ASUS U24E Review and Owners Lounge

[Apache1983]

Silicon Power Extreme E25 SSD 256GB (SP256GBSSDE25S25 ; SATA2, MLC) works perfectly on my Asus U24E, bios 206, AHCI mode.

Windows experience index: 7.0

Atto benchmarks:
(transfer size : write read)
0.5 : 12129 14810
4 : 77405 122099
32: 173015 231776
512: 235987 277309

with Truecrypt 7.1a full disk AES encryption
0.5 : 4894 5322
4 : 36864 41060
32 : 141701 123781
512: 193119 176215

Thanks for sharing the info.
1. I'm wondering where is this SSD available for purchase online? I searched a littlit bit, couldn't find many places have it.
2. How do you get 7.0 on windows experience index, is it just the index for the SSD or Index for all? I thought it's limited to 6.3 due to the HD3000 Graphic.

[davidricardo86]

After having played around with the U24E for a few weeks I am pretty happy with this notebook. A side question though, can anyone recommend a good quality sleeve/case to fit this little baby in? The sleeve that comes with the laptop doesn't offer enough protection, imo. It will be great to have a sleeve that offers protection even on the sides while under constant travelling. Any recommendations?

I was using this Case Logic 11" Netbook Sleeve. The fit is snug, not loose, I liked it a lot and it did the job. It provided adequate protection, a non-scratching zipper, and a little loop to help pull it out of a bag with just one finger. With this sleeve your laptop is less likely to be scratched while on the go. Case Logic seems to be a more common brand.

Thanks for the info.
1. Do you use "Over Provisioning" feature of the Samsung Magician software? If so, do you follow the recommended shink volume or a different size of shrik volume?
2. I just finished installing the fresh OS and all drivers. But under "Device Manager", there's a exclamation mark under "Generic Bluetooth Adapter", when I right click and choose "update driver software", windows says "The best driver software for you device is already installed", don't know why?...

1. Yes and No.

Yes I've used Over Provisioning in the past but only when I had my 128GB 470 SSD because I was afraid I'd fill it and not leave any leftover room for the SSD to perform its maintenance functions. When I did use it, I just went with whatever Magician recommended (about 10-12GB i think). Otherwise you can set it at whatever you think would be best. I haven't done much research as to what is the "best recommended" amount when it comes to OP'ing so I can't comment on that. I've heard 15GB but I can't say that's accurate.

And no because when I got my 256GB 830 SSD I haven't bothered to OP because right now I'm only using 45GB. Even without the additional OP'ing, there's plenty of empty space right now for the SSD to perform its maintenance functions anyway that I'm not really worried about it. But, I will be doing OP'ing soon just as a safety measure more than anything now that you brought it up.

2. Try uninstalling the WIFI/BT drivers. Then, reinstall the drivers once again. After that, I'd install the Wireless Manager so that your keyboard shortcut works too.

[Kearu]

I was using this Case Logic 11" Netbook Sleeve. The fit is snug, not loose, I liked it a lot and it did the job. It provided adequate protection, a non-scratching zipper, and a little loop to help pull it out of a bag with just one finger. With this sleeve your laptop is less likely to be scratched while on the go. Case Logic seems to be a more common brand.

Thank you for your suggestion, davidricardo86. About the sleeve that you mentioned, can you describe a little about the materials used inside the sleeve? I looked around the internet but couldn't find any descriptions concerning the interior of the sleeve. Thanks.

[davidricardo86]

Thank you for your suggestion, davidricardo86. About the sleeve that you mentioned, can you describe a little about the materials used inside the sleeve? I looked around the internet but couldn't find any descriptions concerning the interior of the sleeve. Thanks.

Its not extremely padded. This sleeve adds scratch protection but it won't protect you from falls. I usually carried it in my computer backpack. Its a simple good zippered sleeve and most agree too.

Here's what some of the reviewers said:

Bought this sleeve for my little HP Mini 311, and it is a perfect snug fit. The one downside to this sleeve is that perhaps it is a bit too padded -- makes the netbook a fair bit thicker. Leaves less room in my small backpack for books.

