Pros & Cons:
Pros: Well built and solid - Lovely overall ergonomic design - Sensitive touch screen - Great sound - Comfortable keyboard - Connectivity options of bigger computers - Low price tag
Cons: Touchpad is not as sensitive as the touch screen but good enough - 4GB RAM is not upgradable but you can upgrade it to SSD
ASUS X202E-DB21T Vivobook meets your every day computing needs. It is fast, quiet and efficient with Pentium 2117 processor, comes with a touchscreen with multi-touch functionality, audio quality that you'd expect from bigger machines and more.. in a light and elegant package at a great price.
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• Intel Pentium 2117 Processor 1.8GHz with 4GB DDR3 RAM runs smoothly and quietly. Windows 8 operating system is great on a touchscreen.
• 500GB 5,400RPM Hard Drive - plenty of storage for all your files. You have extra storage with cloud-based ASUS WebStorage, where you can reach all your files, music, videos and photos from any device. Instant file synchronization gives you real-time updates for every item on WebStorage. Asus Vivobook S202E comes with free 32GB of Cloud based web storage.
• Super Hybrid Engine II allows the machine to be on almost instantly- in two seconds. Boot up is also quite fast.
• A very sensitive, responsive and intuitive 11.6" HD LED-backlit TouchScreen Display (1366 x 768 resolution) and Intel GMA HD Graphics. It is so cool and convenient with multi-touch functionality that you will not want to touch the mouse or the touchpad.. Swipe to browse through photos, double tap to open documents, and pinch to zoom in maps.
• Excellent audio with ASUS SonicMaster technology and Waves MaxxAudio 3 for powerful sound and rich bass through speakers- better than other laptops in its class, comparable to 15" models. Great sound performance!
• Cool user friendly and comfortable keyboard with ergonomic design and ASUS Smart Gesture touchpad.
• Metal-treated surface, ergonomic design, very light, slim and sleek .
• Connectivity: Ethernet, 802.1b/g/n Wireless, 10/100/1000 Network, 1 USB 3.0 port, 2 USB 2.0 ports, 1 HDMI port, SD/MMC/MS card reader, 1 Audio jack combo, 1 VGA port, 1 RJ45
• Up to five hours battery life in normal usage conditions. Auto back up feature is great when battery life falls below 5%.
• Only 2.9 pound weight- highly portable.
• Great price for what you get.
Conclusion: It is well worth the price it is sold at, especially if you will use it for your usual daily computing needs. It is powerful and runs smoothly. Using Windows 8 on its touch screen is an absolute delight. It does very well what it is designed to do.. So we like it a lot and recommend it to anyone looking for a computer at this level.
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