solid built exterior, encased in aluminum ; nice design ; good trackpad and keyboard ; top hardware and solid performances ; good battery life ; fast hard-drive ; internal optical unit ; very good speaker quality ;

glossy screen and bezel around it ; no USB 3.0 slot ; a bit thick and heavy for a portable 13.3 inch laptop ;

I do feel the Asus U30S is a proper 13.3 inch laptop for 2011. Solid built, stylish looking, powerful and with proper battery life, all these under one thousand bucks, that’s what I would want in a premium portable machine. It's true, this one might...