UL50A: Hi Asus: Will the UL50A laptop be available in a silver finish?
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Hello Moon, The 14" and 15" ASUS UL series notebooks are only available in black in North America. I can say from experience that the brushed aluminum finish on the back side of the LED is pretty good at hiding fingerprints. Thanks for inquiring!
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No on the first two. The aluminum part is the deck around and below the keyboard. The rest is plastic colored to look like brushed aluminum. It is very sturdy, though and the aluminum deck gives it a very solid feel under your hands. This machine is not *quite* as thin as an ultrabook. It is almost that slim, though. I think the specs say it's 1" thick closed, which is about right. I haven't tried SC2 or D3 on mine, but this Acer runs League of Legends very well, and I have run SC2 on less powerful laptops. I would think you could play both games, but not on max graphics. This computer is definitely a step down from a performance ultrabook, but for the money, it's not a big step down. No on the first two. The aluminum part is the deck around and below the keyboard. The rest is plastic colored to look like brushed aluminum. It is very sturdy, though and the aluminum deck gives it a very solid feel under your hands. This machine is not *quite* as thin as an ultrabook. It is almost that slim, though. I think the specs say it's 1" thick closed, which is about right. I haven't tried SC2 or D3 on mine, but this Acer runs League of Legends very well, and I have run SC2 on less powerful laptops. I would think you could play both games, but not on max graphics. This computer... » Read More No on the first two. The aluminum part is the deck around and below the keyboard. The rest is plastic colored to look like brushed aluminum. It is very sturdy, though and the aluminum deck gives it a very solid feel under your hands. This machine is not *quite* as thin as an ultrabook. It is almost that slim, though. I think the specs say it's 1" thick closed, which is about right. I haven't tried SC2 or D3 on mine, but this Acer runs League of Legends very well, and I have run SC2 on less powerful laptops. I would think you could play both games, but not on max graphics. This computer is definitely a step down from a performance ultrabook, but for the money, it's not a big step down. « Show Less
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Silver means painted plastic. It's definitely NOT aluminum. It's made to look like the Apple notebook. It even has the HP logo on the top of the lid similar to how Apple has their logo (shiny metallic).
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Glossy finish not sure of resolution. I didn't notice much of a difference from original screen
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To my knowledge only their gaming laptops are backlit. I wish Asus was petitioned to add a backlit keyboard to all their higher end products.
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I'm also looking at silver Asus laptops. can anyone clarify whether the silver paint is durable? is it semi-scratch proof? if not, do you see faint gray or black lines through the white paint when you do scratch it? do the 8 edges get super scratched and you're left with gray-spotted or black-lined edges? does the silver paint looked matte when the paint is really worn or does it still look kind of glossy? Thanks !
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Hi, it is shiny (glossy). I do prefer flat (matte) myself so that you don't get that glare. But, it is not super glossy on some laptops. This laptop is ok.
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Hopefully Mr. ASUS can give us an update. He was very active in the UL30VT thread so we'll see if he responds here as well.
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Did you buy the ASUS netbook yet? I've narrowed it down to this model, and would like to get something other than the popular "Black" color. I think I'm leaning towards the "Blue" color. I asked someone that bought the blue ASUS and they said it's darker blue than the picture and has purple highlights. I think that's a color I would like. Whatever color you choose really comes down to your own personal preference. Good Luck in choosing if you haven't already!!
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As you mentioned, the main differences between the UL50Vt and UL50A are the discrete graphics and DDR3 vs. DDR2 RAM, and according to Best Buy's website, their UL50A is not Bluetooth enabled. If you're OK with not having the nVidia discrete graphics, then the Best Buy one seems to be a pretty good deal. I would stream a bunch of YouTube vids at full screen at Best Buy and if the video quality is solid (not jagged or stuttery), then you should be happy with the less expensive one. Also, supposedly the noticeable differences between DDR2 and 3 is neglible, so it all comes down to how much do you value the extra graphics and Bluetooth?
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I doubt that's correct with newegg.com. I think they just wrote that, and will update accordingly. I do hope Amazon gets more in stock. I bought a ul80vt, but want to exchange it. However cannot get it exchanged obviously, since there is none to exchange it with. I love the laptop and just hope they get some new ones soon.
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Since the Asus Zenbook UX301 was announced in the fall of 2013, there were many reviews, some with videos, that told of and showed two color varieties, Sapphire Blue and Moonstone White. Many reviewers talked about problems with fingerprints with the shiny dark Gorilla Glass 3 in Sapphire Blue. I've been waiting almost six months to buy the Asus UX301LA-XH72T in Moonstone White but it appears not to exist, as I have not found it available from any retailer. I'm waiting and as soon as it becomes available, if it ever comes available, I will be one of the first to buy. Edit: I contacted Asus by e-mail on July 15 about the white version of Asus UX301LA and I got a reply from Eric S. in Customer Care at ASUS Computer International that stated, "Unfortunately there has been no official release date announced for the UX301LA in White at this time." This doesn't bode well for anyone who wants to buy the white version of UX301LA as a newer version is likely to be announced in a few months since the current Asus UX301LA introduction was announced in October 2013.
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Yes, it is the same finish though there are a lot of large silver fittings showing. It's not something I would display.
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The finish is brushed metal. The outside is black and the keyboard face is brushed aluminum. It's nice because you don't get as many smudgy fingerprints, so it looks cleaner. This laptop runs EXTREMELY cool and I am one of those people who is always multi-tasking, running several different programs and having 12+ tabs open on my browser. I can feel a bit of warmth on the left side, but I could work with the laptop on my lap for hours comfortably. My old MSI would be burning my legs after 10 minutes.
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The picture is transparent with a little color. It doesn't show up well on my silver laptop... so sorry but I don't think it will do you much good.
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None of them. The notebook comes with glass fiber chassis with soft-touch paint finish.
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No. Popular new model ASUS N550JV-DB72T is what you should consider.Since I don't want a hint of glare/reflection I prefer this non-touchscreen model.