ASUS - 11.6" Laptop - Intel Celeron N4020 - 4GB Memory - 64GB eMMC - Star Black
Model: E210MA-TB.CL464BK
SKU: 6498805
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Customers value the 11.6" laptop's ease of use, compact size, and affordability. Positive feedback also highlights its lightweight design and satisfactory performance for basic tasks. However, some users express concerns regarding the battery life, limited storage capacity, and RAM. A few also mention issues with the touchpad.
For the price $109 at the time of purchase, this is a good deal. At a glance, the laptop seemed badly underpowered. It has a dual-core Celeron processor, 4GB of ram and only 64GB of internal storage. The first and most positive thing I will say about this laptop is that if you remove the cover on the bottom there is a slot for an NVMe hidden there. That's right this super-value laptop has an NVMe slot hidden just under the backplate. I quickly inserted a cheap NVMe I bought, deleted the 64GB partition and re-installed Windows 11 on a 512GB NVMe. At least after I signed on once and registered it to my account so I wouldn't have to buy Windows 11 again. After re-installing Windows 11 on the NVMe I went into settings and increased the page file to 12 GB. This gave me 12gb of relatively fast virtual ram I could use on top of the 4GB integrated into the laptop making 16GB total. Not as good as really having 16GB of ram but using an NVMe as virtual memory it's pretty close. I would say this raised the machine's performance from "barely usable" to "decent". Yeah, it's not going to magically make this a high-end laptop. But it sure helps make browsing and doing tasks on it a lot more smooth. Plus it gives you some actual storage to work with.
Posted by Zonned
Loved this computer. Im a college student I have and ipad already and i can do a lot of my school work on there but there are some websites that don’t work probably on an ipad so i bought this computer for that reason. I got it went it was $109 so i took the opportunity and I recommend this to students. Perfect for kids as well. Im saving up for a better computer but for now this one is perfect. And the battery life is amazing! Super portable and works pretty fast for a computer this cheap. As long as your not opening a lot of windows at once and use it only for research purposes its going to work just fine. I also recommend you don't download anything so it lasts you longer and can continue being a fast little computer.
Posted by Kaykay
This computer is amazing if you keep in mind what it is: It is, in every sense of the word, a budget computer. It can regularly be bought on sale for about $100 and for that price it's absolutely worth it. You're not getting a powerhouse by any means, but it is surprisingly capable and handles any light duty tasks very well. I got this for online classes since I really just needed something to access the internet with. It comes preinstalled with S mode active, but you can easily remove S mode and have normal Windows. Once that's done, it's a competent enough machine. Edge has been improved so much for Windows that I didn't even bother to install Chrome; I just transferred all my data over from it. The full-size HDMI port is nice, and this computer can even output at 4K without any issues. The USB-C doesn't support video out on its own but with HDMI that hasn't been an issue for me. Everything else about the build is overall really good for how cheap this can be purchased. The laptop looks good and everything fits together seamlessly. Battery life for such a small air-cooled laptop is phenomenal and lasts several days of work and movies. It really rarely needs charged. The keyboard is adequate enough for typing on, and the trackpad works well also. One thing I'm not a huge fan of is the numpad on it. It words well if you want to use it, but it's easy to accidentally turn on and have accidental numbers input while scrolling on a document. I've had it happen several times and it's a nuisance but not deal breaking. The biggest down-side to me personally is the screen. Being a TN LCD it has relatively poor viewing angles and slightly off color. Given the low cost of the laptop there obviously had to be some cost-savings measures thrown somewhere, and the screen is it. But looking past that, the screen size makes this laptop very portable which is exactly what I wanted so I can look past that. It's still good for watching videos and web browsing, you just need to have it tilted at the ideal angle for it to look the best. I connect it to a monitor most of the time anyways so the screen really only gets used in class. One extra benefit not mentioned is that is does have M.2 SSD slot under the cover, which strangely isn't advertised. I haven't added one yet, but having the ability to eventually is very nice. Sadly, the RAM is not able to be added onto. It has enough for basic tasks though. Overall, a very good laptop for anyone who needs to do the basics. Wait for it to go on sale and you're getting a very portable laptop for a great price. Just be aware it is a budget machine going into it.
Posted by Studenting
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