Asus Eee PC 901
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Average of 31 scores (from 43 reviews)
Reviews for the Asus Eee PC 901
Asus Eee PC 900 + 1 The improvements of the Eee PC 901 compared with the older 900 are numerous. A new CPU, faster chipset graphic, Bluetooth, Draft-n WLAN, and a capacious battery are the most striking denouements. In the following detailed review you can learn if this package is able to convince.
Source: IT Reviews Archive.org version
Asus can be credited with having started the whole netbook idea off (at least in its current incarnation - we haven't forgotten Psion). Even if you want to argue against that proposition, perhaps opting for Intel with its Atom processor as the driving force, or some other player, then it is difficult to argue that Asus has not been a driving force behind the format's success. We think taking on a 24-month contract, when both mobile broadband and the netbook area are so volatile and fast changing, might seem like a bad idea six months down the line. But it is not difficult to see why Asus is at the top of the netbook tree.
Gut
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 01/05/2009
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: notebookforums.com Archive.org version
Overall, the Asus Eeepc 901 is excellent for my needs, and I was able to appreciate it more once I used it for what its meant for; Traveling - Mobility.
(von 10): Verarbeitung 10, Display 10, Mobilität 9, Leistung 8
User Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 11/02/2008
Rating: performance: 80% display: 100% mobility: 90% workmanship: 100%
Source: Notebookreview.com Archive.org version
Last year our editorial staff was absolutely amazed by the original Eee PC. The original Eee PC finally delivered something that many consumers have wanted since laptops first arrived on the market: an extremely portable laptop with reasonable performance for travel at an extremely low cost. The new Eee PC 901 is an impressive update to the Eee PC line, but we have trouble getting excited about this mini notebook The problem is that the budget mini notebook market has exploded in recent months, with many capable alternatives on the market. Worse still is the fact that ASUS itself has already trumped the 901 with the new Eee PC 1000 series notebooks. The Eee PC 901 is still an impressive mini notebook or "netbook" for your travel needs, but we hesitate to recommend this particular notebook over the newer Eee PC 1000H which features a larger keyboard, larger screen, and a larger capacity traditional hard drive.
Mobilität sehr gut, Verarbeitung zufriedenstellend, Leistung gut, Emissionen mangelhaft
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 07/31/2008
Rating: performance: 80% workmanship: 70% emissions: 50%
Source: T Break Archive.org version
On the whole, I must say that I’m quite impressed with the Eee PC 901. The original felt more like a secondary computer to me with limited appeal, however, the 901 can be used as a primary laptop. The Atom provides reasonable performance and the exceptional Battery Life on the unit lets you work on it for many hours. The bumped up screen resolution and size also allow for a much better movie-watching and web surfing experience. About the only thing I don’t like is the Keyboard which is still cramped up for me but that really is something personal and may not be the same for everybody else. The pricing for 901 is not available at the time, but I would guess it would retail around AED 2,200 as the 900 is selling for 1999/- At that point, it becomes a bit expensive considering the original Eee PC sole foe AED 1,399. However, unlike the original Eee PC, the 901 can very much be used as your everyday laptop.
Leistung gut, Mobilität gut
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/24/2008
Rating: performance: 80% mobility: 80%
Source: vnunet.com Archive.org version
This is the third notebook we’ve seen from Asus’ Eee range, but in many respects it’s version two of the Eee. The 900, released only a few months ago, simply added a larger screen and Windows XP to the original design, but the 901 has a new case, better networking and, crucially, a new processor inside. The best Eee so far, but the Acer Aspire One is better value.
(von 5): 4, Ausstattung 4, Leistung 4, Mobilität sehr gut, Preis schlecht
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 07/02/2008
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 40% performance: 80% features: 80% mobility: 90%
Source: Digital Trends Archive.org version
All-in-all we like the improvements Asus has made to the Eee. It shows they are listening to their customers and making a valiant attempt to stay ahead of the curve in what is rapidly becoming a very competitive market. In fact, we’ll go ahead and say this is what the Eee should have been in the first place, as this version is much more useable and has better features than the original. Even better, Asus hasn’t raised the price despite all of the improvements it’s made, as the 901 still costs just $549, which is a decent value. We wished the keyboard was a bit larger, but for basic web use and email the Eee 901 is hard to beat when it comes to portability and bang for the buck.
8 von 10, Mobilität sehr gut, Display gut
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/02/2008
Rating: Total score: 80% display: 80% mobility: 90%
Source: CNet Archive.org version
We've been impressed by the Asus Eee PC line from the very first 7-inch model in the fall of 2007, and it seems as if every time we turn around, there's a new version hitting store shelves. This 9-inch version, the Eee PC 901, comes mere months after the substantially similar Eee PC 900, adding a few items to features list, another $50 to the price, and, most notably, Intel's new Netbook-focused Atom CPU. The long-awaited Asus Eee PC 901 is the best version of this inexpensive Netbook yet, but it's facing increased competition from the likes of HP, Dell, and MSI.
