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12.1-inch/1366x768 (WXGA)/Intel ATOM N450 CPU/2 GB DDR2/NVIDIA ION2/250 GB HDD/No ODD/Windows 7 Home Premium/802.11 bgn/BT/0.3 M Pixel/47W/h(Up to 6 Hrs)/Included: +500 GB Internet Storage/1 Year Global Warranty, (6 months for battery)/Black.

User Reviews about ASUS Eee PC Seashell 1201PN-PU17-BK 12.1-Inch Netbook - Black

PROS: Very compact and light-weight. Every standard feature desirable in a netbook, plus a few. Nice styling. Responsive, easy to type keyboard. Good price point. The dotted style multi-touch trackpad is surprisingly good. Distinctive Iron Man-esque styling.

CONS: Non-universal power adapter, not enough juice for gaming. HD Netflix Watch it Now unwatchable. No evidence that the Nvidia ION 2 chip is onboard, appears to be the original ION.

OVERALL: This machine blurs the line between netbooks and laptops, and at this price and size that's a very good thing. It is great for simple tasks like email, web, Putty, and OpenOffice. I would definitely recommend it for those applications. I would not recommend it for heavy duty multimedia or gaming, as it tends to struggle with hi resolution video or anything graphics intensive.

Detailed Review:

I got this computer for work, something I could slip into my briefcase and carry everywhere to take notes at meetings and have my schedule with me at all times. For these applications, this machine is perfect.

I haven't used Windows 7 before, and I actually like it a lot. I've been using Mac OS X for years and I have to say W7 is at least on par if not better. There are a number of small features that work really well and don't get in the way. It's nice that this computer has the full Home Premium version and not the Starter version that I assume is somehow stripped down for typical netbooks.

The fact that the ION 2 chip is not in this laptop is a bit disappointing. I probably would have purchased the older version (1201N, has a dual core Atom 330 processor) if I had known that. But for my purposes it really doesn't matter. I have a dedicated gaming PC at home for that stuff.

I highly recommend this machine for students and people who's work takes them to multiple locations. It is light and easy to carry around and has enough computing power and battery life to get you through the day. Check out the 1201N if you think you need more processing power, but really the differences are going to be minimal. -- Perfect for what it is

As an IT professional, having the right computers is important to me. I needed a replacement for my aging laptop that I could take with me when I am traveling. The EEE PC has a larger screen than most netbooks (the extra 2" makes a big difference), but it is small and light enough to be easily packed away. All together, it is about the size of a 1 1/2" binder (with the cords, seperate carry case, mouse, mouse pad, and external dvd drive).

It is impressivly powerful for it's size. The stats on it make it eligable to play games (if not at their best settings). Overall, it is a great machine set at a good price. -- Nice Combination

I gave it 5 stars, not because I thought it was perfect, but, rather as an engineer, I think that they did the best that is possible, and it is a great little laptop.
The display is very good and the performance is what you would expect from the processor.
Cons:
The battery life is short, maybe 3 hours watching videos.
One cannot replace the hard drive. I wanted to replace it with an SSD, but I could not find out how to take it apart, and I could not find any instructions on the web to do it.
I bought this for my daughter, I will buy another one for myself, and would recommend it to anyone who wants this class of laptop.
Oh, I forgot, I wiped the windows and installed Ubuntu Lucid, 64-Bit desktop (not netbook edition). Everything seems to work fine. -- A great little machine