ASUS Rolls Out the Eee PC R051BX AMD-powered Netbook

Cristian_25H · Jan 23, 2012, 09:26 AM

Without making much noise ASUS has made available, in Germany at least, a new, Fusion-flavored (or should we say heterogeneous-heavy?) Eee PC, the 10.1-inch R051BX. Available in black (but coming soon in white), this netbook weights 1.17 kg, and has an LED-backlit (1024 x 600) display, an AMD C-50 (dual x86 cores @ 1.0 GHz, Radeon HD 6250 graphics) APU, 1 GB of RAM, a 320 GB hard drive, and a 2,200 mAh battery.

The Eee PC R051BX has Windows 7 Starter pre-installed and costs 259 Euro.

Source: nDevil

RejZoR · Jan 23, 2012, 10:14 AM

What i hate the most is the way how ASUS is naming the netbooks. The numbering scheme is just ridiculous and i never have any idea what i'm looking at by just looking at the names.

Frick · Jan 23, 2012, 10:47 AM

I'm not a fan of that resolution, otherwise pretty decent. I don't even mind Win7 Starter on those machines actually.

Hokum · Jan 23, 2012, 11:25 AM

Why 1024x600? The Acer models are 1280x720.

LAN_deRf_HA · Jan 23, 2012, 12:21 PM

Which acer has that? I see 600p for 10.1" and 768p for 11.6"

halfwaythere · Jan 23, 2012, 12:48 PM

How is this new?

Acer 522. I have one.

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-...k.50481.0.html

FreedomEclipse · Jan 23, 2012, 02:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by halfwaythere

How is this new?

Acer 522. I have one.

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-...k.50481.0.html

hense the news post starting off with "Without making much noise..." Asus just wanted to slip into the market anyway instead of making a big song and dance about it. Had they put a E-350 or 450 in it then that would be an entirely different story.

Hokum · Jan 23, 2012, 09:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by halfwaythere

How is this new?

Acer 522. I have one.

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-...k.50481.0.html

Ditto, in fact i'm typing this on mine. Just wish i could speed up the graphics. Otherwise a nice nimble netbook (I recommend a ssd!).

FreedomEclipse · Jan 23, 2012, 10:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hokum

Ditto, in fact i'm typing this on mine. Just wish i could speed up the graphics. Otherwise a nice nimble netbook (I recommend a ssd!).

the new line of HP DM1 with the E-450 APUs are ludicrously cheap these days. its slightly bigger then 10.1" but you get a bigger screen and you can a fair few games on it.

time for a trade in?

Hokum · Jan 24, 2012, 04:47 PM

TBH i'm happy with the 522, it does everything I need, just not everything I want

It plays Bastion fine, I just wish I could play Borderlands on it. But i've built a new (old) PC to do that.

FreedomEclipse · Jan 24, 2012, 05:00 PM

well Like i said before - Its because I have a total beast in a box at home that i tolerate a 'lower performing' netbook/ultraportable. I used to have a an old 14.1" laptop that weighed as much as some of dell's 15" Inspirons. It was great for quite a few games as it had a fairly low-midrange dedicated graphics card. but as you get older and more mature, you tend to want something different

obviously the same time can be said about marrages and relationships.

I could be on the road cycling for hours and not really break my shoulders or back doing it because I dont have an extra 2-3kg of weight to lug around with the other stuff but yet i got full internet access when i stop off at a pub for some grub and a pint

Jan 23, 2012, 09:26 AM	#1
Cristian_25H Staff Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Still on the East Side Posts: 41 (0.07/day) Thanks: 9 Thanked 977 Times in 489 Posts	ASUS Rolls Out the Eee PC R051BX AMD-powered Netbook Without making much noise ASUS has made available, in Germany at least, a new, Fusion-flavored (or should we say heterogeneous-heavy?) Eee PC, the 10.1-inch R051BX. Available in black (but coming soon in white), this netbook weights 1.17 kg, and has an LED-backlit (1024 x 600) display, an AMD C-50 (dual x86 cores @ 1.0 GHz, Radeon HD 6250 graphics) APU, 1 GB of RAM, a 320 GB hard drive, and a 2,200 mAh battery. The Eee PC R051BX has Windows 7 Starter pre-installed and costs 259 Euro. Source: nDevil

Jan 23, 2012, 10:14 AM	#2
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Jan 23, 2012, 10:47 AM	#3
Frick Fishfaced Nincompoop Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 8,051 (3.02/day) Thanks: 1,100 Thanked 1,500 Times in 1,193 Posts System Specs	I'm not a fan of that resolution, otherwise pretty decent. I don't even mind Win7 Starter on those machines actually. __________________ "The 'gentle biker' look is overdone. I'm going for 'psycho hillbilly.' "

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Jan 23, 2012, 11:25 AM	#4
Hokum Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Glossop, UK Posts: 63 (0.11/day) Thanks: 2 Thanked 9 Times in 5 Posts System Specs	Why 1024x600? The Acer models are 1280x720.

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Jan 23, 2012, 12:21 PM	#5
LAN_deRf_HA Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 4,068 (2.14/day) Thanks: 295 Thanked 853 Times in 595 Posts System Specs	Which acer has that? I see 600p for 10.1" and 768p for 11.6"

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Jan 23, 2012, 12:48 PM	#6
halfwaythere Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 68 (0.04/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts	How is this new? Acer 522. I have one. http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-...k.50481.0.html

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Jan 24, 2012, 04:47 PM	#10
Hokum Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Glossop, UK Posts: 63 (0.11/day) Thanks: 2 Thanked 9 Times in 5 Posts System Specs	TBH i'm happy with the 522, it does everything I need, just not everything I want It plays Bastion fine, I just wish I could play Borderlands on it. But i've built a new (old) PC to do that.

Jan 24, 2012, 05:00 PM	#11
FreedomEclipse Crazy Dogmatic Bullsh!t! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: (British Born Chinese) London, United Kingdom Posts: 7,588 (3.37/day) Thanks: 827 Thanked 1,623 Times in 1,299 Posts System Specs	well Like i said before - Its because I have a total beast in a box at home that i tolerate a 'lower performing' netbook/ultraportable. I used to have a an old 14.1" laptop that weighed as much as some of dell's 15" Inspirons. It was great for quite a few games as it had a fairly low-midrange dedicated graphics card. but as you get older and more mature, you tend to want something different obviously the same time can be said about marrages and relationships. I could be on the road cycling for hours and not really break my shoulders or back doing it because I dont have an extra 2-3kg of weight to lug around with the other stuff but yet i got full internet access when i stop off at a pub for some grub and a pint __________________ “I used to be a serial upgrader like you, then i took a downgrade to the knee” -FreedomEclipse

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