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laptop to buy, asus 1201n vs???
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eamo



Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
PostPosted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 6:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
^ I'd say it's a pretty solid buy at 611,000.

2GB RAM (upgradable to 4GB)
250GB HDD

A CPU and GPU package roughly double the power of the Atom/ION platform......

HDMI out........

W7 Home Premium as opposed to the W7 Starter version in most netbooks...

All packed into 11.6'' and 3.2lbs.....

What's not to like!!
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kl04ip



Joined: 03 Feb 2010
PostPosted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 6:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Senior wrote:
eamo wrote:
I wonder if the OP would go up to an 11.6'' netbook?

Here's something that has twice the power of all the Atom/ION netbooks but is only 11.6 inches and 3.2lbs (compared to a typical Asus Atom/ION netbook which is 10.1'' and 2.8lbs)

http://www.laptopmag.com/review/laptops/acer-aspire-1410.aspx?page=1

Acer Aspire 1410. It's in the same price range......it will give you a far wider selection of games you're able to run........and it can do 1080p out to a large-screen TV.......as well as faster all-round computing.

I think that's all worth the extra 1.5 inches of size and a few ounces of weight.


http://english.gmarket.co.kr/challenge/neo_goods/goods.asp?goodscode=176169272

This actually looks pretty good. I believe it's in the "ULV" category of notebooks.


This looks ok but for 50 000 more i can pick up the asus 1201n on gmarket http://english.gmarket.co.kr/challenge/neo_goods/goods.asp?goodscode=177762419 which i think is a more powerful machine from what i am reading
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eamo



Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
PostPosted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 7:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
kl04ip wrote:
Senior wrote:
eamo wrote:
I wonder if the OP would go up to an 11.6'' netbook?

Here's something that has twice the power of all the Atom/ION netbooks but is only 11.6 inches and 3.2lbs (compared to a typical Asus Atom/ION netbook which is 10.1'' and 2.8lbs)

http://www.laptopmag.com/review/laptops/acer-aspire-1410.aspx?page=1

Acer Aspire 1410. It's in the same price range......it will give you a far wider selection of games you're able to run........and it can do 1080p out to a large-screen TV.......as well as faster all-round computing.

I think that's all worth the extra 1.5 inches of size and a few ounces of weight.


http://english.gmarket.co.kr/challenge/neo_goods/goods.asp?goodscode=176169272

This actually looks pretty good. I believe it's in the "ULV" category of notebooks.


This looks ok but for 50 000 more i can pick up the asus 1201n on gmarket http://english.gmarket.co.kr/challenge/neo_goods/goods.asp?goodscode=177762419 which i think is a more powerful machine from what i am reading


Yep. Thats even better.....if you can afford it, then go for that.
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madowlspeaks



Joined: 07 Dec 2006
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 20, 2010 2:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Senior wrote:
eamo wrote:
I wonder if the OP would go up to an 11.6'' netbook?

Here's something that has twice the power of all the Atom/ION netbooks but is only 11.6 inches and 3.2lbs (compared to a typical Asus Atom/ION netbook which is 10.1'' and 2.8lbs)

http://www.laptopmag.com/review/laptops/acer-aspire-1410.aspx?page=1

Acer Aspire 1410. It's in the same price range......it will give you a far wider selection of games you're able to run........and it can do 1080p out to a large-screen TV.......as well as faster all-round computing.

I think that's all worth the extra 1.5 inches of size and a few ounces of weight.


http://english.gmarket.co.kr/challenge/neo_goods/goods.asp?goodscode=176169272

This actually looks pretty good. I believe it's in the "ULV" category of notebooks.


Yes, agreed that it looks good.

Just out of curiosity, does that have an English operating system?
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chuckster



Joined: 12 Feb 2007
PostPosted: Sat Mar 20, 2010 6:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
madowlspeaks wrote:


Yes, agreed that it looks good.

Just out of curiosity, does that have an English operating system?


I bought the 1201n and like it quite a bit. When you turn it on for the first time, it asks you to choose between Korean, Chinese, Japanese, and English. It said that you can only choose one and it will be permanent. After choosing English, it set up windows 7 in English.
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Senior



Joined: 31 Jan 2010
PostPosted: Sat Mar 20, 2010 7:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
chuckster wrote:
madowlspeaks wrote:


Yes, agreed that it looks good.

Just out of curiosity, does that have an English operating system?


I bought the 1201n and like it quite a bit. When you turn it on for the first time, it asks you to choose between Korean, Chinese, Japanese, and English. It said that you can only choose one and it will be permanent. After choosing English, it set up windows 7 in English.


This is an interesting development. Hopefully all new Win7 computers have this option.

Can anyone else support this? I'm about to pull the trigger on a "nettop" but the OS issue is holding me back.
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kl04ip



Joined: 03 Feb 2010
PostPosted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 2:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
chuckster wrote:
madowlspeaks wrote:


Yes, agreed that it looks good.

Just out of curiosity, does that have an English operating system?


I bought the 1201n and like it quite a bit. When you turn it on for the first time, it asks you to choose between Korean, Chinese, Japanese, and English. It said that you can only choose one and it will be permanent. After choosing English, it set up windows 7 in English.



Where did you buy it and what did you Pay if you don't mindK
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chuckster



Joined: 12 Feb 2007
PostPosted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 8:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
kl04ip wrote:
chuckster wrote:
madowlspeaks wrote:


Yes, agreed that it looks good.

Just out of curiosity, does that have an English operating system?


I bought the 1201n and like it quite a bit. When you turn it on for the first time, it asks you to choose between Korean, Chinese, Japanese, and English. It said that you can only choose one and it will be permanent. After choosing English, it set up windows 7 in English.



Where did you buy it and what did you Pay if you don't mindK


Korean friend helped me get it online on auction.co.kr, i believe. I paid 659,000won.
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