ASUS UL80Vt-A1 Laptop With 11.5 hours of Battery Life

Continuing the pursue of laptops with more than 5 hours battery life. Now we have another thin and light laptop from Asus. The Asus UL80Vt-A1. We have ASUS UL30A-A2 which has smaller screen size – 13.3 inches. This UL80Vt-A1 comes with 14 inch HD LED-backlit in 1366 x 768 widescreen resolution. Their different screen’s size may affect their battery life. They are booth using the Intel’s UL series that claims to have balance in gaining best performance while also optimizing energy use. That is another reason why today there are people who are seeking for energy saving stuffs like laptops with more than 5 hours battery life. Besides that to have laptop that makes us to live just around the cord is not comfortable at all.
Let’s start with Asus UL80Vt-A1 Specifications:

• Operating System: Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
• Display: 14-inch HD LED-backlit Widescreen (1366 x 768)
• Intel Platform: Intel Core2 Duo processor SU7300 (1.3GHz)
• Graphics: Switchable: Intel GMA 4500MHD and ASUS DGE powered by NVidia GeForce G210M with 512MB VRAM
• Wireless: WLAN 802.11b/g/n (draft 2.4GHz n)
• LAN: 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet
• Memory: 4GB DDR3 DRAM, 2GB x 2 (upgradable to 8GB)
• Storage: 320GB 5,400RPM Hard Drive
• Optical Drive: DVD Super Multi Double Layer Drive
• Camera: 0.3 Megapixel
• Speakers: SRS Premium Stereo Speakers by Altec Lansing, Hi-Definition Audio CODEC
• Microphone Digital Array Microphones
• Card Reader: 1 x 5-in-1 card reader: MMC, MS, MS-Pro, SD, xD
• Input/Output: 1 x Mic-in, 1 x audio-out (S/PDIF), 3 x USB 2.0 ports, 1 x RJ45 LAN
• Video Output: 1 x HDMI, 1 x VGA port/Mini D-sub 15-pin
• Keyboard: 13.70-inch keyboard with MS Windows function keys
• Battery Pack: 8-cell Lithium Ion Battery, 5600mAh - Up to 12 hours1
• Power Supply: Output: 19 V DC, 4.7 A, 65W / Input: 100~240 V AC, 50/60 Hz universal
• Dimensions: 13.3 (W) x 9.45 (L) x 0.55~1.06 (H) inches
• Approximate Weight: 4.41 lbs (with 8-cell battery)
• Color: Black

Looking from UL80Vt-A1’s specification, what you will miss from it? Just like the ASUS UL30A-A2. The Bluetooth. Maybe it is not a problem for you. There are many cheap Bluetooth dongle out there to enable us connect or Bluetooth peripheral with our L80Vt-A1. But, according to my experience, a built in Bluetooth connection is always better.
What’s the best thing about UL80Vt-A1? Of course it is the battery life. As it can serve you well in about 11.5 hours. Actually it really depends on application or games you run, and also how you set up the configuration. You’ll have more than 12 hours battery life when you are only typing documents on it.
Anything else that I will get for buying Asus UL80Vt-A1? What is Asus UL80VT’s best feature?
Asus UL80Vt-A1 has the switchable graphics card: Intel GMA 4500MHD and ASUS DGE powered by NVidia GeForce G210M with 512MB VRAM. So now you can play your latest games on it, while you can save more energy power when using it for typing documents.
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