Asus Eee Top ET1602 review
in Desktop PCs
Verdict
A decent touchscreen device for a relatively cheap price - but it remains a niche product.
Review Date: 17 Nov 2008
Reviewed By: Mike Jennings
Price when reviewed: £354 (£407 inc VAT)
Features & Design
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Value for Money
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| Details | |
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| Part Code | ETP1602-WT-X0010 |
| Review Date | 17 Nov 2008 |
| Price ex VAT | £354 |
| Price inc VAT | £407 |
| Overall rating |
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| Performance |
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| Features & Design |
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| Value for Money |
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| Warranty | |
|---|---|
| Warranty | ERROR: Script can't be evaluated |
| Basic specifications | |
|---|---|
| Total hard disk capacity | 160 |
| RAM capacity | 1.00GB |
| Screen size | 15.6in |
| Processor | |
|---|---|
| CPU family | Intel Atom |
| CPU nominal frequency | 1.60GHz |
| CPU overclocked frequency | N/A |
| Processor socket | N/A |
| Motherboard | |
|---|---|
| Motherboard chipset | Intel 945GSE Express |
| Conventional PCI slots free | N/A |
| Conventional PCI slots total | N/A |
| PCI-E x16 slots free | N/A |
| PCI-E x16 slots total | N/A |
| PCI-E x8 slots free | N/A |
| PCI-E x8 slots total | N/A |
| PCI-E x4 slots free | N/A |
| PCI-E x4 slots total | N/A |
| PCI-E x1 slots free | N/A |
| PCI-E x1 slots total | N/A |
| Wired adapter speed | 1,000Mbits/sec |
| Memory | |
|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR2 |
| Hard disk | |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 160GB |
| Hard disk 2 make and model | N/A |
| Hard disk 2 nominal capacity | N/A |
| Hard disk 2 formatted capacity | N/A |
| Hard disk 2 spindle speed | N/A |
| Hard disk 2 cache size | N/A |
| Hard disk 3 make and model | N/A |
| Hard disk 3 nominal capacity | N/A |
| Hard disk 4 make and model | N/A |
| Hard disk 4 nominal capacity | N/A |
| Drives | |
|---|---|
| Optical drive | N/A |
| Optical disc technology | N/A |
| Optical disk 2 make and model | N/A |
| Optical disk 3 make and model | N/A |
| Rear ports | |
|---|---|
| USB ports (downstream) | 4 |
| 3.5mm audio jacks | 3 |
| Graphics card | |
|---|---|
| 3D performance setting | N/A |
| Graphics chipset | Intel GMA 950 |
| DVI-I outputs | N/A |
| HDMI outputs | N/A |
| VGA (D-SUB) outputs | N/A |
| DisplayPort outputs | N/A |
| Monitor | |
|---|---|
| Resolution screen horizontal | 1,366 |
| Resolution screen vertical | 768 |
| Resolution | 1366 x 768 |
| DVI inputs | N/A |
| HDMI inputs | N/A |
| VGA inputs | N/A |
| DisplayPort inputs | N/A |
| Additional Peripherals | |
|---|---|
| Speaker type | Stereo |
| Case | |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 404 x 45 x 330mm (WDH) |
| Free drive bays | |
|---|---|
| Free front panel 5.25in bays | N/A |
| Front ports | |
|---|---|
| Front panel memory card reader |
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| Operating system and software | |
|---|---|
| OS family | Windows XP |
| Noise and power | |
|---|---|
| Idle power consumption | 26W |
| Peak power consumption | 36W |
| Performance tests | |
|---|---|
| Overall application benchmark score | 0.36 |
| Office application benchmark score | 0.38 |
| 2D graphics application benchmark score | 0.33 |
| Encoding application benchmark score | 0.39 |
| Multitasking application benchmark score | 0.36 |
| 3D performance (crysis) low settings | N/A |
| 3D performance setting | N/A |
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