ASUS at the time of development of the Asus Eee PC X101H netbook focused on mobility, compactness and ergonomics. This modelcannot boast of a high enough performance rating, and this is highly justified, because the user most likely will not use the laptop as the main computer. A mobile PC of this class is intended for solving not the most resource-intensive tasks, for example, such as processing office and multimedia applications. However, portability is a very important characteristic for a laptop.
Design
The case of the Asus PC X101H netbook looks quite stylish and bright. The mobile PC is made of high-quality and strong plastic with a pleasant-to-touch texture. The body material is absolutely immune to minor scratches or abrasions, or to fingerprints. The design of the laptop looks very bright and catchy.
The build of the netbook is excellent. All parts of the body and its panels are fastened together with evenly minimal gaps, without any visible unevenness or sharp edges. The only protruding part of the netbook's body is its battery, which couldn't fit completely into the thin bottom cover. But in spite of everything, it holds on very tightly and does not play at all. Despite their thickness, the laptop lids resist twisting pretty well. Therefore, under the influence of strong pressure, they bend, but it is far from critical.
The dimensions of the laptop are 262x180x22 millimeters with a weight of only 1 kilogram. The netbook is very compact and lightweight. The model can be safely called an example of compactness and mobility in its class. It fits perfectly both in a small bag and in a folder. It is also very comfortable to carry it in your hands.
Performance
The Asus Eee PC X101H netbook is equipped with a quite fast mobile Intel Atom N455 processor, its clock frequency is 1.66 GHz, and the L2 cache has a volume of 512 KB. This processor can easily cope with the solution of various simple tasks.
For system performance, 1 GB of energy-efficient DDR3 memory is used, an acceptable level for a netbook of this class. A laptop's Winchester can hold up to 250 GB of information, such a capacious drive will be quite enough for storing various software, texts and media content.
The processor has integrated Intel GMA 3150 graphics, which is best suited for handling office programs and various multimedia applications. Only the oldest or least demanding games can be played on the netbook.
Sound and display
The Asus Eee PC X101H netbook is equipped with a 10.1-inch WSVGA display that has a resolution of 1024x600 pixels. The LED backlighting of the screen improves the uniformity of the brightness distribution and contributes to energy conservation, as well as significantly extends the life of the matrix itself. The display coating is matte, which does not have the most positive effect on the saturation of the image, but thanks to the matte coating, the display absolutely does not reflect glare and shadows from all kinds of foreign objects in bright ambient light. That makes the image of the matrix perfectly readable, both indoors and outdoors under the rays of the sun. Color rendition, brightness levels, and contrast of the matrix are at an average level. Viewing angles are also typical, as with most netbooks.
It is quite obvious that the built-in audio system of the netbook will not please either the sound quality or its volume. It is enough to listen to system notifications, but if you want to increase the sound quality, it is better to connect headphones or external acoustics to the laptop.
Keyboard and touchpad
The Asus Eee PC X101H netbook is equipped with a full-size island-style keyboard, which is quite ergonomic and comfortable to use. The keys are small, but the distance between them is enough to avoid a variety of erroneous accidental presses, even when typing quickly. The travel of the buttons is a bit long, but when pressed, the keys have a clear response, are soft, smooth, and this has a beneficial effect when typing. A little disappointing is the input device's substrate, which is not entirely rigid, which makes the keyboard noticeably sag under pressure.
The touchpad of a mobile PC is quite large, making it very easy to use. The touch panel has excellent positioning quality, fingers will slide accurately, quickly and without any delay.
Ports and communications
With the help of Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g and Bluetooth modules built into the netbook, the Asus Eee PC X101H model provides wireless connections, both with various external networks and with all kinds of peripheral devices. On the sides of the body of the netbook are exclusively wired interfaces and connectors.
On the right side of the case there are audio outputs, a card reader slot, a USB 2.0 port and a Kensington lock hole. On the left there is a hole for connecting a power adapter, as well as another USB 2.0 port.
Autonomous work and thermal conditions
Netbook Asus Eee PC X101H is equipped with a three-cell lithium-ion battery, which is not capable of demonstrating any significant results of battery life of the device. The battery provides approximately 3.5 hours of battery life for the netbook. Which is quite insignificant for a netbook dedicated to mobile use away from power outlets.
The laptop's cooling system functions fairly balanced and efficiently. In fact, it practically does not make noise, and the thin body of the netbook does not overheat to critical levels, even after prolonged use.
Outcomes
In general terms, the Asus Eee PC X101H netbook turned out to be a very attractive and perfectly balanced option as a second computer for mobile use. The model has everything you need to perform tasks traditional for this class of laptop computers: work with various office and multimedia applications. But the netbook cannot please with the long battery life. However, the battery capacity is quite enough to work with a mobile PC for quite a long time, both outdoors and watching a movie on the road. In any case, you can always buy a spare battery for your laptop.
