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Reviews: Ultraportable Notebooks
Asus W5Fe-2P025E
CPU: 2-GHz Core 2 Duo T7200 • Display Size (inches): 12.1 • Wide Screen: Yes • Total HD Size (GB): 160 • Min. Weight (lbs.): 4 • Price When Reviewed: $1999
Asus W5Fe-2P025E (Front)
Asus W5Fe-2P025E (Front)
Asus W5Fe-2P025E (Back)
Asus W5Fe-2P025E (Side)
74.5 Good
Last updated
December 10, 2007
Test Center Reviewed by
Carla Thornton
Pros
  • Includes Vista Sideshow LCD
  • Excellent built-in Webcam
Cons
  • Short battery life
  • No bundled productivity software
Review
Test Report
Pricing
Pricing: Average: $1999 (11/26/2007)
Performance: Poor: 59
Features: Very Good: 80
Design: Good: 79
Pricing
Average: $1999  
Performance
Poor: 59  
WorldBench 6 Tests - Very Good: 74
WorldBench 6 Component Results (seconds)
Adobe Photoshop CS2 627 
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 DirectX 554 
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 Rendering 823 
Firefox 2 328 
Microsoft Office 2003 with SP-1 368 
Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9.0 274 
Multitasking 416 
Nero 7 Ultra Edition 1146 
Roxio VideoWave Movie Creator 1.5 253 
Winzip Computing WinZip 10.0 418 
Battery Test
Number of Included Batteries
Battery Life (Video Playback in hh:mm) 02:27 
Graphics Tests (frames per second)
Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 13.11 
Features
Very Good: 80  
CPU & Memory
CPU 2-GHz Core 2 Duo T7200 
System Memory 1536 
Type of Memory DDR2-667 SDRAM 
Video & Display
Display Size (inches) 12.1 
Horizontal Resolution 1280 
Vertical Resolution 800 
Video Chip Set Intel GMA 950 Graphics 
Video Memory using main memory 
External Monitor Interface integrated 
Wide Screen Yes 
Storage
Total HD Size (GB) 160 
Optical Drive Speed
Optical Drive Type DVD±R DL/DVD±RW 
Removable Optical Drive No 
Floppy Drive No 
Number of Media Slots
Other Removable Media Drive Memory Stick, SD Card, xD-Picture Card 
Ports & Expansion
Serial Ports No 
Parallel Ports No 
USB Ports
FireWire Ports
Microphone Ports Yes 
Headphone Jacks Yes 
S-Video Ports Yes 
Composite Video Ports No 
Docking Station Port No 
Infrared Port Yes 
Shared Mouse/Keyboard Port No 
Mini PCI Port No 
PC Card Slots
Express Card Slots
Connectivity
Network Port 10/100Base-T ethernet 
Wireless LAN Type 802.11a/g 
Bluetooth Yes 
Modem Type V.92 
Other
Standard Number of Batteries
Type of Batteries Lithium ion 
Built-In Speakers Stereo 
Dimensions 12 by 8.9 by 1.3 
Min. Weight (lbs.)
Average Weight (pounds, with accessories) 4.7 
Accessories Notebook, battery, AC adapter, phone cord 
Pointing Device Touchpad 
Operating System Windows Vista Business (32-bit) 
Other Included Hardware Phone cord, wireless mouse 
Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years) Two 
Parts Warranty (years) Two 
Weekday Support Hours 15.5 
Saturday Support Hours
Sunday Support Hours
Toll-Free Support Yes 
Reliability & Service
Summary of results for all of brand's products in this category This Taiwanese PC maker--best known for building components and systems for other vendors--sells under its own brand, too. Asus notebooks earned average marks for reliability, but we got too few votes to rate the company's support. 
Reliability of brand's products in this category
Reports of products with core component problems Average 
Reports of products with failed components Average 
Reports of products with any significant problems Average 
Reports of products arriving with problems Average 
Overall satisfaction with reliability of brand's products in category Average 
Design
Good: 79  

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