Asus Eee PC 1201N gets priced

Q: Key Point 1: Looks like Asus decided to release the Eee PC 1201N...

Looks like Asus decided to release the Eee PC 1201N in the Philippines after all.

Q: Key Point 4: Asus Eee PC 1201N 12.1" display @ 1366x768 pixels Intel...

Asus Eee PC 1201N 12.1" display @ 1366x768 pixels Intel Atom N330 dual core 1.6GHz nVidia Ion (GeForce 9400M) 2GB DDR2 RAM 250GB HDD WiFi 802.11b/g/n Bluetooth Ethernet HDMI port 3 USB 2.0 ports SD card slot 0.3MP webcam 6-cell battery Prices are listed (from PC Corner) as follows: Php26,995 (w/ MS Windows 7 Home Starter) Php30,995 (w/ Windows 7 Home Basic, 3GB RAM and 320GB HDD) Compared to the 1201T, the 1201N is expected to be faster and have longer battery life than the former.

Abe Olandres February 28, 2010 · 1 min read

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Looks like Asus decided to release the Eee PC 1201N in the Philippines after all. A month after the sale of the AMD Neo-powered Asus Eee PC 1201T, the Atom N330-powered Eee PC 1201N is now selling in stores.

asus 1201n

The sub-specs are basically the same, except for the CPU and GPU combo.

Asus Eee PC 1201N
12.1″ display @ 1366×768 pixels
Intel Atom N330 dual core 1.6GHz
nVidia Ion (GeForce 9400M)
2GB DDR2 RAM
250GB HDD
WiFi 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth
Ethernet
HDMI port
3 USB 2.0 ports
SD card slot
0.3MP webcam
6-cell battery

Prices are listed (from PC Corner) as follows:

Php26,995 (w/ MS Windows 7 Home Starter)

Php30,995 (w/ Windows 7 Home Basic, 3GB RAM and 320GB HDD)

Compared to the 1201T, the 1201N is expected to be faster and have longer battery life than the former. However, earlier reports put the Windows Experience Index of the Atom N330 at 3.1 (that’s according to The Guardian; the 1201T has 3.2 in my tests) and battery gives a decent 3.5 hours (according to Engadget).

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138 Comments

mae · 16 years ago

http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/19/asus-ion-packing-eee-pc-1201n-gets-official-gets-handled/

sab you should check this out..:D

mae · 16 years ago

mas ok toh, i researched everything about this machine,and its all good..its better than HP mini 311..:) btw,thanks nineswordz..i went to sm annex and checked the price..its about 26k, and if its installment payment, it will be 2.5k smthng per month..:)

sab · 16 years ago

i read somewhere that the ram memory could still be upgraded, does anyone have any idea how much it would cost?

compared to hp mini 311, mas okay ba toh? im thinking of getting the hp mini but with all this new ones coming out i’m confused.. :\

NineSwordz · 16 years ago

@mae & yen: Sa mga SM meron yan, yung mga laptop/computer stores. And fixed po ang price nyan, ewan ko depende yan sa kung anong bundle kasama. Yup meron silang 12 months via CC..

UPDATE: I can’t test “The Last Remnant” cause other files are corrupt (stupid rars.. ^_^). Instead, I install “Call of Duty 4 : Modern Warfare” and the game is super playable. Without overclock, I manage to get 30-50 FPS.. after updating the ION, it went up to 45-65 FPS! I’m starting to love this machine. ^_^

YEN · 16 years ago

HI? SAAN POH BHA PWD BUY NA GANYAN HERE IN DAVAO….
SUPER LOVE KO NAH XA..^_^..PLZ HELP GUYZ…

mae · 16 years ago

san po mkakabili ng cheapest na ganito?within metro manila..i need help..and kung meron ba silang 6months payment or 12months..thanks..

Cyruz · 16 years ago

@FOX

i didnt encountered any pixelization in Need for Speed carbon dude, CS 1.6 also runs smooth, anyway mas malaki tlaga ang binaba ng prize ng mga electronics dito specially laptops, problema tlaga sa atin jan ang tax kya nga i bought all my electronic gadgets here in saudi

NineSwordz · 16 years ago

yeah I agree, the ION GPU is superb. I can even play Left 4 Dead 2 at 15 FPS (yeah na-tyaga ko, hehe).. not bad, because the game is one of the newest right now.. CS 1.6 is a perfect 50-60 FPS with MAX graphic settings..

