Comments on: Astone UMPC to compete with Asus Eee PC

By: Rodel A. Delos Santos

Rodel A. Delos Santos — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 03:18:57 +0000

I bought a Astone UMPC unit at PC Corner Vira Mall Greenhills last Feb. 11, 2009, unfortunately laging sira ang unit ko for the past 10months 3 times ko na binalik sa PC Corner until now di pa rin nila magawa. 15 of my officemates bought the same units and 10 of them returned their unit for repairs… i dont belive in the service and the quality of ASTONE UMPC unit … madaling masira at very low ang quality… i already filed a complaint with DTI for these kind of laptop

By: Don Q

Don Q — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:13:46 +0000

got this on ecmix.com
ASTONE UMPC & ASUS EEE PC 4G BASIC SPECS COMPARISON
Legend:
(+) : ASTONE UMPC
(-) : ASUS EEE PC 4G

Processor
(+) VIA C7-M ULV 1.2Ghz (FSB400) on-board
(-) Intel Celeron M 0.96Ghz CPU

Chipset
(+) VIA VX700
(-) Intel 910

Graphics
(+) integrated in VIA VX700
(-) integrated in Intel 910

Audio
(+) VT1708A, with 2 internal 1.5W built-in speaker
(-) Intel 910 with internal stereo speakers

Memory (RAM)
(+) 1GB DDR 667
(-) 512MB to 1GB

Hard Disc
(+) 30GB to 60GB 1.8″ IDE
(-) 4GB, 8GB SSD (Solid State Disc)

Monitor
(+) 7-inch Touch Screen LCD with Handwriting Capability
(-) 7-inch LCD

WiFi
(+) Yes
(-) Yes

LAN
(+) Yes
(-) Yes

Bluetooth
(+) Yes, Built-In
(-) None

Modem
(+) None
(-) Built-in 56kbps Modem

I/O
(+) DVi-I, 2x USB, mic-in/Array Mic, Headphone out/Line-out, RJ45
(-) 3x USB, VGA Out, Headphone Out, Mic In

Webcam
(+) built-in
(-) built-in

Card Reader
(+) Yes, 4-in-1 (for SD, MMC, MS, MS Pro)
(-) Yes, for SD Card

Dimensions
(+) 9.1″ x 6.7″ x 1.16″
(-) 8.9″ x 6.5″ x 0.82″ x 1.37″

Weight
(+) 0.97 Kg.
(-) 0.92 Kg.

Operating System
(+) Pre-Installed Windows XP Pro SP2
(-) Linux

Battery
(+) 4-cell 2200mAh (up to 5 hours life)
(-) 4 Cells Battery, 5200mAh (up to 3.5 hours life)

By: pugadpc

pugadpc — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:25:12 +0000

astone and everex both have same oem (cloudbook), in terms of support, it doesnt even have a website..touch screen is problematic, screen size is so small and touch pad is also small…

i doubt if the bat life could last even up to 3hrs, in short specs is over rated.

i’d rather have an eeepc though..but there are better players in the market now..Red Fox, Blue, MSI upcoming, acer one

By: Lucien Tiojanco

Lucien Tiojanco — Mon, 12 May 2008 19:13:45 +0000

You can use LinPus which, theoretically, should also supports the model’s touchscreen functionality by default.

By: Tahn

Tahn — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:33:07 +0000

Nice pics!

By: Gio Paredes

Gio Paredes — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:16:52 +0000

Sana pinakita rin dito ang specs comparison between Asus Eee PC v.s. this Astone. Together with the price.

By: Gio Paredes

Gio Paredes — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:14:06 +0000

Thats nice, very nice..

By: Eugene

Eugene — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:03:21 +0000

That’s a mighty small touchpad.

By: Lucien Tiojanco

Lucien Tiojanco — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:17:45 +0000

If only they maxed the screen size at 8.9 inches as well.