NotebookReview reviews the ASUS N10 netbook
NotebookReview has published a review of the ASUS N10 netbook here on their website. As a refresher, here are the major specs to the N10 netbook:
- Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz processor
- 160GB 5400RPM HDD
- NVIDIA 9300M GS graphics
- 1GB RAM
- Windows XP Home
- 10.2 inch WSVGA glossy LED backlit display
- 3 USB 2.0 ports, HDMI port, VGA, headphone, microphone, Ethernet ports
- ExpressCard/34 slot
- 8 in 1 media card reader
- 1.3 megapixel webcam
- 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi
Of course the center of attraction with the N10 is the use of NVIDIA’s 9300M GS graphics in place of the standard Intel integrated graphics you’d normally see in netbook systems. Unfortunately NotebookReview.com found:
“In day to day use the NVIDIA 9300M didn’t do much to improve the overall speed of the N10 compared to standard netbooks which only have Intel integrated graphics. It also didn’t help out much with gaming or video playback since the Intel Atom processor can’t keep up. “
That’s a real bummer of course. It makes you seriously wonder whether you should even bother paying for a discrete graphics option on a netbook system – especially since many of today’s applications still need additional processing horsepower of the CPU in order to keep the GPU happy. Here’s what they ultimately thought of the N10:
“With a price tag nearly 50 percent greater than other netbook models, even more when compared to new HP and Dell offerings, it seems ASUS might have priced themselves out of the consumer market with the N10. Of course, the price tag is still perfectly reasonable as a “corporate netbook” … and some less demanding road warriors may desire the affordable N10 over outrageously priced ultraportables like the Sony VAIO TZ.”
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