Opinions on the Asus K42JC-A1 laptop

I had hoped to thet the N82 with optimus from Asus but since release date is murky in the US i am lookign at tother options. I saw the K42JC A1 is available at newegg. It has optimus and seems decent spec wise. Its the size i want at 14 inches. Anyone have one or can give some feedback on this laptop?

 

Does it have optimus? I'm looking at Gentech's page on it and it's not mentioned.

I do know a very similar laptop, the U30JC, has optimus.

 

Here is the link at the Egg
Newegg.com - ASUS K42 Series K42JC-A1 NoteBook Intel Core i5 430M(2.26GHz) 14" 4GB Memory DDR3 1066 500GB HDD 7200rpm DVD Super Multi NVIDIA GeForce 310M

No other site mentions it as having optimus. Can anyone confirm/deny as to whther it has optimus?

Alo this particular K42 is not listed on Asus USA.

I clicked the photo on newegg and zoomed in - there is a label on the laptop clearly showing optimus. Unless its the wrong image...

 

I called xoticpc. I spoke with a guy (i forget his name). He went into the back and found one of these being customize and sure enough it has the Optimus sticker on it - so it does have optimus. Battery life he said would likely be around 2-3 hours. I think battery life is where it will differ fromthe N82 since that one is said to long battery life.

 

I called Asus and it does have Optimus definitely. Anyone else have an opinon on this laptop?