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Eee PC Review (X101CH)

Djole123
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So, here's my review of Asus X101CH Eee PC.

 

Specs are:

-Intel Atom N2600 Dual Core @1.6GHz

-1GB DDR3-800 RAM

-Hitachi HTS543232A7A384 5400 RPM HDD

-Intel GMA 3600 GPU

 

 

So, the CPU is bad. It lags in some really basic stuff: 

For example: it can't play YouTube videos fine without cranking down to 144p (not the WiFi problem)

CPU usage is always 90+%

It's heating really quickly because it has no cooling

It has no drivers for Windows 10

It's overall not good

 

 

But pros are:

TDB of the CPU is only 4W, so battery life is great

A couple hours of battery life with 2600 MAh battery? Not bad!

It weighs only 1KG (2.2 pounds), which makes it super lightweight

It has both VGA and HDMI

It can handle 1080p

They are really cheap and small

 

 

Conclusion:

If you only need to get some some work done, browse or listen to music, Eee PC's are great for you. 

Also, if you travel a lot, these are great aswell.

 

If you want to game (except for some games from the 90's which work great) this is what you should totally forget about. Minecraft is running at 2 FPS at lowest settings. LoL doesn't even want to run. Don't buy this, gamers.

 

This very review is written on it

 

 

 

Amazon link:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B007HZE9RG/ref=sr_1_11_olp?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1448746489&sr=1-11&keywords=x101h&condition=new

Athlon X2 for only 27.31$   Best part lists at different price points   Windows 1.01 running natively on an Eee PC

My rig:

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Celeronator (new main rig)

CPU: Intel Celeron (duh) N2840 2.16GHz Dual Core

RAM: 4GB DDR3 1333MHz

HDD: Seagate 500GB

GPU: Intel HD Graphics 3000 Series

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Frankenhertz (ex main rig)

CPU: Intel Atom N2600 1.6GHz Dual Core

RAM: 1GB DDR3-800

HDD: HGST 320GB

GPU: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600

 

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Conclusion. Get a mac if you are stupid enough to get an Eee PC >.< I once had an Eee PC... I regretted that

System Specs

  • Gaming/work PC: 
    • Processor: Intel Core i7 4790k  @ 4.5Ghz 
    • Memory: 32GB RAM (Corsair Vengeance)
    • Graphics: ASUS GTX 980 Ti 
    • Motherboard: Gigabyte Gaming 5 Z97
    • Storage: 3x 1TB Samsung SSDs (Not in RAID) & 1TB WD Black HDD
    • Case: H440 Designed By Razer
       
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Conclusion. Get a mac if you are stupid enough to get an Eee PC >.< I once had an Eee PC... I regretted that

I once had an Eee PC... I regretted that. Quote of the year.

Intel Core i7-6700K | Corsair H105 | Asus Z170I PRO GAMING | G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB | 950 PRO 512GB M.2

 

Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB STRIX OC | BitFenix Prodigy (Black/Red) | XFX PRO Black Edition 850W

 

 

My Build | PCPartPicker | CoC

 

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In fact, I'm using my Eee PC as a daily driver for over 3 years now. I had some issues with the monitor but nothing else. I'm happy with it.

 

 

 

Hint: I got it for free. Not by sponsorship. This is my first personal computer

Athlon X2 for only 27.31$   Best part lists at different price points   Windows 1.01 running natively on an Eee PC

My rig:

Spoiler

Celeronator (new main rig)

CPU: Intel Celeron (duh) N2840 2.16GHz Dual Core

RAM: 4GB DDR3 1333MHz

HDD: Seagate 500GB

GPU: Intel HD Graphics 3000 Series

Spoiler

Frankenhertz (ex main rig)

CPU: Intel Atom N2600 1.6GHz Dual Core

RAM: 1GB DDR3-800

HDD: HGST 320GB

GPU: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600

 

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I once had an Eee PC... I regretted that. Quote of the year.

 

LOL

System Specs

  • Gaming/work PC: 
    • Processor: Intel Core i7 4790k  @ 4.5Ghz 
    • Memory: 32GB RAM (Corsair Vengeance)
    • Graphics: ASUS GTX 980 Ti 
    • Motherboard: Gigabyte Gaming 5 Z97
    • Storage: 3x 1TB Samsung SSDs (Not in RAID) & 1TB WD Black HDD
    • Case: H440 Designed By Razer
       
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In fact, I'm using my Eee PC as a daily driver for over 3 years now. I had some issues with the monitor but nothing else. I'm happy with it.

 

 

 

Hint: I got it for free. Not by sponsorship. This is my first personal computer

 

I am surprised, lol, I recommend an upgrade for you. Your mind will be blown :)

System Specs

  • Gaming/work PC: 
    • Processor: Intel Core i7 4790k  @ 4.5Ghz 
    • Memory: 32GB RAM (Corsair Vengeance)
    • Graphics: ASUS GTX 980 Ti 
    • Motherboard: Gigabyte Gaming 5 Z97
    • Storage: 3x 1TB Samsung SSDs (Not in RAID) & 1TB WD Black HDD
    • Case: H440 Designed By Razer
       
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I am surprised, lol, I recommend an upgrade for you. Your mind will be blown :)

What kind of an upgrade can you reccomend me?

