October 1st, 2008 by
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We were suitably impressed by ASUS’s netbook moniker-defying N10 when we got our hands on it earlier this month, and it seems to at least be able to hold its own with Call of Duty 4, but if you’re looking for a bit more information to inform your potential purchase, you may want to hit up the link below to check out Mobile Computer’s full review of the ultraportable. As you might expect, they were especially impressed by the N10’s performance compared to standard netbooks, but they’re a bit perplexed as to exactly what the target audience for it is, describing it as an “interesting technological exercise,” but one that sits uncomfortably between traditional netbooks and regular Core 2 Duo-based laptops and ultraportables. Still, we’re guessing the N10’s uniqueness alone will win it a few admirers, and if that $700 price tag ever gets knocked down, it’d no doubt have plenty more.
[Thanks, Michael A]
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September 27th, 2008 by
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We knew the ASUS N10 was a burly fellow when we took some street corner shots of it earlier this month, but we never even thought to toss Call of Duty 4 on there and waste away a solid 12 hours in online war zones. Thankfully, the blokes over at Mobile Computer did think to try that, and the results weren’t half bad. ‘Course, that discrete NVIDIA GeForce 9300M graphics set didn’t hurt, and if you’re sick enough to really buy a netbook for gaming, this one should probably be atop your list. At any rate, a rather in-depth hands-on video awaits you in the read link — go in expecting keyboard impressions, disappointment with the glare, and a few good minutes with an FPS and you’ll leave happy.
[Thanks, Rex]
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September 18th, 2008 by
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Yesterday we finally got our hands on the N10 non-netbook, and today we’ll be taking a look at the rest of the N Series lineup. There’s a little something for everybody here, from the mobility-minded N10 to the higher-end N50. The models include Express Gate, and we’re looking forward to finding out if the Super Hybrid Engine power management is all it’s cracked up to be. All N Series models also include the SmartLogon facial recognition system (for those of you who are too busy to type a password), but so far the N50 is the only ASUS offering with a built in “Air Ionizer.” Check out each machine in detail after the break.
[Thanks, Kunal]
Continue reading ASUS N Series: at long last, a laptop with a built in ‘Air Ionizer’
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September 17th, 2008 by
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It’s confusing, and sometimes we cry ourselves to sleep at night, but the new ASUS N10 is hardly a netbook, and has earned the right to shed that completely confusing Eee moniker to try and be something more. We got to handle the ultraportable today, and while it’s no match for the sexy produced by Lenovo or Sony on this front, it just “feels” like a real laptop… and there’s plenty else to love. The LED-backlit 10.2-inch screen is a stunner, even at the paltry 1024 x 600 resolution, and the keyboard is solid and quite usable — if a little shallow on the action. Otherwise you’re looking at just about every spec you could want in a laptop this size, including switchable discrete graphics (a restart is required), nearly 6 hours of battery off of a 6-cell, HDMI out, media card reader, insta-boot Express Gate, and that handy-dandy Atom N270 CPU. Best of all, ASUS is going to be way more aggressive with these prices than previously believed, at $599 for the N10E, which will sport integrated graphics only and a smaller hard drive, and $699 for the full-fledged N10J. They’re still working out which version of Windows Vista to ship with, but that J&R pre-order page (currently at $799) is indeed legit. No built-in 3G just yet.
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September 8th, 2008 by
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Ah, fiddlesticks! Here we were hoping that somehow ASUS could pack a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270, 2GB of RAM, a 250GB hard drive and NVIDIA’s GeForce 9300M GS into a netbook for under half a grand, but deep down, we knew it wasn’t to be. Instead, this (very) well-spec’d N10 is ringing up at $849 over at J&R’s website, but that also buys you a 10.2-inch LCD, 802.11a/b/g/n WiFi, a fingerprint reader, Windows Vista Business and a built-in webcam. Wondering when the charge will actually hit your card? “Coming Soon” is all we’ve got.
[Thanks, Rich]
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August 22nd, 2008 by
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It looks like ASUS knows how much it’s trashed the Eee brand — the company’s new, higher-end 10.2-inch netbook is simply labeled “N10″ in an effort to give the rig some premium cachet, and it looks like it deserves it, with a slick new case, Altec Lansing speakers, HDMI out, and a 1024 x 768 display. Apart from Digitimes saying pricing will be in the range of €300 - €400 ($446 - $595) — which we’re not buying — that’s really all we know, but we’re sure to find out more soon. Anyone else think it’s funny that ASUS so diluted the Eee brand in under a year that it has to start a new premium line? Tons more pictures at the read link.
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