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ASUS A53U-ES21

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  • 11.6"
  • Atom 1.66 GHz Dual core
  • 2 GB DDR3-1333
  • 16 GB SSD
Released May, 2011
PERFECT for commuters since it is so compact and lightweight, yet big enough to be more comfortable and easy to use than a Netbook...In fact, after using this today, my old HP Mini netbook is going on eBay tomorrow!
Rated 100% by russ5811--russ5811 (Jul, 2011)
 
$450
  • 15.6"
  • 1.65 GHz Dual core
  • 4 GB DDR3
  • 320 GB HDD
Released February, 2012
I now have a laptop with a dual core processor, 4 GB ram, 64 GB SSD, 320 GB HDD, an external laptop size USB DVD R/W, and a screen with lots more real estate than I need.
Rated 80% by Warren (May, 2012)
 
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general

Brand Acer vs ASUS
Expected N/A vs N/A
Announced May, 2011 vs Feb, 2012
Announcement expected N/A vs N/A
Released May, 2011 vs Feb, 2012
Is rumored No vs No
Is upcoming No vs No
Is is released Yes vs Yes
Manufacturer's product page Unknown vs Unknown
Urls Unknown Unknown
Manufacturer code AC700-1099 vs A53U-ES21
Replaced Unknown Unknown
3D images key Unknown vs Unknown
Sortable review score 88.09% vs 82.79%
Operating system Chrome OS vs Windows 7 64 bit
Architecture Unknown vs x86-64

form factor

Weight 1,446 g vs 2,594 g
Size 285 x 25 x 205 mm vs 384 x 36 x 257 mm
Technology Lithium-Ion vs Lithium-Ion
Color Black vs Brown
Thickness 25 mm vs 36 mm
Battery life 6 hour vs 4 hour

processor

CPU Intel Atom N570 vs CPU
Clock speed 1.66 GHz vs 1.65 GHz
Cores Dual core vs Dual core
Code name Pineview vs Unknown
Threads 4 vs Unknown
Manufacture process 45 vs Unknown
Is mobile Yes vs Unknown
Architecture x86-64 vs Unknown
3DMark06 CPU Unknown vs Unknown
Cinebench r10 32Bit 1,641 vs Unknown
Turbo clock speed None vs Unknown
Is hyperthreaded Yes vs Unknown
L2 cache 1 MB vs Unknown
L3 cache None vs Unknown
Benchmark score Unknown vs Unknown

memory

RAM capacity 2 GB vs 4 GB
RAM type DDR3-1333 vs DDR3
Maximum capacity 2 GB vs Unknown
Format Unknown vs Unknown
Module count 1 vs Unknown
Module capacity 2 GB vs Unknown
Pins Unknown vs Unknown
Channels Unknown vs Unknown

display

Size 11.6" vs 15.6"
Resolution 1366 x 768 vs 1366 x 768
PPI 135 ppi vs 100 ppi
Area 67.28 square inch vs 121.68 square inch
Is multitouch N/A vs N/A
Technology Unknown vs Unknown
Touch screen None vs None

storage

Internal storage 16 GB vs 320 GB
Type SSD vs HDD
Interface Unknown vs Unknown
Internal storage rotation speed N/A vs 5,400 RPM
Readable optical discs
CD-ROM vs
DVD vs
CD-RW vs
DVD-RW vs
DVD+RW vs
Writable optical discs Unknown Unknown
Supported card formats
SDHC vs
MMC vs
SDSC vs

network

Wi-Fi
802.11b vs
802.11a vs
802.11g vs
802.11n vs
Bluetooth Unknown vs Unknown
Supports 3G No vs No
Maximum data rate Unknown vs Unknown
Maximum data rate 300 Mbit/s vs 300 Mbit/s

ports

USB support USB 2.0 vs USB 2.0
USB version maximum data rate 57 MB/s vs 57 MB/s
HDMI HDMI 1.0 vs HDMI 1.0
HDMI version maximum throughput 495 MB/s vs 495 MB/s
DVI ports Unknown vs Unknown
VGA ports Unknown vs Unknown
Display ports Unknown vs Unknown
Has a headphone jack Yes vs Yes
Has a microphone jack Yes vs Yes
Has a built-in microphone Unknown vs Unknown

features

Has a GPS No vs No
Has an accelerometer No vs No
Has a gyroscope No vs No
Has a compass No vs No
Has a light sensor No vs No
Camera 1.3 MP vs 0.3 MP

graphics

GPU label Unknown vs Unknown
GPU code name Unknown vs Unknown
GPU cores Unknown vs Unknown
GPU clock speed Unknown vs Unknown
DirectX version Unknown vs Unknown
Has integrated graphics Unknown vs Unknown
Video memory Unknown vs Unknown

Reviews

LaptopMag.com review URL Unknown vs Unknown
AnandTech.com bench URL Unknown vs Unknown