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Asus UL20A

Specifications

Asus UL20A
Asus UL20A (UL Series)
Display
12.10 inch 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixel, glossy: yes
Weight
1.9 kg ( = 67.02 oz / 4.19 pounds) ( = 0 oz / 0 pounds)
Price
400 Euro

 

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Average Score: 78.67% - good
Average of 3 scores (from 5 reviews)
price: 83%, performance: 62%, features: 67%, display: 46% mobility: 74%, workmanship: - %, ergonomy: - %, emissions: 73%

Reviews for the Asus UL20A

83% Asus UL20A
Source: PC Pro English Archive.org version
Compact size, mammoth battery life and decent performance for the low price
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/03/2010
Rating: Total score: 83% price: 83% performance: 67% features: 67%
80% Asus UL20A review
Source: Techradar English Archive.org version
An impressive and highly-portable laptop that offers terrific value for money. Asus is famous for kick-starting the netbook market with its EeePC branded machines, but also offers a broad variety of full-size laptops, including high-quality ultraportables. We like the Asus UL20A a lot. It is compact and boasts an excellent battery life, providing you with hours of power on-the-go while also looking very smart and delivering decent performance.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 03/11/2010
Rating: Total score: 80%
Asus UL20A review
Source: Liliputing English Archive.org version
The Asus UL20A is an interesting laptop that’s a bit of a cross between a netbook and a full sized, full power notebook. While it’s not as small or light as a typical netbook, this 12.1 inch laptop has a larger screen and keyboard and it performs CPU-intensive tasks like transcoding video. And the UL20A’s not that much bigger or heavier than some netbooks. Weighing in at about 3.5 pounds, it’s just 0.3 pounds heavier than the Asus Eee PC 1000H 10 inch netbook I’ve been using for the last year.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 11/16/2009
Rating: performance: 70% mobility: 70%

Foreign Reviews

73% Обзор субноутбука Asus UL20A (Unlimited)
Source: Retera RU→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 01/20/2010
Rating: Total score: 73% performance: 31% display: 52% mobility: 72% emissions: 73%
Notebook és netbook azonos méretben
Source: Prohardver.hu HU→EN Archive.org version
User Review, online available, Long, Date: 02/15/2010
Rating: performance: 80% display: 40% mobility: 80%

Comment

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD: Onboard (shared Memory) GPU built in the GM45, GE45 and GS45 chipset (Montevina). Because of two more shaders and a higher core clock, much faster than the old GMA X3100. Still not advisable for gamers (DirectX 10 games not playable or only with very low settings). The integrated video processor is able to help decode HD videos (AVC/VC-2/MPEG2) , e.g., for a fluent Blu-Ray playback with slow CPUs.

Only some 3D games with very low demands are playable with these cards.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.


Intel Core 2 Duo: This is the Core Duo and Core Solo successor with a longer pipeline and 5-20% more speed without more power consumption. As an addition to the Core Duo design there exists a fourth decoder, an amplified SSE-unit and an additional arithmetical logical unit (ALU).

The Core 2 Duo for laptops is identical to the desktop Core 2 Duo processors but the notebook-processors work with lower voltages (0.95 to 1188 Volt) and a lower Frontside bus clock (1066 vs 667 MHz). The performance of equally clocked notebooks is 20-25% lower than Desktop PCs because of the lower Frontside bus clock and the slower hard disks.


SU7300: Slow clocked dual core processor with a low TDP of 10 Watt.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.


12.10":

This range of display format is largely the upper limit for tablets and the lower limit for subnotebooks.

The advantage of subnotebooks is that the entire laptop can be small in size and therefore easily portable. The tiny display has the added advantage of requiring little power, which further improves battery life and thus mobility. The disadvantage is that reading texts is exhausting for the eyes. High resolutions, which one is used to from a standard laptop, are almost not usable.

The same applies to tablets in this size range.

» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.


Asus: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. is a major Taiwanese computer hardware manufacturer based in Taipei, founded in 1989. Under the Asus brand name, the company manufactures a wide range of products, including laptops, desktops, motherboards, graphics cards, monitors, smartphones and networking equipment, complete systems and PC components for end users.

