Asus Eee PC T91MT-PU17-BK 8.9-Inch Intel Atom Netbook Computer (Black) Reviews
Asus Eee PC T91MT-PU17-BK 8.9-Inch Intel Atom Netbook Computer (Black) Reviews
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Asus Eee PC T91MT-PU17-BK 8.9 inch Intel Atom Z520/1 GB/32 GB SSD/W7HP Netbook Computer (Black)
Technical Details
- Intel Atom Z520(1.33GHz, 512KB L2 Cache, FSB 533MHz)- 1 GB DDR2 SODIMM memory, Max Capacity upto 2 GB
- 8.9" WSVGA (1024x600) Multi Touch Screen Panel
- Integrated Intel GMA 500 Graphics Controller; Shared w/ system memory
- 32 GB SSD/li>
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By M. Guillermo (Concord, CA USA)
I've had two Asus notebooks prior to purchasing this. One of them is around 5-6 years old and still working fine, albeit slow. The other one is around 1-2 years old and working very well. Because of the notebooks great performance, I decided on getting this netbook although it's much pricier than most netbooks.
It is not a perfect netbook. It has a lot of shortcomings but it does have some great features. I love the touch screen. You have to figure out how you should adapt your writing in such a way that you're not going to end up messing up your notes. It is not the most sensitive thing in the world but that's what I get for the price I paid. Remember, tablet PCs go for more than a thousand dollars. Also, you can't disable the multi-touch feature for all platforms. You can only disable it for windows journal and sticky notes (It's called IntelliWriting). It's weird why Asus did that.
Anyway, I also love the weight. It's very light and so convenient to carry around. Yes, the keyboard is tiny but what do you expect right? I have small hands so I can manage. You just have to adapt with the smallness of the netbook. At least it's only 2 lbs. That's definitely a plus for me. :)
The 1 GB RAM is something I had to upgrade. I tried it out for 2 weeks but it was a little bit hard to use a lot of programs at the same time. Upgrading to 2GB made it so much better.
Probably the worst feature of this netbook though is its 32 GB hard drive space. It is not enough. A lot of it is dedicated to Windows 7 and other necessary programs. I bought an 8GB SDHC (well, its a part of the package with the 2GB RAM upgrade) to expand the drive but it didn't make much difference. You're probably better off with a 32 GB SDHC.
I think I've said enough. All in all, this is a recommended netbook. :)
By J. Harley (Willow Grove, Pennsylvania United States)
I bought the T91MT because I wanted a small and simple touch screen device to use for light browsing and email while on the go. I preferred a touch screen for times when I want true portability without the need for a desk or mouse. Due to the many missing features (no printing, no Flash support, no USB support, etc) an iPad was out of the question. After thoroughly researching the alternatives, I decided on the T91MT.
First, the pros: The T91MT is extremely attractive and compact. It has a smaller screen than most netbooks, but that adds to the portability. Despite the tiny screen, I don't find myself side-scrolling as much as I anticipated. The keys, despite their tiny size, are fine for me with typing. Granted, it's more hunt and peck than traditional typing, but it still beats screen-only typing. The mouse pad is sufficiently responsive but I don't like the single mouse button. I actually scooped up a bluetooth mouse for my T91. It only has two USB ports and I'm not about to sacrifice one for a wireless mouse, nano or otherwise. I have no problems when switching or alternating between touchscreen and mouse(pad). The SSD drive is totally silent. In fact, the netbook is so quiet, I suffered from phantom noise syndrome. I'm so conditioned to hearing some type of noise from a computer that I started imagining hearing hard drive clicking sounds. Needless to say, it was just that, my imagination. This is the perfect netbook for students or anyone who doesn't want disruptive sounds during use. The netbook is fairly easy to navigate and controls are easy to find. The swivel screen feels sturdy and inspires confidence that it will be durable enough to withstand a few years of steady use. Asus doesn't disappoint in the extras department either. I was tempted to purchase a case at the same time I bought the T91. I searched for one but had a hard time finding one specifically for the T91, preferably made by Asus. Well, I'm glad I didn't find one because Asus already provides one with the T91, and a pretty nice one at that. In fact, it's even better quality than the Lenovo made netbook pouch that I bought for my daughter's Lenovo netbook. A DVD containing Windows 7 Home Premium and all pre-installed software and drivers is also included. The T91 comes with a 1GB RAM module installed in the bottom compartment. RAM can be upgraded to a maximum of 2GB via a single chip in the same compartment. I would have preferred extra DIMM slots so the RAM could be upgraded by adding an additional 1GB DIMM instead of simply tossing a perfectly good 1GB stick aside in favor of a 2GB single stick. I knew this was my only option before I purchased the T91, so I this is not so much a complaint as maybe a little hint if any Asus reps read this feedback.
