• Asus 1215N

    Asus 1215N

    Roydon Cerejo, Oct 22, 2010 1245 hrs IST

    Be assured of good multimedia performance

    Great design, looks stylish, Nvidia Optimus onboard, built well, comfortable keyboard, HDMI out

    Mouse buttons are unusable, no USB 3.0, battery life could have been better

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Just recently we reviewed the Asus Lamborghini VX6 netbook that sported Nvidia's Optimus technology and styling inspired from one of the best super car manufactures. The only problem here was the pricing, which was a bit too much, as you were paying a premium for the badge. But even when you take away the fancy dressing, the internals of the netbook are very tempting. You get a dual core Atom D525 running at 1.8GHz, which is plenty for rudimentary tasks like surfing the net or working on office documents.

For that extra punch you have Nvidia's next generation ION technology embedded, which can easily playback 1080p videos that you can output to an HDTV via the HDMI out port. Wouldn't it be great if we could get all this goodness minus the fancy branding?

Well, Asus seems to have foreseen such a demand, and come next month, we'll be able to get our hands on it. Asus will not be selling the 1215N in retail stores, as it will only be available on back to back order. So you'll have to make an inquiry with Asus and they will arrange one for you.

We managed to snag a review sample from Asus and today we'll find out what this netbook is capable of.

Design

The specifications are very similar to the VX6, almost identical actually, but it is configurable. Our review sample came with 2GB of RAM (upgradable up to 4GB), Atom D525, 250GB hard drive (optional 320GB). The 1215N has a slightly different styling, but looks stylish nonetheless. The entire body has a matte finish, which reduces finger prints and is a lot easier to maintain. The 12.1" netbook is light enough to be carried around with ease and is really slim like the rest of the Seashell series.



The maroon shade is pleasing to the eye and breaks the monotony of silver and black.



There is a compartment in the bottom for swapping the RAM.



The left features a USB port, HDMI, card reader and VGA. The vent is also placed here since the rear is taken up by the battery.


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(9) Comments
urja
,mumbai, on Nov 08, 2010 11:57 AM
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umesh
,mum, on Nov 02, 2010 11:24 AM
no big deal
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ramesh
,mum, on Nov 02, 2010 11:25 AM
whts this for
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ramesh
,cal, on Nov 02, 2010 11:23 AM
bigdeal
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Shylu
,mumbai, on Oct 22, 2010 02:03 PM
I would like to buy one EeePC1215T. Its avilable in 3 colors. Can anybody tell me the specs and price.
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Mr. Anthrope
,Mumbai, on Oct 23, 2010 10:47 AM
Is it so hard to post a formal specifications list of the things you review here? I mean, seriously. Some of us just want to be able to glance through the specs first and see if the review is worth our time to begin with.
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target13
,delhi, on Oct 22, 2010 08:59 PM
you know what guys. improve the standard of the pictures . use a proper cam .
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Mark Bowman
,Liverpool, on Oct 22, 2010 01:41 PM
"There is a compartment in the bottom for swapping the RAM and hard disk. " Are you sure about swapping the hard disk? From what I've read you have to crack the case open to get at the hard drive. A real pain considering it doesn't come with an SSD.
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Roydon
,Techtree, on Oct 22, 2010 04:24 PM
My bad...didn't mean to add HDD. You're right, its only the RAM
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