have you checked out the entire Asus roadmap planned for 2010? definitely look at the 'N' series, and the letter J denotes the implementation of nvidia optimus

as a side note, i recently read a review with an asus laptop with optimus in it from engadget or gizmodo, and battery life wasn't that great. i guess google reviews once you have your eyes set on one. go i5 or i7! such a huge difference from the atoms

i love the UL's but the processor is quite outdated. the U30jc is much better. Plus you get a DVD slot in the 13 inch.

Again, battery life is the balls.

Plus when the JT is released, it is going with an i5/i7 processor.

Wouldn't mind the X42JV either but that seems to be only a EU-FR release.

NCIX is having $80 off the UL30 which makes it pretty good deal when I was considering the UL20.

Not sure now if I should wait and see the newer models or just get the UL30.

That's the A2. Keep in mind, it is not the A1.

i think its 4.5 hrs run time.
whens the JT coming out? you can order the JC with I5 processor

http://forum.notebookreview.com/asus...lv-13-3-a.html

Seems that the consensus is to get the UL30VT instead of the UL30JT since performance is negligible, meanwhile throwing in a SSD as well.

Well, with the JT out, price will drop with the VT....

Should be fairly dramatic too.

http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/a...0jc-1a-review/

Apparently 4+ hrs is great. I guess I was just expecting at least 6+ with optimus.

Whats the diff?

Did some light reading A2 has Win7 and A1 has Vista.

real good in depth review of the ASUS U30Jc
http://www.anandtech.com/show/3730/a...ht-performance

They both come with Win7....

I don't know where you got that from.

The A1 has a switchable "power boost" whereas the A2 does not.

In other words, if you plan on playing modern games, don't expect too much out of the A2.

Also, just to note, the UL30A-A1/A2 is different than the UL30VT-A1...

I found a ASUS UL30VT-A1 for about $100 cheaper (open box) from NCIX, so if you really like this laptop, and have lots of patience, you might find one too.

^ so that comes to 500?

More in the realm of 700.

So nothing has happened.

I have still yet to buy another laptop.

Waiting is ridiculous... Anyone with any good ideas?

MSI FX600?

http://ncix.com/products/?sku=54920&...SI%2FMicroStar

I've been looking for something that can play sc smoothly on medium type settings. Looking at the ASUS U30JC too.

new Asus U45

ASUS U30JC can play Crysis at low levels so it should be able to handle SC no problems. I also get 5 plus hours surfing the web or watching movies.

http://www.staples.ca/ENG/Catalog/ca...dCode=WW&=&=&=

Acer 13.3" Laptop, 2.26GHz Intel Core i5-430M, 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD (AS3820TG-3022)

# 2.26GHz Intel Core i5-430M processor
# 4GB memory
# 500GB hard drive
# 13.3” LED back-lit display
# Windows 7 Home Premium
# ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470 graphics card with 512MB dedicated memory
# Connectivity: Bluetooth and Acer Nplify b/g/n Wireless LAN
# Integrated Media card reader
# HDMI port and webcam
# Up to 8 hours battery life
# Colour: Black Brushed Aluminum
# 1-year limited warranty

Awesome if you know someone that works there since my friend says their 15% discount also works on computers. Then you can also get coupons to stack.

I ordered the ASUS U45JC the other day. It's basically a slightly bugger U30JC. Now just wIting for NCIX to get it in stock.
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Nice, thanks for the heads up. :)

How's the build quality on acers?

Pretty good. IMHO they've improved a lot over the years.

The latest Acer products I have owned were monitors and the Aspire One netbook. Both have been great. One of the monitors is about 3 years old and is still going strong, meanwhile the other which is a year old is also fine. I don't have the netbook anymore, but it was solid.