It’s just not there yet, but it’s good that someone’s thinking about it.
The Transformer AiO is expected to be available as of Friday at Best Buy, Future Shop and Staples starting at $1,200.
More than a hundred Asus X401 laptops have been sold by Argos via its eBay outlet for £200 plus £4 P&P, (a price that also includes 200 Nectar points) and it is easy to see why.
That particular laptop runs on a dual-core Intel Celeron B815, one that runs at 1.6GHz and comes with 2MB cache. While some might argue that a Celeron CPU is probably the slowest part of Intel’s processor line up, one shouldn’t forget that the current Celeron range has nothing to do with its forefathers.Akku ASUS C21-X202
Other features includes 4GB of RAM, a 320GB hard disk drive, Windows 7 Home Premium, up to 4hrs battery life, a webcam, Altec Lansing speakers with Dolby Advanced audio sound system, three USB ports, Ethernet, HDMI integrated Intel graphics, a DVD writer, a 14.1in display with a 1,366 x 768 pixel display and it weighs just over 2Kg.
Note that this laptop, which looks a lot like an Ultrabook, is refurbished but comes with 12-month warranty and that it is only available in blue. Akku ASUS F55U
Asus technologies used in the X401 include SonicMaster Lite audio, Super Hybrid Engine II (which allows the laptop to resume from sleep in 2-second and to stay on standby for 14 days).
The demand for an affordable entry level touchscreen notebook was becoming fairly loud. Mostly on the back of all the hype about Windows 8 being the saviour of planet Earth. Well, that is a topic of a separate discussion, but Asus did answer that call. The Akku ASUS U57N , at first glance, would be assumed to be an ultrabook. But, in reality, Asus is positioning this particular machine as a notebook. Not that we mind!
The Asus F202E VivoBook is a rather interesting laptop. Ideally, it should be called an ultrabook, but we are not going to argue with Asus for even a second, considering how good a deal this machine is for anyone looking for buy on a budget.Akku ASUS F75
Build & Design
For an 11.6-inch display size device, the F202E is compact, as expected. It is slightly thicker at the back and thinner at the front, putting the keyboard at a slight incline which really helps with the typing comfort. Take the VivoBook out of the box, and you are immediately surprised at how well it is built. The lid has the traditional brushed metal look we have seen on much more expensive Asus ultrabooks, and that theme carries on throughout the chassis. This influence is more than welcome.Akku ASUS P55
Open the lid, and the clean keyboard deck comes as a secondary point of attraction, the first being the surprisingly generous sized touchpad. While it is not as big as most notebooks, for a machine this size, it is a fairly good size.
For laptops with anything lesser than 13-inch display sizes, keyboard is usually a major point of compromise. In the case of the VivoBook F202E though, the opposite is thankfully true. The keys are slightly small, but not uncomfortably so. The spacing is well managed within the real estate available. But the best part is the excellent travel and sharp key response while typing. The shift, enter and backspace keys have not been messed around with, leaving them with the traditional placement and size we are accustomed to. There are no shortcut keys, and the critical tasks like volume control, brightness and Wi-Fi connectivity are mapped with the Fn keys.Akku ASUS P45
The surprising bit was the size of the VivoBook F202E’S touchpad, which is larger than what we had expected. The separate right and left click keys are marked by the thin divider. We found this to be surprisingly comfortable to use, particularly for the two finger scroll, thanks to the generous real estate.Akku ASUS R400
The VivoBook F202E’S very slim design means the optical drive has been sacrificed. Three USB ports, and the memory card reader are still hanging around, as well as a full Ethernet port (no space saving flaps etc.) and HDMI out. The thickness is the same throughout, but the strip running along the sides does give the impression that it is thinner on the near side and thicker on the far side.Features & Specifications
The display size is the most unique aspect of this laptop, in this price category. The 11.6-inch touchscreen is the reason why the VivoBook F202E is small, light and portable. The native resolution is 1366 x 768 pixels, which is pretty much standard in this price bracket. The touchscreen is an added bonus, but like we say with most notebooks, you will not be using the touchscreen too often in a typical day at work usage scenario. This is where the very good keyboard and touchpad are very helpful. Coming back to the display – the text rendering is quite good. Even on a smaller than usual display, we found that reading text from the same source was actually not at all any less comfortable than on a bigger 13.3-inch display. And that says a lot, mostly because of the good amount of sharpness for the written word, and lack of any edge noise around each alphabet. Colour richness is quite good, and the black levels were surprisingly among the highest when compared between laptops in this category. But, there will be a slightly more natural colour tone than usual, and that could be something you need to be aware of if you prefer a less vivid tone. The only niggle with this display is that it is a tad reflective, and that is felt more so when the brightness is turned down. The fingerprints, the remnants of when the touchscreen was used, can be clearly seen on the screen till you wipe them off.Akku ASUS K75
The version of the VivoBook F202E retailing for just under Rs. 40,000 is the one that has the Intel Core i3-3217U processor clocking at 1.8GHz, paired with 4GB of RAM. We are happy to note that no major compromises have been made on the RAM amount. A Core i3 processor is fairly standard across most laptops under Rs. 45,000, with the other option being the AMD dual-core and quad-core APU solutions.Akku ASUS X45