Finally, ASUS Malaysia has decided to bring the 1215B with latest Fusion E-450 with SRP of RM1,299...much cheaper than HP DM1z. Below is the spec:-

EEEPC 1215B - 3 colour choices - Red, Black or Silver

AMD E-450 1.65GHz
2GB DDR3 RAM
500GB SATA HDD
12.1" 1366x768 LED
0.3 MP webcam
Windows 7 Starter (thus limited max memory to 2GB only)

This post has been edited by Ricky Ling: Sep 10 2011, 05:17 PM

Damn, I spoke too soon regarding HP DM1z, turn out HP just released new model of DM1-4000AU with AMD E-450 also....

SRP for this model is RM1,099 only - RM200 cheaper than 1215B

Spec below:-

Genuine Windows® 7 Starter 32-bit
AMD Dual-Core E-450 (1.65 GHz, 1 MB L2 cache)
2 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 (1 x 2 GB)
500 GB SATA (5400 rpm)
Integrated 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN
802.11 b/g/n
HP TrueVision HD Webcam with Integrated Digital Microphone (High Definition low-light)
11.6" High-Definition LED HP Brightview Display
AMD Radeon HD 6320
Includes FREE Backpack

Almost same spec as 1215B except HD webcam, 11.6" LCD and FREE Backpack...

Time is good to buy ultraportable Fusion netbook

This post has been edited by Ricky Ling: Sep 10 2011, 05:16 PM

Got picture for DM1-4000AU?

Use google to search for this model, will link u to HP Malaysia Webstore. Should see the picture..

Thanks, i searched google image but can't find.

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Added on September 10, 2011, 5:30 pmLook exactly like DV6.

Welcome to the Dark Umber side.

This post has been edited by Acid_RuleZz: Sep 10 2011, 05:30 PM

Is DM1 available on sale now? Thanks.

Can the battery lasts 8 hrs?

HP Malaysia Online is selling this model, retail not sure ....

wah.. 500gb on a netbook. impressive

Ever since the days of the subnotebook turned unicorn, the E-350 equipped 1215B.

does the 1215B here has USB 3.0? Thanks

HP running promotion on dm1-4000au

http://h20386.www2.hp.com/MalaysiaStore/ht...aysian-day.html

Should have right?

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Added on September 11, 2011, 8:57 pmThe new DM1s are not as nice as the previous Dm1
Looks abit like HP Dv4s

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Sep 11 2011, 08:57 PM

Hmm, when will Dell Malaysia revise their prices for their range now competition is appearing ...

any idea where can i buy this model with this price??

Its on their site, I believe you won't find this model on shelf yet nor does the 1215B with E-450

& acer ..- they seem busy with iconia tablet ..their netbook lousy with atom. Still there is no predecessor to 1810tz. Currently i observing 11.6 netbook for upgrade.

how about battery?

site is 1399 wo

^links ?
http://h20386.www2.hp.com/MalaysiaStore/im...or.html#u=0,1,0

ehh, i saw this 1 http://h20386.www2.hp.com/MalaysiaStore/ht...aysian-day.html

means i also pay for the printer arr? i tot freee

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Added on September 12, 2011, 11:18 amim leaving on 20th, overseas, do u think it's possible for me to get the lappy before that day? D:

This post has been edited by tellmewhy: Sep 12 2011, 11:18 AM

It never says the printer is free, It just give discounts for bundle with that accessories..

how long does the hp took to deliver??

these 2 are good model .. is there any review? been googling ..

why HP not listed battaery capacity/life?

<pls remove> skype chat accidentally pasted here.

tho, does anyone know how many cells is the included battery? thanks.

This post has been edited by rafazafar: Sep 13 2011, 06:45 AM

How long is the warranty?

ASUS netbook (EEE PC) usually 1 year warranty

Not a very satisfactory warranty period.

There is product called UCare Extended Warranty for EEE Pc but I don't know if this product is still available nor can be used.

3rd party extended warranty always crappy compared to manufacturer warranty.

I'm planning to buy either asus 1215b or hp dm1-4000au this month, but I have some concern regarding the windows 7 starter edition.

Do I need to upgrade it to home premium, or is it ok already? I know the limitation, like no aero and cant change wallpaper (changeable using other software tho), so I'm not sure whether it's worth upgrading it. Besides, upgrading it to home premium might make it a bit sluggish?

are you okay with the 2gb RAM limitation?

I'm not really sure about that. How many ram does windows 7 starter need to run on idle anyway? I just need the netbook for web browsing, making powerpoint slides, mp3, flash games, document editing, pdf and stuff. Is 2gb enough? No photo or video editing, and I think the most ram extensive program i'll use is chrome or firefox...

I have a same doubt as you. is it better to take starter version, save the cost in future upgrade to windows 8?

