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    ASUS Intros U/UX Series Notebooks

    Discussion in 'Notebook News and Reviews' started by Charles P. Jefferies, Mar 4, 2009.

  1. Charles P. Jefferies

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    ASUS Intros U/UX Series Notebooks
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    ASUS today introduced its U and UX series notebooks, which are aimed at the style-conscious and have an ultra-thin design. Key features include a backlit chiclet-style keyboard and LED-backlit display. The U-series has a 15.6-inch display with an Nvidia GeForce G 105M 512MB graphics card, Core 2 Duo processor, and Altec Lansing speakers. ASUS did not provide any other information on the U series save for the fact that it has a slot-load optical drive.

    Expect to see both machines before the end of this quarter.

    ASUS Press Release (Engadget.com)

    ASUS U80 Hands-on

     
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    Charles P. Jefferies, Mar 4, 2009
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  2. adonisbook

    adonisbook Notebook Guru

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    This is what asus usually isn't: thin.
     
    adonisbook, Mar 4, 2009
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    As noted in the comments section, more pics: http://www.heise.de/cebit/bilderstrecke/561/0/nt520afd

    Looks pretty nice, but I don't think this will fit into their recent value-minded consumer target market. lol

    Don't like that glossy screen at all, though. Way too reflective. Check out the 5th picture -- you can already see a bunch of fingerprints on it.
     
    Ridley23, Mar 4, 2009
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  4. Red_Dragon

    Red_Dragon Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Lol, this definitely looks great the k series has great specs but the looks are meh.

    This notebook reminds me of the adamo for some reason.....maybe its the elegance? I also knows it a bigger notebook then the adamo before anyone says so :)
     
    Red_Dragon, Mar 4, 2009
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  5. Hualsay

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    Well at least asus is working on thin ness now, it dont look half that bad, awesome specs though :D
     
    Hualsay, Mar 5, 2009
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  6. wearetheborg

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    I have a question on Asus build quality - do they use a metal chassis ? How does the build quality compare to dell precision/ lenovo thinkpads ?
     
    wearetheborg, Mar 5, 2009
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    nice, sleek design
     
    boogieman99, Mar 5, 2009
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  9. salair

    salair Notebook Enthusiast

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    Does anyone know how soon these will be on the market. I'm currently looking for a nice light 15" laptop that isn't to ugly.
     
    salair, Mar 6, 2009
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    thanks for the info. although they're certainly a step up in the looks department compared to Asus' earlier offerings, still not quite at the same level as the W3 days.
     
    Goren, Mar 6, 2009
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  11. Red_Dragon

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    I dont know i think looks and quality wise they are miles ahead of where they were before.
     
    Red_Dragon, Mar 6, 2009
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