Asus UL30A

bob055 · 26 Jan 2010 at 10:46

Scottland said:
Assuming its in stock, it'll be next day via DHL

yep just got it now! have to go to work tho!

greenyblue · 26 Jan 2010 at 15:38

Went for the SU7300 version with 4GB of RAM. Will let you know what it is like when it arrives tomorrow.

bob055 · 26 Jan 2010 at 21:58

well im on mine now, love it! just going to uninstall some of the crap on it

bob055 · 30 Jan 2010 at 19:47

few pics. crappy phone camera.

Bane · 30 Jan 2010 at 20:12

What's the gadget you have running?

bob055 · 30 Jan 2010 at 22:11

Bane said:
What's the gadget you have running?

http://gallery.live.com/liveItemDetail.aspx?li=c41637be-8809-458b-9be2-5803b6de5ea5&bt=8&pl=7

its wicked, has Wifi, Battery status etc

greenyblue · 31 Jan 2010 at 00:06

Really like this machine. Will take some pics at some point.

Have uninstalled a lot of the bloatware that came with it, probably a few more ASUS utilities I could get rid of but will see if I use first.

Far quicker than I expected it to be, will decode H264 720p films at about 20-25% processor load in VLC. Like the Power4Gear hybrid app, lets you de-clock the processor to prolong battery life if not performing CPU intensive apps.

Need to find a sleeve for it, anyone got any good suggestions?

Scottland · 31 Jan 2010 at 01:03

The standard W7 power options let you underclock the CPU too

I've got a sleeve by 'Contour Design' and it's a decent fit, anything for a Macbook Air should be fine - I think the cheapest decent one is a Belkin for about £10

alex24 · 31 Jan 2010 at 01:13

Nice laptop, but as above, it doesn't seem to be anywhere near £399?

It is almost worth another £100 over a netbook.

Scottland · 31 Jan 2010 at 12:29

When price searching for it, as not many places are stocking it right now. Search for UL30 as well as UL30A, as a one or two places don't use the proper name for it

I've found in the past with Asus notebooks, quite a few seem to slip under the radar by most shops and are really hard to get hold of. Maybe OcUK should get in on the act and get some exclusive deals

alex24 · 31 Jan 2010 at 12:35

OK I see now, thanks.

Asus could be a good seller at OcUK, it looks like a nice machine.

arigold · 7 Feb 2010 at 13:27

Isn't the single button annoying?

bob055 · 7 Feb 2010 at 14:16

arigold said:
Isn't the single button annoying?

no i dont really use it, just tap the pad to click!

Jimpowers79 · 27 Feb 2010 at 14:05

The offer discussed here for £399 from the carphone warehouse is for the single core version right? I can't see dual core's for much lower than £540. If your paying that much for a dual core the acer aspire 3810tz has similar spec with a 13inch screen for £489. Or the aspire 1810tz seems just as good, but with the smaller 11inch screen.

NewBeetle · 31 Mar 2010 at 20:48

Sorry to bring up the old thread but carphone have just dropped the price for this to £349 (-£17.45 quidco).

Just ordered one myself, can't see them lasting at this price.

bob055 · 31 Mar 2010 at 21:53

oh nice one, Great price at £349

craptakular · 31 Mar 2010 at 22:23

im tempted lol. going to check my monies tommorrow and see if i can afford it.

Raptor · 31 Mar 2010 at 22:27

Just ordered one.
Don't suppose it will be here until Tuesday now.