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Asus Eee Box PC EB1501 review

Verdict

Impressive performance from such a tiny PC, but the price is a touch too high

Review Date: 18 Dec 2009

Reviewed By: Sasha Muller

Price when reviewed: £305 (£351 inc VAT)

Overall Rating

Features & Design
5 stars out of 6

Value for Money
4 stars out of 6

Performance
4 stars out of 6

Details
Part Code	EB1501-B0117
Review Date	18 Dec 2009
Price ex VAT	£305
Price inc VAT	£351
Overall rating
Performance
Features & Design
Value for Money

Warranty
Warranty	1 yr return to base

Basic specifications
Total hard disk capacity	250
RAM capacity	2.00GB
Screen size	N/A

Processor
CPU family	Intel Atom
CPU nominal frequency	1.60GHz
Processor socket	Socket 437

Motherboard
Motherboard	Asus
Motherboard chipset	Nvidia ION
Conventional PCI slots free	0
Conventional PCI slots total	0
PCI-E x16 slots free	0
PCI-E x16 slots total	0
PCI-E x8 slots free	0
PCI-E x8 slots total	0
PCI-E x4 slots free	0
PCI-E x4 slots total	0
PCI-E x1 slots free	0
PCI-E x1 slots total	0
Internal SATA connectors	0
Internal SAS connectors	0
Internal PATA connectors	0
Internal floppy connectors	0
Wired adapter speed	1,000Mbits/sec

Memory
Memory type	DDR2
Memory sockets free	0
Memory sockets total	2

Hard disk
Hard disk	Seagate Momentus 5400.6
Capacity	250GB
Hard disk usable capacity	233GB
Internal disk interface	SATA/300
Spindle speed	5,400RPM
Cache size	8MB
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	LG GA10N
Optical disc technology	DVD writer
Optical disk 2 make and model	N/A
Optical disk 3 make and model	N/A

Rear ports
USB ports (downstream)	6
eSATA ports	1
PS/2 mouse port
Electrical S/PDIF audio ports	0
Optical S/PDIF audio output ports	1
Modem
3.5mm audio jacks	3

Graphics card
Graphics card	N/A
Multiple SLI/CrossFire cards?
3D performance setting	Low
Graphics chipset	Nvidia ION
Graphics card RAM	512MB
DVI-I outputs	0
HDMI outputs	1
VGA (D-SUB) outputs	1
DisplayPort outputs	0
Number of graphics cards	1

Monitor
Monitor make and model	N/A
Resolution screen horizontal	N/A
Resolution screen vertical	N/A
Resolution	N/A x N/A
Pixel response time	N/A
Contrast ratio	N/A
Screen brightness	N/A
DVI inputs	N/A
HDMI inputs	N/A
VGA inputs	N/A
DisplayPort inputs	N/A

Additional Peripherals
Speakers	N/A
Speaker type	N/A
Sound card	N/A
Peripherals	N/A

Case
Chassis	N/A
Case format	N/A
Dimensions	39 x 193 x 193mm (WDH)

Power supply
Power supply	Asus
Power supply rating	N/A
Power supply efficiency	N/A

Free drive bays
Free front panel 5.25in bays	0

Front ports
Front panel USB ports	2
Front panel memory card reader

Mouse & Keyboard
Mouse and keyboard	Asus

Operating system and software
OS family	Windows 7
Recovery method	Recovery disc
Software supplied	N/A

Noise and power
Idle/eco noise level	N/A
Peak noise level	N/A
Idle power consumption	22W
Peak power consumption	31W

Performance tests
Overall application benchmark score	0.39
Office application benchmark score	0.32
2D graphics application benchmark score	0.46
Encoding application benchmark score	0.33
Multitasking application benchmark score	0.43
3D performance (crysis) low settings	17fps
3D performance setting	Low

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Link not working

The link on the picture comes back 'page not found'

By slyme1 on 18 Dec 2009

Just a minor point...

...but did they HAVE to stick the OEM certificate there? Instead of under the base, or something?

By nichomach0 on 18 Dec 2009

Nice but sluggish

I got one of these a few days ago. Everything is great about it except it's a bit sluggish. I find it especially noticeable when flash animations are playing on a website. I kind of wish I went with a Dell Zino now instead so I could of got a bit more power.

By bluesquash on 19 Dec 2009

Close

These small form factor PCs are getting ever closer to the ideal media centre PC and this is almost perfect, except - why a DVD drive? If this had a blu-ray drive then I'd probably buy it. Whilst it's relatively straightforward to rip DVDs and store them on a Home Server or NAS, Blu-rays are a bit harder and having a drive would also be useful for rented discs from Lovefilm.

By perriss on 20 Dec 2009

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