is worth the extra cash and compared to the Sony Z it is a hell of a deal. But for $500 more I could get the Sony with a much better screen, ssd, and most likely top notch quality. In the end time will tell but it is a Acer afterall. Hopefully they are stepping their game up just like Hyundai has since their genesis :cool:

    But I guess for me, I'm not looking for a desktop replacement type computer but something for school with some edge. m11x for me fits the bill at a cheaper price.
     
    impruv, Mar 10, 2010
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  3. joni99

    joni99 Notebook Enthusiast

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    the Acer 3820T have a 14" model ?
     
    joni99, Mar 10, 2010
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  4. impruv

    impruv Notebook Evangelist

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    not to keep de-railing this asus thread but yes, it's 4820T/TG.

    ontopic: C'mon Asus release a price!!!!
     
    impruv, Mar 10, 2010
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  5. bigbigballs

    bigbigballs Notebook Enthusiast

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    The main thing i want is nvidia optimus and low power processor. With switchable graphics w/o optimus you have to close all programs using graphics, then the screen goes blank for a few seconds. It would be a pain to open a game or video and then have to close everything because you forget to switch on the discrete graphics.

    Is this how ATI switching goes too?

    I want to wait for an optimus + core i7 640um, but as time goes i may be willing to settle for optimus + core i7 LM processor
     
    bigbigballs, Mar 10, 2010
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  6. impruv

    impruv Notebook Evangelist

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    nope, this uses software that acer has to switch. No optimus .
     
    impruv, Mar 10, 2010
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  7. Jayayess1190

    Jayayess1190 Waiting on Intel Cannonlake

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    Short history lesson. First gen switchable graphics found in the Sony Vaio SZ you needed to restart the computer for it to switch. Then the Z and others came along and all you needed to do was close programs for it to switch. Now with Optimus, Nvidia switches depending on the programs needs. For ATI, when plugged in you run on dedicated, and when mobile you use integrated. See ATI's website for more.
     
    Jayayess1190, Mar 10, 2010
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  8. iNoob.x

    iNoob.x Notebook Evangelist

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    But hopefully there will at least be the option to allow dedicated when not plugged in, for if you wanted to show a friend something quickly in a game or if you wanted to quickly process a large photoshop file in CS4 or something.

    EDIT: nevermind:

     
    iNoob.x, Mar 11, 2010
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  9. rana_kirti

    rana_kirti Notebook Evangelist

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    Bottom Line.... All this talking & Discussion...!!!

    When is this thing OUT...?!?
     
    rana_kirti, Mar 11, 2010
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  10. namezox1

    namezox1 Notebook Enthusiast

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    never. Asus is just teasing and messing with us.
     
    namezox1, Mar 11, 2010
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  11. joni99

    joni99 Notebook Enthusiast

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    the asus will be out when this Thread get 100 pages.. or 200
     
    joni99, Mar 11, 2010
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  12. BlazingSkies

    BlazingSkies Notebook Consultant

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    tomorrow: asus bails on ul30jt and pl30jt
     
    BlazingSkies, Mar 11, 2010
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  13. iNoob.x

    iNoob.x Notebook Evangelist

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    And the day after, the people of NBR start a riot in front of Asus headquarters.
     
    iNoob.x, Mar 11, 2010
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  14. impruv

    impruv Notebook Evangelist

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    Nope, sadly everyone will go grab a dell vostro or acer 3820 ;)
     
    impruv, Mar 11, 2010
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  15. iNoob.x

    iNoob.x Notebook Evangelist

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    Haha, that's what I'm gonna do actually, grab a Acer 3820 if the UL30JT doesn't come out soon enough.
     
    iNoob.x, Mar 11, 2010
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  16. a2bucks

    a2bucks Notebook Consultant

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    I agree that Asus should give the release date and pricing now, especially because the other companies are releasing their i5/i7 laptops. But, also keep everything in perspective. Most likely they will give information within the next couple weeks, and we will have an opportunity to buy a PL/UL30vt sometime in April. For me, it's worth the wait to see what the price point will be. The form factor, battery life, and performance meeting with what hopes to be a decent price, still causes me to lean toward the Asus.
     
    a2bucks, Mar 11, 2010
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  17. namezox1

    namezox1 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Most likely I am going to get the Acer instead of the Dell if asus keep fking with us. I would get the dell but only the Premium Productivity Intel Core i5 Processor 520m come with the m310 graphic card; The rest comes with a media card. yuck
     
    namezox1, Mar 11, 2010
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  18. blue13x

    blue13x Notebook Deity

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    Let's all bombard the Asus Facebook page with UL30JT requests, they should get the message even more!
     
    blue13x, Mar 11, 2010
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  19. helderlima

    helderlima Notebook Enthusiast

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    How should the Acer 3820t's battery compare to the Asus UL30JT? Any change the acer battery lasts for 8 hours, as claimed?
     
    helderlima, Mar 11, 2010
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  20. impruv

    impruv Notebook Evangelist

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    huge chance it will. it got 6 hours with the 4400mAh and it's supposed to come with the 6000mAh
     
    impruv, Mar 11, 2010
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  21. 09ine

    09ine Notebook Enthusiast

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    does the UL30JT have firewire enabled?
     
    09ine, Mar 12, 2010
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  22. praneeth

    praneeth Sanath Jaya Suriya!!!

