Asus N20A
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: Asus N20AProcessor: Intel Core 2 Duo T9400
Graphics Adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD
Display: 12.1 inch, 16:10, 1280x800 pixels
Weight: 2.1kg
Price: 800 euro
Average of 6 scores (from 7 reviews)
Reviews for the Asus N20A
Source: Techradar
At this price, the Asus N20A is a staggering achievement. Feature-packed, amazingly powerful and with an impressive battery life, it's the default choice for those seeking a small machine on a budget.
4 von 5, Mobilität gut, Ausstattung gut
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 01/23/2009
Rating: Total score: 80% features: 80% mobility: 80%
Foreign Reviews
Source: PC Welt
DE→ENonline available, Medium, Date: 08/03/2009
Rating: Total score: 27% price: 70% performance: 57% features: 55% mobility: 4% ergonomy: 23%
Source: Netzwelt
DE→ENonline available, Medium, Date: 07/02/2009
Rating: performance: 80% features: 80%
Source: Minitechnet
DE→ENonline available, Long, Date: 06/29/2009
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 60% features: 80% display: 60% mobility: 60% workmanship: 80% ergonomy: 80%
Source: Notebookcheck
DE→ENonline available, Long, Date: 06/11/2009
Rating: Total score: 85% performance: 72% display: 83% mobility: 85% workmanship: 85% ergonomy: 86% emissions: 86%
Source: Notebookjournal
DE→ENonline available, Long, Date: 05/29/2009
Rating: Total score: 70% price: 80% performance: 70% features: 50% display: 50% mobility: 30% workmanship: 70% ergonomy: 70%
Source: PCM
NL→ENonline available, Short, Date: 03/13/2009
Rating: Total score: 70% performance: 77% mobility: 62% ergonomy: 70%
Comment
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD: Onboard (shared Memory) GPU built in the GM45, GE45 and GS45 chipset (Montevina). Because of two more shaders and a higher core clock, much faster than the old GMA X3100. Still not advisable for gamers (DirectX 10 games not playable or only with very low settings). The integrated video processor is able to help decode HD videos (AVC/VC-2/MPEG2) , e.g., for a fluent Blu-Ray playback with slow CPUs.
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 Core 2 Duo: This is the Core Duo and Core Solo successor with a longer pipeline and 5-20% more speed without more power consumption. As an addition to the Core Duo design there exists a fourth decoder, an amplified SSE-unit and an additional arithmetical logical unit (ALU).
The Core 2 Duo for laptops is identical to the desktop Core 2 Duo processors but the notebook-processors work with lower voltages (0.95 to 1188 Volt) and a lower Frontside bus clock (1066 vs 667 MHz). The performance of equally clocked notebooks is 20-25% lower than Desktop PCs because of the lower Frontside bus clock and the slower hard disks.
T9400:
>> 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.
2.1 kg: These sub-notebooks weight less than the average of all notebooks, but represent a heavier class of weight among the sub-notebooks. 13 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.
68.67%: This rating is bad. Most notebooks are better rated. This is not a recommendation for purchase.
>> Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
