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No matter how inspired a laptop design, chances are it is made of either glossy or textured plastic, or, in some upscale cases, aluminum or magnesium. There's nothing wrong with that, but there's certainly room for some creativity around the margins, and that's exactly what Asus brings to the table in the new U33Jc-A1 with batteries like Asus R2H Battery , Asus 90-NE62B3000 Battery , Asus a42-u5f Battery , Asus a32-u5 Battery , Asus u5f Battery , Asus 90-NE52B2000 Battery , Asus A32-U6 battery , Asus A33-U6 Battery , Asus U6S Battery , Asus U6Vc Battery , Asus 90-NPW1B3000Y Battery , Asus 90-NPW1B1000Y Battery . This $999 13-inch laptop is partially clad in actual bamboo, creating a unique upscale look and feel that we find greatly appealing to our mid-century modern design tastes.
Beyond the look and feel, this Intel Core i3 system also works in some useful features, including Intel's Wireless Display technology (for beaming the video output to an external display), and a discrete Nvidia 310M GPU.
This is the first time we've seen Wireless Display and an Nvidia GPU in the same laptop; they're normally incompatible. The clever workaround Asus uses requires Nvidia's Optimus technology, which can automatically switch between integrated and discrete graphics on the fly. Optimus disengages the Nvidia GPU when it's not needed (which is most of the time) and that tricks the laptop into only seeing its integrated Intel graphics chips -- which in turn allows the Wireless Display software to launch (you'll still need a sold-separately $99 Netgear adaptor to connect to your external display).
On the less positive side, though the U33J is thin, it's not nearly thin enough to justify the omission of an optical drive, which is still a rare move for a 13-inch laptop. But, if you think you can survive without one, this is one of the sharpest-looking laptops we've seen this year. If you'd rather swap in an optical drive for the discrete graphics, check out the Toshiba Portege R705 (also with Wireless Display), which happens to be $100-$200 less expensive.
The Nvidia GeForce 310M graphics chip is the usual mainstream choice found in today's non-gaming laptops, and works fine for basic 3D tasks. In Unreal Tournament 3 at 1,280x720-pixel resolution, we got a respectable 46.8 frames per second, but don't expect to play the latest games with the graphics detail setting cranked all the way up. Coupled with Nvidia's Optimus graphics-switching technology, the 310M GPU can turn itself off and on automatically as needed, so it shouldn't affect battery life.
Asus includes a power-management utility called the Super Hybrid Engine with many of its laptops, including this one, which allows for easy access to under-the-hood power profile options. Even without tweaking the settings for better battery life, the U33J ran for 4 hours and 8 minutes in our video playback battery drain test--a very good result for a mainstream 13-inch laptop. However, Apple's notebook is still the champ of 13-inch battery life, running more than 2 additional hours on the same test.
As it does with many of its high-end laptops, Asus includes a two-year warranty--double the industry average. That also includes one year of accidental damage protection and a 30-day guarantee against dead screen pixels. The support Web site is not as intuitive and user-friendly as those from more mainstream brands, but by digging around, you can find FAQs, driver downloads, and even a list of authorized service centers in your state.