ASUS have traditionally released their Eee PC series of netbooks targetted at consumers who want their laptop solely for net usage, along with a slight amount of word processing features. The company have usually launched these netbooks with Windows or Linux operating systems. Now, with their latest Eee PC, ASUS have released the X101H netbook that runs on a relatively new OS - Meego. Without the need to elaborate, Meego is the main feature on this netbook. Read on to know if the Eee PC X101H can match upto other netbooks available in the market.
Design and Build Quality
The ASUS Eee PC X101H has an all white design with hints of silver. The size of this laptop is merely the size of a large exercise book. It is extremely lightweight making it easy to carry around. ASUS have traditionally kept their Eee PCs light and this one is no different weighing just over a kilo. The chicklet-style keyboard is finished in white, as well. This makes it a good looking netbook for both genders. The laptop has a glossy finish, so one can expect a lot of finger prints all over the X101H. Connectivity options available for it lie on either sides of the laptop. There are two USB ports, an Ethernet port, a VGA port, as well as a 3.5mm audio-cum-mic jack. The trackpad blends with the region below the keyboard and the only way to make out the difference is the single button for the left and right click. The hinges of this laptop are made of plastic and do not feel very sturdy. The webcam is located on the upper region of the bezel above the display. Overall, the X101H is a stylish and fancy looking netbook, but as far as build quality is concerned, it just does not cut it. The keyboard feels a bit flimsy, as does the area where the indicators are located. This area looks like it has been separated from the lower part of the laptop, giving it a very cheap feel. The bezel surrounding the screen, however feels rather sturdy. Because of its stylish looks and flimsy feel, we have mixed reactions regarding this segment of the review.
Features
The ASUS Eee PC X101H is a netbook with a 10.1-inch display that sports a resolution of 1024 x 600. The laptop runs on an Intel Atom N455 processor and an Intel NM10 Express chipset. The laptop features a memory of 1 GB DDR3, this is rather less as most netbooks these days feature 2GB memory. This is a typical configuration found on netbooks, nowadays.
The main feature of this netbook comes in the form of its operating sytem. ASUS have traditionally used Windows with their netbooks and notebooks, but this time around they have used the new OS - Meego. Meego is an operating system that was started between Intel and Nokia. This is an ideal OS for a netbook with its mobile-like interface. Everything can be found on the screen itself, making it easy to find different functions. The bar at the top acts as a tool for navigating through the different pages. Overall, this is a totally new OS and has yet to become a full-fledged one. As of now, it is certainly work in progress. Meego has an app store as well where one can buy apps to use on this netbook. The browser used here is Chromium, which is basically the open source version of Google’s Chrome browser. One can find a lot of similarities between the two browsers. The interface feels like you're navigating through the menus of a tablet. This can be appealing to some people with its straightforward approach. The features of this laptop are intermingled with the OS, though Meego is the default OS on this netbook, Windows too can be set up on it. Overall, by using Meego as their OS, ASUS have added a nice distinguishing factor to the populated netbook market.
Performance
The achievement allotment of the analysis was done by blockage media playback, examination angles, abundance ability, heating and added netbook activities like application the tabs for amusing networking, etc. Aboriginal lets alpha off by adage that the X101H was appealing slow. While traveling through the altered menus, we noticed that it would yield added than a brace of abnormal to load. A atramentous awning with a alarm would appear, which put us off to an extent. It's arbitrary to analyze this OS to a Windows, as it is still a beginning OS. Hopefully with added updates, the achievement and acceleration would improve.
Another affair we noticed was that abutting to Wi-Fi was a bit of a task, as it would not complete the request. Once affiliated it formed well. We absorbed up an NTFS alien harder drive to the laptop and played videos through the congenital media player. Standard video formats such as AVI formed able-bodied and there were no playback issues noticed. However, if we chock-full the video, the audio connected to run and did not stop till we physically accessible the drive. We begin this to be absolutely strange. While arena audio or video files, we approved application the adjustment keys to reduce, accession or aphasiac the volume, but the acknowledgment time was absolutely slow. Examination angles on this netbook like a lot of others was not an issue, whatsoever.
Social networking through the pre-loaded tabs on the homescreen was absolutely acceptable as all cachet updates arise on the tabs. For tasks such as web browsing and amusing networking, the Meego OS in the ASUS X101H netbook serves the purpose well. However, if one has to use it for media playback like watching videos, there are analytical issues. The netbook does not get actual heated, which is consistently a acceptable affair with any laptop. It's rather quiet, but a connected bustling babble can be heard from it if it is active in a bashful room. The array of this anthology is appealing acceptable and active Meego helps in convalescent the array life. Under ample usage, which cover watching videos, browsing the web via Wi-Fi and alert to music, the netbook lasted over 5 hours.
