The good: The compact Asus U31SD-A1 has surprisingly good graphics and a robust battery life tucked into a 13-inch laptop. The bad: The design is uninspiring and lacks common higher-end ports and features, and a laptop this size should have an optical drive. The bottom line: The Asus U31SD-A1 is a compact...

The 11-inch Asus UX has an aluminum alloy shell with a polished finish, and the company claims that it “draws inspiration from luxury timepieces.” The chassis is 17mm at its thickest point and, like the MacBook Air, uses SSD hard drives and even has an instant-on resume feature. (Note that Asus...

The good: With a sharp design and a powerful Intel Core i5 CPU, the Asus Eee Slate EP121 is a Windows tablet that doesn’t feel like a toy. The bad: Starting at about $1,000, this is a lot more expensive than some other popular tablets, and no matter how good the hardware, Window 7 just isn’t...

ASUS Eee PC S101 Features: Screen size: 10.2″ Screen resolution: 1024×600 Installed memory: 1 GB RAM Processor: Intel Atom 1.6GHz Wired terminals / ports: D-Sub, Headphone Jack, Microphone Jack, RJ45, USB 2.0 Wireless technology supported: Bluetooth 2.0, Wireless 802.11n Pros: Design, build...

Bamboo Laptop by Asustek to Debut Saturday Asustek Computer plans to debut a nature-friendly laptop PC with a casing made of bamboo on Saturday at Taiwan’s IT Month exhibition. The laptop, first announced last year, is part of Asus’s efforts to use renewable materials in products. The shell of...