Typical price: £680
What is it: Ultra-mobile PC with a 60GB hard drive
What we think: It comes with plenty of accessories, but it does nothing that a laptop cannot
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 14 December 2006
Tags: Asus, Asus R2H Ultra-Mobile PC, passwords, DVD rewriter, microphone
We like:
Good hardware design; impressive array of accessories; built-in GPS receiver and digital camera
We don't like:
Heavy and slightly unwieldy; average battery life
CNET UK judgement:
The Asus R2H comes with a great bundle of accessories and shows off the ultra-mobile PC format to good effect, however it still does nothing that an ultraportable laptop cannot
Full review:
The ultra-mobile PC (UMPC) made its first appearance back in March at CeBIT 2006, in the shape of the Samsung Q1. Also present at CeBIT -- in prototype form at least --- was the R2H from Asus, but it has taken the rest of the year for this device to materialise in a reviewable state. Continue Reading...
Asus R2H Ultra-Mobile PC History
20 Jul 2007 in Reviews
Ultra-mobile PCs are a type of small form-factor PC that fits in the palm -- but don't let their size fool you, they run proper versions of the Windows or Linux operating systems and most software. Here's four of the best
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