ASUS Eee PC 1201 Now Available

ASUS Eee PC 1201 Now Available

Two of ASUS' latest Eee PCs are now available - the 1201HA and the 1201N. The 1201HA is a rather standard-spec netbook, featuring a 12.1-inch display (1366x768), Atom Z520 processor, 1GB RAM/160GB hard drive, Windows XP, and a claimed 6:38 battery life. It is now on sale at Best Buy for $329.99.

Via (Engadget.com)

The Eee PC 1201N is also available for pre-order; it has beefier specifications than the 1201HA. The 1201N features the same chassis and screen as the HA, but is based on the Nvidia ION platform. It comes with a dual-core Atom 330 processor (1.6GHz), 2GB of RAM, a 250GB hard drive, 802.11n wireless and Bluetooth, and Windows 7 Home Premium. ExcaliberPC.com lists it for $499.

Via (Laptoping.com)

 

finally a dual core atom netbook.

 

For the trifecta there's the 1201T which will be based on AMD Congo.

http://www.slashgear.com/asus-eee-pc-1201t-dumps-atom-for-amd-congo-3064618/

 

Indeed. Now this one reviewed should be interesting and see the benefits of a dual core...

 

ION is exclusive to Atom correct? I'd love to see an 11.1" maximum CULV notebook with ION instead of Intel's X4500 integrated graphics.

 

Won't happen. Will happen with Ion 2.

 

11 .1" won't happen even with ION 2.

 

Are there any 12.1" netbooks similar to this?

I wonder how it stacks up to a Dell D4x0.

 

Congo + ATi 3200

vs

dual-core Atom + Nvidia 9400?

 

I'd take the Congo...especially with a dual-core Neo.

The dual-core Atom 330 is two single-core Atom 230s on the same PCB and being designed for nettops it sucks up more power than your N270 or Z500 series Atoms. Reviews of nettops based on the ION+Atom 330 show power consumption of 24-29W at idle going up to 36W under load.

CULV+ION2 > Congo <> CULV+X4500 > Atom+ION <> PineTrail Atom

 

why not? sony has a 11.1" screen notebook with a CULV processor.

 

Asus, and Lenovo also had 11.1in device with either early gens of the CULV or in Lenvo's case the LV SL cpu.

The price is pretty good but the key questions is how well can it do flash HD(with out the use of the latest beta of flash).

 

Sony doesn't use typical screen sizes for 16:9. e.g. 15.5" instead of 15.3"; 16.4" instead of 16.0"; 13.1" instead of 13.3". (Sony's 13.3" is a 16:10). Fact of the matter is Sony doesn't do anything typical when it comes to notebooks making them a good example of the exception and not the rule.

The chances of Sony releasing a SU3500, SU2300, SU4100, or SU7300+ION2 in an 11.1" and not charging Vaio TT...or even Vaio X prices, so that it actually qualifies as a ConsumerULV notebook, are non-existent.


As was said, ASUS and Lenovo also had 11.1" notebooks but like everyone else besides Sony they have switched to 11.6".

 

I see, didn't know the Atom's dual-core style was like that... I guess I will still have to wait for CULV (or maybe dual-core Neo) to be mainstream !

 

I think the new D510, which will replace the N330, is a native dual core.

 

Looks like this is the best Atom based netbook on the marked if you dont think about power consumption.

And i think Asus Eee PC 1201T will use the single core AMD Neo MV-40.
Cant wait for AMD Turion II Neo's hitting the market with ATI HD 4200 or better.
That would be awesome.

 

From what I've read I've got the feeling that AMD may end up taking over the cheap sub-12" ultrathin/ netbook market with the Geneva/Nile platform. A die-shrink should put it on par with Intel CULV heat and battery life, and an IGP supporting DX10.1 (or possibly even DX11) could give AMD better performance now that even web browsers are looking into taking advantage of GPGPU.

Intel's top-of-the-line Arrandale ULV CPUs will be better but they're full grown CPUs with a price-tag of $280+ USD, and I expect Sony and Apple will love to use them in notebooks starting in the $1500 to $2000 range.

