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Brand Asus

Color Black

Type Personal Computers

List Price $729.00

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Key Features

High-gloss 13.3-inch LED-backlit HD high definition display together with 1366 x 768 resolution (16:9 aspect ratio) this uses less energy and still provides you an immersive cinematic experience (Study extra)
Up to 12 hours of battery life from 8-cell battery(4400mAh)
Windows 7 Home Premium makes it simple to make a home network and share all of your favorite photos, videos, and music. And you can watch shows for free when and where you would like together with Internet TV on Windows Media Center. Get the excellent entertainment experience together with Windows 7 Home Premium. (Study extra)
Get extra features together with Windows Anytime Upgrade. It's the excellent way to add features to Windows 7, takes as few as ten minutes, requires no software or downloads, and you'll keep your current programs, files, and environments. Windows will walk you throughout the neat upgrade process.
Chiclet style keyboard and multi-touch trackpad for comfortable and intuitive use (Study extra)
ASUS IceCool Technology for cool-to-the-touch palm rest
Special Express Gate aspect enables ultra-quick boot so you can connect to the web in just 10 seconds
Energy efficient, dual core 1.3 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300 processor together with ultra-low voltage for expanded battery life (Study extra)
500 GB SATA hard drive (5400 RPM)
4 GB of installed DDR3 RAM (1066 MHz; 2 x SODIMM slots; 4 GB maximum capacity)
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD included video processing
0.3-megapixel webcam for connecting together with friends and family over video chats
ASUS SmartLogon facial recognition system detects your face and logs on automatically
Draft-N Wi-Fi networking (802.11b/g/n)
HDMI high-definition audio/video output lets a single cable to transmit uncompressed high-definition video to your digital TV or LCD
Altec Lansing speakers increased together with SRS Premium Sound for home theatre excellence acoustics (Study extra)
ASUS Super Hybrid Engine for expanded battery life
Dimensions: 12.9 x 9.28 x 0.98 inches (WxDxH)
Weight: 3.74 pounds (together with battery
Warranty: 1 year global warranty and 1 year accidental damage warranty (Study extra)

Networking, Connectivity & Extension
Together with its included Draft-N Wi-Fi networking abilities, this laptop offers up to five times the performance and twice the wireless range utilizing 802.11n-compatible routers as you would together with 802.11g networks. It's in addition backward compatible together with 802.11b/g networks (commonly found at Wi-Fi hotspots and in older home routers). This notebook in addition offers Quick (10/100) Ethernet networking.

3 USB 2.0 ports for connecting a wide range of peripherals--from digital cameras to MP3 players
1 HDMI output for connecting to a compatible HDTV or home theater receiver for uncompressed digital audio and video via a single cable
Analog video output: 1 VGA
5-in-1 memory card reader compatible together with Secure Digital (SD), MultiMedia Card (MMC), Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, and xD Image Card
1 headphone jack (S/PDIF digital audio output), 1 microphone jack
10/100 Quick Ethernet

What's in the box
This package contains the ASUS UL30A-X5 notebook PC, AC adapter, rechargeable 8-cell battery, and customer manual

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High Definition This Doesn't Break the Bank

The 13.3-inch LED-backlit display proposes bright, vibrant visuals and complex energy efficiency, and it has a high-definition resolution (1366 x 768) and 16:9 ratio display for watching movies and HDTV programming not including annoying black bars. It's supported by an included Intel GMA 4500MHD included graphics processor for cinematic visual excellence. Equipped together with HDMI connectivity, you can effortlessly stream media whether you're on the move or throughout an external display at home or in the office.

The UL30A is complemented together with Altec Lansing speakers--30 percent extra great compared to those found on conventional notebooks--and SRS premium surround sound, getting high-excellence audio playback not including the want to connect to external speakers. The angle of the speakers in addition lets audio to be "bounced" upwards from any surface to offer better amplification, bringing a wider frequency range, which in turn produces lower pitches this agree to users to listen to each reverberation of the drums, as well as each note in pitch ideal excellence.

