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Question: UL30A-X5 with Linux How well does this laptop work with Linux?
Document: I bought my 'ASUS UL30A-X5 Thin and Light' 13.3-Inch Black Laptop a month ago. It's proving to be an awesome little laptop/netbook!By no means am I a "techie" mom, but a fairly PC savvy one.My findings for my usage:1. The small size is still comfortable full keyboard typing. Seems well laid out.2. The weight is wonderfully light.3. Battery life is amazing!! Very happy there!4.
I purchased this notebook as a 2nd household computer. My goal was to have a computer that was small and light enough to actually travel with, that had a significant battery life on a single charge, yet was large enough to use. So far, this has been perfect. I purchased as well the external cd/dvd drive since the ASUS UL30A-X5 doesn't have one. Both are incredibly light weight, yet pack incredible power and speed. Very highly recommended.
I recently purchased the Asus UL30A-X5 through Amazon and am very pleased with my decision. Let me first begin by briefly explaining what I was looking for in a new laptop, as I believe that will give the reader better information when deciding if this laptop is right for them.
I bought the ASUS UL30A-X5 when it came out at the end of October. So, I been using it for over a month now. WOW! What a great laptop. This is my first personal laptop and I'm very pleased. I used my brother's laptop before purchasing this one. It runs great, and it's very quiet. I love how light it is.
ASUS UL30A-X5 Thin and Light 13.3-Inch Black Laptop (12 Hours of Battery Life)This Asus UL30A X5 is great for young college kid for his tool to get through 4 years of study... Would recommend to anyone who wants a correct machine for the job....
This laptop gets 5 stars itself, but ASUS gets 2 stars for service. Hope that you don't have any issues.About ASUS service:I purchased the UL30A-X5 from Amazon the day it was released. After about a week of use, I began to have problems with the hard drive (unsure if it was a problem with the drive itself or perhaps the connection to the motherboard). The HDD is the most delicate part of a laptop, so I wasn't upset because it happens.
ASUS UL30A-X5 is a light weight with longer battery time laptop. The starting time is fast. It's light weight is a trade off with the CD drive. I had to purchased a portable CD drive. I carried the laptop for several trips and it's pretty easy to handle. The weakest of this machine is the mouse touch pat and bar, especially the bar is hard to push. Sometime the wireless needs to be connected manually. Overall it works fine for me.
I purchased this system as a more portable counterpart to the larger desktop replacement laptop I use for consulting work. I was planning on reloading it with Linux (Ubuntu 10.04) when I bought it. I also purchased an Intel X25-V SSD replacement hard drive at the same time. While I have no idea what the Windows 7 performance is (never even booted the stock drive), the Linux performance on the SSD is quite impressive.
[....]I've been sent numerous pairs of laptops and tablets to review for my YouTube channel. Only 1 has received a 10/10 with an outstanding price/performance ratio. And that's the UL30A-X5.Enjoy the video![....]
There's a very good review on [...], besides the one here on Amazon.I have absolutely no regrets on this purchase, and I read tons of reviews, and compared small profile laptops for at least two months before buying the Asus UL30A-X5.
Answer: My last update, but I figured anyone interested in Ubuntu on this would be excited with this news:I am currently booted up on the LIVE CD (well image) of 9.10 beta (releases tomorrow) and it appears that everything is supported natively.  The wireless drivers (that were a pain) are good, card reader, wired, better battery (by a slight amount).  Also - the hotkeys all work (FN + (key)).Other distros I am not sure what their newest native driver support is like, but it is clearly do-able and if you want it you can get it on here.  I hope the release doesn't lose any of this stuff!