ASUS X202E-DB21T 11.6-Inch Touchscreen Laptop (Grey)

Product Description

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1341 in Personal Computers
• Color: Grey
• Brand: Asus
• Model: X202E-DB21T
• Released on: 2013-07-08
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .80" h x 7.90" w x 11.90" l, 2.90 pounds
• CPU: Pentium 2117U 1.8 GHz
• Memory: 4GB DDR3 SDRAM
• Hard Disk: 500GB
• Processors: 2
• Native resolution: 1366 x 768
• Display size: 11.6

Features

• Intel Pentium 2117U 1.8 GHz
• 4 GB DDR3
• 500 GB 5400 rpm Hard Drive
• 11.6-Inch Screen
• Windows 8

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Editorial Reviews

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ASUS VivoBook

Touch. The World at Your Fingertips

Ever wonder what a notebook PC would be like if it had a touch screen? Well, wonder no more. The ASUS VivoBook X202E is a notebook with an intuitive touch screen! Featuring an 11.6" LED Backlight HD (1366 x 768) capacitive touch panel and Windows 8 Home Premium, the X202E puts life at your fingertips.

Features-At-A-Glance

• 11.6" HD (1366x768) display with capacitive touch panel and multi-touch functionality
• 500GB HDD with 4GB of DDR3 system memory for smooth computing and ample storage for all your media files
• ASUS SonicMaster technology, delivering surprisingly full sound from built-in speakers.
• 2-second Instant On resume time from hibernate¹ mode with worry-free auto data backup when battery falls below 5%
• 32GB x 3 years free ASUS cloud storage (valued at $49.99)²
• 1 year Accidental Damage Protection³ with 30 days Zero Bright Dot Guarantee ($99.99 value)

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Touch

Move Over, Keyboard and Mouse

The VivoBook X202E enhances your everyday computing ways with the 11.6" HD display with a capacitive touch panel and multi-touch functionality. Open up a world of functionality with a notebook that lets you double tap to open documents, swipe to browse photos and pinch to zoom in maps just like you would with a smartphone or tablet. Of course, if you prefer your trusty keyboard and track pad, you're free to use those methods as well.

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See

Designed to Impress

A notebook with a touchscreen is incredible in and of itself. Of course, a slim profile, sophisticated metallic frame, and a total weight of only 2.9 pounds don't hurt, either. After all, you're going places. Your PC shouldn't slow you down.

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Perform

One..Two..And We're Back On

Get up to speed faster with exclusive Super Hybrid Engine II delivering-two-second instant on, so you can resume from hibernate mode without delay. Data is also safe and secure with the ASUS VivoBook X202E Series which automatically backs up your data when battery level drops below 5%.

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Hear

Hear the Power

To bring you closer to your entertainment the ASUS VivoBook X202E features the ASUS SonicMaster Technology, delivering surprisingly full sound from the built-in speakers for music enjoyment and movie watching.

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Share

Grab It From the Cloud

With cloud-based ASUS WebStorage, access all your documents, photos, music, and videos from any device you are on. Even better, ASUS VivoBook X202E Series comes with free 32GB of WebStorage cloud space for three years (valued at $49.99).

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Relax, ASUS Got You Covered!

Comprehensive Coverage

1-Year International Warranty

• 30-Day zero bright dot display guarantee
• Free 2-way standard shipping
• 24/7 technical support
• For more information, visit http://www.service.asus.com

1-Year Accidental Damage Protection

• Covers accidental drops, spills, power surges and fire damage for the first year (valued at $99). For more information, visit http://notebookcare.asus.com/

Specifications

• Operating System: Windows 8 (64 bit)
• Display: 11.6" LED backlit HD (1366x768) capacitive touch panel
• Processor: Intel® Pentium 2117U (1.8 GHz)
• Graphics: Intel® GMA HD
• Memory: 4GB DDR3
• Storage: 500GB (5400 RPM ) + 32GB ASUS WebStorage²
• Wireless: 802.11 b/g/n
• Camera: HD Camera
• Card Reader: SD/MMC/MS card reader

 

• Battery: Up to 5 hours life¹
• Dimensions: 11.9" x 7.9" x 0.8~0.9" (W x D x H)
• Weight: 2.9 lbs
• Color: Grey
• Input/ Output:
  • 1 x Audio jack combo
  • 1 x VGA port
  • 1 x HDMI port
  • 1 x RJ45
  • 1 x USB 3.0 port
  • 2 x USB 2.0 port

What's in the Box

• ASUS VivoBook X202E Notebook
• AC Adapter
• User Manual
• Warranty Card

ASUS- Top 3 Global Consumer Notebook Brand

As the world's top three consumer notebook brand and maker of the world's best-selling motherboards, ASUS prides itself by making products that always "START with PEOPLE." With a persistent approach to innovation, ASUS goes beyond satisfying current consumer needs to surpass expectations and spark the imaginations of people everywhere. ASUS designs and manufactures a diverse range of products as part of our relentless search for incredible, including motherboards, graphics cards, displays, desktop and all-in-one PCs, notebooks, netbooks, networking devices, servers, smartphones and tablets. Driven by innovation and committed to quality, ASUS won 4,168 awards in 2012 and recently received the recognition for the 2013 PC Magazine Reader's Choice Award.