When I fired up the T91, my first complaint didn't take long to form. The thing was S-L-O-W, even by netbook standards. I realize the first boot is painfully long, but even afterward, just plodding through routine tasks was sluggish. My first pangs of buyer's remorse after using this for a little while were regrets that I didn't choose the peppier Asus 1201N instead. I realize the T91 is not intended to be a mobile workstation or gamer laptop like an Alienware or XPS, but it was even visibly slower when compared side-by-side to my daughter's 18-month-old Lenovo S10. The bottleneck was partly due to some of the usual causes; a ton of pre-installed bloatware and Windows 7 was running with all the eye candy enabled by default. After uninstalling several unwanted applications and lowering the visuals to basic, i gained a slight increase in performance. I don't need the aero glass effects on my netbook if it's going to slow my system to a crawl. Another factor in the slowness is the pokey SSD. Although Windows rated it at 5.9 (which is actually pretty good), I've seen some slow write performance. Particularly, when downloading software, I noticed it usually takes longer to write the cached downloaded files to disk than to actually download the files. The SSD was part of my preference, which, along with the touch screen and smaller size, were the reasons why I opted for the T91MT over the 1201N. Performance can get downright frustrating at times, particularly with Flash heavy websites. The touch screen on the T91 is very dim (even at highest brightness) and grainy. I researched beforehand and realized it was a resistive touch screen and I was fine with that. I've used similar touch screens in the past on HP and Motion tablets, so I'm familiar with their look and feel. The T91's screen is much dimmer than I expected. Combined with poor contrast, this makes text difficult to read at times. The touchscreen material further gives the screen a certain graininess. I realize the T91 screen is small and all, but come on, my Droid is even smaller and the Droid screen is much brighter. If you're looking for something to rival an iPad screen or similar capacitive touchscreen, this is definitely not your cup of tea. You will be hugely disappointed. The screen supports multi-touch and gestures (the touchpad supports gestures as well). You can write on-screen with the included stylus. This is one of the benefits of having a resistive screen, particularly for professionals and students. Screen responsiveness is okay but it gets a little dodgy around the edges at times. The stylus also requires a little force to prevent missed strokes. Sound on thwe T91 is ho-hum, but I have not yet found a netbook that has good speakers. They all sound like transistor radios to me and this is no different. Battery life is okay. I get a few days of mixed light and moderate usage from a single charge. I use it for an hour or less at a time, so I have not tried an all day test yet. The one thing I did not know prior to purchase is that the battery is sealed in the unit and is not user replaceable. I really wish I knew this before purchasing. That would have been a deal breaker for me. Being as though it is highly unusual for a netbook/notebook to have a sealed non-removable battery and none of the reviews/product info that I read mentioned this, I was VERY surprised to discover this upon receipt. I subsequently went back and read every Amazon review and noticed one or two Amazon reviewers did mention it, but they weren't in the group of reviews I originally read. So, I have no one to blame but myself for not reading the reviews thoroughly enough. As far as tablet use, the T91 never feels awkward nor becomes noticeably warm during use.
I really want (and trying hard) to like my T91. But I must honestly say, I'm only toughing it out because of the restocking fee. Otherwise, I likely would have returned it already (and still might). It's sometimes difficult to read text on-screen, performance is lacking at times, touchscreen is so-so, and my concerns about the embedded battery persist. I realize netbooks aren't perfect and shouldn't be expected to perform as well as laptops. However, for nearly $500 (which is pretty much regular laptop money) I expected at least a little more value for my dollar than a dim unattractive screen and sub-par performance. I'll likely keep it and I plan to perform a fresh reinstall of WIn 7 minus the bloatware. I also plan to max out the RAM and insert a 16 or 32 MB SDHC card. If these last ditch attempts work, I'll gladly update the review and rating. As it stands now, I can barely offer three stars (I dropped as low as two but that's a bit harsh. I realized it's not quite that bad).
By Ashley Ellison (AUSTRALIA)
great idea, very light weight and can carry around easily. love the touch screen and the ability to fold the screen back and use as a tablet. Works well with internet and microsoft (except skype). The only disadvantage is the keyboard is very small and would not be great for typing assignments but design has made full use of space available. The only way to make keyboard bigger would be to make the whole netbook bigger and that would defeat the purpose of it.
By Bernd K. P. Schroder
Really, I have purchase the item "Asus Eee PC T91MT-PU17-BK 8.9-Inch Intel Atom Netbook Computer (Black)" this with a 32GB SSD and 1GB RAM, but the seller send me the item "Asus Eee PC T91SA-VU1X-BK 8.9-Inch Intel Atom Netbook Computer (Black)" this with a 16GB SSD and 16GB Bundle Card with 2GB RAM. The item is wrong but I can't still them now because I make my graduation in IT, I know that I have lost in value and in SSD capacity and the seller have not refund me some US$ like (40-50). About this mitmatch item, I have good impression, it works very good, it comes with windows XP but in the next weeks I will change it to OpenSuse and install also a virtual machine.
What all people say is that the windows is small and it is true, but the definition and resolution is also good. I use the machine every day with many hours, I'm a big man, and I can taste easily on the board with no difficult. I you want buy this item, I recomend pay a little bit more and buy it with a 32GB SSD, and a 2GM RAM is necessary for working better.
By PKP (Los Angeles, CA USA)
I was sorely disappointed in this product and returned it to Amazon after two days.
First off, the screen is very washed-out with poor contrast, even with brightness on max. Colors simply don't pop, and it's horrible in bright light. One key reason for this dullness is the resistive touch-screen. I don't think it's been covered extensively in the reviews, and frankly I didn't really know the difference before researching it a little, but buyers of any touch-screen product should know the difference between capacitive and resistive touch-screens.
I won't bore you here, but resistive touch-screens respond to pressure, while capacitive touch-screens respond to the your finger's electric field. Most touch-screens you've been using for years (like at the ATM) use resistive screens, while newer devices like the Nexus One, iPhone and iPad use capacitive screens. Resistive screens have many advantages, but their main disadvantage is that their screens tend to look dull and washed out, compared to non-touchscreens. My wife has an HP touchscreen laptop, and her screen also looks washed out. Capacitive touchscreens do not have this problem, and their screens tend to look just as good as non-touchscreens. After having an iPhone, I would only consider a convertible netbook if it has a capacitive screen.
My second problem was the awful keyboard. I've got a Dell Mini 9 which is about the same size as the Asus T91MT. But the keyboard is far superior. The Asus keyboard literally rattles when you put the unit down on a desk, and the feedback from the keys was awful. It just felt very cheap.
I love the form factor of the Asus T91, but I truly believe that most consumers will be better off buying a netbook or an iPad, depending on their needs.
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