I’m gonna test it with “The Last Remnant” which needs a massive power of GPU. Let’s see if it can still play this epic game from SquareEnix.

FOX · 16 years ago

@Cyrus
dude, u mentioned playing need for speed. I have one too but its kinda pixeled, may be u can help me – where can I adjust this? big thanks!

FOX · 16 years ago

@Cyrus
kainggit dude nabili mo ng mas mura! hehe.. though i agree with what u commented.. this baby is overall sexy! ;) I’ll get rid of my 1-year-old A*** lappy (bigat 14 incher e).. this “N” is already perfect for me from looks, size to specs… sweeeeet!

Cyruz · 16 years ago

i bought this unit (black edition) here in Saudi and the price is around 1800 sar (Php21,700), it exceeded all my expectation based on a week of reading the reviews and comments from the users worldwide, boot-up is fast (less than 10 sec.) graphics is awesome thanks to Invidia ION, screen size is perfect, keys are well spaced, touch pad also works good, to those guys who thinks this baby cant handle 3d games well you will be disapointed because it handles Need for Speed Carbon, Return To Wolfenstein perfectly, this is a great buy guys and this is the best mobile laptop for me

jenny dela cruz · 16 years ago

anu poh bha ung OS?…no idea about that..since ala ako laptop but im lookin forward to buy one!

NineSwordz · 16 years ago

Yeah your right bout that..

Anyway I have a question though.. talaga bang 256mb and dedicated memory ng Nvidia ION? I’ve checked the dxdiag and It says that the ded.mem. is only 256mb.. I thought it was 512 as some reviews said?..

FOX · 16 years ago

@Nine

true.. yeah I have 14-inch Acer a black one also, kaya nilagyan ko ng skin..

true.. ung temp nga nya dali uminit..i believe dahil din sa ION kasi it had been reported nvidia to cause heat up, pero tolerable na din, lagyan nlng ng cooler and dont put it nalang sa cloth. ;)

NineSwordz · 16 years ago

Actually, I haven’t got the flash drive hiningi kasi ng friend ko.. payment sa kanya sa paggamit ko ng card niya.. hehe..

siya nga rin nag recommend na silver kunin ko kasi yung Acer nya glossy type, visible daw talaga yung fingerprints and dusts.. pero ok rin naman yung piano black, punasan mo nga lang lagi. ^_^

The only downside that I can see so far is yung TEMP ng unit.. Madali siyang uminit.. pero normal temp lang naman, hindi sobrang init. Siguro pumapalo lang talaga yung 2 core + ION..

Anyway, overall this is an awesome machine. Highly recommended.

FOX · 16 years ago

@Ninez

Wow, that’s a good deal.. ako nga 2 bags lang..(I chose another bag worth P925 instead of the flashdrive.. :D) ikaw may mouse pa ;)

ako naman di ko nakikita kundi ko pa nalaman sa iba ung flexing ng keyboard.. kasi nga di obvious as in and not bothersome at all.

and yeah silver is a good one too..in fact i had 2nd thought when i saw that kasi maganda din, but sabi ng salesman mas mganda daw black coz mukang sosyal..hehe – i just hate its bein’ a fingerprint magnet.. welcome to the club bro, good choice!

NineSwordz · 16 years ago

Already bought this baby! I got the silver one, (cause the piano black has full of fingerprints of the agents! =) and its look nice.

The package comes with a free optical mouse (generic I think..), a bag, and a 4GB flash drive. Not bad I think.. (btw, I included the Windows 7 starter since I bought it using my friend’s credit card.. lol)

When it comes to performance.. It loads faster than I expected. Graphics were tested using CS 1.6 (portable. =) and the game doesn’t lag or anything. I haven’t tested it with heavy games though..

And the “Flex” issue in this machine? I think I haven’t seen it in my 1201N.. the keyboard looks normal, I hit the related keys they mention that has the flex and there’s nothing wrong with it. Very smooth typing experience.

