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    My opinion about UL30A-X5

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by lee5i3, Jan 18, 2010.

  1. lee5i3

    lee5i3 Notebook Enthusiast

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    After having this for a few days here is my opinion.

    Pro:
    I love the size, I was afraid it was going to feel too small for me, but I like it.
    Battery is great, can't wait to get the 5600 spare, my normal usage is around 5-6 hrs on performance setting, mostly do web/windows development
    Performance is great, was honestly expecting less speed but so far its running pretty fast
    Speakers sound great

    Con:
    Keyboard feels nice but i wish they made the right shift key bigger, keep accidentally hitting the up button trying to type
    Problems downgrading to Windows XP, installation does not find the hard drive to install, no big deal but sucks for those who would like to use XP instead of Win7


    This really isn't a con or a pro, but it sure is a fingerprint magnet, but no more than my phone so im not too concerned about it since I could have chosen silver, but black looks very sleek.

    Overall, I love the machine, few cons but nothing I can't live with, if keyboard really bothers me, I can always plug into a monitor and usb keyboard for when i do major work
     
    lee5i3, Jan 18, 2010
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