ASUS UL30VT offers an “UnLimited” Notebook Experience

Short Version:

ASUS has just announced the ASUS UL30Vt, a sleek 13.3" Notebook, that offers an impressive mobile computing experience in a less than an inch thick brushed aluminum shell.

ASUS has just announced the ASUS UL30Vt, a sleek 13.3″ Notebook, that offers an impressive mobile computing experience in a less than an inch thick brushed aluminum shell.

The ASUS UL30VT notebook can be configured to with a 1.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, Up to 4 GB of DDR3 RAM and up to a 500 GB hard drive spinning at 5400RPM.

The UL30Vt also has the ability to switch between a battery friendly embedded Intel GMA X4500MHD graphic card and a more powerful NVida GeForce G 210M graphic card with 512MB of Video RAM.

The ability to switch between graphic cards gives you the choice between an hour of battery life and enjoying the power of the Nvidia graphics card. So if your World of Warcraft obsession has brought about a low battery indicator you can switch to the integrated card and finish your spreadsheet with a few minutes to spare.

Speaking of battery life the UL30vt claims 12+ hours of battery life, made possible by the ASUS Power 4 Gear technology incorporated into it. Power 4 Gear uses power wisely based on your preferences and current work as well as lets you turn off specific pieces of hardware to save battery life.

In addition to all of these features the ASUS UL30Vt also uses, “Turbo33 Technology” to enhance system performance by up to 33%. This is accomplished by using both a hardware and a software solution and it claims to offer a performance boost noticeable when playing videos and performing other multimedia activities.

From the looks of it the UL30Vt is going to deliver a better experience than the current UL series notebooks and look sexy while doing it. Keep in mind, that even with the switchable graphics you still won’t want a UL series notebook if you use resource hungry applications.

Despite the use of terms like, “Turbo33″ and “Power 4 Gear” that remind me of the stickers on my first 486 SX desktop, ASUS may have a real winner on their hands. In fact, if this notebook had backlit keys, you might see me trading in my netbook.

There is no current information available on pricing or release, but it wouldn’t be unheard of for the UL30Vt to start around the $700-800 range that the current Asus UL30 sits in.

ASUS UL30Vt Specification:

Brand	ASUS
Model	UL30Vt
Processor	Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor SU7300 : 1.4 GHz Intel® Celeron® Processor SU2300/743 : 1.2 GHz
diagonal screen size	13.3 inches
Memory	3 GB DDR3 1066 MHz SDRAM, 2 x SODIMM socket for expansion up to 4GB SDRAM
hard drive capacity	up to 500 GB
screen resolution	1366×768
Dimensions and Weight	32.2 x 23.3 x 1.48~2.46 cm (W x D x H) 3.3 pounds with 4 cell battery
optical drive	None
operating system	Genuine Windows® 7 Ultimate Genuine Windows® 7 Professional Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium Genuine Windows® 7 Home Basic
wireless connectivity	802.11b/g/Draft-N, Built-in Bluetooth™ V2.1+EDR (optional)
network connectivity	10/100 Ethernet
Modem	no
webcam with microphone	yes
numeric keypad	no
Ports	1 x Microphone-in jack 1 x Headphone-out jack 1 x VGA port/Mini D-sub 15-pin for external monitor 3 x USB 2.0 ports 1 x RJ45 LAN Jack for LAN insert 1 x HDMI
memory card reader	4 in 1 card reader, SD,MMC,MS,MS-Pro
video graphics	Embedded Intel® GMA X4500MHD & NVIDIA® GeForce® G 210M with 512 MB VRAM- switchable graphics
integrated speakers	Altec Lansing® speakers
audio hardware	SRS Premium Sound
Energy Star qualified	yes
warranty length	2-year limited global hardware warranty *different by country 1-year battery pack warranty
Battery Life	12+ hours on a single charge.

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Tags: 13.3, ASUS, ASUS UL30vT, Notebook, NVIDIA, Switchable graphics

Comments

bempey

Awesome notebook! I've owned over 10, from 486 ThinkPads to EEE PC701 to 17" monsters. This one is Great! Except: brightness doesn't work (most of the time) in Windows 7. Windows 7 itself is good when it works, but if you power-off while booting, or the battery runs out, it won't boot again without painfully long "repair process". But SplashTOP is very good, up in seconds, works on all websites, and LCD brightness DOES work in SplashTop.
CORRECTION: RAM is 4 gigs, not 3.
Great Computer. Win-7 ruins it. Installing Ubuntu next...