Asus Eee PC 1025 Series

Asus came out with the first netbook about four years ago and from they have been leading the market in that category. However, it has come to a time in which consumers do no longer need a cheap, tiny laptop as travelling companion. Tablets and smartphones now play the role of these mini laptops.

Asus is still pushing the netbook category with one of the lasts of its kind, the Eee PC 1025. It is an improved version of the older and slower netbooks that ran on single core processors. One could say that this is the second generation of netbooks but that’s as far as it goes. Even with a dual core Intel Atom processor and 2 GB of RAM, the Eee PC 1025 still feels slow and laggy.

That’s just half as bad as the exterior quality. The entire chassis is made of plastic and feels like it could break apart with the slightest fall. Even keyboard and touchpad are a huge let down. The touchpad is made of the same material as the interior chassis and it isn’t smooth enough. The keyboard is too small and the key travel is too short. As a result, it can be really hard to get any typing job done on it. Suddenly, a touch screen keyboard doesn’t seem so bad anymore.

The 10.1-inch matte screen isn’t that bad outdoors but truly isn’t made for your multimedia needs. That’s one of the main points though, if you’re looking at a 10 inch multimedia device, any tablet out there will do the job for you with at the same amount of money. If it is an ultraportable laptop that you’re looking for, ultrabooks already do the job perfectly but at much higher price. The good parts about the Eee PC 0125 are its battery life and selling price. Hence, the only reason to get this netbook is if for some reason you need a cheap windows based, portable laptop that has a long battery life.

Asus Eee PC 1025C-MU17-BK

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Average Score: 60% - poor

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60% ASUS EeePC 1025C Flare Review
Source: Laptop Mag Archive.org version
The last of a dying breed, the ASUS Eee PC 1025C Flare demonstrates why tablets have superceded netbooks as the lightweight computing device of choice -- pound for pound, slates offer faster performance, sleeker designs and more intuitive touch interfaces. Still, if you're in the market for a compact laptop that costs a third of the price of an Ultrabook, the Eee PC 1025C is worth a look. It can handle basic tasks with ease, weighs only 2.4 pounds and lasts more than three hours longer on the charge than the average netbook. Not bad for a laptop that costs less than $300.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 03/14/2012
Rating: Total score: 60%

60% Asus Eee PC 1025C Flare
Source: CNet Archive.org version
Once upon a time, cheap, tiny laptops ruled the land, acting as travel, backup, and kids' computers to millions, and completely upending what consumers expected to pay for a PC. Asus brought Netbooks into the world, and with the last-gasp Eee PC 1025C Flare, it looks like it's going to take them out as well.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/13/2012
Rating: Total score: 60% performance: 40% mobility: 90%

Asus EEE PC 1025C review – solid 10 netbook for every buyer
Source: Netbooklive Archive.org version
As I’ve mentioned at the beginning of this review, the 1025C is going to be Asus’s work-horse in the netbooks’ segment in 2012. It brings most of the features Asus can squeeze on these machines, a latest generation hardware platform and a good overall price, although I’m sure others will be able to beat it for on-par configurations (and yes, I’m thinking about Acer, with their D270 Aspire One).
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 02/23/2012

Asus Eee PC 1025CE

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Asus 1025CE review – best 10 inch EEE PC so far, but…
Source: Netbooklive Archive.org version
In the end, I feel like the EEE CP 1025CE is a solid mini laptop, one of the best, if not the best netbook I’ve ever seen. Hardware and specs wise, Asus did a great job: the mini laptop is solid built and looks good, the screen is surprisingly good for this class and the keyboard/trackpad combo aren’t bad either. However, there are some issues. The biggest is the hardware platform, which is also the big novelty. Like I said in the Hardware section, the CedarTrail platform is no revolution, so you shouldn’t expect a huge boost in performances from the little fellow. It does offer better graphics in an efficient pack, but that’s basically all. And only to some extent actually, as drivers are an issue that might not get solved that soon, as Intel is said to focus more on getting ready for Windows 8, than developing drivers for netbooks on Windows 7. Of course, I might be wrong here, only time will tell.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 02/23/2012

