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Asus U2E

CPU: 1.06-GHz Core 2 Duo U7500 • Display Size (inches): 11.1 • Wide Screen: Yes • Total HD Size (GB): 120 • Min. Weight (lbs.): 2.8 • Price When Reviewed: $2099
Asus U2E (Front)
Asus U2E (Front)
Asus U2E
Asus U2E
74.1 Good
Last updated
August 07, 2008
Test Center Reviewed by
Darren Gladstone
Pros
  • Unique leather-bound exterior
  • Ample I/O ports (even HDMI)
Cons
  • Mouse buttons feel a little junky
  • Pricing:Average: $2099 (5/30/2008)
  • Performance:Poor: 55
  • Features:Good: 79
  • Design:Very Good: 81
Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing Average: $2099

Average: $2099

Performance Poor: 55

Poor: 55
WorldBench 6 Tests - Poor: 53
WorldBench 6 Component Results (seconds)
Adobe Photoshop CS2 888 
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 DirectX 819 
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 Rendering 1515 
Firefox 2 571 
Microsoft Office 2003 with SP-1 443 
Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9.0 474 
Multitasking 756 
Nero 7 Ultra Edition 785 
Roxio VideoWave Movie Creator 1.5 393 
Winzip Computing WinZip 10.0 531 
Battery Test
Number of Included Batteries 1 
Battery Life (Video Playback in hh:mm) 07:11 
Graphics Tests (frames per second)
Doom 3, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 5.8 
Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 9.14 

Features Good: 79

Good: 79
CPU & Memory
CPU 1.06-GHz Core 2 Duo U7500 
System Memory 3072 
Type of Memory DDR2-667 SDRAM 
Video & Display
Display Size (inches) 11.1 
Horizontal Resolution 1366 
Vertical Resolution 768 
Video Chip Set Intel 965 Express 
Video Memory Using main memory 
External Monitor Interface intergrated 
Wide Screen Yes 
Storage
Total HD Size (GB) 120 
Optical Drive Speed 4 
Optical Drive Type DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/-RAM 
Removable Optical Drive No 
Floppy Drive No 
Number of Media Slots 3 
Other Removable Media Drive Memory Stick, SD Card, xD-Picture Card 
Ports & Expansion
Serial Ports No 
Parallel Ports No 
USB Ports 3 
FireWire Ports 0 
Microphone Ports Yes 
Headphone Jacks Yes 
S-Video Ports No 
Composite Video Ports No 
Docking Station Port No 
Infrared Port No 
Shared Mouse/Keyboard Port No 
Mini PCI Port No 
PC Card Slots 0 
Express Card Slots 1 
Connectivity
Network Port Gigabit ethernet 
Wireless LAN Type 802.11n 
Bluetooth Yes 
Modem Type V.92 
Other
Standard Number of Batteries 2 
Type of Batteries Lithium ion 
Built-In Speakers Stereo 
Dimensions 10.9 by 8.1 by 1.3 
Min. Weight (lbs.) 2.8 
Average Weight (pounds, with accessories) 3.5 
Accessories Notebook, AC adapter, battery 
Pointing Device Touchpad 
Operating System Windows Vista Business (32 bit) 
Included Software CyberLink Asus DVD; Nero 7.0 Suite 
Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years) Two 
Parts Warranty (years) Two 
Weekday Support Hours 15.5 
Saturday Support Hours 9 
Sunday Support Hours 9 
Toll-Free Support Yes 
Reliability & Service
Summary of results for all of brand's products in this category This Taiwanese PC maker--best known for building components and systems for other vendors--sells under its own brand, too. Asus notebooks earned average marks for reliability, but we got too few votes to rate the company's support. 
Reliability of brand's products in this category
Reports of products with core component problems Average 
Reports of products with failed components Average 
Reports of products with any significant problems Average 
Reports of products arriving with problems Average 
Overall satisfaction with reliability of brand's products in category Average 

Design Very Good: 81

Very Good: 81
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