7.8 von 10, Mobilität gut, Preis zufriedenstellend, Leistung mangelhaft
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 06/30/2008
Rating: Total score: 78% price: 70% performance: 50% mobility: 80%
Source: Slashgear Archive.org version
If the ASUS Eee 900 basically amounted to a larger-screened version of the 7-inch original, then the Eee 901 marks its graduation into a distinct model. Packing Intel’s latest 1.6GHz Atom N270 processor, in place of the 900’s Celeron 900MHz, ASUS could reasonably have left the rest of the notebook the same and simply added a little to the price. Thankfully they’ve subjected the 901 to a mild degree of fettling, tweaking case and controls and making for a markedly more attractive proposition.
4 von 5
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/24/2008
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Tech Advisor Archive.org version
The Eee PC 901 remains an attractive proposition for computing on the move. With its larger battery and lower-power processor, it’s not far from achieving a full working day’s use without the use of mains power - and that ought to be the goal for any ultraportable that has aims to be a dependable netbook.
(von 5): 4, Vearbeitung 4, Ausstattung 4, Preis 4
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/20/2008
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 80% features: 80% workmanship: 80%
Source: Techradar Archive.org version
The 901 then is a definite improvement over the stop-gap Eee900, but due to the now bloated marketplace it's hard to get quite as excited as with the original seven-inch version. Still, it's a fine machine and comes out cheaper, and with a longer life, than the current shipment of Winds. It's also probably at the sweet-spot of the ultra-portable form factor, any larger and you're straying dangerously close to standard laptop territory. The 10-inch Eee 1000 ought to be careful.
4 von 5, Display gut
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 06/20/2008
Rating: Total score: 80% display: 80%
Source: Pocket Lint Archive.org version
It's hard to get truly excited about the Asus Eee PC 901 as it's not so much a re-invention of the 900 but what should have been released in the first place. The improved battery life is tempered by the heavier weight and while the Asus Eee PC may no longer be as novel as we once thought, this is still a great machine.
8 von 10, Mobilität mäßig, Leistung gut
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/17/2008
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 80% mobility: 60%
Source: PC Pro Archive.org version
With new pretenders to the throne growing in both number and popularity, the mini-notebook that started it all must adapt to stay ahead of the pack. Thus, Asus is launching the Eee PC 901 - less of a whole new model, more an Atomic Eee PC 900 with added curves. To recap, the 900 brought the original Eee up to the specification most people were clamouring for: an 8.9in, 1,024 x 600 screen, a more sensible 1GB of RAM and up to 20GB of solid-state storage. A fine improvement over the Eee PC 900, with longer battery life and sleeker looks - but its rivals are sneaking up on the Eee with every release.
5 von 6, Mobilität gut
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 06/17/2008
Rating: Total score: 83% mobility: 80%
Source: Reg Hardware Archive.org version
There's no doubt, the Eee PC 901 is the machine the 900 should have been but wasn't. It's got more features, a better processor and graphics, much longer battery life and yet costs less. Even if the 900 was slightly cheaper, we'd still go for the 901. Anyone who decided to ignore the 900 and wait for the 901 instead, will find they did the right thing.
90%, Ausstattung gut, Leistung gut, Mobilität gut, Preis gut
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/17/2008
Rating: Total score: 90% price: 80% performance: 80% features: 80% mobility: 80%
Source: CNet Archive.org version
The Eee PC 901 is better than the 900. It looks nicer, has a faster, more efficient CPU and better battery life. It's 100g heavier, and larger, but it's the better machine, for sure. Its keyboard is still too small for our liking, but currently it's the pick of the netbook litter.
8.8 von 10, Display gut, Leistung gut, Mobilität gut
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/16/2008
Rating: Total score: 88% performance: 80% display: 80% mobility: 80%
Source: Mobile Computer Archive.org version
Hardly a revelatory upgrade, but the Eee PC 901 is still a sterling little laptop – though the bigger battery arguably makes the most difference to battery life than the Intel Atom processor.
5 von 6, Mobilität mäßig
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 06/16/2008
Rating: Total score: 83% mobility: 60%
Source: Trusted Reviews Archive.org version
Brimming with features and with a new CPU and better battery, the Eee PC 901 personifies exactly the spirit in which the original was created. It may be a bit more expensive than the original and lack a more comfortable keyboard, but for a balance of features, size, usability and value, the 901 has once again set the standard. For the moment, at least, the (new) original is still the best.
(von 10): 9, Ausstattung 9, Leistung 9, Preis sehr gut
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/14/2008
Rating: Total score: 90% price: 90% performance: 90% features: 90%
Source: Laptop Mag Archive.org version
All in all, the Eee PC 901 is a good evolutionary step in the Eee line. But when you consider that the MSI Wind NB, which features a larger keyboard and a bigger 10-inch screen, costs $100 less, this mini-notebook becomes less attractive. With the promise of the 10-inch Eee PC 1000 and Eee PC 1000H just around the corner, some may want to play the waiting game.