Verdict
The ASUS Eee PC X101H is accessible in India at a bulk of Rs. 12,499. As of now, Meego is in its apprentice accompaniment and may apparently be the aforementioned way for some added time. Rumours are accomplishing the circuit that Meego is traveling to be replaced, in adjustment to accomplish way for a new operating arrangement alleged Tizen, which is addition Linux-based accessible antecedent operating system. So, this could apparently one of the few netbooks to anytime run this accessible antecedent operating system.
This netbook has some accurate appearance for amusing networking, as able-bodied as quick Internet browsing, but the all-embracing achievement of the netbook and the OS is not that abundant as compared to added netbooks accessible in the market. One can get addition ASUS Eee PC for about the aforementioned bulk that comes pre-loaded with Windows. If one is searching out for a netbook for alone amusing networking purposes, Internet usage, as able-bodied as is accommodating to acquaintance application a new OS, again this would be an option.
Design and Build Quality The ASUS Eee PC X101H has an all white design with hints of silver. The size of this laptop is merely the size of a large exercise book. It is extremely lightweight making it easy to carry around. ASUS have traditionally kept their Eee PCs light and this one is no different weighing just over a kilo. The chicklet-style keyboard is finished in white, as well. This makes it a good looking netbook for both genders. The laptop has a glossy finish, so one can expect a lot of finger prints all over the X101H. Connectivity options available for it lie on either sides of the laptop. There are two USB ports, an Ethernet port, a VGA port, as well as a 3.5mm audio-cum-mic jack. The trackpad blends with the region below the keyboard and the only way to make out the difference is the single button for the left and right click. The hinges of this laptop are made of plastic and do not feel very sturdy. The webcam is located on the upper region of the bezel above the display. Overall, the X101H is a stylish and fancy looking netbook, but as far as build quality is concerned, it just does not cut it. The keyboard feels a bit flimsy, as does the area where the indicators are located. This area looks like it has been separated from the lower part of the laptop, giving it a very cheap feel. The bezel surrounding the screen, however feels rather sturdy. Because of its stylish looks and flimsy feel, we have mixed reactions regarding this segment of the review.
The ASUS Eee PC X101H is a netbook with a 10.1-inch display that sports a resolution of 1024 x 600. The laptop runs on an Intel Atom N455 processor and an Intel NM10 Express chipset. The laptop features a memory of 1 GB DDR3, this is rather less as most netbooks these days feature 2GB memory. This is a typical configuration found on netbooks, nowadays.
Performance
The achievement allotment of the analysis was done by blockage media playback, examination angles, abundance ability, heating and added netbook activities like application the tabs for amusing networking, etc. Aboriginal lets alpha off by adage that the X101H was appealing slow. While traveling through the altered menus, we noticed that it would yield added than a brace of abnormal to load. A atramentous awning with a alarm would appear, which put us off to an extent. It's arbitrary to analyze this OS to a Windows, as it is still a beginning OS. Hopefully with added updates, the achievement and acceleration would improve.
Social networking through the pre-loaded tabs on the homescreen was absolutely acceptable as all cachet updates arise on the tabs. For tasks such as web browsing and amusing networking, the Meego OS in the ASUS X101H netbook serves the purpose well. However, if one has to use it for media playback like watching videos, there are analytical issues. The netbook does not get actual heated, which is consistently a acceptable affair with any laptop. It's rather quiet, but a connected bustling babble can be heard from it if it is active in a bashful room. The array of this anthology is appealing acceptable and active Meego helps in convalescent the array life. Under ample usage, which cover watching videos, browsing the web via Wi-Fi and alert to music, the netbook lasted over 5 hours.
The ASUS Eee PC X101H is accessible in India at a bulk of Rs. 12,499. As of now, Meego is in its apprentice accompaniment and may apparently be the aforementioned way for some added time. Rumours are accomplishing the circuit that Meego is traveling to be replaced, in adjustment to accomplish way for a new operating arrangement alleged Tizen, which is addition Linux-based accessible antecedent operating system. So, this could apparently one of the few netbooks to anytime run this accessible antecedent operating system.
This netbook has some accurate appearance for amusing networking, as able-bodied as quick Internet browsing, but the all-embracing achievement of the netbook and the OS is not that abundant as compared to added netbooks accessible in the market. One can get addition ASUS Eee PC for about the aforementioned bulk that comes pre-loaded with Windows. If one is searching out for a netbook for alone amusing networking purposes, Internet usage, as able-bodied as is accommodating to acquaintance application a new OS, again this would be an option.
