* OFFICIAL UL80VT and UL50VT / VS Owner's Lounge *

So does mine. One of the first things I tried was pressing the button to switch graphics.

 

Which one do I download? I have two techs telling me to download different ones from Asus Live Chat.

Only time I'm able to get on NVIDIA card is when I get this.

http://img704.imageshack.us/i/img00073n.jpg/

 

Just curious, does ASUS include a recovery disk with the UL80vt?

I am going to replace the hard drive once I get my laptop in the mail and I'm trying to figure out how I'm going to get Windows on it.

 

It comes with 3 Discs. Their Windows Disc, but with an Asus label on it, the Drivers disc, and a 3rd disc labeled Power4Gear.

 

ZZZ, luckily amazon offers excellent replacement program. If I knew about it I'd request a replacement on the first day I got the notebook. Guess my problems will be solved when it arrives.

 

I asked this a couple of pages ago and perhaps it was missed. Does anyone know where I can check out the UL80VT in person in a brick and mortar store? Best Buy doesn't seem to carry them anymore.

 

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1. So, what about the optical drive? Fast swap to remove sata drive, or bolted down plastic-bending unfriendly?

2. Could it be replaced with a 2.5 inch hd or a SSD?

3. Any Twearkers take on a challange to convert the optical into Esata ?

4. Any comment on quality of Optical Drive?

 

boot time is 33 seconds to network up and firefox loaded to google start page.

i'm pretty happy with that, what else do you want me to check out?

 

Do you see any noticeable difference in the battery life? I've heard the SSDs draw less power than regular HDDs but I've also heard the opposite.

It doesn't really matter, I'll be ordering the Intel 80gb G2 for the performance boost. But I was just curious if the battery life is noticeably effected.

 

Is there anyway we can put a SSD hard drive in this laptop and keep the regular hard drive in there aswell?

 

Can the wifi card be replaced? What form factor is it? mini-pcie?

 

I believe the only way you could do this is by replacing the Optical Drive with the extra HDD. And even then, you'd need to find a hard drive bay that would fit inside the laptop.

 

when its doing the noise, do u have cd inside ur optical drive? coz thats what mine does. when i put a cd inside, it sounds like crazy.

 

lol this laptop has so many negative feedback.anyway, how do u disable the touchpad? because when im typing my notes i keep on touching it making some errors on my notes. i did use the Fn+F9. it says Touchpad Disable, but i can still use it. lol!

 

nevermind. i fixed it.

 

I will probably be buying this laptop next week(before the Amazon gift card deal expires).

I have heard people complain a lot about the screen quality. This will be my first laptop, so I am not sure what to expect. I just used my sisters dv4-1435dx for about an hour. How does the UL80 screen compare to the dv4?

Is there a list of necessary applications(bloatware/utilities) to keep so you don't loose functionality? I hate unecessary junk

I read some posts about the GPU hitting 100C. That is kind of scary. Is that a defective unit or does it really hit that high(some people said max was 72C)?

I appreciate the help!

 

Question Regarding the UL50vt-x1 (but pretty much applies to all models).

I understand that the SU9300 is an ultra low voltage processor focused on providing good battery. However, I noticed that ASUS overclocks it in turbo mode to 1.7ghz? My question is will this be enough to perform video editing tasks with reasonable speed (HDV 30P) in Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 and Adobe After Effects CS3 or should I look for a more powerful system? Also if it can run those video editing programs, will it be able to run Left 4 Dead 2 smoothly?

 

I don't know about video editing, but yes it can run Left 4 Dead 2 smoothly at medium/high settings.

 

not really, didn't hurt though

 

there isn't a slot for it, unless asus came up with a cage to use in place of the odd

 

you guys can use the to get oc options in your nvidia control panel

http://www.nvidia.com/object/nvidia_system_tools_6.05.html

 

Did you overclock your card?

 

going to later, need to install some of my games

 

Hey all, this has been a helpful thread. I just picked up a UL50VT-X1 on Newegg and got a free Zune HD 16GB with it. I almost ordered the UL80VT on Amazon with the $100 gift card, but this was a better deal for me.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220633

 

do you know whether it comes with the new Zune HD or the previous generation Zune?

 

will changing to ssd void the warranty?

 

Nope, I dont think so. I bought mine with an SSD from xoticpc and all warranties are in place. In fact I already sent mine in to Asus to have them look at the keyboard. Xoticpc may now warranty some things, like the SSD.

 

It's the HD Zune, it shows up in your cart when you add the laptop along with a discount for the price of the Zune.

