Asus Eee PC 1201N
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: Asus Eee PC 1201N (Eee PC 1201 Series)Processor: Intel Atom 330
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE)
Display: 12.1 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels, glossy: yes
Weight: 1.45kg
Price: 499 euro
Average of 14 scores (from 19 reviews)
Reviews for the Asus Eee PC 1201N
Source: Techradar
The most powerful mini-laptop you can buy, but does it qualify as a netbook? Since Asus kickstarted the modern netbook market, it is only apt that it has now released one of the world's first dual-core mini-laptops. While the 1201N fails to redefine the netbook market as dramatically as we would have hoped, it is the most powerful mini-laptop we've seen to date. With its large screen and dual-core power, however, we question whether it really qualifies as a netbook in the first place.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 02/19/2010
Rating: Total score: 70%
Source: Liliputing
The Asus Eee PC 1201N is the first notebook with an Atom processor and NVIDIA ION graphics that I’ve tested that doesn’t feel slower than a typical 10 inch Atom powered netbook at day to day tasks. Sure, the HP Mini 311 and other ION-powered systems can play modern video games and stream HD video. But they’re kind of sluggish for web browsing. That’s not true with the Asus Eee PC 1201N, which is likely due to the dual core Atom 330 CPU.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 02/13/2010
performance: 70%
Source: PC Mag
Nvidia's ION platform, which promises 1080p video playback and light 3D gaming, is finally showing signs of life. First, HP launched with its Mini 311 and then Lenovo and Samsung followed with their own Ion netbooks. Hot on their heels is ASUS, with yet another Ion netbook. The ASUS EeePC 1201N is the fastest netbook money can buy, but its tradeoff is battery life just 4 hours of it.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 01/25/2010
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: CNet
Two trends are sweeping the netbook world of late: new Intel Atom processors, and the spread of the Nvidia Ion GPU, which finally gives tiny Atom-powered laptops some graphics muscle. Although the Asus Eee PC 1201N Seashell doesn't utilise the new 'Pine Trail' Atom N450 processor, it has a rarely used dual-core Atom at its heart instead. As one of the few netbooks with a dual-core Atom processor and Nvidia Ion graphics, the 12.1-inch Asus Eee PC 1201N Seashell offers superior performance compared with most Atom-based machines. Any higher-level ultra-low-voltage thin-and-light laptop will still do better, though.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 01/21/2010
Rating: Total score: 85%
Source: CNet
Two trends have hit the Netbook world recently: new Atom processors, and the spread of the Nvidia Ion GPU to finally give tiny Atom-powered notebooks some graphics muscle. Though the Asus EeePC 1201N doesn't use a new "Pine Trail" Atom N450 processor, it instead has a rarely used dual-core Atom at its heart. As one of the few Netbooks with a dual-core Atom processor and Nvidia Ion graphics, the 12.1-inch EeePC 1201N has superior performance compared with most Atom-based machines, but any higher-level ULV thin-and-light will still do better.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 01/20/2010
Rating: Total score: 70%
Source: Digital Versus
Multimedia takes centre-stage on Asus' new Eee PC 1201N netbook. Although it might look just like the brand's other netbooks from the outside, there's some rather unusual hardware on the inside. The combination of a dual-core Intel Atom processor and Nvidia's ION graphics chipset gives the 1201N a real boost. The Asus Eee PC 1201N performs well and introduces some faster components. Almost an ultra-portable PC rather than a netbook, we would have been happier with less use of glossy materials and a better processor (a CULV for instance). Still, it's limited to users who don't need the best possible portability and battery life.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/25/2009
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: AnandTech
When you're dealing with laptops and netbooks, there's a lot more subjective opinion on the matter than if you're going out and purchasing the latest video card. If you're doing the latter, performance and price are pretty much the major metrics. With a laptop, you need to balance battery life, features, size and weight, design, and other aspects - along with price and performance. That means that one person might love a certain laptop while a bunch of others hate it, or vice versa.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/24/2009
Rating: Total score: 50%
Source: Phoronix
At $500 USD the ASUS 1201N-PU17-BK is actually not a bad deal in comparison to other ION-equipped netbooks. Availability on this netbook is quite limited but there should be greater supplies at the various Internet retailers beginning in January. Amazon's product page expects the ASUS Eee PC 1201N to be available beginning on the 15th of January, but they are accepting pre-orders.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 12/22/2009
