Comments on: A S U S U L 8 0 A g A 1 T h i n a n d L i g h t 1 4 I n c h B l a c k L a p t o p http://laptopboss.com/asus-ul80aga1-thin-and-light-14inch-black-laptop/ best laptops for college students Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:37:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: George Howard http://laptopboss.com/asus-ul80aga1-thin-and-light-14inch-black-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-409 George Howard Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://laptopboss.com/asus-ul80aga1-thin-and-light-14inch-black-laptop/#comment-409 Nice Laptop but the touchpad is terrible<br>Rating:3 out of 5 stars<br>I've had this laptop for about 3 weeks and have been fiddling with the touchpad sensitivity and trying to get up the learning curve for using it. My research tells me that it is an older hardware version than what the touchpad manufacturer now offers. Looks like ASUS cheaped out on this. Either that or it's a technical battle with ASUS and their customers as the losers. <br />Bottom line, it's disappointing and just doesn't work like it should. It takes away from the overall experience and ASUS should have their heads examined for making this offering. Nice Laptop but the touchpad is terrible
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
I’ve had this laptop for about 3 weeks and have been fiddling with the touchpad sensitivity and trying to get up the learning curve for using it. My research tells me that it is an older hardware version than what the touchpad manufacturer now offers. Looks like ASUS cheaped out on this. Either that or it’s a technical battle with ASUS and their customers as the losers.

Bottom line, it’s disappointing and just doesn’t work like it should. It takes away from the overall experience and ASUS should have their heads examined for making this offering.

]]> By: L. G. Sada http://laptopboss.com/asus-ul80aga1-thin-and-light-14inch-black-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-309 L. G. Sada Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://laptopboss.com/asus-ul80aga1-thin-and-light-14inch-black-laptop/#comment-309 Great laptop! ASUS its an amazing brand!<br>Rating:5 out of 5 stars<br>This is the second Asus in my my family, and i have to recognized this brand rocks, great prices, great battery life, not as at advertised, but using wifi, for email purposes, around 9 hours. <br /> <br />No hassles with the keyboard, mouse or anyuthing, even so i can give you the advice that after you remove the sticker in the mouse, you must clean it with a moistured pad.So it will run more smoodly. <br /> <br />Dont think it twice this is a Best-Buy. <br /> <br />Pros:Really Slim, Amazing battery life, Nice Display, ultrafast booting, 8 sec system to browse, music, skype,etc..! <br /> <br />The only Cons: Its hard to keep it without fingerprints because of their finish. Great laptop! ASUS its an amazing brand!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This is the second Asus in my my family, and i have to recognized this brand rocks, great prices, great battery life, not as at advertised, but using wifi, for email purposes, around 9 hours.

No hassles with the keyboard, mouse or anyuthing, even so i can give you the advice that after you remove the sticker in the mouse, you must clean it with a moistured pad.So it will run more smoodly.

Dont think it twice this is a Best-Buy.

Pros:Really Slim, Amazing battery life, Nice Display, ultrafast booting, 8 sec system to browse, music, skype,etc..!

The only Cons: Its hard to keep it without fingerprints because of their finish.

]]> By: P. Soti http://laptopboss.com/asus-ul80aga1-thin-and-light-14inch-black-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-258 P. Soti Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://laptopboss.com/asus-ul80aga1-thin-and-light-14inch-black-laptop/#comment-258 Amazing Laptop...<br>Rating:5 out of 5 stars<br>Whats so Great? <br />- Incredible 8 hrs battery life. <br />- Lightweigh Design and the slim size despite the huge 8 cell battery. <br />-Spacious and easy to use keyboard <br /> <br />Whats not so great? <br />- Over sensitive touchpad. <br />- The front part on the right of touch pad is kind of flimsy. <br />(but none of these matter a lot to me) <br /> <br />This is overall an excellent slim and portable laptop for everyday use. Its excellent for MS office applications and websurfing. And the 4 GB RAM is more than enough for everyday multitasking. <br /> <br />If you bought this laptop, dont forget to update the driver of the Graphics chipset (Intel GMA4500MHD) through Intels website. This will improve the graphics performance. <br /> <br />I dont understand why ASUS didnt properly checked the user friendliness of the touch pad and the build quality in the retail versions of this laptop. ASUS's reputation as the trusted and one of the most reliable laptop brand will go down if they ignore such aspects in future. <br /> <br /> Amazing Laptop…
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Whats so Great?

