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Got one because of the price and the touch screen. Works very well, touch screen works as advertised. Screen display and keyboard are good. The issue I have is that the memory is basically fixed at 2GB. Early on I'd read that this was going to allow up to 8GB, which I assumed was user upgradeable. This is not the case. ASUS told me that the max is 4GB and that it can only be done at a service center. "On board" memory is evidently soldered to the motherboard.
In all honesty, so far, 2GB has been sufficient for the simple tasks this laptop is being used for (web browsing and occasional Office documents).
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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program It took approximately 4 minutes to set up, not due to the proprietary setup but due to having to set up Windows 8.Windows 8 comes on this laptop. Like all the windows 8 computers, it comes without having a start button in desktop mode. You can easily get one by googling, and downloading the free classic shells program.
McAfee antivirus comes installed. I prefer to choose the Avast free personal antivirus program, and it recognized the tablet immediately, and downloaded quickly.
Intel Celeron 1007U (1.5GHz) processor is okay. For a Celeron processor it has good power.
*Not for games. We had it freeze up on more than one occasion when trying to play simple games on PBS kids.
LED with Touch screen is reasonably responsive not as good as my I-pad, but it is better than other laptop touch screens that I have tested in stores. YOU CANNOT INCREASE THE SIZE OF VIEW BY TOUGH SCREENE.
The keyboard is a traditional laptop Chiclet Style Keyboard setup with center scroll pad. You can use both the touch and key board interchangeably. It was sometimes quicker to use the touch screen to navigate where I needed to go. * It does vent on the left and it gets hot, Do not block the vents.
Voice command works great. I love to be able to talk instead of typing. I was able to talk up to two and a half feet away, and it picked up my words well.
It has a real good battery life. It easily held the charge to play a two hour movie. Movie played clean and clear. Visual screen is very good and sound works great.
Decent WiFi connectivity.
*One important note to purchasers: the power cable Jack must be pushed in until it clicks in to ensure charging.
This laptop has an ultrabook shape and size, but is actually a little heavier than normal laptop that fit in that category.
Ports included are USB 2.0 USB 3.0 Vga and HDMI.
Like other small forms of notebooks of this era, it does not have an optical drive. Although this can be overcome by attaching one by USB Drive.
No Bluetooth
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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program With the limited RAM, I wasn't sure about performance. But for web surfing, media viewing, MS office, and Windows 8 apps it is a surprisingly solid performer. The touchscreen is great. As good and responsive as any tablet. And the touchscreen is useful for surfing not just apps.What i didn't like was Asus partitions your hard drive to a C and D drive. It puts 170GB into the D data drive. So you have to be sure to start storing all your data there or the C drive gets filled fast. But your default media libraries are on the C drive. I called Asus tech service. There is no way to de-partition except with 3rd party software.
The computer does get hot and of course battery life is not ultrabook. I am getting roughly 3.5 hrs or so, at best 4. But overall I do like it. For buisness travel or a very portable school computer that is also good for enjoying surfing and media this is a solid choice. I also feel it is a good value especially with the quality touchscreen.
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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program I completely love the ASUS VivoBook laptop! For quite a while now, I've wanted something small, yet versatile, for both personal and work business. Not to mention something I can easily access my favorite websites or play games on, and this laptop fit the bill perfectly! It comes packaged quite nicely with a small handle, and once you open the package there is only the laptop and the battery to charge it inside. No mess, no fuss. I did plug the battery to the left side port, and tried to charge it, but realized when the green light flashed that it came already pre-charged, which was great since I could dive right in and get to know my new laptop. And before I begin with all the internal specs, let me say this is a very light mini laptop, which is great because I'm a tiny person who already lugs around a million things, and added weight is not all that fun. It has a nice textured top, which is great, because I did have a previous large laptop that had a smooth finish, and I swear I had to wipe it down every day for tons of fingerprints. So this is a definite plus. The outside front does have a battery indicator that flashes red when it needs to be charged, green when it's ready for use. The sides house an audio jack for plugging in your earbuds/earphones, a HDMI port, two USB ports, and a card reader. Everything that I needed in one small package! The power cord, does have a little Velcro strap, which I, personally, like as it keeps the wire tangle free. The bottom of the laptop does have small rubber grips so it doesn't slide around on a smooth surface like a table top.Initially, when I started the Vivobook up, it does take quite a few minutes so be patient! I want to say it took about 30 seconds for the screen to pop up where it ask you to personalize your screen (pick a screen color and pc name), add your email account, and enter your wireless information. Wireless was a massive breeze, and it in less than three seconds it found my signal and I was ready to go! You can choose express settings by the way, or you can customize your own. While it updates your information and finalizes your settings the screen does display updates of what you can do with the laptop.