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Asus Eee PC 1025CE
Source: Itsvet HR→EN Archive.org version
Positive: The newest Intel Atom N2800; 14hrs battery life.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/29/2012

Asus Eee PC 1025C-GRY021S

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Average Score: 80% - good

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80% Asus Eee PC 1025C-GRY021S
Source: 01Net FR→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 03/07/2012
Rating: Total score: 80%

Asus Eee PC 1025C-WHI050S

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Average Score: 92% - very good

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92% ASUS Eee PC 1025C-WHI050S
Source: Notebookinfo DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 04/10/2012
Rating: Total score: 92% performance: 82% display: 85% mobility: 100% ergonomy: 90% emissions: 93%

Asus Eee PC 1025C-GRY0235

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Average Score: 60% - poor

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60% Asus Eee PC 1025C review
Source: Techradar Archive.org version
If you've turned your back on netbooks in favour of tablets, you're making a serious oversight. These fantastic little machines offer supreme portability, great value and the reassuring usability of a keyboard and touchpad.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 05/29/2012
Rating: Total score: 60%

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ASUS Eee PC 1025C: обзор нетбука на платформе Cedar Trail
Source: F1CD RU→EN Archive.org version
Positive: The stylish design; excellent build quality; good ergonomics. Negative: Poor performance in 3D-applications; not the best quality display.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/27/2012

Asus Eee PC 1025C-GRY041S

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Average Score: 60% - poor

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60% ASUS Eee PC 1025C Netbook review
Source: APC Mag Archive.org version
ASUS may have invented netbooks, but today its offerings like the ASUS Eee PC 1025C-GRY041S simply aren’t that impressive. It’s got a decent enough new processor, but overall the small battery capacity and poor input devices render it a mostly uninteresting option. The 1025C is built solidly enough, but the tiny keys on the cramped keyboard can make typos reasonably frequent and the touchpad is intermittently not very sensitive.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 07/17/2012
Rating: Total score: 60%

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Asus: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. is a major Taiwanese computer hardware manufacturer based in Taipei, founded in 1989. Under the Asus brand name, the company manufactures a wide range of products, including laptops, desktops, motherboards, graphics cards, monitors, smartphones and networking equipment, complete systems and PC components for end users.

Under the ROG (Republic of Gamers) brand name, ASUS manufactures gaming laptops known by gamers for their powerful specifications, dedicated graphics cards, high refresh rate displays and advanced cooling systems.

Beyond gaming, a wide range of notebooks are offered for different needs and budgets, from ultra-slim and lightweight ultrabooks to versatile 2-in-1 convertibles and budget-friendly options. In 2023, Asus had a 7% global market share of the PC market.

Customer satisfaction with ASUS notebooks concerns performance, the features, and the good price-performance ratio of ASUS notebooks. However, as with any brand, there are occasional reports of problems such as overheating, driver compatibility, or build quality issues.

These graphics cards are not suited for Windows 3D games. Office and Internet surfing however is possible.

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650: Integrated processor graphics card (e.g. in the Atom N2800) without dedicated memory. Most likely based on a PowerVR design similar to the GMA 500 but with higher clock rates.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

Intel Atom: The Intel Atom series is a 64-Bit (not every model supports 64bit) microprocessor for cheap and small notebooks (so called netbooks), MIDs, or UMPCs. The speciality of the new architecture is the "in order" execution (instead of the usual and faster "out of order" execution). Therefore, the transistor count of the Atom series is much lower and, thus, cheaper to produce. Furthermore, the power consumption is very low. The performance per Megahertz is therfore worse than the old Pentium 3M (1,2 GHz on par with a 1.6 GHz Atom).

N2600: Dual core Atom CPU with an integrated SGX545 PowerVR graphics card and a video decoder.

N2800:

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.

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68.67%: This rating is poor. More than three quarters of the models are rated better. That is rather not a purchase recommendation. Even if verbal ratings in this area do not sound that bad ("sufficient" or "satisfactory"), they are usually euphemisms that disguise a classification as a below-average laptop.

» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.

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