- Incredible 8 hrs battery life.

- Lightweigh Design and the slim size despite the huge 8 cell battery.

-Spacious and easy to use keyboard

Whats not so great?

- Over sensitive touchpad.

- The front part on the right of touch pad is kind of flimsy.

(but none of these matter a lot to me)

This is overall an excellent slim and portable laptop for everyday use. Its excellent for MS office applications and websurfing. And the 4 GB RAM is more than enough for everyday multitasking.

If you bought this laptop, dont forget to update the driver of the Graphics chipset (Intel GMA4500MHD) through Intels website. This will improve the graphics performance.

I dont understand why ASUS didnt properly checked the user friendliness of the touch pad and the build quality in the retail versions of this laptop. ASUS’s reputation as the trusted and one of the most reliable laptop brand will go down if they ignore such aspects in future.

]]> By: TMV http://laptopboss.com/asus-ul80aga1-thin-and-light-14inch-black-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-112 TMV Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://laptopboss.com/asus-ul80aga1-thin-and-light-14inch-black-laptop/#comment-112 Asus UL80Ag for grad studies<br>Rating:5 out of 5 stars<br>First, I did not purchase the Asus UL80Ag at Amazon, rather at Cos---. <br />That out of the way, this laptop is an extremely good choice for any grad student, <br />especially those in Business courses. <br /> <br />Most of these laptops are quite good these days. I've had Toshibas, Sony's and HP's. <br />But, at least when at school, two performance issues make a huge difference: battery <br />life and quality of WiFi connection. In these areas the Asus UL80Ag absolutely excels. <br />I get an absolute minimum of 6 hrs battery life, but usually 8+ hours. And, the connection <br />and data throughput of the Wireless N are faster than nearly all the other Laptops. Just <br />Google WiFi features on Laptops to see specific testing results. At school, there are never <br />enought plugins for all the laptops. Or, the plugin can be akward to use (eg someone trips <br />over your cord). With extended battery life, you just charge the Laptop at home and can <br />go the entire day without needing a recharge. <br /> <br />On the Con side, the keyboard isn't the same quality as on a Sony with chicklet keyboard. <br />Furthermore, the overall fit and finish are not as good in general as with Sony laptops. <br />Nevertheless, the quality is good, and it is extremely functional. At their new price of <br />around $650, including a 2-year warranty, first year includes accident coverage, the value <br />of the Asus UL80Ag is very high. <br /> <br />Finally, I am running XP and got most of the drivers from the Asus website. However, Asus <br />does not, at least as of this writing, post the latest Elantech TouchPad driver, 7.0.59. <br />Its a day and night difference if you upgrade to this driver. If you don't then the mouse <br />can randomly jump around on your document due to slight sensations from resting your palm <br />on the touchpad or some other biomechanic anomaly with the touchpad. The upgraded driver, 7.0.59 <br />does fix this problem. It also makes the finger gestures much more responsive and accurate. <br />It other words the touchpad becomes functional instead of just frustrating. <br /> <br />To sum up, this is an excellent Laptop at a very good price. I expect it to last at least two <br />years and pay for itself within 6 months. Asus UL80Ag for grad studies
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
First, I did not purchase the Asus UL80Ag at Amazon, rather at Cos—.

That out of the way, this laptop is an extremely good choice for any grad student,

especially those in Business courses.

Most of these laptops are quite good these days. I’ve had Toshibas, Sony’s and HP’s.

But, at least when at school, two performance issues make a huge difference: battery

life and quality of WiFi connection. In these areas the Asus UL80Ag absolutely excels.

I get an absolute minimum of 6 hrs battery life, but usually 8+ hours. And, the connection

and data throughput of the Wireless N are faster than nearly all the other Laptops. Just

Google WiFi features on Laptops to see specific testing results. At school, there are never

enought plugins for all the laptops. Or, the plugin can be akward to use (eg someone trips

over your cord). With extended battery life, you just charge the Laptop at home and can

go the entire day without needing a recharge.

