A good cheap slim and lightweight compact laptop. Not the most powerful but good for office tasks and web browsing and 12 hour battery life (according to manufacturer).
Reduced to clear, was reduced to £140 on Tuesday now reduced further to £100. Was in stock this evening 2 in Kenilworth, 3 in Rugby, 1 in Longbridge. I don't know of anywhere else that has stock sorry.
Summary of specs
11.6" Laptop
Atom processor
2gb ram
32gb hard drive
All non-upgradable components. Comes with Office 365 + 1TB OneDrive and free upgrade to Windows 10 (Win 8.1 is installed)
Absolutely silent. No fans whatsoever. Sealed unit, the only slots being for a MicroSD and two USB, along with the small power plug.
Stays cool, even under load. Suitable for use on kitchen tables with plastic type tablecloths etc..
Battery will last a full day of use, provided, under Windows 10, you click on the 'Battery Saver' icon.
WARNING. DO NOT FIDDLE WITH THE BIOS SETTINGS RELATING TO THE OS 'Keys', it will end in tears.. believe me.
The laptop runs a UEFI Firmware and it has, so far, been a waste of time trying to get the likes of Acronis True Image to 'see' the storage.
There's a little bit of flex in the lid, the metallic Asus logo in the lid is just glued on, worth remembering when running a duster over it, the letters will catch on the cloth and bend.
The laptop will run some old gog.com game titles, along with Minecraft on low settings and reduced render viewing distance of 8.
Would I buy this again. Yes. Worth its weight in gold. I love the silence and carefree portability.
Worth pointing out, some people hate blue Leds, I hate blue Leds, there's a bright blue Led in the Power plug. If you're sleeping in the same room as it, you'll notice it.
All comments (57)
Zardoz
7 Apr 16#1
Sainsbury's seem to be clearing out a lot of old laptops. Usual luck of the draw depending on store.
I managed to get an absolutely pristine Acer core i3 15" machine for £150 in Glasgow.
Malabus to Zardoz
8 Apr 16#8
Great deal, even for the processor alone.
leanneollie
7 Apr 161#2
Got one for my daughter this afternoon. You beat me to posting :stuck_out_tongue:. Good deal and it looks great, definitely hot from me!
fishmaster
7 Apr 16#3
Will be fine for £99, reviewed at £180 this review liked it. It's a laptop using a tablet SOC (chipset), but for £99 it's a decent price.
Absolutely silent. No fans whatsoever. Sealed unit, the only slots being for a MicroSD and two USB, along with the small power plug.
Stays cool, even under load. Suitable for use on kitchen tables with plastic type tablecloths etc..
Battery will last a full day of use, provided, under Windows 10, you click on the 'Battery Saver' icon.
WARNING. DO NOT FIDDLE WITH THE BIOS SETTINGS RELATING TO THE OS 'Keys', it will end in tears.. believe me.
The laptop runs a UEFI Firmware and it has, so far, been a waste of time trying to get the likes of Acronis True Image to 'see' the storage.
There's a little bit of flex in the lid, the metallic Asus logo in the lid is just glued on, worth remembering when running a duster over it, the letters will catch on the cloth and bend.
The laptop will run some old gog.com game titles, along with Minecraft on low settings and reduced render viewing distance of 8.
Would I buy this again. Yes. Worth its weight in gold. I love the silence and carefree portability.
Worth pointing out, some people hate blue Leds, I hate blue Leds, there's a bright blue Led in the Power plug. If you're sleeping in the same room as it, you'll notice it.
lasuil
8 Apr 162#6
Great notebook, perfect for taking notes in university lectures I have found :smiley:
AndyRoyd
8 Apr 162#7
Known issue of Acronis TI not liking 32bit OS on 64 bit hardware and/or UEFI, or similar, and applies to a host of other similarly-spec'd tablets / entry laptops. Macrium works fine, even from USB boot.
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Opening post
Reduced to clear, was reduced to £140 on Tuesday now reduced further to £100. Was in stock this evening 2 in Kenilworth, 3 in Rugby, 1 in Longbridge. I don't know of anywhere else that has stock sorry.
Summary of specs
11.6" Laptop
Atom processor
2gb ram
32gb hard drive
All non-upgradable components. Comes with Office 365 + 1TB OneDrive and free upgrade to Windows 10 (Win 8.1 is installed)
More details here
https://www.asus.com/uk/Notebooks/ASUS_EeeBook_X205TA/
Screen resolution 1366x768
- omgpleasespamme
Top comments
Absolutely silent. No fans whatsoever. Sealed unit, the only slots being for a MicroSD and two USB, along with the small power plug.
Stays cool, even under load. Suitable for use on kitchen tables with plastic type tablecloths etc..
Battery will last a full day of use, provided, under Windows 10, you click on the 'Battery Saver' icon.
WARNING. DO NOT FIDDLE WITH THE BIOS SETTINGS RELATING TO THE OS 'Keys', it will end in tears.. believe me.
The laptop runs a UEFI Firmware and it has, so far, been a waste of time trying to get the likes of Acronis True Image to 'see' the storage.
There's a little bit of flex in the lid, the metallic Asus logo in the lid is just glued on, worth remembering when running a duster over it, the letters will catch on the cloth and bend.
The laptop will run some old gog.com game titles, along with Minecraft on low settings and reduced render viewing distance of 8.
Would I buy this again. Yes. Worth its weight in gold. I love the silence and carefree portability.
Worth pointing out, some people hate blue Leds, I hate blue Leds, there's a bright blue Led in the Power plug. If you're sleeping in the same room as it, you'll notice it.
All comments (57)
I managed to get an absolutely pristine Acer core i3 15" machine for £150 in Glasgow.
http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/laptops/ultraportable-laptops/1402181/asus-eeebook-x205ta-review
Absolutely silent. No fans whatsoever. Sealed unit, the only slots being for a MicroSD and two USB, along with the small power plug.
Stays cool, even under load. Suitable for use on kitchen tables with plastic type tablecloths etc..
Battery will last a full day of use, provided, under Windows 10, you click on the 'Battery Saver' icon.
WARNING. DO NOT FIDDLE WITH THE BIOS SETTINGS RELATING TO THE OS 'Keys', it will end in tears.. believe me.
The laptop runs a UEFI Firmware and it has, so far, been a waste of time trying to get the likes of Acronis True Image to 'see' the storage.
There's a little bit of flex in the lid, the metallic Asus logo in the lid is just glued on, worth remembering when running a duster over it, the letters will catch on the cloth and bend.
The laptop will run some old gog.com game titles, along with Minecraft on low settings and reduced render viewing distance of 8.
Would I buy this again. Yes. Worth its weight in gold. I love the silence and carefree portability.
Worth pointing out, some people hate blue Leds, I hate blue Leds, there's a bright blue Led in the Power plug. If you're sleeping in the same room as it, you'll notice it.