Asus L210 11.6" Windows Laptop Review - Affordable with great battery life

[@Sorianobhs]

Such an amazing laptop. I've had it for a year now. Definitely worth getting if someone's on a budget and looking to use it for: Web Browsing, E-Mail, Streaming, Music, and Light Gaming (Emulation like SNES/Sega/PS1/PSP/GBA).

[@ViktorTheEditor]

but the question is ...can it run minecraft

[@seitakiiiii]

@@ViktorTheEditor ye

[@uh_jerry1476]

@@seitakiiiii Ok what abt roblox? I really want to play that🙏🙏

[@seitakiiiii]

@@uh_jerry1476 I'm not sure about roblox because it might be laggy

[@slicknox]

@@seitakiiiii it’s not I tested it

[@highpineapple]

Probably the most comprehensive explanation and demo when it comes to a machines capabilities with games. You included simpler and older games which most of those tech snobs almost never do (like people who criticize it for not running Baldurs Gate 3). You basically did everything I would have with a machine - even when you tested it for Linux. Glad I ran into someone who's actually knowledgeable about tech and not just some "latest and greatest because I can afford it so I must know what I'm talking about" douchebag. Definitely earned a sub

[@huntsgt]

Yes, and rocket league wasn't running absolutely brilliantly, but it was still running I think that was pretty amazing

[@Lugozeir]

Will i be able to play Roblox on this Asus laptop?

[@axw629]

@@Lugozeir you can play roblox on pretty much every laptop this included

[@kaydencrawford3117]

@@huntsgt add more ram to it. It has decent processor speeds

[@huntsgt]

@@kaydencrawford3117 The ram on this laptop is not upgradable unfortunately but that would be an improvement

[@nstorm2415]

really great laptop, it has been my main work laptop, i bought it mainly for powerpoint, online reunions, youtube and reading.

[@FigWidIt]

Call me crazy but I'd love a higher resolution 11in-12in laptop. I get that Tablets have since replaced smaller laptops now but a man can dream right? lol

[@jeyendeoso]

i reccomend you taking a look at the One Mix 4. its an 10" qhd 16:10 ratio, packed with modern and quite powerful hardware (i5 or i7, up to 16gb of ram, nvme ssd) all in a compact metal chassis. its a crazy machine. (theres a good review from mobiletechreview on youtube).

[@gustavovm491]

I have a 11 inch coreM 5 Lenovo Yoga with a very good looking 1080 touchscreen. Got it used a couple years ago for 200 bucks, has been very useful for work.

[@DanielGonzalez-sp9xz]

Honestly I’m looking at this laptop just for school and working from home on occasion. Seems it’ll hit the marks easy for what I need thanks for the review!

[@ricardomagana1860]

How does it fare? I’m planning on using it for basic coding. If you have it would you recommend?

[@JamesXiii]

Just bought this for my 6yr old daughter... All i need to do now is to upgrade the storage, came with 64gb storage. It's sturdy and i think it will suite her school needs.

[@SaneGhoul]

I got the E210m, which seems to be essentially identical to this, but came with Windows 11 and it didn't have an SD slot for some reason. It runs much better with Linux Lite, been very happy with it. Great as a video and internet browsing device.

[@adaml.5355]

How's Linux WiFi compatibility?

[@SaneGhoul]

@@adaml.5355 I tested a few distros and several had issues connecting to wifi. Linux Lite was able to connect, but just barely. It wasn't after I installed it and updated the driver to something else that it's been working well.

[@cutewhitedog6621]

Is this machine any good for dual booting Linux with Windows 10?

[@SaneGhoul]

@@cutewhitedog6621 It has very little internal storage, so probably not using that. But you might be able to add more storage and put one OS on the eMMC and the other on an SSD. I have not tried doing that, but I guess it's theoretically possible. I have heard Windows can create issues when dual booting, but I don't have any experience doing any of that.

[@cutewhitedog6621]

@@SaneGhoul okay cool that actually helps a little bit thank you.

[@mdubb4855]

You’re the only internet reviewer who thinks 80% brightness is more a usable standard than 50%. I agree.

[@shawnwhite3662]

I just got one from Amazon and it's been working well so far. Setting up it was kind of sluggish because it was loading everything I guess but it's perfectly fine now.

[@Seekingtruth-mx3ur]

Is this good for programming?