On the Con side, the keyboard isn’t the same quality as on a Sony with chicklet keyboard.

Furthermore, the overall fit and finish are not as good in general as with Sony laptops.

Nevertheless, the quality is good, and it is extremely functional. At their new price of

around $650, including a 2-year warranty, first year includes accident coverage, the value

of the Asus UL80Ag is very high.

Finally, I am running XP and got most of the drivers from the Asus website. However, Asus

does not, at least as of this writing, post the latest Elantech TouchPad driver, 7.0.59.

Its a day and night difference if you upgrade to this driver. If you don’t then the mouse

can randomly jump around on your document due to slight sensations from resting your palm

on the touchpad or some other biomechanic anomaly with the touchpad. The upgraded driver, 7.0.59

does fix this problem. It also makes the finger gestures much more responsive and accurate.

It other words the touchpad becomes functional instead of just frustrating.

To sum up, this is an excellent Laptop at a very good price. I expect it to last at least two

years and pay for itself within 6 months.

]]> By: J. P. Shepherd http://laptopboss.com/asus-ul80aga1-thin-and-light-14inch-black-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-88 J. P. Shepherd Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://laptopboss.com/asus-ul80aga1-thin-and-light-14inch-black-laptop/#comment-88 Very fast! Great Value!<br>Rating:5 out of 5 stars<br>Great laptop and very fast. A really good value for a core 2 duo. I like that ASUS has changed the exterior to a brushed aluminum finish for this laptop. I have another ASUS laptop that has the piano black finish on the exterior and it is hard to keep looking nice. <br /> <br />The touch pad works fine for me -- I think I had read some previous reviews when I purchased that some people had problems; I haven't had any. The left-click is a little stiff and hard to click, but I think it is just my laptop, and I'll probably send it in for repair over spring break when I have time to go without the laptop for a few days. Also, the right front edge of the laptop "creaks" when I rest my hand on it to type; something to do with the case where the bottom portion meets the top portion. Again, this is likely a quality issue with my specific laptop that I will have taken care of when sent in for repair. <br /> <br />Overall, a VERY good laptop, especially for sub-$700 for a core 2 duo. Very light, easy to carry. Awesome battery life. Haven't formally kept track of how long the battery lasts from start to finish, but I'd say 8+ hours easy. Amazing for a laptop when I consider that my Sony Vaio that this replaced lasted 1 1/2 hours tops. <br /> <br />If you're considering this laptop, I'd say DO IT! Don't let the little problems I've had with mine deter you (left-click and creaky case) as they are likely just a quality issue with my specific laptop. I have another ASUS laptop (about six months older) and it has no problems and works just fine too. Very fast! Great Value!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Great laptop and very fast. A really good value for a core 2 duo. I like that ASUS has changed the exterior to a brushed aluminum finish for this laptop. I have another ASUS laptop that has the piano black finish on the exterior and it is hard to keep looking nice.

The touch pad works fine for me — I think I had read some previous reviews when I purchased that some people had problems; I haven’t had any. The left-click is a little stiff and hard to click, but I think it is just my laptop, and I’ll probably send it in for repair over spring break when I have time to go without the laptop for a few days. Also, the right front edge of the laptop “creaks” when I rest my hand on it to type; something to do with the case where the bottom portion meets the top portion. Again, this is likely a quality issue with my specific laptop that I will have taken care of when sent in for repair.

Overall, a VERY good laptop, especially for sub-$700 for a core 2 duo. Very light, easy to carry. Awesome battery life. Haven’t formally kept track of how long the battery lasts from start to finish, but I’d say 8+ hours easy. Amazing for a laptop when I consider that my Sony Vaio that this replaced lasted 1 1/2 hours tops.

If you’re considering this laptop, I’d say DO IT! Don’t let the little problems I’ve had with mine deter you (left-click and creaky case) as they are likely just a quality issue with my specific laptop. I have another ASUS laptop (about six months older) and it has no problems and works just fine too.

