ASUS Eee PC X101

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Design

ASUS Eee PC X101 has 3 colors including white, black, red to choose from. Machines used in the article is the white version. 10.1-inch screen of the ASUS Eee PC X101 is covered with a white shiny. In addition to the blue band of light around the power button and icons blue special function on the keys, X101 has little contrast accents.

Nothing to discuss the strengths of the ASUS Eee PC X101 in size and weight. ASUS Eee PC X101 weighs 0.9 kg and size 10.3 mm x 7.1 mm, 0.7 inch thick. The mini netbooks running Windows HP 1103 and Samsung NC110 pretty much thicker and heavier than the ASUS Eee PC X101.

Typing on the island-style keyboard of the X101 is quite difficult. Although the distance between the keys (designed rounded) is quite large, the key size is too small, especially the right side Shift key and the backspace makes you very comfortable to type on sliding. When typing, the feedback from the keyboard rather weak.

Clickpad size 3 x 2.25 inch space you quite comfortable, maneuverable. ClickPad to respond quite well when the left and right mouse clicks. However, you will be quite difficult to scroll and select text. One point worth noting is usually palms to touch ClickPad, which makes your cursor jump vulnerable when typing.

Screen and sound

10.1-inch screen of the ASUS Eee PC X101 has a resolution of 1024 x 600 for moderate brightness, show clear images, vivid. The text on the website displays crisp, clear. However, watching videos is a weakness with the Eee PC X101. With 1 480p resolution video on Youtube, the machine run smoothly. However, when the switch to see a higher resolution (720p and 1080p), video is often suspended, shock.

Ports, webcam

A USB 2.0 port is located on the same machine to a microSD card slot, microphone jack / headphone and safety locks. A USB port and jack source on the left. You can connect and use your mouse, flash drive, external hard drive is quite easy. 0.3 MP Webcam X101, but clear image. However, even if your photos still noise though try tweaking the settings for the webcam.

Installation

Starters quite fast (25 seconds). You take about 10 minutes to start the installed applications including DropBox, OpenOffice, log on social networks (Facebook, Flickr, Google Talk, Twitter) and some email client, calendar …

MeeGo interface

At a first glance, MeeGo operating system will make users Windows and Mac are unfamiliar. Instead of a traditional desktop, MeeGo uses MyZone, an interactive hub accented with social networks (Facebook, Twitter). However, after a few minutes to become familiar, MyZone shows it quite intuitive and easy to use.

The main screen of the interface MeeGo show help you updates (relatively continuous) Facebook and Twitter through 2 big widget. The ASUS App Store icon, DropBox, E-mail, Messenger are arranged in rows in the left corner. The prompt appointment, tasks and unread messages located below the widget icon.

To navigate MeeGo, you use the toolbar above the screen by manipulating the mouse or press the Home key on your keyboard. Bar will show icons for you to access other items. When you need to access all pages open, you use the icon Zones. Zones is a repository sites, photographs, you are open media.

Multimedia

Click on the icon Media allows you to access your music, podcasts, video and radio channels with Banshee Media Player software.

People

A hub is named People items you use a “client all-in-one” support for Google Talk, Facebook Messenger and AIM (America Online Messager) for task IMs (instant messages). Status page to help switch between the new notice in the various social networking sites.

Similar to the traditional operating system, Your Computer section allows access to data contained in the 8 GB hard drive X101. Status & Settings item displays battery life, free hard drive space, volume, screen brightness.

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Application

Access app icons (Applications) on the navigation bar lets you view all the applications you download from the App Store ASUS. The application is divided into sections: Games, Office, System Tool. Machine allows interrupts displayed in MyZone application by clicking the pin button located next to the application icon.

Performance

Machines running the Atom N435 Intel speed 1.33 GHz, 1 GB of RAM. This configuration just enough to run smoother social tasks, web surfing and light applications. When launching 10 applications simultaneously with OS MeeGo (1 of which is open in a browser tab Chromium 6), watching videos on YouTube in full screen mode jerky. Watch the video on Youtube 720p nor smooth.

Overall, the use of MeeGo is quite easy and intuitive experience. One weakness of MeeGo’s time to switch back and forth between applications. Some cases of the new plant takes about 5 seconds to switch between tabs. A number of other cases, the operating system is paralyzed, forcing you to restart the computer.

Battery life

ASUS said that with the optimum settings, battery usage time X101 for 4 hours. In the trial, with the continuous web surfing tasks (access social networks, online music player), battery life over 3 hours 25 minutes. Compared with the HP Mini 1103 battery (nearly 8 and a half hours), Samsung NC110 (more than 7 hours).

Configuration and support

X101 owns Atom processor N435 Intel speed 1.33-GHz, 1GB of RAM, 8GB SSD hard drive, GMA 3150 graphics card of Intel. 1 year factory warranty on a global scale together with 24/7 technical support.

Conclude

ASUS Eee PC X101 netbooks ultralight is the same intuitive interface and attractive. Interface accentuated deep social networking integration. However, keyboard, performance, battery life is the weak point of this netbook.

Strength:

– Design Beautiful white

– Intuitive MeeGo OS

– Sharp screen

Weak point:

– Small Keys

– Running some applications lag

– Battery low (less than 4 hours)

– Less storage memory (8 GB only)