http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/ Engadget Comments for ASUS Eee PC 1018P and 1015PE review http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/Jul 23rd 2010 12:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/I think Joanna made a mistake. There are two different models of 1018p. The one on bestbuy.com ($350) is 1018PB-BK801 and the other one on excaliberpc.com ($430) is 1018P-PU17-BK. Joanna should share with us which one she reviewed, because the PB model has no USB 3.0 ports, fingerprint reader nor the 10-hours battery. I can't see USB 3.0 ports nor fingerprint reader on the photos above, so i guess she reviewed the model from best buy which has 4-cell battery (8-hours says ASUS). ]]>Jul 23rd 2010 4:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/no, in fact there's no higher capacity battery for 1018p
the cheaper 1018p model is now also sold in bestbuy
the better one will only feature USB 3.0, fingerprint reader, or maybe a bigger harddrive i dont know
but certainly no differences on the screen type, resolution or batteries
ASUS intentionally wants buyers to choose between the various models they have
and each of them only sports maybe one or two important features, there's no way you can get satisfied by buying any of them
1018p -- slim and sold, but with cheap-looking glossy display, low res, short batt life
1015p -- nothing special but may also come with larger capacity batteries
1016p -- said to be competing with HP 5101/5102, but actually built with worse materials (plastic), battery is also smaller than HP's, no high res, no optional touch screen or SSD
1015n -- dual core, HD, but ugly and with glossy display, plastic

unlike HP 5102, if you're willing to pay to get a perfect netbook that satisfy all your needs, that's an all-in-one extremely awesome loooong bettery life good looking aluminum business class high resolution(or touch screen) HD playback capable netbook
i'm hoping HP 5102 gets a dual-core refresh so that it'll be 100% invincible, for real, not exaggerating
]]>Jul 23rd 2010 4:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/1018PB-BK801 has 4-cell battery.
1018P-PU17-BK has 6-cell battery.

So either they screw up the specs or you got it wrong. :)]]>Jul 23rd 2010 5:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/oh wow
well i do hope i got it wrong lol
it'll be great if it really is gonna have a 6cell
but i hope it's not just 44wh...
it has to be at least 60wh to be called sufficient ]]>Jul 23rd 2010 7:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/i wonder which one Joanna used in the review?
I think it's the one with 4-cell battery...]]>Jul 23rd 2010 7:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/@C72
given the similar specs as what NB305 has
I've tested NB305 myself and with a 6cell 61wh battery it lasted around 11 hours when i turned the brightness down to 25% and had the wifi on, did just some typing and light surfing.
in regular use, 75% brightness + wifi, I'd say 8 hours is the longest we might get
there's no way a 6cell 44 or 48wh (i just checked online) could last for more than that on 1018p
ASUS is bluffing on this for sure
the info of specs on the internet is all messed up, it's said differently everywhere,
ASUS always confuses people by their ridiculously large variety of similar models, and the specs are never clear until we really get one in our hands and look into every detail ourselves
even the 6cell batts on the same model can have 2 different capacities, 44wh and 63wh for example,
they burn so much cash doing this messy job in order to confuse buyers, and often times we don't see the actual machines in physical store in the US
]]>Jul 23rd 2010 8:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/i'm from Taiwan myself and I've gotten pixxed of by our own company in this miserable way
like i mentioned in the previous comment, below 60wh it's not gonna be sufficient for many people, whats the point getting an ultra thin laptop when you still have to carry your adapter always while you can get a slightly heavier model and use it outdoor freely without having worry about the battery, and it's actually lighter than carry both the and the adapter.
why wouldn't they just drop the idea of making 1016p as it's got nothing to compete with HP 5102 in any perspective and transplant all the nice features (non-glare screen, larger battery, anti-theft tech..etc) to 1018p and make it actually nicer for users, i know it's gonna cost, but since asus is already making like 100 different similar models, why couldn't they just have a wider range of 1018p series, it's still way cheaper than developing extra designs of products.

]]>Jul 23rd 2010 8:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/and, where's the promised N475/N470 processor?
win7 starter again?? on a high end netbook product? oh come on
a three year old kid knows win XP performs better and takes up less resource on a netbook
it's stupid that 800MB of RAM goes away as soon as system boots up when you are only allowed to have 2GB of it on the netbook
IT'S NOT ENOUGH
win7 starter is sluggish and come with lots unnecessarily pathetic limitations
it looks even more ironic on a higher end product like this

no high capacity battery, no high resolution, no anti-glare display, no SSD
why, ASUS, WHY??]]>Jul 23rd 2010 8:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/Jul 23rd 2010 12:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/
Thanks for the review, Joanna.]]>Jul 23rd 2010 12:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/Jul 23rd 2010 12:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/
The GMA 3150 on Pinetrail Atoms don't support GPU acceleration under OS X due to no available drivers.]]>Jul 23rd 2010 1:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/
Thats gross.]]>Jul 23rd 2010 12:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/
Damn Joanna seems to do more work around here than anyone with all these netbook reviews and posts]]>Jul 23rd 2010 12:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/Jul 23rd 2010 12:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/they already did, it's called the iPad and they're selling a million a month]]>Jul 23rd 2010 12:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/Jul 23rd 2010 12:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/Jul 23rd 2010 12:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/
I can do pre like multitasking. Whatever the hell I want.