Athlon X2 for only 27.31$   Best part lists at different price points   Windows 1.01 running natively on an Eee PC

My rig:

Spoiler

Celeronator (new main rig)

CPU: Intel Celeron (duh) N2840 2.16GHz Dual Core

RAM: 4GB DDR3 1333MHz

HDD: Seagate 500GB

GPU: Intel HD Graphics 3000 Series

Spoiler

Frankenhertz (ex main rig)

CPU: Intel Atom N2600 1.6GHz Dual Core

RAM: 1GB DDR3-800

HDD: HGST 320GB

GPU: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600

 

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What kind of an upgrade can you reccomend me?

 

Whats your budget? (Sorry for late reply)

System Specs

  • Gaming/work PC: 
    • Processor: Intel Core i7 4790k  @ 4.5Ghz 
    • Memory: 32GB RAM (Corsair Vengeance)
    • Graphics: ASUS GTX 980 Ti 
    • Motherboard: Gigabyte Gaming 5 Z97
    • Storage: 3x 1TB Samsung SSDs (Not in RAID) & 1TB WD Black HDD
    • Case: H440 Designed By Razer
       
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Whats your budget? (Sorry for late reply)

 

Nah, just decided that I don`t want any upgrade (for now). I`m not a gamer, so this dual core is fine for me. I just do browsing an Office work, and I call 7 FPS (what I get max in Minecraft when I have turned off huge amount of processes) "playable". So, I won`t be upgrading for probably a year.

 

And yes, I know that  AMD APU`s are good even for some light gaming (and I know they are cheap), but for reasons above, I don`t need an upgrade

Athlon X2 for only 27.31$   Best part lists at different price points   Windows 1.01 running natively on an Eee PC

My rig:

Spoiler

Celeronator (new main rig)

CPU: Intel Celeron (duh) N2840 2.16GHz Dual Core

RAM: 4GB DDR3 1333MHz

HDD: Seagate 500GB

GPU: Intel HD Graphics 3000 Series

Spoiler

Frankenhertz (ex main rig)

CPU: Intel Atom N2600 1.6GHz Dual Core

RAM: 1GB DDR3-800

HDD: HGST 320GB

GPU: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600

 

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Nah, just decided that I don`t want any upgrade (for now). I`m not a gamer, so this dual core is fine for me. I just do browsing an Office work, and I call 7 FPS (what I get max in Minecraft when I have turned off huge amount of processes) "playable". So, I won`t be upgrading for probably a year.

 

And yes, I know that  AMD APU`s are good even for some light gaming (and I know they are cheap), but for reasons above, I don`t need an upgrade

 

Alright :) I see! PCs for office work are getting more demanding actually. Anyways, yeah... They are not too bad, the AMD A10 is amazing since I have it in my backup gaming rig :D But for a laptop for the future I recommend the Lenovo ThinkPad T450s it has 15.5 Hours of battery life and its extremely good for everything all round :D

System Specs

  • Gaming/work PC: 
    • Processor: Intel Core i7 4790k  @ 4.5Ghz 
    • Memory: 32GB RAM (Corsair Vengeance)
    • Graphics: ASUS GTX 980 Ti 
    • Motherboard: Gigabyte Gaming 5 Z97
    • Storage: 3x 1TB Samsung SSDs (Not in RAID) & 1TB WD Black HDD
    • Case: H440 Designed By Razer
       
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Alright :) I see! PCs for office work are getting more demanding actually. Anyways, yeah... They are not too bad, the AMD A10 is amazing since I have it in my backup gaming rig :D But for a laptop for the future I recommend the Lenovo ThinkPad T450s it has 15.5 Hours of battery life and its extremely good for everything all round :D

 

I`m just gonna throw in an SSD and call it a day

Athlon X2 for only 27.31$   Best part lists at different price points   Windows 1.01 running natively on an Eee PC

My rig:

Spoiler

Celeronator (new main rig)

CPU: Intel Celeron (duh) N2840 2.16GHz Dual Core

RAM: 4GB DDR3 1333MHz

HDD: Seagate 500GB

GPU: Intel HD Graphics 3000 Series

Spoiler

Frankenhertz (ex main rig)

CPU: Intel Atom N2600 1.6GHz Dual Core

RAM: 1GB DDR3-800

HDD: HGST 320GB

GPU: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600

 

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I`m just gonna throw in an SSD and call it a day

 

Nice idea! :D

System Specs

  • Gaming/work PC: 
    • Processor: Intel Core i7 4790k  @ 4.5Ghz 
    • Memory: 32GB RAM (Corsair Vengeance)
    • Graphics: ASUS GTX 980 Ti 
    • Motherboard: Gigabyte Gaming 5 Z97
    • Storage: 3x 1TB Samsung SSDs (Not in RAID) & 1TB WD Black HDD
    • Case: H440 Designed By Razer
       
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Yes, I'm reviving this thread.

 

I found something very weird on NCIX Tech Tips... Linus saying that the Eee PC is good!

 

 

 

Athlon X2 for only 27.31$   Best part lists at different price points   Windows 1.01 running natively on an Eee PC

My rig:

Spoiler

Celeronator (new main rig)

CPU: Intel Celeron (duh) N2840 2.16GHz Dual Core

RAM: 4GB DDR3 1333MHz

HDD: Seagate 500GB

GPU: Intel HD Graphics 3000 Series

Spoiler

Frankenhertz (ex main rig)

CPU: Intel Atom N2600 1.6GHz Dual Core

RAM: 1GB DDR3-800

HDD: HGST 320GB

GPU: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600

 

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