Asus 1215B mobile game console and long-livers, Down and Upsides

Hello, possess the netbook since 2 weeks and do not really know if that's good or bad, is compared to other E-450. How So? Well that you are experiencing the same.

My netbook:
AMD E-450
2 GB RAM + 4GB RAM SAMSUNG original 4 GB DDR3-1333 PC3-10600 CL9 204 pin SO-DIMM (M471B5273BH1-CH9) for current DDR3 i5 + i7 notebooks with DDR3-1333MHz support
500 GB HDD

Additional accessories:
Case Logic notebook sleeve PLS212K, neoprene, black, 30.7 cm (12.1 inches)
Is perfect for netbook with a compartment for the power supply

# Netbook series, you had good or bad luck?
The netbook comes in several varieties and all have any defects.
1. Defective wireless adapter and camera hinges - when buying Express Gate Start and after-Fi networks look in case you can not find one though which are near, exchange immediately.
2. Rattling keyboard - not really disturbing, but easily noticeable during fast typing and a bit louder. Unpleasant but you can live with it, or fixed with a loss of warranty itself.
3. Perfect Netbook

# Let's say it apart!
+++: Particularly well
o: Neutral
---: Immediately get rid of it!

* Housing:
Type: Glossy / Matt
Fingerprints: - Strong visible
Scratch resistance: - the screen border is very scratch-prone, the rest is OK before
Rattling: only at the keyboard (select models))

* Display:
Type: Glare (Stark mirror, but brightness makes the way)
Brightness: + is 10-20% brighter than others on the market.
Size: + 12.1 inches have exactly then searched
Resolution: o Standard Definition in the price range 1366x768
Contrast: + Nothing special, but good
Angle Viewing: + Reasonable surfing, but for videos and games with lots of black, it seems a bit weak
Power consumption: + Does not very strong effect on the time of use

* CPU:
Info: 2 cores, each with 1.65 GHz
Power: +++ for netbook very good, but this is the weakest part of the device
Power consumption: ++ overclocking can be activated
Overclockable: o not over 1.65GHz, but the voltage is changed)
* GPU
Info: ATI Radeon 6320
Capacity: ~ 400 MB of RAM from Dedicated and up automatically extended to the half of the RAM from the system
Clock speed: 507 MHz to 600 MHz +++ live overclockable (with AMD Fusion for Mobility software at your own risk)
Games performance: +++ Desktop / Laptop ripe with enough RAM (6 GB is optimal)
+++ Be enabled without any problems, but video acceleration must: 1080p Video
Power consumption: play + 2-3 hours Crysis 2 is Good

* RAM:
Clock Speed: 1333 MHz +++
Expandable: ++ to 8 GB
See ++ YouTube Videos: Easy to replace

* HDD:
Volume: - louder than the fan
Speed: o 20-30 MB read / write are safe inside
Power consumption: - the biggest energy guzzlers whether da ne SSD help? is not a monster, but affects the battery life greatly (or Linux Live OS can help)
Replace: - View only warranty, YouTube videos
Place: ++ for the performance of the device is a hard drive very well, especially if you want to have 2 operating systems

* WIFI:
Speed: - not very fast, but it could not fully test also because I use wireless only at the UNI
Reception: ++ with highest energy saving settings, the connection is still stable even in places where can not log all (with their nettops / Laptops / Pads / phones)

* Keyboard:
Type: Chiclet
Size: + optimal
Other: - a bit noisy when typing due to the defect (model dependent)

* Touchpad:
Size: ++
Sensitivity: ++
Buttons R / L: o bit hard to press, but anyway the use Synaptics software

* Fan:
Type: Passive + Active
Volume: ++ when using battery power at low load ranges from the passive cooling, with a heavy load (3D games) before Tolerable
Power: ++ Very satisfied, the CPU reaches its limit when not wide (Advised I would say 90 ° C for most AMD CPUs), the housing warms up and not strong and only on the bottom, of course, if it is on a firm surface stands.

