ASUS UL80Vt-A1 14-Inch

ASUS UL80Vt-A1 14-Inch Thin and Light Black Laptop - 11.5 Hours of Battery Life (Windows 7 Home Premium)






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Product Features
* 1.3GHz Intel SU7300 Core 2 Duo Processor
* 4GB of DDR3 RAM, 2 slots, 8GB Max
* 320GB SATA Hard Drive (5400 RPM), DVD Super Multi Drive
* 14" Widescreen HD LED LCD Display, NVidia G210M Graphics with 512MB DDR3 + Intel GMA 4500MHD (Switchable VGA), 0.3M Webcam, Wi-Fi 802.11 bgn
* Windows 7 Home Premium Operating System (64 bit), *11.5 Hours of Battery Life

Product Description
# Operating System: Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
# Display: 14-inch HD LED-backlit Widescreen (1366 x 768)
# Intel Platform: Intel Core2 Duo processor SU7300 (1.3GHz)
# Graphics: Switchable: Intel GMA 4500MHD and ASUS DGE powered by NVidia GeForce G210M with 512MB VRAM
# Wireless: WLAN 802.11b/g/n (draft 2.4GHz n)
# LAN: 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet
# Memory: 4GB DDR3 DRAM, 2GB x 2 (upgradable to 8GB)
# Storage: 320GB 5,400RPM Hard Drive
# Optical Drive: DVD Super Multi Double Layer Drive
# Camera: 0.3 Megapixel
# Speakers: SRS Premium Stereo Speakers by Altec Lansing, Hi-Definition Audio CODEC
# Microphone Digital Array Microphones
# Card Reader: 1 x 5-in-1 card reader: MMC, MS, MS-Pro, SD, xD
# Input/Output: 1 x Mic-in, 1 x audio-out (S/PDIF), 3 x USB 2.0 ports, 1 x RJ45 LAN
# Video Output: 1 x HDMI, 1 x VGA port/Mini D-sub 15-pin
# Keyboard: 13.70-inch keyboard with MS Windows function keys
# Battery Pack: 8-cell Lithium Ion Battery, 5600mAh - Up to 12 hours1
# Power Supply: Output: 19 V DC, 4.7 A, 65W / Input: 100~240 V AC, 50/60 Hz universal
# Dimensions: 13.3 (W) x 9.45 (L) x 0.55~1.06 (H) inches
# Approximate Weight: 4.41 lbs (with 8-cell battery)
# Color: Black

Product Details
# Product Dimensions: 13.5 x 9.6 x 1.1 inches ; 4.8 pounds
# Shipping Weight: 7.8 pounds

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Reviews ASUS UL80Vt-A1 14-Inch


This computer really is THE laptop to get right now.

Pros-------------
Great speed - I just ran World of Warcraft and it runs SMOOTH with mid-high setting. I also saw from another review that this can run Farcry2 or Crysis2 at 40fps which is pretty damn good.

LED screen - This takes some getting used to since I'm not used to seeing such rich black on monitor but it looks bright, crisp, and shiny. (latter might be issue if you live with many light fixtures)

Video - YES it has Nvidia video card on top of Intel integrated. This allows for awesome gaming which many other laptops just can't do.

Temperature - It doesn't burn! :D It still gets warm, especially on left side near vent but it's not so hot that I have to put something underneath to shield my lap like previous laptops I had.

Weight - I'm kinda scrawny guy and I can lift this with one hand with no issue. This will be handy as you move around the house or carry in yer bag.

Battery life - AWESOME. just check any other review on this because they'll all tell you this thing last a loong time. It was tough to find laptops that can last long WHILE also having great performance AND be under a grand. Now there is.

ExpressGate - It allows you to turn on a laptop from off or hibernation mode, into special operating system that has skype, photo, and web browser among others. So if you need to google something quick, now you can! There's downside to that in cons section.

Cons----------------------

Keyboard - This is very minor annoyance but I want to be thorough. When you type, sometimes, you hear this light metal ringing-ish sound that's coming from metal underneath the keyboard. It's not the quietest keyboard you'll use but it won't drive you crazy either.

Touchpad - I had to figure out the issue with this because it was bugging the hell out of me. It has two and three finger gestures like scroll and right/middle click. Issue was it wasn't accurate and working sporadically. Scroll especially was driving me nuts because it'll scroll at its own speed/time. I tried pressing my fingers lightly/heavily but difference. Then I figured it out. You have to have you movement straight up and down or left/right. When people use the touchpad, we usually have our hand in an angle so we end up scrolling in almost like \ instead of |. Well, touchpad doesn't like that. Same goes for right/middle click that requires 2-3 fingers. It works best if you have your fingers in same x axis. Some people won't be affected since they'll use mouse but if you'll be using touchpad a lot, be prepared for bit of adjustment. Oh, and if you prefer to click the button instead of tapping the touchpad for mouse clicks, exercise your finger because button's bit harder to press than other touchpad buttons I've used.

ExpressGate - Idea is great. Execution, not quite. I was expecting instant on like when you come out of sleep mode but unfortunately, there's still some wait involved. 10-ish seconds I believe. Also, Asus installed regular monitor version of expressgate onto this widescreen laptop so everything's stretched to fit widescreen. So far, I haven't figured out how to change resolution in this mode. It's good for quick browsing but not for long session.

Power cable - OMG, where do ASUS think people live in? Castles!? Power cord is the longest I've ever seen. About 10-11 ft total (big power block right in the mid point). And although it comes with velcro strip to manage the cable, I found there's too much cable to roll the cable neatly. Just prepare for some mess when packing cable. Good thing this has 10 hour battery life so you won't have to deal with cable too much.