[@abir3299]

@@Seekingtruth-mx3ur I think it would struggle with that

[@shawnwhite3662]

@I don't fist bump people like you. Oh it's still working fine. It's definitely worth buying.

[@aamirqz]

What kind of display does it have? TN or IPS? I have an HP Stream 11 with a TN screen and it's pretty lousy.

[@ralphmcmahan2139]

These N4000/N4020 have been a good chipset. In a few years we'll remember it as a good bang for the buck setup.

[@gustavovm491]

Definitely more usable than an Atom

[@randomanon7040]

This was awesome, thanks for diving deep on this device. I picked one up today during Amazon Prime Day. I've never been this excited for a budget laptop, looking forward to playing around on Kali and getting the drivers all set up :)

[@ka0h_]

how much did u pay? Are you having any problems with the wi-fi connection?

[@randomanon7040]

@@ka0h_ I paid around $160 after taxes. Wifi driver's don't come standard so I had to use a USB to Ethernet adapter to download and install the latest wifi drivers. No issues since then, well, other than low ram. Installing and NVME drive and setting up a 4GB swap partition helps with that, but it's still a tad slow

[@slicknox]

@@randomanon7040 it’s not bad at all really

[@ircha]

Very thorough review, awesome work 👍👍

[@serenatheresegonzalez1660]

Would this computer be fine for school, watching KZbin, and watching shows on it? And does it have Bluetooth?

[@Iky70]

Thats just basic laptop stuff which is all I’m looking for tbh

[@slicknox]

Yes

[@j.n.4694]

Yes

[@HealthyLiv1ng]

Thank you for your very thorough review!!

[@briansmith9439]

Good review. Waiting for mine to arrive today - $100 brand new - cheaper than getting a new display and battery for my old F55A (and much lighter - 2 v 12 pounds) - can't beat that.

[@starlightbright359]

$100? I see it at twice as much on amazon :(

[@gustavovm491]

That's a great price, I got mine with minimal use for like 150.

[@ManancCartof]

Oh my goodness, imagine a case where this dude needed to carry his (old) 5.8 kilogram laptop in a backpack!

[@avhound2]

Great review Lon. 👍

[@lucydeantiguatarot8977]

Thanks for the review. I do wonder...did you say it does not pick up WiFi easily? I'm looking for a cheap laptop for streaming from KZbin and Netflix and amazon prime etc....also for listening to music, and for traveling --love that it is only 2lbs....I do need to be able to pick up the WiFi of the place where I will be...coffee shop, hotel etc....

[@ClaudiaOussi]

Thanks for the reviews, that was a very specific description! You'd be a great seller! I am buying one now.

[@josiahlee9518]

I was looking for a laptop for school and youtube, Good laptop, thanks!

[@camwoo7143]

It's a shame how little progress has been made since the HP Stream came out several years ago.

[@moonie1825]

Truer words have never been spoken

[@SilentTrip]

I honestly just want a light device to watch Netflix and my training exercises, minimal writing as well. Should I get this or an iPad mini?

[@beboiee]

if it´s really minimal writing, then a tablet is the right call.

[@ashton9699]

A Chromebook or iPad would likely be a better choice unless you specifically need support for Windows applications.

[@richardshalla]

I'm more than satisfied with this machine as a daily driver.

[@ronjose51]

Just picked this one up on Amazon for 130! Thanks for the view look forward to it

[@MNGermann]

Don’t know why, but watching the review the eeeeeepc 701 came in my mind, also small, running with emmc and indestructible plastic, good times. :p

[@MNGermann]

@Tano I remember that. I used to have and 701. Indestructible.

[@katcarp3346]

I remember when I had one of those tiny Acer ones, well over a decade ago, and Chips took 50% of my CPU ...

[@LelouchLamperouge235]

Never seen the Enter key highlighted like this :D Can you turn off the touchpad entirely without doing so in software somehow ? To minimize interference when you are using a mouse for example.

[@mdubb4855]

That option is on any Win10/11 computer, in Settings.

[@toxiccan175]

Looks like a great candidate for Linux! A lightweight distro would extend the battery life and performance *even* further!

[@InvisibleIink]

Too bad about the wifi card, though.