Windows 7 Home Premium makes it simple to make a home network and share all of your favorite photos, videos, and music. You can even watch, pause, rewind, and record TV. Get the excellent entertainment experience together with Windows 7 Home Premium.

Simplify usual tasks	Work the way you would like	Do new things possible

Simplify your PC together with new navigation features like Aero Shake, Jump Lists, and Snap. Customize Windows to look and feel the way you like by varying themes and taskbar programs. Environment up a home network and connecting to printers and devices is easier than ever. Windows 7 Home Premium maintains the latest hardware and software.	Intended to do your PC sleep and resume quicker. Takes full advantage of 64-bit PC hardware and memory. Connecting to wireless networks is quick and simple.	Watch, pause, rewind, and record TV together with Windows Media Center. Watch your favorite DVD movies. Consists of included video and Dolby audio codecs.

Jump Lists
New in Windows 7, Jump Lists get you right to the documents, images, songs, or websites you turn to every day. To open a Jump List, just right-click a program icon on the Windows 7 taskbar. (You'll in addition locate them on the Begin menu.) What you see in a Jump List depends entirely on the program. The Jump List for Internet Explorer 8 shows frequently-viewed websites. Windows Media Player 12 lists commonly-played tunes. Your Jump List missing a favorite? You can "pin" whatever files you like there. Jump Lists don't just show shortcuts to files. Sometimes they in addition offer fast access to commands for things like composing new e‑mail messages or playing music.

Improved Windows Taskbar
In Windows 7 you can "pin" favorite programs anyplace on the taskbar for simple access. Not crazy concerning the icon lineup? Now you can rearrange them any way you like by clicking and dragging. Finally, there are new ways to preview windows. Point to a taskbar icon to see a thumbnail preview of open files or programs. Then, move your mouse over a thumbnail to preview the window full-screen. You can even shut windows from the thumbnail previews--a big time saver.

Snap
Ever want to cut throughout a cluttered desktop and shortly focus on a single window? Just click a pane and provide your mouse a shake. Each open window except this one instantly disappears. Jiggle again--and your windows are back.

Which version of Windows 7 is Excellent for You?

Energy Efficient Intel Core 2 Duo ULV Processor

Offering the latest in ultra-low voltage processing power, the dual-core Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300 has a has a power consumption rating of just 10 watts and a 1.3 GHz speed this's paired together with a quick 800 MHz front-side bus (FSB) and 3 MB L2 cache. (An L2, or secondary, cache temporarily stores data; and a big L2 cache can help speed up your system's performance. The FSB carries data between the CPU and RAM, and a faster front-side bus will bring better overall performance.)

Intel Core 2 Duo Processor: The Dual-Core this Brings Spectacular Power While Saving Energy
Featuring dual cores this power throughout the much intensive tasks, the Intel Core 2 Duo processor lets you surf the web, download content, connect together with friends--and do it all together with ease. Intel Complex Smart Cache technology minimizes wait times by allocating extra access to frequently used data to the processing core this needs it much. Intel's power-saving abilities enable quick, cool-running performance even in a compact shape factor.

Intel Centrino 2 Processor Technology: Breakthrough Technology for Mobile Creativity
Together with dual-core processing, ultra-quick wireless and special energy conservation features, Intel Centrino 2 processor technology lets you achieve extra, aspire higher, and log many extra miles between battery charges. Optimized wireless abilities offer up to 2x greater range and up to 5x better Wi-Fi performance1. Intel Clear Video Technology combines hardware- and software-based video processing features to bring sharper picture excellence, improved clarity and customizable color control.

Eye-Catching Sophistication

Impress onlookers or complement any environment together with the UL30A's brushed aluminum finish and high-class appeal. Just opening the notebook you notice the interior casing all-around the display this delivers the color to life so this time-afterwards-time the UL30A shines together with a brilliant, high-gloss finish. In addition, the chiclet style keyboard and spacious keys not only agree to for a comfortable typing experience but in addition prevents dust buildup keeping it nice and clean each time you use it. Inspired by the light grace of a butterfly, the UL30A carries the hallmark contours and slim elegance this separate it from the typical cookie-cutter notebook together with a true style of its own.

