Asus N10 Review — the First Netbook For Gaming

Kim Hawley writes "Mobile Computer has a review of another new netbook from Asus. The N10 comes from Asus’ notebook division rather than its Eee PC division, and has an impressive specification. Most notable are the ExpressCard/34 slot and switchable nVidia GeForce 9300M graphics, and the video shows the N10 playing Call of Duty 4 very smoothly. Pre-orders in the US are around $600 – about the same as the Eee PC 1000. The N10 is closer to a traditional laptop than a true netbook, though – is feature-creep killing this new market already?"

Comments

Netbooks have no reason to live.

[LordFolken]

First they almost abolish the 12" market.. and then suddenly begin to sell 9" and 10" notebooks.

The price may be attractive, and the portability may seem intriguing at first.. but have you actually tried to _use_ one of these netbooks?

The keyboards:
  1. Usually Suck ergonomically
  2. Are too small

The Screens:
  1. Are low res 800x600 (try to run evolution on that)
  2. tiny

About Large Notebooks:
I don't know about you, but I have been shaking my head at people buying notebooks 15" and greater. These things are huge, not portable. few of them are actually built to be carried around. And if you do they break.

I unpack my notebook (shrinkpad x60t) everywhere. On the 5 minute tram or train ride.. bus stop, heck even while walking. (Tablet.)
You simply don't do that with something that ways more than 2 kilos and is larger than a a4 paper.

 

Re:wow

[tehniobium]

I think laptops SUCK for lan...here are some reasons: 1: When someone tips over a can of coke, your laptop is dead. On a desktop you can just get a new keyboard. 2: A proper screen is a real piece of show-off hardware. 3: The size of your machine ensures you a certain amount of personal space. 4: Laptops suck for gaming... And many more, ofcourse :P