Under the ROG (Republic of Gamers) brand name, ASUS manufactures gaming laptops known by gamers for their powerful specifications, dedicated graphics cards, high refresh rate displays and advanced cooling systems.

Beyond gaming, a wide range of notebooks are offered for different needs and budgets, from ultra-slim and lightweight ultrabooks to versatile 2-in-1 convertibles and budget-friendly options. In 2023, Asus had a 7% global market share of the PC market.

Customer satisfaction with ASUS notebooks concerns performance, the features, and the good price-performance ratio of ASUS notebooks. However, as with any brand, there are occasional reports of problems such as overheating, driver compatibility, or build quality issues.


78.67%: This rating is not earth-shattering. This rating must actually be seen as average, since there are about as many devices with worse ratings as better ones. A purchase recommendation can only be seen with a lot of goodwill, unless it is about websites that generally rate strictly.


» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.

 

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LG S210-G.CB01A9
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Core 2 Duo T6400
Toshiba Portégé A600-14C
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Core 2 Duo SU9300

Devices with the same GPU and/or Screen Size

Toshiba Portégé R600-149
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Core 2 Duo SU9400, 1.1 kg
Toshiba Portégé R600-13X
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Core 2 Duo SU9400, 1.1 kg
Fujitsu Lifebook P8110
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Core 2 Duo SU9600, 1.4 kg
Toshiba Portégé R600-11B
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Core 2 Duo SU9400, 1.1 kg
Toshiba Portégé R600-13Z
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Core 2 Duo SU9400, 1.1 kg

Devices with the same GPU

Asus X32a
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Celeron Dual-Core SU2300, 13.30", 1.8 kg
Gigabyte Q1105
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Pentium Dual Core SU4100, 11.60", 1.5 kg
Sony Vaio VPC-S132GX/B
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Core i3 380M, 13.30", 2 kg
Lenovo IdeaPad Z360-091237U
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Core i5 480M, 13.30", 2 kg
Lenovo IdeaPad U160-08945LU
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Core i5 470UM, 11.60", 1.4 kg
HP Pavilion dm3-3110us
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Pentium U5400, 13.30", 1.8 kg
Acer Aspire 3820T-6480
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Core i3 380M, 13.30", 1.8 kg
Novatech NovaBook Greenlife
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Core i3 330UM, 13.30", 1.6 kg
Advent Eclipse E300
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Celeron Dual-Core SU2300, 13.00", 1.7 kg
Toshiba Satellite L630-13M
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Pentium P6000, 13.30", 2.1 kg
MSI X360
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Core i5 520UM, 13.00", 1.5 kg
MSI X-Slim X350-408US
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Core 2 Duo SU7300, 13.00", 1.5 kg
Dell Latitude 13
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Core 2 Duo SU7300, 13.30", 1.5 kg
Acer Aspire 1825PTZ-414G32N
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Pentium Dual Core SU4100, 11.60", 1.7 kg
Acer Aspire One 753-U342ki
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Celeron M U3400, 11.60", 1.4 kg
Acer Aspire 1825PTZ-413G32i
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Pentium Dual Core SU4100, 11.60", 1.7 kg
HP Pavilion dm3-1105ea
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Celeron Dual-Core SU2300, 13.30", 1.8 kg
Toshiba Satellite T130-13R
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Pentium SU2700, 13.30", 1.8 kg
Toshiba Portégé T130 PST3EL-003009
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Pentium Dual Core SU4100, 13.30", 1.7 kg
MSI X-Slim X350
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Core 2 Duo SU7300, 13.40", 1.5 kg
Toshiba Satellite T130-15F
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Core 2 Duo SU7300, 13.30", 1.8 kg
Sony Vaio VPCY11M1E/S
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Pentium Dual Core SU4100, 13.30", 1.8 kg
Current Prices
Stefan Hinum, 2009-12-14 (Update: 2012-05-26)