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ASUS UL80Vt- A2 14-Inch Thin and Light Laptop (Silver) | 
| Brand: Asus
Category: Personal Computer
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as of 7/29/2010 21:04 CDT details
New (29) Used (1) from $849.00
Rating:  86 reviews
Sales Rank: 102
Format: CD
Color: Silver
Media: Personal Computers
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium
CPU Manufacturer: Intel
CPU Speed: 1.3
CPU Type: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processors: 2
System Memory: 4000
Memory Type: DDR2 SDRAM
Hard Drive Size: 320
Display Size: 14
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.8
Dimensions (in): 13.5 x 9.6 x 1.1
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MPN: UL80Vt-A2
Model: UL80Vt-A2
UPC: 884840548591
EAN: 0884840548591
ASIN: B0034H2YNM
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Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| » | 1.3GHz Intel SU7300 Core 2 Duo Processor | | » | 4GB of DDR3 1066MHz DRAM, 2 slots, 4GB Max | | » | 320GB Hard Drive (5400 RPM); Super Multi Optical Disk Drive; Wi-Fi 802.11 bgn | | » | 14-Inch Widescreen HD LED LCD Display; 0.3M Webcam; HDMI Port; NVidia G210M Graphics with 512MB DDR3 + Intel GMA 4500MHD (Switchable VGA) | | » | Windows 7 Home Premium (64 bit) Operating System; 8 Cell 5600mAh Battery |
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Product Description
The thin and light ASUS UL80Vt is a harmonious blend of form and function. Powered by an Intel Core 2 Duo ultra-low voltage processor, it boasts an impressive 11-hour battery life for all-day computing. It also sports user-centric features such as a multi-gesture touchpad and provides an impressive multimedia entertainment experience with Altec Lansing speakers and an NVidia G210M graphics engine. The ASUS exclusive Graphics Boost feature allows users to switch between the energy efficient integrated graphics and the discrete NVidia G210M Graphics Engine depending on what sort of battery life is desired. All of these features and more are shrouded in a robust brushed aluminum lid that not only looks magnificent, but also helps in maintaining the notebook's stylish exterior day after day. The notebook comes with the ASUS 360 service program that includes a 2 year global warranty, one month zero bright dot guaranty, free two-way standard shipping, twenty-four hour tech support seven days a week, and a one year accidental damage warranty, protecting the notebook from drops, fire, spills and surge.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 86
 Great laptop July 23, 2010
Po-hsun Lin (NY, USA)
It's pretty, light and the battery can stand for a long time. Everything is working very well so far (purchased for a month). I will recommend this one to everyone.
Awesome machine for the price point July 9, 2010
Barrett Campbell
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This machine was a little more than I had intended to spend on a school machine, but when I started looking around, my five hundred dollar price point just wasn't enough. So I bumped my budget up to seven hundred and this one fit right in. I will say that I looked at all the machines I could find at that price...quite a few. And this one looked pretty amazing from a hardware standpoint...again, considering the price. It has performed better than expected.
I've been using it for a few weeks now pretty heavily and I just don't really have many complaints. Okay, there's the screen, but I knew it had shortcomings going in. Again, I'm using this for papers, research, spreadsheets, etc in well-lit environments. For that the screen is fantastic. But it does have a sweet spot as many have mentioned. And it's a pretty small sweet spot up and down. Side to side gives alot more latitude. And it's not really an issue since I already have my hands on the machine...pretty easy to tilt the screen if I change positions. Movies look alot better than I thought they would. But this monitor doesn't do deep blacks. Even though I'm used to good, matte monitors I still don't find it ghastly as some have reported. Yeah, a matte screen would be nice, but it's not an option. I still haven't had any issues in several different lighting situations. So yeah, this isn't the best screen you're gonna see out there. But I don't need a full-gamut monitor for school. I have one at home. But again, the screen isn't that bad.
That said, how about some pros and cons:
Likes:
This machine's pretty fast. I build my own gaming desktop rigs every few years and this one installs/runs applications just as fast. Now, I haven't tried to play any games on this rig yet, but if the way it runs Google Earth is any indication, I think I'll probably be impressed. It runs GE flawlessly on the card and still pretty well on the integrated graphics with all the settings maxed out. Photoshop installed quickly. And this machine runs it quite nicely. I haven't benchmarked anything, but did a couple of quick renderings to get a feel for the speed. What can I say? I'm impressed. It chomps up big raw files like a champ. This stuff, however, brings out the monitor's deficiencies. I won't be doing much photo editing as color/exposure is concerned without an external monitor. But it doesn't lack the speed to crunch big files.
4 gigs of DDR3.
Love the touchpad. It's a little sensitive, but I'm getting used to it.
Battery life. This is what really sold me on this machine. And it really does run for 10+ hours in power save mode. And power save mode is enough for all the work I'm doing. You can browse the web for about that long on a charge as well. The battery life alone makes up for the screen. And the screen really isn't that bad unless you're spoiled. Then again if you're spoiled, why are you looking at a machine this cheap? Takes 2 1/2 hours to fully recharge from full discharge.
Tiny footprint. It's not much bigger than a netbook yet has the power of a decent desktop!
Optical drive. Okay, I'll fess up...I watch movies now and again. And this machine is pretty good for that. And most of my movies are on DVD. It's nice to be able to drag 'em along or play something a friend has. Just keep it still... it doesn't like being moved around much with a disc spinning. Other than that, most of my software is on CD/DVD. The drive just makes life so much easier. This was also another selling point for me.
