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    UL20A is finally up for sale on the 'net....

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by theZoid, Oct 22, 2009.

  1. theZoid

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    DDR2? It's not DDR3 like the UL30A?
     
    Soulsaber, Oct 22, 2009
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    Apparently so....I'm thinking....I really wanted that physical form factor....the UL30A is only 40 samolians or so more when you add everything up....don't know...what I want is a netbook for someone with trifocals...(me) :) Still a pretty nice machine.
     
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    Jayayess1190 Waiting on Intel Cannonlake

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    Didn't this say U20a before?
     
    Jayayess1190, Oct 23, 2009
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    Check out the Acer 1410 with the SU2300 (they're labelling it as Celeron but it's Dual Core). Yes it's downspeced from the UL20A, but has HDMI (and only a 160GB HD). MSRP is $399.

    UL20A is going to have a very tough time with only 2GB RAM while Acer has the 1410 @399 and the 1810 (4GB RAM, HDMI, Bluetooth) at $599.
     
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    Well, about 150g which seems less than I would expect. And it's ~3cm less in width and ~2.5cm in depth but about 0.5-1.0 cm thicker. I've been holding off on the UL30 until I saw specs for the UL20 but while the smaller size is nice (for use in lecture seats, on lap etc) it's not worth the trade-off to me. Thinner, HDMI, double the memory and disk space and probably longer battery life are worth the $200-ish premium to me.
     
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