I took the plunge yesterday. Went to LYP and bought it. They have black and silver color only. Bought the black one, but I wanted red
Didn't play much with it yesterday coz I charged the battery overnight. I'll play with it if I have time today. Anyone have any ideas what kind of stress tests should i do with the laptop? In the meantime, I'm just gonna open up a lot of tabs in chrome and see how it does.

u bought asus 1215B with e450 or HP DM1 with r450?

can show some pics?

Probably the 1215B since it comes in those 3 colors.

Is it possible to extend the 1215B warranty with ASUS?

wow EEEPC 1215B arrive at malaysia??? 3week ago just bought EEEPC 1015B cause i ask 1215B but seller say havent come at malaysia zz

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.

Then again, US and Europe do have better consumer protection laws than we do. Hopefully, this warranty issue applies globally, as opposed to only in countries where they have to, and not applied to wherever they can get away with it. But the reality is that eeepc users have been modding their netbook for years, though.

Wait a minute... does your avatar image mean that u work for asus??

he is Asus big fan, , I think so,

Europe has the 2 years warranty,
US has liberated the memory upgrade thing, jailbreak,

Locally, I found Acer laptop sticks most stick on the screw, but service centre here don't really care if you not claiming the part you replace with them,

Dell, Lenovo, HP don't have stickers.

Asus US even has Accident protection... how to compare?

Nah, I don't work for Asus, I wish I did.

I'm just quite the Asus fan.

The problem with Malaysia is that the warranty might not be as easy as that as stated in the website as the people working in the service center are rather particular with that little warranty sticker.

Are u planning to buy the original 64-bit OS, or jack sparrow it? If u're buying it, mind telling me where and how much?


Here, a guide on how to disassemble the 1215B
Guide for 1215B

the DM1-4000AU's price, spec, and size is just sooooo right ...but why only usb2.0... arggh...

Was thinking about installing Ubuntu, but right now Linux Mint looks pretty good. I'll probably dual boot between Win7 Starter32 and Linux Mint64 until I feel comfortable enough to ditch Windows altogether. Personally, I'd rather spend the RM350 bucks for a Home Premium64 on a SSD.

where to buy the lowest price for DM1 E450? LYP? klang valley area

Right now, the lowest priced DM1 is on the HP website for RM1,099. You have to buy it from HP and wait for them to deliver to you (7-14 days) since no one at Low Yat have any stock yet. Not even the HP shop there has a unit to show off.

tq isky. & i believe there s no review yet. been googling. too early to make my decision. i think i ll wait until all E450 based netbooks arrive from all brand.

The closest thing i found to a review was a quick hands-on video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0YHbVsrQrw
I suspect it will be another week or two before it shows up in low yat.


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Oooppps. I may have spoken too soon. Jayacom is selling the DM1-4010 now for RM1299...or so it seems. Better call them first to see if they got stock for you to fondle: http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1831685/+300#

This post has been edited by Isky: Sep 21 2011, 09:57 PM

I thought about installing ubuntu on it as well. Maybe i will once i know whether the programs i have to use for work can be installed in linux or not. If not, maybe I'll stick with starter, and wait for windows 8 to release next year. Gonna be a looong wait though....

Ordered the notebook from forum member Devour yesterday afternoon. Manage to COD with him today around lunch time. First off, many thanks to Devour for a very smooth transaction. Very nice guy, professional, even willing to come to my area to do the COD. Plus, got a little discount from the standard RM1299 list price.

So on to my impressions. First off, i have to say that right now, a few hours after receiving the 1215B, I am both happy... and annoyed. I'll explain as i go along. (sorry, no pics)

First off, received from Devour the sealed box. Proceeded to break the seal, made sure everything was in the box, and started to boot up the notebook. Confirmed the specs (e450, Radeon HD6320, 500GB HDD, 2GB ram, etc). Wasn't able to confirm whether the ram was 1066 or 1333mhz, or whether it come in 1x2GB sodimm, or 2x1GB sodimm, but will do that later. Build quality is good. No flex on keyboard. Very firm. Mousepad is working fine, and quite big compared to ones I've had to play with. Had to move my thumb further down to reach the mouse buttons. The power brick is TINY. So, that part... happy. The annoyed part... well, after i did the once-over with Devour, we parted ways and I headed off to do some errands. Got home. Unpacked everything, started charging... and then I noticed it....

The black top lid is GLOSSY. I wanted a MATTE lid. I kicked myself, cause I forgot to specify to devour that I wanted to black MATTE. Called him to try to see if I can do a quick trade, but found out that his supplier provided him with only 3 1215B options - Red, silver, and Black. No Black glossy or Black matte, just black. Anyway, went online to check his supplier's website, and true enough, only 3SKUs, and only 1 sku for black. Sigh...