Together with ASUS IceCool Technology, you're ensured expanded battery life and a cool-to-touch surface, so even afterwards the longest computer sessions there's limited heat for optimized luxury. The palm rest region in addition makes your experience extra enjoyable so you have plenty of space to situate your hands while typing on the keyboard.

Industry Leading Client Warranty

The industry's much complete notebook care package proposes a altitude of coverage this would add hundreds of dollars to the cost of competing laptops:

1-year Asus 360 global warranty (estimated $200 value)
1-year ADW (estimated $100 value)
30-day flawless display guarantee
Free 2-way standard overnight shipping
24/7 tech support

Accidents Happen
You have more protection when they happen to your ASUS notebook bought in the US or Canada. ASUS will fix it or replace it for you at no charge during the first year afterwards buy in the event of damage from accidental spills, drops, electrical surges, or fire.

Warranty covering accidental drops, spills, power surges, and fire damage
Target 3-business-day turnaround time for repair / replacement; not counting receiving and shipping time
One-way shipping (from ASUS to the customer) at no additional cost
24-hour toll-free phone support
One incident covered per notebook

Additional Accessories

Kensington K64079 SaddleBag Notebook Carrying Case (Black)

Targus PA410U DEFCON CL Notebook Computer Cable Lock

Targus PA450U DEFCON KL Notebook Computer Key Lock

Targus PA055U 4 Port USB 2.0 Ultra Mini Hub

Targus PAUM01U Ultra-Mini Retractable Optical Mouse

Customer Reviews

I love this computer, windows 7 is a breeze to use. The mouse pad is hard to operate with large hands 2010-03-12

By Steven

I love this computer, windows 7 is a breeze to use. The mouse pad is hard to operate with large hands

Great Budget Laptop for People on the Go 2010-03-09

By Mattforn

This laptop has been amazing so far, great design, portable, excellent display, awesome battery life, it was exactly what i was looking for.

When you first get this thing and power it up you will notice that it really doesn't come with a lot of bloatware. Most of it is Asus Utilities that help make using it easier. I uninstalled most of the stuff i didn't need and the rest really didn't take up too much memory to run. One thing that bugged me though was the free trial of Microsoft Office without a serial key. It would have been nice to have that. I never really used the ExpressGate so I can't comment on that. I would recommend deleting the huge empty partition and just merging it into the main Windows one.

There are only a couple cons to this laptop. First is the spacebar, sometimes if you hit it near the edge it wont read it. Second is the mouse button. For some strange reason it is getting scratched up in the same spot and is ruining the finish on it. I have no idea what could be causing it, but its a minor detail.

Pros:
Great battery, averaged around 6-8 hours with fairly heavy use.
Great display and graphics, I have the screen to almost minimum brightness and its still crisp
Cool design, both visually and thermally, very lightweight
Trackpad, the different actions you can make with just the pad are cool, it definitely saves a lot of time.
Keyboard, it seems to be the perfect size for most hands.

Cons:
Sometimes it can act a little squirrelly, i think thats more the OS fault.
Trackpad, It can be really touchy, I would STRONGLY recommend manually updating the drivers for this, Windows Update seems to miss it.
Random Flex on the keyboard surface, more of a nuisance than a problem though.
Missing or broken drivers, you would think all the drivers would be up to date but oh well, again just annoying.

Overall I would recommend this laptop, do make sure to manually update all the nessecary drivers off of the Asus website, it will fix the webcam issue and the trackpad issue.

