{"id":7720,"date":"2010-08-31T23:54:17","date_gmt":"2010-09-01T04:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.small-laptops.com\/?p=7720"},"modified":"2010-09-02T23:57:06","modified_gmt":"2010-09-03T04:57:06","slug":"asus-eee-pc-1215n-reviews-are-coming-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.small-laptops.com\/2010\/08\/31\/asus-eee-pc-1215n-reviews-are-coming-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Asus Eee PC 1215N – Reviews are Coming In"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The review\/information embargo on the Asus Eee PC 1215N<\/a> have been lifted and the reviews have started pouring in. The 12-inch Asus Eee PC 1215N is the sequel and upgrade to the very popular and very powerful Asus Eee PC 1201N (Seashell)<\/a>. Powered by NVIDIA Ion 2 graphics, it’s capable of pushing full 1920×1080 1080p video and HD audio through an HDMI port, one of the few netbooks that can do so. You can also easily switch from the Ion 2 to the integrated Intel GMA 3150 if you want to save on battery power using NVIDIA’s Optimus technology.<\/p>\n

Oddly enough, while it’s running a dual-core Intel Atom, it is not the 1.5GHz Intel Atom N550<\/a>. Instead the 1215N is running the Intel Atom D525 (1.8GHz) which is a nettop-based Atom and not the mobile Atom that Intel designed for netbooks and ultraportables. It is based on the Intel Pine Trail platform.<\/p>\n

Difference between the Asus Eee PC 1201N and 1215N:<\/strong>
\n– Matte black instead of glossy black
\n– Slightly heavier, but with an upgraded design and larger touchpad
\n– Upgraded\/newer CPUs – dual-core Intel Atom CPUs.
\n– NVIDIA’s Ion 2 graphics chipset instead of the first-generation Ion
\n– Improved webcam with sliding cover to block webcam<\/p>\n

One thing that wasn’t present – USB 3.0. The 1215N has been described as “USB 3.0-ready”, but it the Eee PC line is not quite USB 3.0 just yet. Engadget indicated that some non-US models would have USB 3.0.<\/p>\n

Reviews (alphabetical order):<\/strong>
\n– CNET<\/a> – 4 out of 5
\n– Engadget<\/a>
\n– LAPTOP Magazine<\/a> – 4 out of 5 stars (Editor’s Choice)
\n– NotebookREview.com<\/a> – 3.5 out of 5
\n– PC Magazine<\/a> – 4 out of 5<\/p>\n

Unfortunately it’s not quite available in retail stores just yet, at least in the United States.<\/p>\n

There are two models available at Amazon.co.uk:<\/strong>
\n– Asus Eee PC 1215N (Black)<\/a> – \u00a3429.00
\n– Asus Eee PC 1215N (Silver)<\/a> – \u00a3429.00<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The review\/information embargo on the Asus Eee PC 1215N have been lifted and the reviews have started pouring in. The 12-inch Asus Eee PC 1215N is the sequel and upgrade to the very popular and very powerful Asus Eee PC 1201N (Seashell). Powered by NVIDIA … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pgc_sgb_lightbox_settings":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,28,62,94,99,20,3],"tags":[152,117,110,111,164,125,171],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.small-laptops.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7720"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.small-laptops.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.small-laptops.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.small-laptops.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.small-laptops.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7720"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.small-laptops.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7720\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.small-laptops.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.small-laptops.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.small-laptops.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}