It does have Windows 8 preinstalled on it as well as a month trial of McAfee security, so I do suggest going into the desktop app and click on the McAfee icon to do a scan and update the security before proceeding with setting up the rest of your information. Windows 8 has a lot of apps already preinstalled on the home screen with things such as Skype, Netflix, Microsoft Messaging, Email, News, Pictures, etc. All of these can be easily uninstalled by simply touching the app and pulling it down slightly. A screen will appear at the bottom, and you can click uninstall the app. This is actually my first interaction with Windows 8, and it fits this laptop perfectly for what the majority of people will want to do on it. You can swipe from any edge to open the system tabs, and change your settings. Also one I signed in using my email account it did sync everything in my calendar, which was very nice!! There is a tutorial for Windows 8 on the home screen for all those who have yet to really mess with it. There is also a camera in the laptop, which is great when you want to talk to people, or take pictures. All you do is press the screen to take a picture, and you can easily view it on the apps!
As for the inside of the laptop, the keys are very noise free, easy to press, and it feels like I'm typing on a normal keyboard. The touchpad works like a charm, but since this is a touch screen laptop, I don't really see many people using it. The touchscreen is very sensitive, and one little press will open windows, play games, etc! I've typed using the touchscreen, and I've actually put the laptop on my lap at an angle, and it was such a breeze to type on the screen versus using the keyboard. Overall this is a perfect laptop for people on the go, those in school, those working, or for those people who just want the ease of having all their favorite things at their fingertips. My first time using the laptop, I will say my battery died at about two hours of use, but the screen was on constantly as it had 19 updates to install. That actually took the longest portion of time. Another feature I liked is that the screen will shut itself off, just like normal, but with a simple press of a button it comes back on in an instant, so the startup time is pretty good when it's in sleep mode. Great laptop, perfect for what I needed, and I do recommend it as one of the best mini laptops out there!
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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program The hot trend in terms of Windows Laptops is Windows 8 and touch screens. The Asus VivoBook X200CA is one such foray into the market, but it is one that is lacking. It is not as much a laptop than it is a touch screen enabled Windows 8 netbook that class of small, lightweight and unfortunately underpowered machines that emphasize portability and battery life over power. While a fun experiment and a great way to get your feet wet with Windows 8 and a touch screen, the machine comes up lacking for any real regular use.As I am writing this, I am running the machine with the default McAfee security program and Open Office, and I'm currently using 75% of my memory. Part of that is that the system is downloading updates and the included McAfee is scanning it as it downloads but as someone who multi-tasks work, this is going to be a problem. The light memory (only 2 GB) and the beyond weak processor (a Pentium Celeron 1.5 Ghz) prevents this machine from living up to potential. Unfortunately, laptops need a bit more oomph, because unless you leave it on or you use it every day, when you boot the laptop, you need to compete with updates and downloads before you can get started on your work. Which is too bad because otherwise there is a lot of potential here. Sleek and lightweight, the machine weighs in a very light 2.6 lbs. with a bright 11.6 inch touch screen. It is built for portability there is no optical drive but the machine boasts two USB 2.0 ports on one side and a USB 3.0 port on the other side. Video has both a VGA and an HDMI output on the left hand side to give options to hook up to a larger display. Networking is either the built in 801.11 bgn wireless, but also has a sleek expanding Ethernet port for wired networking if needed. The hard drive is a decent 320 GB, which is probably going to be much more space than you need for this type of machine, unless you use this as a portable movie media device and download a lot of files (since you do not have an included optical drive to watch from)
The keyboard is fairly nice to type on featuring a well laid out collection of keys for the size of the keyboard, with the keys the raised Chiclet style that give nicely under the fingers for tactile typing, as well as an on-screen keyboard for touch screen use. At the bottom of the screen is a rather large trackpad that is set up for multi-touch gestures, allowing the user to navigate through programs and the Windows 8 screens with multi-finger gestures. The gestures take some getting used to but overall they can be used for a speedy response without having to move from the keyboard to the screen and back.
The warranty and battery life are not bad at one year, and a reported 5 hours of life. Unfortunately, the battery seems to be inside the body which means that it is not easily replaceable, nor is it possible to get a longer lived battery.
Unfortunately in the end I have a very hard time getting past the lack of memory and power. I understand that is part of the reason the price is more in line with what we were paying for netbooks, but I have a hard time recommending this machine beyond as either an entry level laptop for year or so, or as a supplemental, very portable machine for on the go. Otherwise, if you are able, up your budget $200 and look for full powered notebooks with AMD or Intel's i3 or i5 line of processors and a decent amount of memory. In the end, you truly get what you pay for.
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