ASUS recently announced two 12-inch Eee PCs set to be available in the country next month. The Intel packing Eee PC 1215N and its AMD counterpart, the Eee PC 1215T.
The dual-core processor Intel Atom-based Eee PC 1215N is among the new breed of netbooks today. Matched with a discrete graphics of its own makes it more powerful than your average netbook.
Eee PC 1215N Specs:
- 12.1″³ display @ 1366×768 pixels
- Intel Atom D525 @ 1.8GHz (dual-core)
- NVidia Ion 2
- 2GB DDR3 RAM
- 250GB/320GB HDD
- WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
- Bluetooth 3.0 + HS
- HDMI port
- 2 x USB 3.0, 1 x USB 2.0 ports
- SD/MMC card reader
- 6-cell 5200mAh battery
- Windows 7
- SRP: 28,999
Slightly with a sub-par specs compared to its Intel brother, the Eee PC 1215T is cheaper but can still perform almost as good as the 1215N.
Eee PC 1215T Specs:
- 12.1″³ display @ 1366×768 pixels
- AMD Athlon II Neo K125 @ 1.7GHz
- ATI Radeon HD 4225
- 2GB DDR2 RAM
- 250GB HDD
- WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
- Bluetooth 3.0 (optional)
- HDMI port
- 2 x USB 3.0, 1 x USB 2.0 ports
- SD/MMC card reader
- 0.3MP webcam
- 6-cell 5200mAh battery
- SRP: 23,999
Whatever model you choose, your machine will be future-proofed with is USB 3.0 ports. Both models also feature discrete graphics which is still quite rare for a netbook. HD viewing won’t be a problem on these two.