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    U5A appears on ASUS Global Site

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by AuroraS, Dec 9, 2005.

  1. AuroraS

    AuroraS Notebook Virtuoso

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    At last! The long awaited U5A appears...
    http://www.asus.com/products4.aspx?l1=5&l2=75&l3=0&model=977&modelmenu=1

    U5A Specification

    Intel® Centrino® Mobile Technology
    Intel® Pentium® M Processor 700 Sequence (1.60-2.26GHz, 533 MHz, 2MB L2 Cache)
    Mobile Intel® 915GM Express Chipset
    Intel® PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Network Connection
    Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional,
    Microsoft® Windows® XP Home
    DDRII 533MHz, 512MB on board, up to1536M
    12.1" XGA
    HDD: 60/80/100 GB
    3 X USB,1 x Card-Reader. 1 X 1394, 1 X PCMCIA
    27.4 x 23.17 x 2.75~3.35cm, 1.4kg ( 3 cell battery pack)
     
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  2. PROPortable

    PROPortable Company Representative

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    .... and you'll continue to wait till it appears in North America.... Asus isn't going to bring in anymore dothan based units...... Early February still stand as the start of importation of the yonah based systems.... I think the U5a is a prime model to start that off as all the current systems that are out there won't be refreshed to a yonah based system till somehwere around the end of March, begining of April..... So starting in February only the totally new systems will start to come out, but even Asus has said the rollout on them is going to take a couple months.
     
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  3. primetime

    primetime Notebook Consultant

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    Wow. That's... thin...

    But I like my notebooks just like I like my women... they have to have a little more meat in them.. (w3v... Mmmm..) :D
     
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  4. Jumper

    Jumper Notebook Deity

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    Is this a completely new chassis or is it a continuation of the M5A/Z33ae line?
     
    Jumper, Dec 9, 2005
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  5. LaZzZy_Dude

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    Nice lappy. BTW it's not that thin. But it's a sexy machine and light around 3 lbs
     
    LaZzZy_Dude, Dec 9, 2005
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  6. AuroraS

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    The optical drive sure seems slim... less than 1cm? Wow...
     
    AuroraS, Dec 9, 2005
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  7. goro

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    Can't help but notice that the maximum amount of ram is 1.5 gigs ddr2 but doesn't mention the form factor.

    Does this mean that Asus managed to shoehorn a standard so-dimm socket onto a chassis similar in size to the z33 or will we finally see some 1 gig ddr2 micros on the market?
     
    goro, Dec 12, 2005
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  8. AuroraS

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    Yeah...looks like it supports regular SO-DIMM
     
    AuroraS, Dec 13, 2005
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  9. jtom

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    Should I wait for the notebooks coming out in Febraury or get one now?
     
    jtom, Dec 13, 2005
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  10. AuroraS

    AuroraS Notebook Virtuoso

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    It's up to you. Realistically, they probably won't be out until early March...
    I'd probably just get one right now.
     
    AuroraS, Dec 13, 2005
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  11. tembry

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    Ah they broke my heart with the XGA instead of WXGA.. Looks like I'm still waiting.
     
    tembry, Dec 13, 2005
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