So there you have it... for now. Great transaction with Devour. Happy with the product overall, but annoyed that there was no black matte option from Devour's supplier (and I suspect, most if not all the other suppliers locally). In fact, I checked with Asus Royal Club, and found out from them that the decision to bring glossy, matte or both, comes from the vendors / suppliers themselves. So, the short story is... if you wanted to get a 1215B but were worried about the keyboard flex and mouse issues, those things seem to have been resolved... as least on my unit. If you really wanted to get a black Matte one, make sure you specify (I forgot), but you may have to wait a while. But if do manage you find a matte black 1215B in the next few days, don't tell me.




PS: One more thing - there seem to be some discrepancies in the specs. Some vendors have their units specified as being e450s paired with Radeon 6310, which I suspect is a typo. But I wasn't going to make a deposit without being sure of what I was getting, so unfortunately for those vendors I decided to not deal with them. It did cross my mind that they could be old e350 sets overclocked to become e450s, but still paired with the old Radeon 6310s. In any case, ASUS should make sure that ALL their distributors have the correct specs. In case you were wondering... yes, Devour's specs were correct (Radeon 6320).

Checked my specs with CPU-Z before. The specs for the new 1215B are
AMD E-450 with radeon HD 6320
2GBx1 PC3-10700 RAM (means it's a DDR3-1333), samsung brand

And yeah, the only thing I didn't like with the 1215B is the glossy lid. But I intend to put a skin over it, so it's not really a biggie to me

glossy is not nice for my oily hand...and deal with Devour also...Red colour asus 1215B..

This post has been edited by redzwan: Sep 22 2011, 10:50 PM

Same problem here. I guess I'll need to look for a decent laptop skin that will make the fingerprint smudges look less obvious.

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Added on September 22, 2011, 11:58 pmYeah, I'm just being a bit melodramatic. Good to know about the ram, though.

This post has been edited by Isky: Sep 22 2011, 11:58 PM

Clean the glossy lid with cleaning kit :-D

HP DM1 RM1,099 with Beat Audio?!

put some poison here







Full review - click load picture

http://translate.googleusercontent.com/tra...VaYH6XnbFNL1wg#

that is HP Pavilion dm1-4000AU come with Windows 7 Starter selling for RM1099 at HP Online Store Malaysia.Currently this model already taken down from the online store,so left HP Pavilion dm1-4010AU come with Windows 7 Home Basic selling at RM1299 @ online store while retail shop RRP = RM1399

I found out the silver color of 1215b come with matted

Does it come with External DVD Writer?

so isky can u give some review since u re the one who got it early. how much do u bought it?

HP Direct Blog about new revision of DM1 with E-450 HP Blog

Seem Gaming experience score improve a lot on E-450. Check it out...

Matte silver, but no matte black??

Well, I have had the 1215B for almost a week. Haven't had a chance to play with it much cause of work, though I had the notebook with me in a small messenger bag throughout the whole day, and would occasionally pop it out to surf on the free hotel wifi. Overall, I have to say that I am quite happy with the purchase. Bought it for a little over RM1250, with a freebie cleaning kit(which is getting used regularly). Not the cheapest, but Devour was willing to come to my area to COD, so the extra bit was worth it. There were a few lowyat members pricing it at RM1229, who after a few PMs, stopped communicating. Mmmm.. Anyway, decided to deal with Devour who seemed more reliable. Also, bought a relatively cheap vztec slim vertical messenger bag (12in) to keep it in. Nice fit, but not too much space for anything else, which is OK with me.

External build quality:
Yes, the damn glossy lid is a finger print magnet, and for the life of me I don't know why companies like Asus just luurve to make these things glossy. I was thinking about it before, but now I'll definitely be looking to invest in a decent set of laptop and screen protectors. External build quality overall is quite good, with a few little niggles. The biggest annoyance is the LAN port - internally, it's not aligned exactly with the plastic hard shell. The first time I plugged in an ethernet jack, I thought the laptop would forever have a tail cause I couldn't get it out for quite a while. (Found out later that there was a similar complaint from a reviewer on Amazon)

Keyboard:
Keyboard is good. No flex issues at all. Liked the layout of this much better than the DM1, since I am a pageup/pagedown kinda guy. But lately, I've been doing the two-finger scroll though.