]]> By: A. Abazi http://laptopboss.com/asus-ul80aga1-thin-and-light-14inch-black-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-89 A. Abazi Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://laptopboss.com/asus-ul80aga1-thin-and-light-14inch-black-laptop/#comment-89 Asus UL80A<br>Rating:4 out of 5 stars<br>I've had this laptop for about 2 weeks now and I have to say that this is one of the bast laptops I have ever had. One of the things that you notice right away is the battery life. With my previous laptops I constantly had to check on the battery level to see if I had enough juice left but not with this one. The laptop is not heavy at all and it is extremely portable because of its size and weight. I am a student at WSU in Michigan and all my classes have the little tiny desks, and this laptop is just the perfect size. Some other great features that the laptop offers are the fast boot up, great display, stays nice and cool even after being on it for hours and hours. Overall I love the laptop. I have been in school all day since 10 this morning and it is now almost 8pm and I am still at 43% ( 5 hr 07 min)of battery. One thing that is kind of a pain is the sensitivity of the mouse pad but I got used to that in a day. Good job Asus, keep pumpin out these good laptops and you'll put hp, dell and gateway out of business in no time. Asus UL80A
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I’ve had this laptop for about 2 weeks now and I have to say that this is one of the bast laptops I have ever had. One of the things that you notice right away is the battery life. With my previous laptops I constantly had to check on the battery level to see if I had enough juice left but not with this one. The laptop is not heavy at all and it is extremely portable because of its size and weight. I am a student at WSU in Michigan and all my classes have the little tiny desks, and this laptop is just the perfect size. Some other great features that the laptop offers are the fast boot up, great display, stays nice and cool even after being on it for hours and hours. Overall I love the laptop. I have been in school all day since 10 this morning and it is now almost 8pm and I am still at 43% ( 5 hr 07 min)of battery. One thing that is kind of a pain is the sensitivity of the mouse pad but I got used to that in a day. Good job Asus, keep pumpin out these good laptops and you’ll put hp, dell and gateway out of business in no time.

]]> By: H. King http://laptopboss.com/asus-ul80aga1-thin-and-light-14inch-black-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-42 H. King Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://laptopboss.com/asus-ul80aga1-thin-and-light-14inch-black-laptop/#comment-42 Amazing battery life!!<br>Rating:5 out of 5 stars<br>This is my first Asus computer after having a Sony, HP, Dell, and Acer. After reading many reviews, I ended up with this Asus basically because of the battery life. I never thought that I really cared much about battery life--my previous computers maxed out at 3 hours, but wow, does it really make a difference!! Often times I leave the computer on while going out to do my daily routine, and will come back in the evening and it still will have a few hours left of battery. At 10% battery, you have at least an hour left. I never feel concerned to bring my power cord, even on long haul airplane flights. <br />The only con is yes, the fingerprints, but it should be relatively easy to clean if it matters to you, but if you're like me and use the computer all the time, you would much prefer to be able to have your computer running with perhaps a few fingerprints then have it look nice but shut down! This computer is also one of the few computers I've ever seen that has a larger screen (the 10 and 11 in screens are just too small for proper viewing, and the keyboard cramped) with this long of battery life! I definitely, definitely recommend! Amazing battery life!!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This is my first Asus computer after having a Sony, HP, Dell, and Acer. After reading many reviews, I ended up with this Asus basically because of the battery life. I never thought that I really cared much about battery life–my previous computers maxed out at 3 hours, but wow, does it really make a difference!! Often times I leave the computer on while going out to do my daily routine, and will come back in the evening and it still will have a few hours left of battery. At 10% battery, you have at least an hour left. I never feel concerned to bring my power cord, even on long haul airplane flights.

The only con is yes, the fingerprints, but it should be relatively easy to clean if it matters to you, but if you’re like me and use the computer all the time, you would much prefer to be able to have your computer running with perhaps a few fingerprints then have it look nice but shut down! This computer is also one of the few computers I’ve ever seen that has a larger screen (the 10 and 11 in screens are just too small for proper viewing, and the keyboard cramped) with this long of battery life! I definitely, definitely recommend!

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