These reviews really helped me in deciding on what to buy. Nicely done sir Yuga! ^_^v

FOX · 16 years ago

@PS3

try to visit our forum on tipidpc about 1201N.. you can ask questions there with our fellow users ;)

PS3! · 16 years ago

@FOX
Good to hear!! :) akala ko hassle napaisip tuloy ako kung bibili ako. :) thanks for the info! much appreciated. hehe

FOX · 16 years ago

@PS3!

actually ung complaint na keyboard is flexing, normal na pala yan kasi lahat ng 1201N ganun talaga but its not a hassle naman.. ung prob ko sa ALT key dati inayos na nila, but i have my replacement unit instead kasi there are some other issues (natapat lng sakin ung unit na mejo problematic hehe) …

Anyway overall this is one powerful netbook im telling you sa porma at performance (mejo madali lang uminit) but OVERALL GOOD!.. ;)

PS3! · 16 years ago

@John Clark & FOX: have you heard any other users having the same problem? Baka sa unit niyo lang :( Planning to buy this soon eh. Just wanting to make sure I make the right purchase. Thanks!

PS3! · 16 years ago

mukhang okay ang specs ah. Good Bargain na to diba?

NineSwordz · 16 years ago

@John Clark & FOX : Hmm.. keyboard problems huh.. maybe I’ll just wait for the others that already bought this and hear their problems also.. I’ll settle with the MSI Wind12 U230 if that Asus has a defect.. And a lot cheaper too! ^_^

Zyber · 16 years ago

To Yuga or anyone … help naman please!

I dont know what to buy between these two: ASUS 1201N or MSI Wind U230 – Guys which do you think is the BEST between these two OVERALL?

Kasi halos parehas ng specs, so i’m decided what to buy.

Sino po sakanila mas LAMANG overall?? Thanks guys!!

FOX · 16 years ago

my “N” has a key issue as well, not to mention back-up issue, in which i could not seem to burn the back-up on CD =(.. then ALT key is not locked on the other side so when pressing it, one side tends to move upward …supplier should fix this =(

NineSwordz · 16 years ago

Oops sorry, I already asked that on the other review.. its only 2gb. ^_^ v

NineSwordz · 16 years ago

Sir Yuga, is this up to 4GB of RAM? just like the MSI Wind12 U230?

John Clark · 16 years ago

Specs are great, but I tried several test units in Cyberzone and it seem that the keyboard, specially on the right side has a flex issue. When you hit a button (P,0,L,K,{,}) the other letters seems to go down as well. Not to solid though still a worthy gaming netbook for me.

xtian · 16 years ago

guys where can i buy this asus 1201n with that better specs the 3gb n windows 7 home 3gb 320 hdd? pls rep asap! help me!! ive been seaching the whole day but i cant find this laptop!

jab · 16 years ago

@pusang kulag

to answer your question… from what i remember it’s the 2nd netbook with ION here… HP Mini 311 is the ION netbook to hit our shores…

Carolyn · 16 years ago

Will this be able to handle programming?

Thomas · 16 years ago

I’m so getting this.

BungeeJump · 16 years ago

The silver color edition looks very cool.

Hhmmm · 16 years ago

Pwede n din, but will never be a gaming laptop (@IC DeaDPiPoL)… Pretty decent for the price but will definitely run slower that regular laptop. But for the “genre” this book is pretty much a nice buy.

limuel · 16 years ago

nice specs and price,, i think its much better than hp 311

Kiko · 16 years ago

@Sir Yuga
recently bought an MSI wind U230 which has similar specs than this. What are the advantages of Eee PC 1201N over the U230? Should i have just waited?

StrayArrow · 16 years ago

Very good… I wonder when can I buy it here in the province I really need a new netbook… since I started blogging 2 weeks ago I had a hard time dividing or scheduling the use of our 1 laptop with the rest of my family… :-)

xtian · 16 years ago

@ it has been said,,, hows the performance? the heat n the noise?

Pusang Kulog · 16 years ago

Is this the first ever Ion powered netbook released here in the Philippines?

Great balance between graphics power and battery life…

it has been said · 16 years ago

@xtian
I bought mine at sm north edsa cyberzone at complink (with free small mouse, win7 starter :( and a headset) last saturday for 26,900
They said that they have five stocks left minus mine so that’ll be four haha.
When you go to SM try to look to other stores with better freebies (it has been said in another forum that he got two laptop bags)

xtian · 16 years ago

guys ive been at MOA yesterday but i didnt see the asus 1201 where can i buy this laptop? plss rep

choosypinony · 16 years ago

this is definitely not a netbook anymore! 12 inchers are best substitutes to your work laptops and an easy-lug-around rig. might have to think again about the G450 now that the 1201N is in the stores.