Screen:
My initial impression of the screen was pretty 'meh'. I think the screen is a side-lit led screen, since there is a slight light bleed along the edges. The biggest "turn-off" for me initially was that the screen looked like it was a low contrast screen and the colors not very saturated, especially on battery. Fiddling with the screen brightness either made it too bright or too "grey". It's only when I found some settings in the Catalyst control center and adjusted them (powerplay>varibright settings) that the screens look better. Mind you, putting the varibright settings on high will affect the battery. So overall, the screen is better the 'meh', pretty good overall, but not excellent. But i do like the not-so-thick bezel compared to the DM1 with its 11.6in screen

Haven't had to deal with the reflective screen issue much, since I've been mainly using it indoors. A few times, the reflectiveness was visible and a little annoying. I'm hoping a good lcd screen protector with a matte effect will improve it. I know there's armourone, and then there's the pricey one used for apple phones and ipads (which I have to order online). Haven't decided which one yet.

Audio:
Ok. No issues, though sometimes it does seem a little low. Had to gain / normalize the sound settings on media player classic to get the sound levels to what I want. Maybe I'm just a little deaf.... Haven't played music on it, so I can't say too much on overall sound quality.

Touchpad:
I gotta say, the synaptic touchpad is nice and big, much bigger that a lot of other bigger laptops. Quite usable, especially the multitouch side of things.

Bloatware:
Unfortunately, got quite a bit of bloatware to get rid off. I dumped express gate, and pretty much all of the installed Asus software, and slimmed downed Windows even further. I also dumped the eeepc boot screen. I have to say, the Eee PC logo is pretty damn ugly. I have learned to ignore the eeepc logo on the top-left corner cause I haven't figured out a way to get rid of it.

Heat / sound (loudness):
I don't find the 1215B loud at all, and haven't heard the loud fan issue that others in the past complained about. Nor is it particular hot, though there is more heat when the HDD is being used aggressively. An SSD would solve that issue I think.

Actual Use:
So far, I don't have any complaints at all. I haven't played any games, or done heavy work like photoshop or animation to really test the apu, but for everyday word processing, surfing, etc., the AMD e450 is more than up to the task. No stuttering issues in playing HD videos, though make sure you have the correct amd driver installed. The Broadcom wi-fi is fine, and I haven't had any issues with dropped connections or poor coverage. Haven't used the bluetooth or the usb 3.0 yet. What i particularly like is that i can hit Fn-Spacebar to cycle between power saving, auto power saving, and high performance to adjust cpu performance.

Next steps:
I plan to eventually upgrade to an SSD, and pop in 4GB of ram for 6GB total. Also, need to get a set of laptop and screen protectors.


My Windows Experience Index:

Processor: 3.9
Memory (Ram): 5.5
Graphics: 4.5
Gaming graphics: 5.9
Primary HD: 5.8

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As I said earlier, I am happy overall with my purchase of the 1215B. With its charger and the Vztec bag i bought, the whole bag weighs just under 3kg, which makes it easier to carry the bag through the whole day. However, I think I would certainly have considered the 1015B if it came with the e350/e450 instead of the c50. The 1215B is more like an ultraportable and less of a netbook in terms of size. But then again, it does have a pretty nice almost full size keyboard.

Hope this review helps.

PS - On a side note, if you guys plan to install Windows 7 64bit, make sure you do plenty of research first. Another friend of mine also bought a 1215B and installed a 64bit windows. Although eventually he made it work, it took a while since some of the default 64bit drivers on the Asus website don't work. I do plan to install mint 64bit at some point in time, but I plan to research all the driver issues thoroughly beforehand.

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Added on September 27, 2011, 7:13 amDon't know why the DM1 desktop Graphics rating is only 3.8, since it's 4.5 on mine. Also, their memory and 3D graphics ratings are a little lower than my 1215B.

This post has been edited by Isky: Sep 27 2011, 07:13 AM

You should consider 3M screen protectors.

Thanks for the suggestion. The Vikuiti screen protector looks promising, but a little pricey i expect.

What is the latest price for both Asus and HP?

HP DM1-4010AU RM1299 at Jayacom, Lowyat Plaza.
http://jayacom.com.my/images/laptops.pdf

But I bought the MSI CR650 for RM1199 15.6"

edit:pricelist link

This post has been edited by lagila: Sep 27 2011, 10:26 PM

hmm..HP DM1 now sell at rm1299..which is same price as asus 1215b... with usb3.0, why should we get hp??? i saw the silver colour of 1215b..kinda like it.. and its matte.. at least not so fingerprint magnet..

weight between 1215B vs DM1?

lets hope acer will throw a hat in the ring. good for us.

acer AO522
AMD C-60
1280x720 10.1inch LED


Acer AO722
AMD C-60 also!!! Hmmmm
1366x768 12 inch LED..

no word on e-450 model yet!..

why they not release AO722 with E-450?

AO522 would be a great choice, if the price is right. Otherwise the 1015B still beats it flat in terms of price/performance.

acer only have e450 built in 14" display laptop

If only AO522 is 6-cell batterly, I would've gotten it anytime over 1015B lol.. The screen resolution is the thing to die for..