But overall I'm pleased with the fit of this sleeve. The quality seems really good as well.

It seems well padded on most of the sides and just lightly padded on the zippered sides. Overall the protection seems adequate without adding much bulk to the netbook...

To me what a sleeve is for is to protect a laptop from other objects while in another larger carrier... This sleeve fits our Acer Aspire One 11.6 inch netbook PERFECTLY. It provides excellent padding and protection and slips in and out of my briefcase easily so I can quickly remove it and send it through airport security. It is well made and attractive to boot and was very inexpensive.

Plain zippered sleeve. Has foam insulation on both sides and cover is mid-weight polyester. Zipper goes full halfway around the case for easy access to your netbook. My Acer 722 11.6" netbook fits nicely...not too loose and not too tight. Only thing that would make it better would be a small separate compartment or pocket for a pen, ear buds, other small items which may damage the finish of your computer. I'm not complaining. Good buy for the price.

This is a well made case that fits the 11.6 MBA nicely. Side to side it fits snug. There is about a 1/2 inch space at the top, which makes it easy to not have a problem with the zipper. The computer does not move around in the case.
The sides offer excellent protection and the edges protect it as much as is possible. After a long search I believe this is the best option.

I hope this helped.

[Apache1983]

1. Yes and No.

Yes I've used Over Provisioning in the past but only when I had my 128GB 470 SSD because I was afraid I'd fill it and not leave any leftover room for the SSD to perform its maintenance functions. When I did use it, I just went with whatever Magician recommended (about 10-12GB i think). Otherwise you can set it at whatever you think would be best. I haven't done much research as to what is the "best recommended" amount when it comes to OP'ing so I can't comment on that. I've heard 15GB but I can't say that's accurate.

And no because when I got my 256GB 830 SSD I haven't bothered to OP because right now I'm only using 45GB. Even without the additional OP'ing, there's plenty of empty space right now for the SSD to perform its maintenance functions anyway that I'm not really worried about it. But, I will be doing OP'ing soon just as a safety measure more than anything now that you brought it up.

2. Try uninstalling the WIFI/BT drivers. Then, reinstall the drivers once again. After that, I'd install the Wireless Manager so that your keyboard shortcut works too.

Thanks for the instruction. By the way, there are two kinds of drivers for Bluetooth on Asus website, Azurewave and Intel, which one should I install or both? I reinstalled the first one and it solved the problem, don't know if I need to install the Intel one, do they conflict with each other?

[ajw22]

Thanks for sharing the info.
1. I'm wondering where is this SSD available for purchase online? I searched a littlit bit, couldn't find many places have it.
2. How do you get 7.0 on windows experience index, is it just the index for the SSD or Index for all? I thought it's limited to 6.3 due to the HD3000 Graphic.

1. I bought it in Japan. Not sure if it's sold elsewhere. It is quite new, yet with SATA2 interface, which I guess is the reason for it being so cheap (256GB @ 18000JPY / 225USD)

2. Windows Experience index 7.0 was just for the drive component. The total is, as you say, limited to 6.3 due to the graphics.

[Apache1983]

I just experienced another system crash with blue screen saying "dumping crash memory to disk......" Don't know if it's because of the Kingston 8G memories I use or the SSD, anyone have a clue? Thanks.

[ALLurGroceries]

Check the memory dump with Blue screen of death (STOP error) information in dump files.

[Apache1983]

Check the memory dump with Blue screen of death (STOP error) information in dump files.

Thank you for the solution. I ran the "BlueScreenView v1.45", it showed that the "athrx.sys" caused the crash. Asus' support website doesn't have the lastest OEM drivers . I downloaded and installed the driver version 9.2.0.480 from other website. Don't know if this is gonna fix the problem. Is it necessary to purchase the drivers update software to get all the drivers updated, will the new drivers conflict with the old ones?

[ALLurGroceries]

No, you should never have to pay for drivers. Atheros drivers are sometimes harder to find, but you can get newer compatible versions with some searching. I hope the ones you found work without BSODs.