1. Subject to product model, normal usage conditions and configuration.
2. Complimentary 32GB ASUS WebStorage space for 3 year. Internet connection required
3. Program applies to select notebooks purchased within the USA and Canada only. Customers must register online within 60-days from purchase date to be eligible. One claim per notebook only. Exclusion apply. For details, please visit, notebookcare.asus.com.
©2013 ASUS Computer International. All Rights Reserved. ASUS is a registered trademark of ASUSTeK Computer. All specifications and terms are subject to change without notice. Please check with your supplier for exact offers on selected models. Products may not be available in all markets. Product may not be exactly as shown in photos. Actual colors may differ from their appearance due to variation of monitor restrictions and color processing. All trademarks are registered to their respective companies. ASUS shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.

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Customer Reviews

Most helpful customer reviews
75 of 77 people found the following review helpful.
Great computer! Don't listen to the 1-Star reviews!
By Tyler D
I love Asus, and most know that they create quality computers. A side note, my cousin's fiance has been working at Best Buy for five years as a part of the Geek Squad and informed me about the best computers on the market (Asus being one of those top brands). I also own a larger, 15.6-inch Asus laptop. My reason for purchasing this laptop is for the upcoming school year; I wanted something light, portable, sufficient memory, and multi-functional. I am a software engineer, so I wanted something that I could use for coding, as well as for taking notes in other classes. This computer is brilliant. I have been using it for hours and am entirely satisfied. A $400 laptop that is sleek, light, touch-screen, lots of memory, and efficient? Sold. The model of this computer is very appealing and couldn't ask for any better. No bulging battery, looks similar to an Apple computer. I love it and am looking forward to bringing this all over campus! If you need a computer to bring wherever you go, buy this computer! I've also noticed that it goes for around $500 on other online stores and nearly $700 at Walmart. Don't let the price on Amazon deceive you for this quality computer! :)

Also, those 1-star reviews are bogus and hurt the overall scoring on the computer. One is a lady complaining about a computer that doesn't work (not the actual, working computer); the other ranting about how she detests Asus. If you want lousy plastics and sub-par hard drives, buy an HP or Dell!
92 of 98 people found the following review helpful.
So far so good! This thing is worth the 399!!
By wwjoshdew
UPDATE: 10/19/2013 - Okay, so I've had this thing for a WHILE now, and I wanted to update this review. So here we go!

My ASUS G750JX-DB71 came with a 256GB SSD and I went to swap it out with my 480GB SSD that I put in my old G74SX. When I took out the G750's SSD, I realized it was a 7mm SSD, which fits PERFECTLY in the X202E. This thing boots up in just a few seconds, and now it even comes out of standby faster. With the 500GB HDD (that came with it), there would be times when you had Chrome open (with a few tabs) and you wouldn't be able to do ANYTHING for a little bit. When you look down, you'd see the HDD light staying SOLID... Not even flashing or hesitating. After the slow stock hdd calmed down, then the computer would be responsive again. You do NOT have those problems with an SSD! Whenever it's reading from the hard drive or when the ram is full (because of to many open tabs and applications), it pulls from the SSD. But it's so fast, that it doesn't slow you down at all! If you google me "wwjoshdew", I'll have a video on how to open this thing up and put an SSD in it. Remember, it HAS to be a 7mm SSD, a 9mm one won't fit. I HIGHLY recommend the one linked to below!

Samsung Electronics 840 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Single Unit Version Internal Solid State Drive MZ-7TE250BW

With a USB 3.0 flash drive combined with an SSD, you can transfer files at over 200MB/s to the Patriot Supersonic Magnum flash drive!
Patriot Supersonic Magnum 64 GB Flash Drive - Black (PEF64GSMNUSB)

Also, I updated my X202E to Windows 8.1 really easily by visiting the store from my X202E and simply pressing download... Installation was easy, pain free, and all of my programs and files survived the update just fine. Plus I'm pretty sure it starts up faster now (I disabled hiberation and quick stat up. NOT NEEDED with an SSD!)

My ONLY Complaint with this thing is that when you have power save enabled (it turns it on when you reboot), you KNOW it's on... It's slower and YouTube videos stutter and pause so freaking much. Turn on performance mode, and 1080p YouTube videos look and play good. I also recommend uninstall power4gear hybrid and installing the latest version (3.0.5 as I type this review). Some of the programs and drivers have updates OUT OF THE BOX!