Replaced my desktop with Windows 7 and mobility 2010-03-04

By Jake in Kirkland

I'm very pleased with Asus and this particular product. Great combination of performance, battery life, weight and price. Everything I had working with my desktop (3 different printers from hP and Canon) were easily made to work with this notebook running Windows 7 except the Twain-32 driver (scanner). There are many options for most scanners on the market today for upgrades with either s/w or h/w so this is not an issue. Back to the UL30A....I love the performance button above/left of the keyboard which instantly selects between high performance and low power modes (or something in between). The 13 inch screen is beautiful. Amazon shipped this product very quickly (I ordered two - one for my daughter in college and one for myself). I called ASUS to get an updated address where to send the Accidental Damage Warranty registration; customer service answered the phone rather quickly and gave me the new USPS address and a web site where I could register the ADW electronically.

Great notebook, worthy of consideration 2010-03-04

By N. Chowdhry

After much research, I am happy with my purchase.

Pros: Light weight, slim profile, at least 9-hr battery life on power saver mode and Wifi antenna turned off (plugged into ethernet cable at my desk), two-finger scrolling, small AC adapter module.

Cons: touch pad too sensitive & doesn't have bluetooth.

Other note: My original unit's Win 7 crashed after two weeks. I assume I just got lucky with a bad apple in the bunch.
Amazon easily addressed my issue and replaced it. Amazon's customer service excels my expectations.

Great laptop--coming from a college student 2010-03-04

By Jenny

So, I was in quite the situation when I ruined my old, slow, 10 minute battery laptop by choking and spitting my drink all over its keyboard. I had to act fast and get myself a brand new laptop since I need one for basically everything I do in life. So the first thing I did was check out amazon to see what kind of laptops they had and their specs and prices. This laptop's description immediately caught my eye. Thin and light? 12 hour battery?! That would be amazing after the fat and heavy, 10 minute battery laptop I used to have. The price looked really good as well. But being the frugal shopper that I am, I decided not to act too quickly and go to my local Best Buy, Costco, and Fry's before I make any decision. Everything they had in the stores did not even compare to this laptop in my eyes. Yes, some computers had the new i3, i4, and i5 processors, and other spiffy specs, but that really did not mean too much to me. As a college student all I was looking for was something that was: 1) very portable, 2) long battery life-- have you any idea how irritating it is to find a darn outlet inside a large lecture hall? 3) ~13 inches--anything bigger is too bulky to carry around 4) affordable 5) any operating system other than Vista. This computer best fit my criteria, and after reading all the positive reviews about it, I decided to place the order.

I just received my laptop yesterday, and I have to say. It's beautiful. The first thing I noticed when I took the computer out of its box was that it was very sleek looking, slim, and super light. Great! I open the laptop and I see a BUNCH of stickers and protective coverings. No problem, everything came off clean. The only thing I noticed was that the touch pad area had residual stickiness that made it very difficult to slide my finger across the pad. But the stickiness seemed to just vanish after using it a little, and it works great. I like how it isn't the traditional touch pad, but has little dots that sense your finger instead. Setup was pretty simple. I let it do its thing for about 10-15 minutes, then it asked me to make a username and password, and set up my internet connection and it was good to go. The keyboard is very nice to type on too. One of my friends pointed out that the design looked similar to that of a macbook. It comes pre-installed with a couple Asus programs that I probably would never use as well as some anti-virus program that I had never head of. But that was pretty easy to deal with. Uninstalling programs doesn't take a genius. So far everything has been running very smoothly, no issues to report yet.

My only beef with this laptop is that it does not have a DVD drive, and I depended on my old laptop to burn DVDs and CDs as well as hook it up to my TV to watch movies. They don't really advertise this fact on the product description, so I was pretty sad about that. So I go back on Amazon and notice that a lot of the people who purchased this laptop also bought Asus's external DVD drive/recorder, so of course I had to take a look. It was just what I was missing, so I go ahead and buy that as well. Problem solved! I guess the lack of a DVD drive just a sacrifice we have to make in exchange for how light this laptop is.

I actually took this laptop with me to work yesterday and my manager really liked it. He then called out a couple more of his staff to take a look. It was amusing to watch them all crowd around my computer and admire it. But anyway, all in all, if you are considering buying this laptop, I would say go for it. Especially if you have similar criteria to mine. Its a great laptop at a great price.

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