Rating: price: 80%
Source: Laptop Mag
The ASUS Eee PC 1201N is, without a doubt, the fastest netbook we’ve ever tested. It also has a good keyboard, attractive design, and strong multimedia performance. The Ion-powered HP Mini 311 doesn’t have the overall muscle of the 1201N, but offers an additional hour of endurance and bests the Eee PC on CUDA-accelerated transcoding and wireless tests. And, if graphics performance isn’t that important to you at all, you might want to consider an 11.6-inch ultraportable notebook like the Acer Aspire 1410, which lasted 2 hours and 40 minutes longer.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/18/2009
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Netbookchoice
Overall, HotHardware were very impressed and gave the 1201N an Editor’s Choice award. They say it is worth the investment over lower-specced models and is the model to get this Christmas. They also say that it strikes a “perfect balance of speed, battery life and size.” Combine this with top-notch build quality and you have a netbook that is likely to be a big hit for Asus.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 12/18/2009
Rating: mobility: 80% workmanship: 90%
Source: Hot Hardware
We suspect the Eee PC 1201N could be one of the more highly anticipated netbooks given that the Ion-based IdeaPad S12 was delayed to the point where the buzz had died down. A dual-core CPU paired with an Ion GPU is a recipe for success, and this is easily the most potent netbook we've seen to date. You get a roomy 12.1" display, full-size keyboard, 6-cell battery (that can last 3.5 hours even under pressure), an Ion GPU and a dual-core CPU for under $500.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/17/2009
Rating: performance: 90% display: 80%
Foreign Reviews
Source: Notebookinfo
DE→ENonline available, Long, Date: 03/02/2010
Rating: Total score: 79% performance: 82% features: 85% display: 75% mobility: 76% workmanship: 78%
Source: Notebookjournal
DE→ENonline available, Long, Date: 02/04/2010
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 90% performance: 90% features: 30% display: 30% mobility: 50% workmanship: 90% ergonomy: 60%
Source: PC Welt
DE→ENonline available, Medium, Date: 01/25/2010
Rating: Total score: 62% price: 40% performance: 100% features: 100% mobility: 42% ergonomy: 23%
Source: T-Online
DE→ENonline available, Medium, Date: 01/25/2010
Rating: Total score: 62% price: 40% performance: 100% features: 100% mobility: 42% ergonomy: 23%
Source: Notebookcheck
DE→ENonline available, Long, Date: 01/02/2010
Rating: Total score: 84% performance: 63% display: 73% mobility: 90% workmanship: 90% ergonomy: 80% emissions: 87%
Source: Erenumerique
FR→ENonline available, Medium, Date: 01/22/2010
Rating: Total score: 85%
Source: Retera
RU→ENonline available, Long, Date: 02/18/2010
Rating: Total score: 67% performance: 27% display: 43% mobility: 71% emissions: 65%
Source: Prohardver.hu
HU→ENonline available, Long, Date: 02/15/2010
Rating: performance: 40% display: 50%
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NVIDIA GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE): Integrated (shared Memory) graphics adapter. Built in in current MacBook, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air laptops and also used in the ION (LE) platform for netbooks. Also called GeForce 9400M G. Fastest available motherboard GPU (in 2009). Integrated PureVideo HD (VP3) video processor to decode HD videos with the GPU.
Lower end of Graphics Cards for users who want to play games. New games should run on these cards, but only with decreased details and mediocre resolution.
>> 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).
330:
Dual Core desktop Atom CPU without most of the power saving features (only C1 state, no Speedstep for example). The performance is still only suited for less demanding tasks.
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
12.1": This is a common display format for subnotebooks. Most netbooks have a tinier display. The advantage is, that the subnotebook can be small dimensioned and can be carried easily. Further the small display needs few energy, which improves the battery runtime and in consequence the mobility. The disadvantage is that the reading of texts is a bit exhausting for the eyes, especially with high resolutions.
>> To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
1.45 kg: This sub-notebook weighs less than the average of all notebooks and represents a medium class of weight among the sub-notebooks. 11 inch displays are normal for this class of weight.
Asus: ASUSTeK Computer Incorporated, a Taiwanese multinational company, produces motherboards, graphics cards, optical drives, PDAs, computer monitors, notebook computers, servers, networking products, mobile phones, computer cases, computer components, and computer cooling systems. The company's 2007 revenues reached US$6.9 billion. ASUS also produces components for other manufacturers. The Eee PC initiated the netbook boom in 2008.
73.86%: This rating is bad. Most notebooks are better rated. This is not a recommendation for purchase.
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