Nice collection of ports. Really like the HDMI. Would have preferred DVI as opposed to a VGA. Err, you know, I might take that back. The VGA will work with much older monitors where HDMI works with some new ones and most modern TVs. Okay, so maybe VGA was the right choice.
Card reader is a nice touch.
Great keyboard. I haven't experienced any sort of flex in the chassis as some have reported. Then again, I don't typically put much pressure there.
Stays pretty cool for hours on end in your lap.
Warranty! 1 year almost anything goes out of the box. Then another year of just regular warranty after that. I've dealt with Asus in the past with a burned motherboard on a gamer. It was by the far one of the most pleasant RMAs ever. LOVE Asus support. That experience was a big reason I bought an Asus machine.
Dislikes?
Webcam. I hate webcams on laptops. Always feel like I'm being watched. It got painted over. But this is just picky...I'm sure someone appreciates them.
Bloatware. Some won't come off and I don't have the time to reinstall everything. It doesn't seem like it's slowing anything down, but I'd prefer to just have it given to me on a disk to install at my will...not shoved down my throat. And it made the initial setup kinda long.
Too many stickers. But the flipside is that you have the stuff to cover up your webcam right out of the box ;).
I feel like I have to be careful with the screen.
You'll only do this once, but I had the machine on my lap in the bed with my legs kicked out in front of me. Then I opened it. The hinges double as little crab claws when you do this. It was unpleasant. But again, you'll probably only do this once ;)
Overall, I couldn't be happier with the machine. J&R got it here in 3 business days with standard shipping! Yeah, there are little niggles with every machine. They're all a compromise. But there are so many positives to this machine, it's hard to dwell on any of its shortcomings...particularly in this price range. It's simply an amazing value with a great warranty and company to back it. All that said, this machine has earned itself a solid five stars. It'd get seven with a better screen.
 great as advertised, but with horrible touchpad!! July 7, 2010
drenchedinwine (NYC)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I did a lot of research and finally settled on this laptop, but ended up returning it a week later.
Pros:
- It is really thin and light...very portable.
- The battery life is excellent. I used it for an entire day without having to charge it.
- The speakers are on the front edge of the laptop. I love this, because you can shut your laptop and still listen to music.
- Build quality was good - it feels and looks like lightweight metal outside - light but durable. I also liked the chiclet style keys. It was comfortable to use.
Cons:
- Trackpad and buttons were awful!
* The buttons for clicking were VERY hard to push down. I'm not sure if it's just a flaw with my particular unit or not, because in the store, it wasn't that bad to click, but I've also read other reviews with my same complaint. It might be hit or miss.
* I also had the problem where once in a while, I'd try to click something using the button and nothing would happen. It just wouldn't work. I had to use the double tap to click to get around that.
* Multitouch is awful. Because the buttons were so difficult to press I was very reliant on the multitouch but sadly it didn't work well either. The 2 finger scroll is very finicky. It'll start a second after you do the gesture, and then scroll super fast all the way to the bottom of the page. You can adjust the sensitivity settings, which does help. But it's still not very intuitive to use. Also, your fingers have to scroll exactly perpendicularly up/down for it to work. If your fingers are on a slight angle, nothing will happen. I was constantly accidentally clicking or dragging things that I didn't mean to, which was very annoying. It takes so much longer to do anything because you can't navigate anything comfortably.
- Speed. It wasn't terribly fast. It worked at an acceptable speed, but I did find myself waiting longer that I'd expect for things (e.g. firefox, word, other common programs etc.) to open on a new unit and I imagine it'd only get slower with time.
- No 1 touch media buttons. In general, I don't like having a bunch of useless shortcut buttons on the keyboard like some other laptops do. However, I do use the dedicated one-touch buttons for music (i.e. play/pause, volume, mute etc.). This Asus has shortcut buttons that involve holding the Fn button with another key that does the action. The problem is that the keys are far apart, so you have to use both hands to hold down both keys to do a simple action like mute your music. Small gripe.
Over all, I really wanted to like this computer...it has a lot of nice features, and portability was very important to me as a commuter student. But the trackpad was just impossible and drove me crazy. Seeing as I'm on my laptop several hours a day, the frustration wasn't worth it and I returned it. Got an Acer TimelineX instead.
 Battery Life Only 3 Hours July 6, 2010
Joe Smith (Fremont, CA)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought this computer for two reasons:
Its weight and battery life.
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After I installed a VPN client,system crashed. Called technical support, after holding for about half hour, the technician asked me to recover the system from the disk.
Battery life is realistic about 3-4 hours. Definitely not 11.5 hours. It's cheating. Users should ask Asus to provide third party certificate to show their claim of 11.5 hours of battery life is not misleading. Without the difference with other $400-$500 computers for battery life, its price is way too high. I would not recommend to purchase this computer.
Best Laptop for Me So Far July 5, 2010
Satisfied Customer
I love this laptop. Before buying it I ready read the reviews on Amazon.com. Most of them were good and it turned out the be true. This laptop is very thin and light. This is what I like the most. So far the only thing that did not totally meet my expectation is the battery life. Some say the battery lasts 12 hours but after using it for about two weeks, I found out it only lasts about 6 hours after fully charged; however this is just a minor issue (to be honest, it is better than many other laptops already). Everything else meets my expectation.
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