Asus UX30 - Laptop Review

Asus is proud to present its sleek line of ultra-thin notebooks that are big on features and functions. Thus, it came up with the Asus UX30, one of the latest models introduced by Asus. The UX30 is also known as the mother of mini netbooks owing to the innovation of the EEE PC series.

There are two models in the UX series laptops: the UX50V and the UX30. The latter is smaller with a thickness of only 0.9 inches, easily making it one of the thinnest notebooks in the market. It is practical for travel and is very useful to the businessman, the normal computer user and the writer. And the UX30 is also very light, commensurate to its size. One can carry it and not be expected to be carrying a laptop.

The Asus UX30 uses Intel's Consumer Ultra Low Voltage (CULV) processors. This is perhaps the reason behind how the UX30 is nearly wafer-thin and comes loaded with more than acceptable features. The CULV processors are intended to consume low energy as much as possible, thus emitting less heat. As the CULV processors need little energy, the slim design of the Asus UX30 was made possible. Earlier processors need space to allow heat and air to circulate without wreaking damage to the internal components.

Performance-wise, the Asus UX30 has either the Intel® Core(TM)2 Duo Processor SU9400 or the Core(TM) Solo Processor SU3500. Both of these processors run on 1.4 GHz. Any of these processors is supported by up to 4 gigabytes of random access memory (RAM). This kind of power surpasses the need to enable and address the Asus UX30 to perform multiple functions without hanging up or lagging.

The screen of Asus' latest offering has an acceptable 1366x768 resolution integrated within a 13-inch liquid crystal display screen, which can facilitate faster and better multi-tasking. With a large resolution, a user can simply open a document window while putting it alongside a window of another document for reference. A user also has a choice to integrate a media player window.

Specifications:

CPU:

• Intel® Core(TM)2 Duo Processor SU9400: 1.4 GHz
• Intel® Core(TM) Solo Processor SU3500: 1.4 GHz

RAM: DDR2 800 MHz SDRAM, 1 x SODIMM socket for expansion up to 4GB SDRAM

Screen size: 13.3" WXGA/ Resolution 1366x768, Color-Shine (Glare-type)

Operating system:

• Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium
• Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic

Battery life: Polymer 3 cells: 3250 mAh

Graphics: Integrated Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD

Pros:

The thinness and lightness of the Asus UX30 are the key advantages of the Asus UX30. And the clear resolution of the LCD screen enables proficient multi-tasking, which is necessary in the busy world. This is important for writers and editors who seek to finish editing or writing documents in a tight time frame.

Cons:

However, gamers can expect to be disappointed with the Asus UX30 as its graphics card is not designed for the latest hard-core gaming. Yet, these gamers can always insist to play older games that consume less power and graphic resolution.

Conclusion:

The Asus UX30 is designed basically to answer the simple needs of the businessman or the average computer user, who are both looking for a reliable machine to perform average and business processes with.

The only drawback is the lack of power to process multimedia applications and 3D-based games. However, it is still loaded on features and one cannot regret the price he or she will pay for the Asus UX30, depending on the applications that one needs or desires.

Asus UX30 laptop is smallest in Assus UX series and if you are looking for other reviews of this series then you must visit asus UX laptops review for detailed reviews.