Beneath the keyboard lies the UL30A-A1’s low-voltage processor, a Core 2 Duo ULV SU7300. ULV processors are designed to conserve battery power, but they also tend to diminish performance. We considered this when reviewing the UL30A-A1’s benchmark scores, which were slightly below average in every category except battery life. (More on battery life later.) It’s also important to keep in mind that the average ultraportable notebook costs around $2,000. The UL30A-A1’s $799 price makes its subpar performance far more forgivable.
But here’s what’s really interesting: The left and right mouse buttons are built right into the touchpad. When you want to left click, you actually push down on the touchpad near the bottom left. To right-click you press down near the bottom right.
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H-P’s market share jumped to nearly 20% of global PC shipments in the second quarter, up from 18.5% a year earlier, according to IDC. In the same period, Dell’s share fell by about two percentage points to 13.7%.
There are signs PC market has hit bottom. On Wednesday, market-research firm Gartner said it expects PC shipments this year to be down 2% from 2009, less than the 6% decline it previously forecast.
That means the copy of Windows 7 on your system from a custom PC maker would leave the DVD replicating facility on October 12 and get shipped to a distributor, which would then send it to a company like Puget. After that, your system still has to get built, tested, and shipped. If one is very optimistic, this could get you hooked up a few days early, but realistically, this puts you in the same general October 22 ballpark as everyone else.
Disaster! While taking pictures this morning for the review, the system quit booting. After multiple attempts, the recovery CD finally did work, but it was quite the hassle. I blame Vista, and think that waiting for Windows 7 (or installing Ubuntu, which would fly on this thing) would be the way to go.
If you store a battery for an extended period of time, Apple recommends charging it to 50% life first, which will help maintain its ability to hold a charge when you use it again. Battery University suggests keeping it in the refrigerator (not the freezer), making sure to seal it in a baggie to avoid moisture.