Tz190 vs Asus U6S-A1

ok, just visited P1 just to dream alittle and gloot over my soon tz190. for some reason i went to asus section and NOTICE a new utlra portable laptop 12.1" with a freak 2.2ghz intel core 2 duo!!! seeing that made me dought my tz190 purchase.

i know this isn't a car forum where u tactically talk bad stuff about the competition, BUT is this U6S anything comparable to the tz190+? its RAM can be expand to 4gb and it has a huge processor for the small size that it is.
i need some comforting words that i made the right choice to go with the tz190.

comments?

http://laptopsinc.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=U6S-A1&Category_Code=ASUSU

 

Battery life is dismal. I'm guessing it will get fairly warm/hot too. CNET UK did a review.

 

Well, the U6S beats the tz190 performance wise, but is less portable (12" compared to 11") and like Ken said, battery life will definitely be shorter since the U6S uses the regular C2D mobile CPU + a dedicated GPU. I'd say you'll get more than double the battery in the tz190 given that Asus's batteries give less than average battery life.

 

ya i read, lol 40minute battery life on one of their test run. but still, other than battery, that thing is pretty dam cheap/powerful and hella more warranty coveries than bismo sony. but for style, SONY OWNs handsdown. but still....... i can't wait to hold my tz in my hands and fall deeply inlove with it.

 

It really depends on what you are looking for in a laptop. In fact those two laptops are quite different in my opinion.

Sony TZ190 focus mainly on portability. It has much better battery time (at least 25%), 25% less weight, 10% smaller. These reductions are extremely impressive since they are both ultra portable class.

Asus U6 on the other hand, offer better calculation power and video performance.

If my speculation is correct, Sony VAIO TZ target business users who mainly use this laptop for email, web, office 2007, WWAN and data sync. Asus on the other hand, market their notebook to portable media user. People who enjoy watch a DVD or listen to MP3 in starbucks.

So, what you do use the laptop for?

 

Well, the 40min is a test that strains the CPU constantly. It doesn't reflect real life use. Keep in mind that all asus notebooks have a program to underclock the CPU/GPU (called power-saver mode) which extends battery life a fair amount. Also, note that CNET is notorious for publishing crappy reviews (at least in the US). Either way, I'm sure you'll enjoy the tz190. It sure is a beauty!

 

psun, your completely right.
i guess i was just jealous of the processor in the asus.
but tobe honest, im mainly for extreme websurfing, and microsoft office for student. so i guess i made the riight choice with the Tz because i need high portability for these two main things. i will always have acess to a desktop at my college but that is stationary. i dont game. so i guess the tz was right on the money.

thanks guy, cleared my doughts out...well atleast for tonight, my thoughts always goes back to the sz680 with 4gb,2.4ghz and 200gb 72krpm. but then thats a powerhouse which is not what i need but more wanted for the techie goodies inside.

 

Really nice this asus, thanks for the link!

In terms of performance this lappy blows off the TZ. And ok, is not so small like the TZ but is always an ultraportable!
Who else in this category has these specs? 2.2ghz intel core 2 duo and nVidia 8400, optical drive and 3G in such a small machine....great job asus! Maybe Sony will learn something for the next refresh of the TZ. I'm quite convinced about this lappy...the only sacrifice is the battery.

 

Ultraportables need to have good battery life though. When they battery dies, it's no longer portable.

 

It is a very nice laptop, probably the most powerful in 12" form.

But I won't consider it "ultra" portable since its based un ULV processor. My wife have two Asus small form laptops in the past (12" and 13", W5 & W7 I think) and they are VERY hot and power drainer (I can't complete a full Vista installation without AC plugged). Although the build quality is excellent. Until this day, I still wonder how can they manage to maintain a long life span of the components while operating under extreme temp.

Two advantage U6S over TZ

• 2.2Ghz C2D
• Dedicated 8400M

The most obvious advantage of U6S over TZ190 is using with an external monitor. 8400 could probably power a 24" with 1920x1200. TZ on other hand, limited to 22" native at most. When taking this into consideration, you could use U6S as a desktop replacement as long as you have an external monitor and keyboard. The T7500 / 8400M / 2GB combo can host most consumer programs on the market. TZ on the other hand, can't be used as desktop replacement due its performance (the raw power is not even enough to play a blueray disc, not I say it come with a blueray ROM). It may also take 24hrs to recode a video you took with your DV. The fact is, ppl who buy TZ usually have access to one or two computers that can do these things.

2.2Ghz C2D is good, but those applications that require this amount of raw power preferbly not to be run on a 12". Again, you will probably want to connect an external for these programs.

Final words

U6S is designed for 50% stationary use and 50% on road use
TZ is designed for 100% for road use

 

The weight difference is considerable -- the U6S with 3-cell battery is a pound more than the TZ -- that's nearly 50% heavier -- with the larger batteries it will be heavier than an SZ6xx model. Not "ultraportable" in these terms.