Duel: Asus 1201N vs HP dm1

Asus Eee PC 1201N

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Luxury netbook or economical ultra? This is  what we're going to look at in today's duel between the Asus Eee PC 1201N and the HP Pavilion dm1. Sure, these aren't 5 star products but they're strong 4 star ones and are among the current best sellers.

Most of the time, netbooks are synonymous with poor performance, limiting them to Internet and office doc use. Over the last few months however, we've seen the appearance of some larger, better set-up, more powerful models. 3D gaming and HD video can now be envisaged on machines that are on the borderline between netbooks and ultra-portable laptops.

The Asus Eee PC 1201N and the HP Pavilion dm1 are perfect representatives of the current trends. The first is clearly a netbook with its Intel Atom processor, while the HP would usually be considered a budget ultra with its ULV processor. They are nevertheless priced similarly,
which makes the choice a difficult one.

Which one wins over? Check out our duel to find out!


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