ASUS Eee PC 1225B AMD E-450 Fusion HD6310 4GB 320G 11.6IN WXGA WIN7 Premium BT HDMI Netbook Black
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Kevin_J@NCIX Rating: Review Date: 09/01/12 |
ASUS Eee PC 1225B AMD E-450 Fusion HD6310 4GB 320G 11.6IN WXGA WIN7 Premium BT HDMI Netbook Black
Cons:Wireless N speed was cut in half compared to the 1215N. Bummer. Can't imagine why they did this. This machine has a Broadcom chip that connects at 72mbps with 44mpbs throughput, whereas the 1215N had an Atheros chip that connected at 150mbps with 77mbps throughput. I think this machine can't use 40Mhz channel widths, so it only gets half the possible speed. Big step backwards, in my view.
Pros:2x the memory5x faster disk speedsWin 7 64bit OS USB 3.0 portsReally nicer USB port layout (2x USB3.0 on the left side), 1 USB on the mouse side Nice keyboard, size, battery life, zoomable web cam, etc. The usual good stuff. |
I really like it for the new USB 3.0 ports and layout, for the 2x more memory (4GB installed), and especially for the 5x faster disk compared to my 8-months old 1215N. But I hated the slow wireless so much I bought an external dual band Amped UA2000 antenna, and presto! I had top notch speed again.