* Battery:
Duration: ++ with Wi-Fi to surf the internet at low load 7+ hours with Win 7 x64 Pro, Linux better results are to be expected (8-9 maybe more depending on experience with underclocking and use)
Lifetime: ++ Intelligent battery charging when it is almost full, it will not charge. Charging is carried out separately for use.
Guzzlers: HDD reduces the time to twice or more at full load (nothing with Hibernate so) - there is Linux's strength. WLAN and display consume little power before.

* Power supply:
Portability: +++ very small, you can take anywhere
Other: - In the first 30 minutes when charging and playing parallel overheat it and turns off. Pull out of the socket in / out helps. (May be model-dependent, and no longer occurs with me)

* Camera: not tested
* Microphones: not tested
* Sound:
Quality: can not judge
Regulation: - only the software side (ie Win Boot Sound off forever)

* Other:
Linux Driver: - could be a problem to find what
No Windows License: +++ (How many have you already lying around Kriegt her which of the university / professional 60-80 Savings?)
Drivers CD: ++ no adware or other waste, InstAll click and let it do the work
USB: 2x2.0 Connections, 1x3.0 connection - iCharge when no voltage is applied, installed from the CD.
BIOS: EFI type
Express Gate: dirt, installed Android or Chromium or LINUX !, but if you want to format all new and then there are planning to use, does not delete the last ~ 20 MB partition that has the type EF and is necessary to launch Express Gate (Express Gate but installed on the win partition, if you do is know how, then from another Linux partition) for the Express Gate reinstallation you need this EF partition, Windows and the exe for Preinstallierten Windows (not user version that makes Win 7 x64 broken)

# Settings for Win 7 x64 Pro for gaming and mobility
* RAM upgrade to 6GB!
* Firewall, Defender, UAC and other scrap off - Correctly handle (no ambiguous pages and software / plugins with unique contents for ambiguous return), make every few months Updates, use in doubt VirusTotal.com
* .NET Optimization Services (x86, x64), and to experience another off - 40% CPU usage on both cores
* Disable paging file (only with 6 GB Ram) - Do not forget the graphic uses RAM! HDD and eats most, bad
* Adjust power settings for battery and mains operation.
* Put in AMD Vision CPU power adjustment with mains operation at maximum clock speed! In down / up cycles it most lagt
* BrazosTweaker: overclocking tool for the new APU family, use at your own risk, tested proposals can be found on the page. (Lower voltage = longer battery life + lower temperature, if you get memory errors or PC hangs / crashes, then you have the power to greatly reduced)
* Samsung Hybrid Engine (SHE): if it really helps or not I have not tested, but not interfere with one, as there is nothing to consume resources
* AMD Fusion for Mobility: makes overclocking GPU, but not use it myself because it so is going well and at restarting it will change the energy profile - annoying
* Do not use hibernation! RAM is written to disk, it takes a while and eats a lot away from the battery
* Rest for experience

# Games tested and declared playable (720p native resolution up with lowest settings, all games so):
Portal 2: smooth
Starcraft 2: smooth campaign
FEAR 3: rare
Mc Gees Alice 2: rarely
Crysis 2: Without HD Pack, rare
Team Fortress 2: smooth
Far Cry 2: Seldom to smoothly

* CPU is the biggest bottleneck is therefore Multiplayer often jerky, Games at source and go based MMOs but properly

# Windows rating with a total of 6GB of RAM:
CPU: 3.9
RAM: 5.9
GRAPHIC (AERO): 4.5
Graphic (games): 5.9
HDD: 5.9

I reserve the nettop because anyway everything is well set on, the display is good and it lives the longest for the price (got 1 times a week 13 hours day at university, long battery life is very important), In addition, the WLAN well (stable compound where my phone (Wave S8500) networks only looks but can not log in)
Too bad that the CPU is the weakest part of MATLAB, it is important, but is also quite good.
For 330 (with extra 4GB Samsung RAM, so 6GB total), the price / performance ratio is hard to snakes, if only not the model-dependent processing defects were.