ALSO, Google a tool called "ASUS Backtracker" if you plan on upgrading to an SSD! It will take your recovery partition from your HDD and copy it to a 16GB Flash Drive. I recommend doing that ASAP and putting that flash drive in the box that your X202E came with, so that you know where it is if your HDD dies, or if you want to upgrade to an SSD and need to reinstall Windows 8.

MY INITIAL REVIEW IS BELOW!

I'm actually typing this review from the laptop. So far I'm impressed. I opened it up (If you search "wwjoshdew", I posted high resolution photos on Twitter) and the hard drive is easy to replace, but the ram is SOLDERED in! You can clearly see that in the pictures. I can't post a link, but on my Twitter I tweeted a link to an imgur album with several photos. 4GB is okay I guess. I'm going to be putting this 120GB Vertex 3.20 SSD in it and if the computer ever needs to read/write from the hard drive because all of the ram is used up, it will be really quick and you probably won't notice it.

The touchscreen feels GREAT! I review the latest Android smartphones and tablets, and let me tell you... I have many tablets and phones (all touchscreen) and I feel RIGHT AT HOME using this ASUS X202E-DB1T.

The fact that you can't upgrade the ram is a little disappointing, but if you upgrade to an SSD, you probably won't notice a difference (goes back to the whole reading/writing to the insanely fast SSD if the ram is full).

Usually I make it towards my computer doesn't go to sleep when I close the lid, but there is literally only a two second (or so) gap in between opening the lid, and being able to "swipe up" on the screen to use it like you were before closing the lid. So I think I'll keep it this way and only make it NOT do that when it's plugged in (under advanced power options and close lid options).

So far I'm very impressed and love this thing! I don't find myself using the track pad at all! And there is no need to carry around a mouse, because touching the screen is way faster and more convenient than using a mouse or track pad.

I'm on my very first charge, so I'll update this review as time goes on and after I put this SSD in it and clone/restore the internal hard drive that's in this thing.

07/31/2013 UPDATE: I'll need to kill it and charge it a few more times to give you accurate battery life. I just installed Steam and loaded MW3... Without changing ANY settings, it played pretty smoothly! (youtube.com/watch?v=-7dygM0Bk5Y&hd=1)

The SD Card slot is cool. Usually laptops suck the whole card in it, this one it sticks out. So no worrying about the mechanism breaking and not being able to get your sd card out.

This thing only picks up my 2.4Ghz network, NOT my 5Ghz network. Plus the ethernet port is 100Mbps, BUT it has a USB 3.0 port, so Plugable's USB 3.0 Ethernet Adapter will get you a FULL 1Gbps link speed! (I have 120 Down and 25 Up with Comcast. I'm able to pull 116 Down EASILY with the USB 3.0 port and Plugable USB 3.0 to 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN Network Adapter)

For 399, you have to settle somewhere. Plus there are USB 3.0 docks (Plugable UD-3000 USB 3.0 Universal Docking Station for Windows 8, 7, XP (DVI, VGA, or HDMI to 2048x1152, Gigabit Ethernet, Audio, 2 USB 3.0 Ports, 4 USB 2.0 Ports, 4A AC Power Adapter)) that let you use that USB 3.0 port to it's full potential! Gigabit Ethernet, extra USB 3.0 and 2.0 Ports, DVI, HDMI, audio, and etc. I'm not complaining at all! This thing was worth it to me.
46 of 53 people found the following review helpful.
Gave This One Time and It's Pretty Damn Good
By Radashack
After returning the ASUS Vivotab Smart Tablet because of weird and unexplained quirks and failures, I ordered this one because of the more traditional specs and full-blown Windows 8. After some software anomalies in respect to Windows Update, (it doesn't tell you the progress of the downloads and installation which makes you think nothing is happening), but everything else worked fine. I was very disappointed in the description of this unit when Amazon failed to mention that THIS model DID NOT have Bluetooth (I just assumed it did). Not a problem though because I ordered the Kinivo BTD-400 Bluetooth Adapter, plugged it in, and the software automatically downloaded (Windows 8), and this thing grabbed Bluetooth devices I didn't know I had!

It is not a perfect little machine by any means but damn it's good. I have had astronomically more good and surprisingly good experiences with it than disappointments. Wireless works well and fast. Boot up is fast! Touch screen works very well with no lapses, freezing, or failure to respond to touch.

Windows 8 will require a learning curve and sometimes the interaction between this unit and Windows is peculiar, but it is there and functional. Most of the time it's that pop yourself in the forehead and saying; "ahh there it is, why didn't I see that" kind of thing!

I gave it five stars because it's worthy of it. For what it was designed to do, and keeping in mind that no computer is perfect, this one does abundantly well what it was designed to do!
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