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Asus S1N review

7.4

Editors' Rating

Very Good

9.0

Members' Rating

Spectacular

Typical price:£ 1549

Verdict

The ultraportable S1N from Asus will suit mobile users who don't need fast 3D graphics or particularly long battery life. You'll also need to be happy with an external optical drive... Read Full Review.

Pros

  • Slim and lightweight, yet reasonably robust
  • Good-quality keyboard.

Cons

  • Poor 3D performance
  • Moderate battery life
  • External optical drive.

Key Specs

Processor manufacturer: Intel
Processor model: Pentium M
Clock speed: 1.6 GHz
RAM installed: 384 MB
Wireless LAN: Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 3B Mini-PCI Adapter
Hard drive size: 40 GB
Graphics processor: Intel Extreme Graphics 2 (integrated)
Graphics RAM: 96 MB
Display diagonal size: 13.3 in
Dimensions (W x H x D): 29.6x2.1x24 cm
Weight: 1.95 kg
Operating system: Windows XP Professional

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Member Opinion

9.0

Average Member Rating

Spectacular

4 Members have reviewed this product

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Anonymous

Anonymous

Very good laptop!

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10

Perfect


Anonymous

Anonymous

Fast and reliable

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9.0

Spectacular


Nopparat Chongvilaiwan

Nopparat Chongvilaiwan

Battery life is inadequate

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8.0

Excellent


Anonymous

Anonymous

Fast, durable, looks cool, and is a great buddy

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9.0

Spectacular


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Featured Talkback

Put simply, what is the compelling reason to pay ~$200 extra for an Eee with Windows XP? A Windows Eee won't come with any useful applications and you'll have to buy anti-virus software to boot. The truth about low cost computing is that nobody really cares whether the machine is running Windows or Linux as long as its cheap, its easy to use and it works.

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