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Asus U1

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As we unbundled this stylish U1 package, we got hold of a shining black and

sleek notebook, which was probably the lightest we have seen in the recent past.

The notebook has got looks that can grab attention of every onlooker but the

shining top lid, which is prone to fingerprint marks is a letdown. Based on the

Intel Core 2 Duo U2400 ultra mobile processor, this notebook comes with 1.5 GB

of RAM and has 4 USB ports which are rarely seen in an ultraportable notebook.

In general, ultraportable notebooks are light on expansion capabilities, but not

this one. It has all the regular features: Bluetooth, mini FireWire port, webcam,

and VGA out. For security it has a Finger print reader and HDD protection. The

package also contains an external DVD writer and an optical mouse, which makes

up for the absence of an optical drive. In PCMark05 it scored 2012 which is

fine, but less when compared to the results that we got from HP 2710p (also

reviewed this month). Being a business notebook, the low score of 398 in 3D

Mark06 was expected and so was the short battery backup time, owing to the fact

that this one comes with 3-cell batteries only. We got a backup of about 1 hour

and fifteen minutes from this notebook. The poor cooling solution does spoil the

show; the notebook gets heated up easily, making it difficult for you to keep it

on your lap for long durations. The overall performance is just decent enough,

but nothing extraordinary.

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Price: Rs 1, 35, 000



Key Specs: Intel Core 2 Duo (U2400, 1.06 GHz), 100 GB of HDD
(4200 RPM), Mobile Intel GM965, 1.5 GB RAM, Bluetooth 2.0, Wireless

LAN 802.11 a/b/g, Memory card reader, FireWire, webcam, 4 USB ports,

11.1 inch (1366x768 pixel) widescreen



Contact: Asus Technology India


email:
media_india@asus.com




SMS Buy 130288 to 56677

Bottomline: A stylish ultraportable notebook

with all the regular features, but ordinary performance

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