Comments on: Asus Eee PC 1201N up for pre-order, UL20A now shipping

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ASUS UL20A-A1 NOW SHIPPING TO US - Mini Laptops — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:35:51 +0000

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By: LinuxLover

LinuxLover — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:48:16 +0000

The Gateway also featured ATi graphics, which accounts for a lot of the loss in battery life. The Ion also drains batteries much quicker. You can't compare an Atom with the crappy, but battery saving Intel graphics with something that has more graphics punch. Ion powered netbooks have been reporting about 3.5 hours in real world battery life. When Ions are compared against ATi based systems, I guess we'll have our final conclusion. I don't expect the Neo to last as long in the battery department, but I don't think it's quite the runaway victory for an Ion powered Atom.

By: LinuxLover

LinuxLover — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:48:16 +0000

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Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:39:13 +0000

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By: michael

michael — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:45:14 +0000

Whatever said, AMD always screws up battery life. No point having a portable when your battery dies in 3 hours. That is why the Gateway AMD (versions of the 1410) aren't doing well.

People nowadays not only want performance but also want good battery life.

By: LinuxLover

LinuxLover — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:43:32 +0000

> Btw, LinuxLover, the MSI uses AMD and this drains the battery a lot so we
> cannot really compare to the Intel machines.

That's like claiming you can't compare an Phenom to a Core i7. Nonsense. You're gonna get better battery life out of the Atom, but the Neo will be a better performer, assuming the difference between the current Neo and Atom holds true with the dual core. I'd take the cheaper price, better performance, but lower battery life.

By: JT

JT — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:27:47 +0000

awesome blog when it comes to portables!

i head straight here instead of engadget and giz

keep it up

By: tsog

tsog — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:39:41 +0000

It is 12″, if you took the time to click the link.

By: Brad Linder

Brad Linder — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:14:19 +0000

I'm a bit behind on updating the database, but the Wind U210 and U200 are on
my list of notebooks to add. As for review units, complain to MSI. I've been
hounding them to send me demo units since CES in January, but they keep
putting it off.

By: michael

michael — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:00:56 +0000

Brad, how come you don't give any coverage to the MSIU200 and U210. Is is not in your product databse list. Pity MSI, they started this netbook revolution after Asus did but nowdays, everybody seems to shy away from them.

Btw, LinuxLover, the MSI uses AMD and this drains the battery a lot so we cannot really compare to the Intel machines.

By: LinuxLover

LinuxLover — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:13:42 +0000

Since the MSI Wind U230 will be dual-core Neo with ATi graphics and will be priced, reportedly, between $429 and $449, I think the Asus 1201 is overpriced just a bit. Not to mention, with a name like 1201, I expect a real 12″ screen, not an 11.6. Seems the company that popularized the netbook is either falling behind or dragging it's feet.