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    Have any other manufacturers come out with i5 or i7 ULV machines? I haven't seen anything that's actually for sale yet. There's really no other choice if you want a 520UM or a 640UM than to wait.
     
    praneeth, Mar 12, 2010
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  23. joni99

    joni99 Notebook Enthusiast

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    acer 3820 spec looks a lot better....
     
    joni99, Mar 12, 2010
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  24. ojt

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  25. zofgold

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    Asus UL30JT will be available in Poland in the middle of April. It's info from official Asus Polska Facebook site and confirmed by two large polish dealers of notebooks. The price is about 3200-3300 polish zlotych (about 850 EUR) for no system version.
     
    zofgold, Mar 12, 2010
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  26. rana_kirti

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    rana_kirti, Mar 12, 2010
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  27. impruv

    impruv Notebook Evangelist

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    impruv, Mar 12, 2010
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  28. joni99

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    thanks !

    another month to wait :mad: ..
     
    joni99, Mar 12, 2010
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  29. Capt'n Corrupt

    Capt'n Corrupt Notebook Evangelist

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    Hahahaha.. Patience is a virtue. I remember people complaining the same way when waiting for the UL30Vt. The result? People that bought the UL30Vt were really, really glad that they waited...

    }:^D~
     
    Capt'n Corrupt, Mar 12, 2010
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  30. banjodido

    banjodido Notebook Guru

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    banjodido, Mar 12, 2010
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  31. pagagnon

    pagagnon Newbie

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    I have a little question about the UL30VT. I would really like to get the UL30JT but I don't think I can wait another month. My question is : can we expect a price drop on the former when the latter is finally released? I would be unhappy to see a 100-200 $ price drop in a few week if I buy the UL30VT now. :-/
     
    pagagnon, Mar 12, 2010
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  32. a2bucks

    a2bucks Notebook Consultant

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    That's not a bad system, but it is not quite comparable to the Asus systems we have been discussing. It may be a good option for someone who doesn't need the graphics power, doesn't like the UL30xx form factor, and if it comes in cheaper than the Asus. Apart from the form factor, if it is not much cheaper than the UL30vt, then it is not a good deal.
     
    a2bucks, Mar 12, 2010
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  33. 09ine

    09ine Notebook Enthusiast

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    So does the UL30JT support firewire? I know the VT didn't yet people toted how it was great at editing HD footage (which you need firewire to import).
     
    09ine, Mar 12, 2010
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  34. praneeth

    praneeth Sanath Jaya Suriya!!!

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    praneeth, Mar 12, 2010
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  35. eten

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    How does the 310m compare with the new GMA HD Graphics present on Arrandale chips?
     
    eten, Mar 12, 2010
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  36. BlazingSkies

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    april... not bad
     
    BlazingSkies, Mar 12, 2010
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  37. impruv

    impruv Notebook Evangelist

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    much much better. Which is why products like this asus or sony z still has discrete switchable gfx that come with the arrandale cpu
     
    impruv, Mar 12, 2010
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  38. eten

    eten Notebook Enthusiast

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    Well other notebooks come with the 330/335 which performs alot better than the 310m.

    Reason I'm asking is because the migration from GMA 4500 to the new GMA HD is 2x-3x improvement looking at benchmarks (similar to the ION I suppose?) while the change from 210m to 310m is almost non-existent.
     
    eten, Mar 12, 2010
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  39. tktk

    tktk Notebook Evangelist

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    The integrated "HD graphics" is dependent on the CPU's clock speed. So on 3dMark06:

    "normal voltage" i5/HD gets about 2000
    lower voltage i7/HD gets about 1500
    The old 4500MHD got about 800
    310m gets about 3400.
    330m about 6600
     
    tktk, Mar 12, 2010
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  40. rockunited

    rockunited Notebook Geek

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    How much does an ATI 5650 get?
    And how much does 335m get?

    Thanks.
     
    rockunited, Mar 12, 2010
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  41. joni99

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    joni99, Mar 12, 2010
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  42. iNoob.x

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    ^ Wait...the 330m gets higher on 3dmark06 than 335m?
     
    iNoob.x, Mar 12, 2010
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  43. lackofcheese

    lackofcheese Notebook Virtuoso

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    The thing is, the 335M has been tested only in the Alienware m11x to date, where it's let down by the CPU.
    I would expect the 335M to be equal to or better than the 5650 in 3Dmarks, but weaker (though not by much) in general real-world performance.
     
    lackofcheese, Mar 12, 2010
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  44. rana_kirti

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    i'm tired of waiting for this.... this has been a waste of my time...!!!
     
    rana_kirti, Mar 13, 2010
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  45. ojt

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    http://cgi.ebay.de/Fujitsu-FTS-LIFE...vr_id=&cguid=c50f52fc1260a0e20507f787ff908f12


    http://www.heinzsoft-shop.de/produc...ifebook-p770-matt-i7-620-4-500-12-1-umts.html

    both offer are from the same dealer.
     
    ojt, Mar 13, 2010
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  46. sn_85

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    At this point Apple might come out with an updated Macbook Pro faster than the Asus
     
    sn_85, Mar 13, 2010
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  47. Th@n@tos

    Th@n@tos Notebook Consultant

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    Why would ASUS come out with a Macbook Pro? :D
     
    Th@n@tos, Mar 13, 2010
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  48. sn_85

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    Hah, I meant Apple would come out w/ the updated MBP before Asus did with their UL30JT. You know what I mean!!! :D
     
    sn_85, Mar 13, 2010
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  49. Capt'n Corrupt

    Capt'n Corrupt Notebook Evangelist

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    I just want to be the first....

    };^)~
     
    Capt'n Corrupt, Mar 13, 2010
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  50. Capt'n Corrupt

    Capt'n Corrupt Notebook Evangelist

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    To post the 1000th message! Woohoo!

    }:^D~
     
    Capt'n Corrupt, Mar 13, 2010
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