3.5 von 5, Leistung gut, Mobilität sehr gut, Preis schlecht
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/12/2008
Rating: Total score: 70% price: 40% performance: 80% mobility: 90%
Foreign Reviews
Source: Com! - 1/09
Comparison, , Long, Date: 01/01/2009
Rating: Total score: 68% price: 90% performance: 50% features: 55% display: 70% mobility: 91% workmanship: 70% ergonomy: 60% emissions: 80%
Source: PC Praxis
Comparison, , Length Unknown, Date: 12/01/2008
Rating: Total score: 88% price: 80% mobility: 80%
Source: PC Games Hardware - 12/08
Comparison, , Length Unknown, Date: 12/01/2008
Rating: Total score: 89% price: 70% performance: 80% display: 40% mobility: 80%
Source: Notebookjournal DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/07/2008
Rating: Total score: 90% price: 90% performance: 50% features: 30% display: 30% mobility: 90% workmanship: 80% ergonomy: 90% emissions: 90%
Source: Allround-PC.com DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/31/2008
Rating: mobility: 80% workmanship: 95% emissions: 80%
Source: Minitechnet DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/26/2008
Rating: Total score: 88% performance: 60% features: 80% display: 60% mobility: 100% workmanship: 80% ergonomy: 60%
Source: Chip.de - 11/08
Comparison, , Short, Date: 10/16/2008
Rating: Total score: 87% price: 90% performance: 87% features: 73% display: 73% mobility: 100% ergonomy: 87%
Source: Chip.de DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 10/02/2008
Rating: Total score: 82% price: 100% performance: 88% features: 64% display: 76% mobility: 100% ergonomy: 72%
Source: PC Go - 10/08
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 10/01/2008
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 90% performance: 80%
Source: T-Online DE→EN Archive.org version
Comparison, online available, Short, Date: 09/26/2008
Rating: display: 40% mobility: 80% ergonomy: 40%
Source: Notebookcheck DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/23/2008
Rating: Total score: 86% price: 80% performance: 47% display: 70% mobility: 98% workmanship: 90% ergonomy: 79% emissions: 91%
Source: SFT - 9/08
Comparison, , Length Unknown, Date: 09/15/2008
Rating: Total score: 97% display: 40% mobility: 80% ergonomy: 60%
Source: Connect - 9/08
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/15/2008
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 80% performance: 80% features: 60% ergonomy: 80%
Source: c't - 17/08
Single Review, , Long, Date: 08/15/2008
Rating: performance: 40% display: 50% mobility: 90% ergonomy: 40% emissions: 90%
Source: c't - 18/08
Comparison, , Long, Date: 08/15/2008
Rating: performance: 40% features: 70% display: 40% mobility: 90% ergonomy: 40% emissions: 90%
Source: Netzwelt DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/06/2008
Rating: performance: 80% features: 80%
Source: PC Welt DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/04/2008
Rating: price: 80% display: 50% ergonomy: 50%
Source: ZDNet DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 06/20/2008
Rating: Total score: 88% price: 100% features: 80% mobility: 100% ergonomy: 80%
Source: Hispazone ES→EN Archive.org version
User Review, online available, Medium, Date: 02/17/2009
Rating: price: 90% performance: 80%
Source: Hispazone ES→EN Archive.org version
Comparison, online available, Medium, Date: 09/08/2008
Rating: price: 80% performance: 80% mobility: 95%
Source: Notebook Italia IT→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/14/2009
Rating: price: 80% mobility: 80% workmanship: 80%
Source: Notebook Italia IT→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/12/2008
Rating: Total score: 90%
Source: Computer Totaal NL→EN Archive.org version
Comparison, online available, Short, Date: 04/23/2009
Rating: Total score: 70%
Source: PCM NL→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 11/13/2008
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 80%
Source: Computer Totaal NL→EN Archive.org version
Comparison, online available, Short, Date: 10/01/2008
Rating: display: 80%
Source: Portablegear NL→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 10/01/2008
Rating: Total score: 75%
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These graphics cards are not suited for Windows 3D games. Office and Internet surfing however is possible.
» 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).
N270:
Power efficient, cheap and slow Netbook single core CPU. Because of the in-order execution, the performance per MHz is worse than Core Solo or Celeron M processors.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.8.90":
Large smartphones and a few small tablets are available for this display size. Unlike most smartphones, you can see more on the screen, more details and use larger resolutions. Such formats are better for people with defective vision. However, such devices are no longer easy to fit in a pocket, and they are probably not quite light either.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.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.
82.77%: This rating is slightly above average, there are somewhat more devices with worse ratings. However, clear purchase recommendations look different.
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