Arrandale Celerons look to be in the right price range but it's also reported to have a pretty high power consumption (it still uses a 45nm IGP die even though the CPU next to it on the PCB gets shrunk to 32nm) and has none of the cool Calpella features. Intel will continue to put out it's 45nm CULVs for the cheap market though without a lower power option they lose there best advantage over AMD's platform.

Even in 2011 AMD looks like it will have a better offering for the Atom market with Bobcat...which may only be 40nm but will be a Fusion based APU with DX11 support while Cedar Trail's 32nm Atoms will only just be getting DX10.1.


The best thing to happen to AMD in this market was Intel muscling out Nvidia's ION which we could end up only seeing in VIA Nano or Tegra systems.

 

At $500, I'd start looking at a DM3 personally.

 

ION is Atom only.
9400M G as an IGP+C2D is the same chipset the MBPs use. Just instead of a full CPU you put a CULV.

 

ION started off as an Atom brand but Nvidia has taken advantage of the marketing hype and OK'ed the brands use for Core2 and CULV CPUs.

 

Dang they are good with marketing...^^

Thanks, so ION is the same for all the 9400M G based chipsets now?

 

The brand is the same; the actual specs/CPU support may differ slightly.

e.g. ION and ION LE

 

ION (DirectX 10)
ION LE (DirectX 9c)

But i heard that you can easily unlock Dx10 by modifying the drivers, but i doubt you would get any major speed improvement.

 

Ion is netbooks only, Ion 2 is netbooks and notebooks.

 

Talking branding not the actual chipset. The branding ION is good for any 9300M/9400M based chipset.

http://www.fudzilla.com/content/view/14152/41/


So it's kosher to refer to the MCP79 in the AW M17x or Macs as ION...just like it's become okay to call machines that are larger than 10" and don't use an Atom a netbook.

ION 2 will be an upgraded chipset and a new branding covering that chpset.

 

Wait, the 9300 is a GPU not an IGP...

 

It's both.

http://www.nvidia.com/object/product_geforce_9300_mgpu_us.html

 

And there is also a 9300M GS?

What is the difference between the 9300 and the 9400 mGPU? And the ION on netbooks is which one?

 

Difference between a 9300 and 9400 mGPU is clocks. 450/1200/400Mhz vs. 580/1400/400Mhz (core/shader/memory)

ION(LE) in netbooks/nettops have clocks closer to the 9300 mGPU.

http://www.nvidia.com/object/picoatom_specifications.html

The MCP79 has the same clocks as ION...only real difference is CPU support.


ION 2 is rumored to be a die shrink (40nm) and to have twice the cores as ION 1.

 

Yesterday I grabbed the opportunity to touch one of these asus 1201 netbooks and I must say that I have my doubts about the build quality & durability since its chasis is made out of very thin plastic. When I tried pressing on the back of the screen however, the screen did not show any 'circling waves' so thats a good sign but it looks quite weak to me nonetheless.

 

Which model?

My 1201N has been surviving since the beginning of January. I toss it in my backpack and take it to and from school every day, so it's certainly durable enough for that. Battery life is around 4 and a half hours on Power Saver + WiFi with just over minimum display brightness.

As for performance, it's not bad. I can comfortably play Modern Warfare 2 on it at the native 1366x768, albeit at minimum settings. Source Engine games do suffer, though; even the dual core Atom just isn't enough. That said, it overclocks pretty easily with Asrock OCTuner. I can get 1.9GHz no trouble, and apparently my memory is the limiting factor. I know some owners have gotten theirs over 2.0GHz.

 

I'm not sure wether it was the N or HA but I think both models use the same chassis. It costed €399 which is very low IMO, and I hope its the HA model since I prefer longer battery life for taking notes in class. The only thing that bothered me was the touchpad with its round bumps, combined with the non sliding plastic its really slow to use.

 

For that price, I would say it's probably the N; mine cost $484 US brand new when I bought it in January.

I guess there's one way to be sure...open Device Manager and see what it says for "Display Adapter".