Final thoughts and rating
ASUS's 1215N is the most powerful Eee PC we've seen, and it's a showcase of what next-generation netbooks could have to offer.
Armed with a dual-core processor and both Intel and NVIDIA graphics, it raises the bar for netbook performance but in doing so raises the asking price into notebook territory.
Dropping straight into the fiercely-contested £429 marketplace, the Eee PC 1215N faces stiff competition from notebooks such as the Dell Inspiron M101z and tablets such as the Apple iPad.
Judging the systems on the merits of their hardware components would favour the ASUS Eee PC, but the 12.1in netbook falls short in other areas. Despite offering more than double the performance of an average netbook, the Eee PC 1215N never feels particularly quick and the user experience is stifled by an average keyboard and merely-adequate build quality.
ASUS is only a few tweaks away from creating a netbook we'd go out and buy, and though you may argue whether or not it can be classed as a netbook at all, this much is true; few systems offer this combination of performance, battery life and mobility for £429.
The Good
Raises the bar for netbook performance
Large multi-touch trackpad
Bright 1,366x768 display
Good battery life
HDMI output
The Bad
Keyboard suffers from considerable flex
Build quality could be better
Numerous pre-loaded apps
HEXUS Rating
ASUS Eee PC 1215N
HEXUS Awards
ASUS Eee PC 1215N
HEXUS Where2Buy
The ASUS Eee PC 1215N netbook can be purchased from Amazon.co.uk.
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