When you first look at the ASUS UL30A-A1, you may seem that it is very sleek and comes with a low profile created to make it look as thin as possible. It is available in the following scheme: silver and black.

It is equipped with a 13.3″ LED-backlit 16:9 WXGA panel. It is considered to be above average and offers good saturation and contrast due to the glossy surface. The ASUS UL30A-A1 has a large Chiclet-style keyboard that is very comfortable to use. It has responsive keys. As for the touchpad, it is considered to be an ELAN model that is integrated into the palmrest. It offers limited multitouch capabilities. It comes with drivers support two-finger scrolling created for horizontal and vertical movement.

The device includes the following features: three USB ports, VGA out, HDMI, audio in/out and LAN. But it lacks a Kensington Lock slot. One can also observe a spring-loaded flush-mount SD-card slot that is helpful in order you want to expand the storage.

There are no problems with handling 720P or 1080P HD video. As for 3D gaming, there were no questions despite the fact that settings were heavily tweaked or in case a game was very old.

12-hour battery life is considered to be one of the most important features. Having a CULV processor, gigantic 84Wh battery, and LED-backlit screen Asus is able to stuff inside the notebook for extended battery life.