Asus Eee PC 1201T may be the harbinger of a new category. It’s specifications are higher than a netbook (10-inch screen, Intel Atom processor, 1GB memory), approaching notebook territory.
The ASUS Eee PC 1201T follows the classic Seashell Eee PC inspired design. The netbook is made of black plastic featuring a glossy finish The weight including the 6-cell battery is 1.46 kg, and measures 296 x 208 x 33.3 mm closed.
The LED backlit LCD display mounted on this 12.1-inch is capable of a resolution of 1366x786 pixels and features the classic polished finish. Keypad is standard size with evenly spaced keys ensuring a comfortable typing experience. The touch pad is multi gesture, precise and responsive. We liked the button that enables/disables the touchpad. It is handy while suing an external mouse.
On the connectivity front, there are 3 USB 2.0 ports, one on the left and two on the right. Beside these, the power connector and a 15-pin VGA video output are on the left. While a 3.5mm audio jack for headphones and microphone, card reader for Secure Digital (SD) and MultiMedia Card (MMC), the Gigabit Ethernet LAN connector and the groove for Kensington Security Lock are on the right. 1201T has the AMD Athlon Neo MV-40 processor, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3200 with 2GB DDR2 memory. MV-40 is based on a single core 64 bit architecture and is made with 65-nanometer production process, operating at a clock speed of 1.6GHz. The GPU operates at a speed of 500MHz with a shared 256MB memory.
The ASUS Eee PC 1201T turns in a decent performance thanks to ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3200 GPU. It easily plays HD video and also certain video games.
The battery lasted for more than 4 hours, when tested using MobileMark 2007.
In short, this is certainly an interesting product, if only for what is represents, a bridge between the world of netbooks and ultra-portables.