And not only does my ipad look way more attractive. The battery lasts me through out the freaking day.

Netbooks are just a bag of hurt.]]>Jul 23rd 2010 12:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/
How much more expensive is that iPad though?]]>Jul 23rd 2010 12:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/
Can I have Firefox? Do I have to void my warranty? Can I have several applications open side by side without switching between them for when I'm writing articles and need to reference things?

Also, how do I hold it?]]>Jul 23rd 2010 12:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/Mine was cheaper than most netbooks, and certainly these. ]]>Jul 23rd 2010 12:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/
Can I run full Office Suit on the iPad?
Can I connect via USB or card readers, or do I need iTunes for everything?
Can I run Matlab?
Call of Duty 5?

So basically the iPad is only good for media consumption (watch videos, listen to songs and browse Web). The netbook can do all of that PLUS work, study and play serious games. ]]>Jul 23rd 2010 1:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/.
your ipad has 320GB hard drive?
.
your ipad can install a full suite of real software for productivity?
.
your, wait, you're a troll.]]>Jul 23rd 2010 1:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/Lol@ matlab running on this garbage ]]>Jul 23rd 2010 1:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/
Yeah, right. My HP 210 mini HD netbook:

-10.1" 1366x768 display (vs. 9.7" 1024x768)

-1.66mhz Atom + Broadcom HD decoder (vs. 1ghz mobile CPU/GPU that probably couldn't handle HD flash video even if it was available)

-40GB Intel SSD driver (definitely better than the crap flash memory on the iPad)

-2GB RAM (vs. 256MB, huh? WTF was Apple thinking?)

-Chiclet keyboard (vs. a awkward on screen keyboard)

-Webcam (vs. Nothing)

Price: $375 (base) + $90 (ssd) + $30 (ram) = $495, still cheaper than the crappiest iPad.

On top of that, I have Office 2010, Adobe Master Collection, dev tools so I can make money off of people who can realize that mobile apps are a waste of time and money, and a bunch of real tools and better, faster browsers.

My arsenal: Mini 210 HD, 2010 15" Macbook Pro (8GB, SSD, 1060x1050, i7), EVO 4G.]]>Jul 23rd 2010 1:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/the dumbpad is barely useful for media consumption. most of us have a lot more than 64gb worth of music. and thats just music not even including movies!!! ]]>Jul 23rd 2010 2:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/I have great respect for the variety of your arsenal.]]>Jul 23rd 2010 4:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/Jul 23rd 2010 12:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/Jul 23rd 2010 12:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/
]]>Jul 23rd 2010 12:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/
Does that even make sense?]]>Jul 23rd 2010 12:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/
As an iPad 64/WiFi/3g owner, you're sorely misguided in that 'belief', since I still have to sync my iPad to either one of my netbooks/laptops/Macs to fully utilize it. Not to mention that my iPad lacks the integrated video conferencing, UBS hosting, media-card reading, and FLASH playback ability of even my lowliest netbook.

Nice try, but serious iFAIL (on your part).]]>Jul 23rd 2010 12:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/
no they didn't... the ipad doesn't have hinges in the middle to fold like a book, so it's not a netbook.. It's just a tablet]]>Jul 23rd 2010 12:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/Jul 23rd 2010 12:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/
what DaHarder said]]>Jul 23rd 2010 12:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/
And another thing that really ticks me off in these reviews is using "we" instead of "I". How many of you were typing on this keyboard? Or do you just use We out of respect for yourself, on behalf of the people?

Otherwise informative review, but the performance part was pretty skimpy.]]>Jul 23rd 2010 1:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/
The use of "We": it's for the same reason an eBay 'store' will use "We" when communicating with you. It lends credibility and makes them appear to be a large corporation with dozens of employees, when in fact it's just one clown selling junk--or reviewing products--out of their basement...]]>Jul 23rd 2010 1:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/
I actually almost exclusive use the right shift key... lol. Not sure why, it's just how I learned to type. ]]>Jul 24th 2010 12:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/
Secondly, now that the Acer 521 is available, any standard-spec netbook is HIGHLY uninteresting, IMO. Unless you specifically desire far lower performance, need 8 hr batt. runtime, or maybe you find the Acer keyboard or display unusable. Apart from those things, I think there's no reason to even consider any other 10" netbook. ]]>Jul 23rd 2010 1:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/
Because here aesthetic value EVERYTHING ]]>Jul 23rd 2010 1:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/Jul 23rd 2010 6:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/
1. crappy screen resolution
2. awful touchpads
3. bad with HD video

the small form factor is great, but nah, i think i'd rather carry my 13.3" around.]]>Jul 23rd 2010 1:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/
10.1" 1366x766
Broadcom HD Decoder + Flash 10.1
Multitouch clickpad (entire area is used for pointing like a Macbook) with latest drivers = amazing trackpad.]]>Jul 23rd 2010 2:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/Jul 23rd 2010 2:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/Jul 23rd 2010 8:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/Jul 23rd 2010 1:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/Jul 23rd 2010 1:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/asus-eee-pc-1018p-and-1015pe-review/Jul 23rd 2010 1:31PM