Asus N10 Notebook First Thoughts

[Andario]

Size and weight would be VERY appreciated.


And about the bezel... well, that's just shameful. Once again, the same old story they did with the EEE 701: give them this huge, senseless bezel, so when we throw a couple of inches bigger panel in there (EEE 900) they will have no friggin reason whatsoever not to upgrade.

Another computer that I probably WONT buy just because Asus wants me to be more idiot that I am.

[macias]

N10 does NOT have full sized keyboard -- did you look at the right side? Shift key is the size of any other regular key!

Besides looks very good, but again, when using notebook you use keyboard all the time, so this unfortunate shift-key can be show stopper.

Cheers,

[Xirurg]

I really like it...

[Hahutzy]

Um... Way to kill your own line of netbooks Asus.

[dysonlu]

What's the use of an discreet graphics card on such laptop? For games, isn't the Atom just too weak for that? Is it because the integrated card isn't powerful enough for movies and HDMI out? If that's the case, then what's the point of the N10E?

[sesshomaru]

Good notebook overall, but looks rather dated.. And that bezel is a big turn off..

[BrokenStr8]

Big bezels seem to be Asus's calling card.This is a pimped out Eee PC,no matter how Asus tries to differ from it.It IS nice to see the old ASUS logo back on the cover instead of the ugly triple E.Shame it's got the same Atom CPU.I know its more power efficient but an old C2D would be better,or dual/ faster Atom.Not sure how it can be different given the screen size,but ya same res. as the 10" Eees.And this is probably going to be heavier than the heavy weight of the netbooks,i.e. the Eee 1000H.Don't know too much about the GPU,but its a nice option to have.Pricing is about right,right between the netbooks and $1000 umpcs.FYI seems you can order the priciest one at xoticpc for $50 cheaper than J&R w/ lots of options to upgrade and customize.

[BrokenStr8]

Just checked,it does appear to be a tag heavier than the 1000H.weight/dimensions- 3.5Lbs 10.8"x7.6"x1.2"-1.4"

[nyu3]

Ugh. What is it with Asus and oversized bezels. They could easily have fit a 11-inch screen (maybe even 12-inch) in that notebook.

[REMF]

What's the use of an discreet graphics card on such laptop? For games, isn't the Atom just too weak for that? Is it because the integrated card isn't powerful enough for movies and HDMI out? If that's the case, then what's the point of the N10E?

the 9300GS will make more sense when a dual-core atom is used.