Asus Eee PC 1018P - Intel Atom

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 14 expert reviews

Excellent:

1
Good:

9
Average:

0
Bad:

4

Pros:

Excellent looks, Superb build quality, Good features and performance
The 250GB (5400 RPM) hard drive offers more than enough room to store your field notes. Memory card reader and three USB 2.0 ports will help you show off those photos and videos you shot of insects and plant life. Stylish, sleek design means you’ll
Attractive metal design, Long battery Life, Cool temperatures

Cons:

Overpriced
HD video clips jittery in playback. Black metallic lid gets easily smudged by sweaty fingers. Script font used for Eee PC badge on bezel looks cheesy.

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Last revision on February 1, 2012

Reviewers Liked

Excellent looks, Superb build quality, Good features and performance
The 250GB (5400 RPM) hard drive offers more than enough room to store your field notes. Memory card reader and three USB 2.0 ports will help you show off those photos and videos you shot of insects and plant life. Stylish, sleek design means you’ll
Attractive metal design, Long battery Life, Cool temperatures
Feels solid. Good, if glossy, screen. Excellent battery life
Slim profile, 0.7inch thin, Premium aluminum finish on exterior, Very good feature set, connectivity options, Useful proprietary software, Improved internal hardware

Reviewers Didn't Like

Overpriced
HD video clips jittery in playback. Black metallic lid gets easily smudged by sweaty fingers. Script font used for Eee PC badge on bezel looks cheesy
Cramped keyboard, Very stiff touchpad buttons, Murky webcam
No 3G. A tad slow at times
Unimpressive battery life, No performance boost

Expert reviews and ratings

Asus is largely responsible for kickstarting the whole netbook market when it released the original Eee PC back in 2007. Since then it has released a broad range of netbooks, but has returned to its roots with the Eee PC 1018P.Unlike some of Asus'...

By TechRadar on April 01, 2011

Asus was largely responsible for kick-starting the netbook's meteoric rise in popularity with the first Eee PC a couple of years ago and, while the Eee PC 1018P doesn't exactly reinvent the netbook wheel, it is an extremely refined machine with...

By T3 Magazine on February 16, 2011

Compact, light and elegant, the Asus Eee PC 1018P is a nice object that you won't be ashamed to take out of your bag in a public place. Its excellent battery life doesn't come at the cost of thickness, which means it is easily...

By DigitalVersus on January 21, 2011

Here’s something that you can call a business netbook, the Asus EeePC 1018P, and it looks stylish yet quite professional. So, if you’ve been complaining that netbooks don’t look professional and that you’d rather carry a laptop...

By Tech2 on October 06, 2010

The Asus Eee PC 1018P is Asus' new 10.1 inch netbook top model, which particularly convinces with its new case and revised design. Naturally, it has its shortcoming, which we almost always discover. The weak performance of Intel's Atom N455 with...

By NotebookCheck on September 09, 2010

If you’re heading out on a field trip, the last thing you want to lug around is a big, bulky 17-inch laptop. At the same time though, doing on-the-fly “research” on the web on your smart phone’s tiny 3-inch screen just...

By Wired on August 26, 2010

An aluminum design makes this one of the sexiest and sturdiest netbooks yet, but the ergonomics could be much...

By LaptopMag on August 06, 2010

A beautiful, superbly built netbook, but lower-priced rivals offer better performance and battery life...

By Stuff on August 06, 2010

The Asus Eee PC 1018P is a well-designed, slim netbook charging a premium for its brushed aluminum body and some unique features such as a fingerprint reader and USB 3.0 support. But like the Sony VAIO M, it doesn’t offer any performance benefits...

By PC Advisor on July 20, 2010

The Asus Eee PC 1008P sells for a price of Rs. 26,990 and will hit stores in the last week of July, possibly available in four colors. It’s a well-designed, slim netbook charging a premium for its brushed aluminum body and some unique features...

By PCWorld India on July 20, 2010

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