Any feedback on the 1215B u bought? Any issues with keyboard flex? Touchpad? Build quality? Out of curiosity, why did you chose the 1215B over the DM1-4000? I'm deciding between the two at the moment.

6 cell Li-Ion battery (55Whr)

Pictures!!


Front view


Side view


USB 3.0 port


Windows rating index. It's about the same rating as the one with AMD e-350 in this review, except for a slight jump in graphics and gaming graphics
Asus 1215b review

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Added on September 16, 2011, 10:06 pmYes, asus 1215b. Pictures uploaded


Yes, the seller says you can extend it at the asus service center in imbi. But have to pay rm200+ to extend one year though


That was long time ago. The shop said they received the stocks earlier this week.


Cant really comment on the build quality. It's okay, i guess. I dont really like the glossy cover though. No problems with touchpad and keyboard so far. I've heard there are some issues with the 1215b (with amd e-350), but im not really sure what the problems are. Mind telling me more so i can check?

And i chose this purely because there's a usb 3.0 port, and because of the availability. Need to order the HP online, and I really want the pc now.
Also I'm planning to change the hdd to SSD later, and buy a hdd enclosure with usb 3.0 so i can use the hdd as external storage. So the usb 3.0 is quite important to me.

This post has been edited by apiddo: Sep 16 2011, 10:06 PM

Thanks for the pics, dude. I guess I'll be heading over to lowyat tomorrow to get some hands-on time with it before i decide. I've been leaning slightly towards the 1215b mainly because of the 12.1in screen and the usb3.0, and planned to do exactly what you're thinking - get an SSD, and dump the 500GB HD into an external HD enclosure. But there were issues with the 1215b with the keyboard (prominent flexing) and the touchpad (erratic behavior, forcing some users to disassemble their units to "modify" the touchpad) which had me a bit worried. You can read more about it here : http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?id=89461

how about battery life and capacity?

Wow,last week I ask, shops say no such model.

asus 1215B got 1 or 2 slot ram?

How many RAM slot this model have?

I'm pretty sure both the 1215B and the DM1-4000 have two ram slots.

nice!!

Is 1215B much thicker than the DM1-4000

1215B - 38 mm
DM1-4000AU - 32mm

By the way, does anyone know any retailer that sell this HP DM1-4000AU?

38mm is the thickest point or what? I don't remember it being so thick lol

38mm thickness is correct, as least per official specs. So far, I've found no retailer in lowyat who is carrying the new DM1. In fact, most don't even know that the base price for the DM1 is RM1,099. Kept telling me I was lying until i should him the HP page.

no publicity by HP.... that why no people know

Same thing happen to me but they told me no stock yet.

LOL. The 1215B thread is suddenly turning into a DM1 thread. Anyway, to try to bring this thread back to topic... after much mulling around, I have decided that the 1215B is the right choice for me, beating out the DM1, the S205 and the e120.

I considered the S205 (RM1299) and the e120 (RM17XX) largely because I'm a big thinkpad fan, and i love the build quality, especially the keyboards. I would have gone for the e120 with its i3 2nd gen cpu if the notebook is to be my primary pc/notebook, but since it is not, i saw no reason to spend the RM400-500 premium on the e120. Frankly, this was the hardest choice to make - the e450 vs the i3 2nd gen.

Once I narrowed it down to the e450, it was easier to eliminate to other contenders. I liked the S205 for its keyboard as well, but it had a slightly shorter battery life, small touchpad, and no usb3. As for the DM1, it really is a good value at RM1099 and free backpack, but didn't like the keyboard layout as much and do I really need another backpack? In the end I chose to pay a slight premium for the slightly large 12.1in screen, the usb3, a better (to me) keyboard layout, and the fact that i can get it sooner rather than wait for 2 weeks for delivery. Oh yeah, I did consider the MSI u270? that another members suggested. Good price, good features, but didn't particularly like the look of it.

What I do like about the 1215B is that there's already a lot of info on the web about how to mod / improve the 1215B, especially the keyboard flex and the quirky touchpads.

Anyway, I've pm'ed one of the members for my order. Hopefully, I will be able to COD it soon. The first thing to do will be to slap in another 4GB of ram, a 64bit OS, and a lcd protector to cut down on the glare. Eventually, the plan will be to swap out the HD into a USB3 external HD, and pop in a small SSD to speed things along, but that will be a little later when SSD prices come down a bit.

If you can replace the HDD with an SSD, do share a guide with us. AFAIK, replacing it would involve dismantling the unit and also voiding the warranty.

Replacing the HDD does involve removing quite a number of screws. Thankfully, there are a few videos on youtube that walk you through the process. Also, the issue of voiding warranty is not as straight forward. Yes, you will have to cut through warranty stickers, but apparently, as long as you are not doing actual damage to your unit, your warranty is still intact. Or so it seems...

http://wiki.eeeuser.com/warranty

Pretty misleading in a way. Which reminds me I better fire off and email to Asus Malaysia and see if they have anything to say about it.