 

Changing RAM, HDD, or wireless card will for sure have no effect on warranty.

And despite the sticker, unless you're a ham-handed idiot changing/repasting the CPU and GPU won't, either.

 

do u guys think the UL80VT will be able to handle CAD prorgams like Pro-Engineer? and what is the highest clock rate the anyone has gotten for both cores of the CPU? i currently own a lenovo y450 and ive been having tons of problems with it, if lenovo lets me return it, i might just buy this one

 

does anyone know how to take advantage of the $100 gift card offer on amazon? am i supposed to add the gift card with the ul80vt or will it automatically add the gift card when i just checkout the ul80vt alone? how exactly does it work? thanks!

 

Sorry for my bad English because I am French. I wouldl like knowing how you make to have the sound with the HDMI because when I plug my UL50 On the TV with HDMI I have only the picture, the sound take out the HP of UL50. Thank you for your help.

 

You have to add both the ul80vt and the $100 gift card to your shopping cart. Then when you check out (on the "Place Your Order" screen, before you finally submit your order) you'll see it say "Promotion Applied: -$100.00"

Hope this helps!
David

 

so i dont know much about overclocking, especially graphics cards, but i am interested in more gaming performance however isnt this card already clocked pretty high? would there be noticeable gains?

 

Anyone tried updating the G210m drivers? After the "successful" installation of the 195.55 drivers I restarted to only see a desktop which can go up to 1024x768. I've lost the ability to switch between cards and the Nvidia control panel says it can't find any hardware on this computer. I'm trying a fix now from the Asus site, but I don't know if it will work yet. I'll post back soon with any updates.

 

This is from Anand's full review posted today:

Link to the full review: http://www.anandtech.com/mobile/showdoc.aspx?i=3689

 

Hmm... Thanks for that link.
The fixed worked so I guess I'm stuck on these drivers for now.

 

Just received a replacement UL80VT from amazon and finally the switchable GPU works! Can anyone help me what drives should I update, with links too. That would be very much appreciated!

 

use windows 7 to search automatically for new drivers.

 

http://support.asus.com/download/download.aspx?SLanguage=en-us

If you enter your model and OS on this page it will give you all the relevant drivers and utilities.

 

regarding the UL80VT build quality, even though it has flex issues and how the chassis isn't cemented together, do you guys think it will withstand travel use? such as, taking it to school and putting it in a backpack full of textbooks/notebooks. i don't want this somehow breaking on me while im moving from class to class. hehe

thanks!

 

I just found this site, was going to mail in the warranty card, but this was easier.
http://member.asus.com/login.aspx

 

I'm pretty sure you still need to mail in the card for the Accidental One Year.

 

Got my laptop back from ASUS. They replaced the LCD, but the other problems still exist. I'm quite disappointed with the service here and the quality of this ASUS. Am I just spoiled by the exceptional quality of the U6S. Maybe cause it cost twice as much. Should I ask them to try again or is this really part of the design.

 

I had sent mine in to Asus for the jingly keyboard problem on the left side. Although they did fix the left side, the right side now jingles and did so when I got it back. I did call back and got another RMA and then I decided not to deal with sending it back and just deal with the keyboard as it is the only part of the laptop I am unhappy with, though it does bug me.

 

i ordered the UL50Vt-x1 today. thanks to everyone in this thread. everybody's input was very helpful, especially zehpanda. i hope the build quality is great... no reviews yet on NewEgg. i have the UL30A-A1 and the rattling keyboard was a big problem. i had to RMA it. wish me luck!

 

Just ordered the UL80vt from Amazon. I've never had a laptop before and was curious do you have to fully charge the battery before using it? And also do you need to wait till the battery is low before charging? Thanks

 

Yes charge it up when you first get it. No don't drain the battery before charging. It's lithium-ion so charging it up whenever you can is good, and leaving it in the charger after it's already 100% is fine. Unnecessary draining of the battery will only help decrease the overall lifetime of the battery.

 

I have two questions.

1. I'm trying to calibrate the screen to get optimal display settings (color, gamma, etc.) for both integrated and discrete graphics modes. Can someone who has done this already post the "settings" they are currently using for both modes?

2. Similar question for the trackpad. Can someone please post the settings they have the pointer "speed", scrolling speed etc. - I find the pointer a little sensitive/finicky and wanted to try some "optimized" settings.

Thanks for the help, much appreciated!

 

You could try turning off pointer acceleration. That might help to stop it from feeling too sensitive/jerky.