Asus VivoBook X202E

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 17 expert reviews

Excellent:

1
Good:

8
Average:

4
Bad:

4

Pros:

Thin, portable chassis. Touch display. Affordable. Fullsize HDMI output.
Attractive design; Responsive touchscreen display; Includes 32GB of free cloud storage
Very low price for a touch-screen Windows 8 laptop, Thin and light, Responsive touch screen

Cons:

Not a very strong performer
Short battery life; Poor graphics performance

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Last revision on October 22, 2014

Reviewers Liked

Thin, portable chassis. Touch display. Affordable. Fullsize HDMI output
Attractive design; Responsive touchscreen display; Includes 32GB of free cloud storage
Very low price for a touch-screen Windows 8 laptop, Thin and light, Responsive touch screen
Slim and light with aluminum construction, Windows 8 with touch screen, Low price

Reviewers Didn't Like

Not a very strong performer
Short battery life; Poor graphics performance
Performance and battery life don’t match up with pricier ultrabooks, No flash-memory cache to accelerate program launches, Some screen viewing-angle issues
Ole, which provide some free online storage and basic games, respectively, Asus also covers the X202E-DH31T with both a standard one-year warranty on parts and labor, additional accident protection (covering spills, power surges, and fire damage), and a 30-day "Zero Bright Dot" warranty on the display, Performance The X202E-DH31T is equipped with a 1,8GHz Intel Core i3-3217U low-voltage processor

Expert reviews and ratings

With its tiny chassis, touch screen, and affordable price tag, the Asus VivoBook X202E-BH91T-CB gives users a decent alternative to ultrabooks and tablets, though it can't do much beyond daily computing...

By PC Mag on May 10, 2013

The ASUS VivoBook X202E-DH31T is pretty cheap for a touch-screen Windows 8 machine, but this ultraportable lacks staying...

By LaptopMag on May 03, 2013

Inside the VivoBook X202E's pleasing exterior with its varied connectivity hides a computer with too low processing power to compete with ultrabooks and other laptops that carry an Intel Core i3. The X202E is more comparable to a netbook with a small...

By DigitalVersus on April 12, 2013

The Asus VivoBook x202 is unique, in that it's the perfect notebook for a very specific demographic: the demographic that wants a small, portable, touchscreen laptop for a relatively cheap price. The VivoBook is just £459, which makes it about half...

By PC Advisor on February 07, 2013

It’s not without trade-offs, but this under-three-pound laptop looks like an ultrabook and sports a responsive touch screen. At around $500, it’s one of the best budget Windows 8 machines we’ve seen so far....

By Computer Shopper on January 31, 2013

It's great to see more touch-screen Windows 8 laptops under $600, but note that the Asus X202E requires some compromises in performance and battery...

By CNET Australia on January 25, 2013

twitter: @lisagade) Touchscreen Windows 8 laptops with a modicum of style, Intel Core i CPUs and a very portable design don't come cheap. What if you want an ultraportable laptop with a touchscreen but don't have $1,000 or more for the likes of the...

By MobileTechReview on December 16, 2012

Specifications + Performance The standard configuration of the VivoBook comes with a 1.8ghz Intel Core i3 processor, 4GB RAM, 500GB hard drive, and an 11.6 inch touchscreen. There are two USB 2.0 ports, and one USB 3.0 port. The VivoBook weighs just...

By examiner.com on December 02, 2012

If you want a small, beautiful and snappy laptop with a touchscreen, the 11.6 inch Asus Vivobook X202E, or S200 as its known in Europe, is definitely one of your best...

By ultrabookreview.com on December 01, 2012

The mobile market has sure changed over the course of the past couple of years. Prior to the launch of Apple's iPad, few people would have ever guessed that tablets had a real future – and to be frank, a lot of people (including me) continued to think...

By Techgage on February 06, 2013

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