Asus UL series unveiled – UL20A, UL30A, UL50A and UL80A
Asus has come up with a new series of CULV-based notebooks, to mainly tackle the Acer’s Timeline series.
First is the 13.3-inch model, the UL30A which measures 322 x 232 x 14.8-24.2mm, weighs 1.5kg (slightly smaller than the 13-inch Timeline 3810T) and includes the choice of getting one with a dual-core Celeron.
The only that incited us is the UL20A, the smallest of all of them. It is an 12-incher (1366×768 resolution) with dimensions 296x210x25.1mm and weighs 1.5 kg. You get the choice of getting one with Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300 processor (1.3GHz); Intel Core 2 Solo SU3500 (1.4GHz) or Intel Celeron SU2300 (1.2GHz). The ASUS’ site just mentions Windows Vista OS, not mentioning which version of Vista is being used. Unlike most of the netbooks, it has support for upto 4GB of RAM too. You can configure this CULV notebook with upto 320GB HDD (choices include 160GB, 250GB and 320GB). It also equipped with a 6-cell battery.
UL20 and UL30 do NOT come with built-in optical drives. Below mentioned UL80 and UL50 do come with one.
The UL80A, a 14-incher measures 338 x 240 x 14-26.8mm and weighs 2kg. It offers the variety of options and configurations, ranging from single and dual core Celerons, and offers discrete graphics as an option.
Another model, which not exactly compact though is the UL50A is a 15.6-incher is mainly to target the Acer’s 5810T. It measures 386x259x16-26mm and weighs 2.3kg. It has a massive 8-cell battery, which should offer superior battery life. Asus claims you could expect up to 12 hours on a single charge. You get the choice of SU3500 or SU7300 with upto 4GB of memory and 500GB of storage.
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