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Asus Eee PC S101

By Dan Ackerman, ZDNet.com.au on 06 November 2008 06:27 PM

Tags: asus, eee pc, s101, intel, atom, netbook, mini, lenovo

Manufacturer: ASUS

Battery

  • Battery type included
  • Lithium-polymer
  • Claimed battery life
  • 5 hours

Connectivity

  • Network interface
  • 10/100 LAN, Bluetooth, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
  • USB ports
  • 3
  • VGA
  • Yes

Display

  • Natural resolution (max)
  • 1024 x 600 pixels
  • Diagonal screen size
  • 10.2 inch

Drives

  • Primary hard drive
  • 16 GB

General

  • Dimensions (H x W x D)
  • 180.5 x 264 x 25 mm
  • Weight
  • 1 kg
  • Laptop type
  • Ultraportable

Memory

  • Amt of RAM
  • 1GB

Other

  • Integrated webcam
  • Yes

Processor

  • Processor type
  • Intel Atom
  • Processor speed
  • 1.6 GHz

Software

  • Operating system
  • Windows XP Home

Sound

  • Embedded stereo speakers
  • Yes

Talkback 1 comments

    this is an amazing machine.but ...Glenn Broadhurst -- 23/02/09

    this is an amazing machine.
    but the shift key is unforgiveable.

    u had previously been using a sony TR series which has a similar size screen/keyboard - they managed to give a full size shift key and just narrowed the up/down keys... it was pefect, just like using a full keyboard..

    The good: everything - its great, screen/price/keyboard (less shift key). battery... it is all good - but whoever formed the keyboard should be sacked.

    The bad: the shift key... this is soo bad, that i would gladly pay in excess of $200 for a replacement keyboard... (which i am seriously trying to see if i can do)... thats alot considering the entire machine only cost $1000

Overview

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The good:
  • Upscale brushed-metal design outshines other Netbooks
  • Almost as slim as the MacBook Air
The bad:
  • More expensive than similar Netbook configurations
  • Hard-to-use, tiny keyboard
The bottomline:

Asus packs the same basic components found in other Netbooks into a stylish, slim chassis for a modest premium in price, but some unfortunate keyboard-layout compromises make the S101 harder to use than it should be.

Editors’ rating:

7.9/10

RRP: AU$999.00

Related topics:

asus, eee pc, s101, intel, atom, netbook

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