We got a quick preview of this laptop back in May and Asus was really excited about this because the X401 is now crossing into the price category of the netbooks.
This is probably the first non-netbook laptop from Asus that is priced under Php20k. Perhaps they are targeting this model towards students (those who want better screen), as entry-level laptop (the GPU is decent) or for volume buys from companies or schools (regular workforce).
Asus X401 specs:
14.0″ LED @ 1366×768 pixels
AMD E2-1800 1.7GHz dual-core processor
AMD Radeon HD 7340 graphics
2GB DDR3 RAM (4GB max)
500GB SATA HDD
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.0
Gigabit LAN
1 x HDMI port
1 x USB 3.0 port
1 x USB 2.0 port
Altec Lansing speakers
4400mAh Li-Ion battery
Windows 7 Home Basic
Suggested retail price for this configuration is about Php18,990. The MS DOS model drops the price to just Php16,990. That’s already crossing into the netbook-line. You can read more about our review of the Asus X401 here.
lahat feeling pro kung maka comment….O.o
feeling pro ba yung naglalahad lang ng opinyon?
Twitter: sherwoodhere
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15k+ lang to sa Computer Zone, Tarlac City. nakita ko kanina No OS pre-installed nga lang, pero super slim sya, parang MacBook Air. hehee
Twitter: sherwoodhere
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256 mb lang pala ang video card neto, sayang
Kaya po kaya nito ang Adobe Photoshop at Lightroom?
[...] like Asus isn’t the only one making decent-looking laptops under the Php20k price category. Acer’s entry in the budget laptop (student laptop) market is the Acer Aspire [...]
saw it in a computer shop a while ago. looks very slim indeed.
bought this yesterday at sm north cyberzone. i was actually intending to buy acer v5 431 but a salesman in the shop (i think it’s megatrade or something at the 5th level – look for dennis) pointed this to me and i was enticed by the better graphics (compared to the intel celeron of asus v5 431) and the much cheaper price. almost same lang ang specs except for the processor and dvd rom (missing sa asus x401u, but not a prob since hindi naman madalas nagagamit ang dvd).
based from what i read in this article, the selling price was still high, but i really got this at a reeeeaaaaaally low price, which is 13.5k with lots of freebies! i paid it cash, for installment, i think it’s about 15.7k. for the record wala pa itong OS so i haven’t got anything to say about the performance yet. but as of the specs, looks, and all – it’s just exactly what i need! at 13.5k? it saved me a lot of money. needless to say, i’m very much happy with it!
hope this helps! XD
I was planning of getting this laptop over the Asus Vivo X202e since I’ll only be doing internet surfing and watching videos in it most of the time and the price tag is very tempting. Based on your experience with the X401U,how does it fare in playing 720p and 1080p movies? I have a lot of those but I don’t know if this can handle playing those movies. BTW, what OS did you install on your X401U? I am planning of just having Ubuntu installed on it. Hopefully you can provide me an insight regarding the daily usage of the unit.Thanks!