[@JXL_ST20]

@@mikedw6748 The advantage Linux has is that you can find a distro that is less resource hungry, perfect for older systems or with not that much RAM, whereas you cannot do the exact same thing with Windows, as MSFT drops support for those older versions that would do wonders on that older hardware.

[@helly9015]

wrong. just cuz lightweight distros use less resources doesnt mean that its gonna have better battery life dumb fuck, thats not how it works, linux has the worst power management of all OS to the point where you have to tinker the shit out of it to get even close to battery life that windows have....

[@toxiccan175]

@@helly9015 If you look around a bit on the internet, you’ll quickly find that which OS lasts longer depends on the specific hardware and the drivers available. For some, Linux provides a significantly longer battery life. For others, it has a slightly shorter battery life. Once you’ve used the device for a year or two and software is running in the background of Windows, Linux gains the definite advantage.

[@nc3826]

VWestlife - Retro Tech & More 5 years ago "If you came here to the comments to tell me that I used the wrong versions of Linux and/or Windows, Linux is definitely much faster than Windows"

[@RobertoAyalaFotografo]

Can you use the bigger SSD for the system and leave the smaller as extra so windows runs better?

[@PhillipLemmon]

Yes you can you just have to clone it.

[@goodforwatch]

i had this same issue with dell, on their own website they make false claims about backlit keyboard! Why do I have a feeling that this is not accidental?

[@tenfourproductionsllc]

About the linux section. You are correct that Ubuntu (and Linux Mint, based on Ubuntu) is not loading the wifi drivers needed, but this is weird, if you use MX LInux, Antix etc, it will load the wifi drivers. With Antix or MX Linux, this thing is a beast for the price. So it has to be that Canoncial is not shipping the needed drivers for some reason but Debian 3rd party is. Odd.

[@tenfourproductionsllc]

Update. I first tried it with Ubuntu 20.04 and it didn't work. I tried it with Ubuntu 22.04 and the wifi worked.

[@NiveditMajumdar26]

@@tenfourproductionsllc Question: How is the performance with Ubuntu 22.04? I'm using the laptop for web browsing and very light Python coding, and the CPU constantly runs at 100% on Windows 10. I'm curious if Ubuntu 22.04 speeds things up...

[@tenfourproductionsllc]

@@NiveditMajumdar26 Mine came with Windows 11 out of the box but I've had no trouble at all with Ubuntu 22.04 and continue to use it without problems.

[@ScottSchramm]

The 1366 x 768 TN display and 4GB of RAM would make me feel claustrophobic. :(

[@LelouchLamperouge235]

just install a light linux distro and possibly use a lightweight browser (nothing eats RAM the way Chrome does on Windows ) .. The resolution is fine for the size even if you might be able to see pixels while looking closely.

[@FrozenSoulz]

Thanks to this review. i bought for a black friday deal at target! l410. 14in with black lit.

[@courtneygriner8786]

Very informative! Thanks for sharring!

[@WoodyPembs]

Thanks, great overview. Just (2023) bought E210MA refurbed and very impressed for the price. In case anyone's interested WiFi worked out of the box with Linux Mint Cinnamon 21.2! Hoping to find a linux driver for the numeric track pad now.

[@santialur]

How's it working for you so far? Are you using it for software development?

[@WoodyPembs]

@@santialurHi, I'm a hobby programmer but screen is too small to make it a fun machine for much development! But for general use, web browsing etc it's fine.

[@Ccoolty]

5:50 your ring doorbell when your pizza arrives

[@huntsgt]

😂😂

[@MisterPikol]

sounds great as a device to manage my plex and nas servers.

[@tubeslats]

Can also be used AS a Plex Server or NAS Server.

[@jorgerosariocruz]

Awesome, didn't know I could add an nvme. Will def do that and install Linux in it.

[@warlock415]

Re the Wifi, I bought a "Intel 9560NGW Dual Band Wireless-AC 9560" off Amazon, working out of the box with elementary OS.

[@R3TURNZ3R0]

Oooh thanks for that Mr. Warlock sir. Ordered mine specifically for Linux.

[@mostlycycling007]

How is the speakers sound? Is watching movies or music enjoyable?

[@maiteperezmaldonado1677]

Thank you for the review! I've received the laptop two hours ago and since then it says "Just a moment...". Is it some kind of actualization? Is it normal?

[@Lugozeir]

Are u able to play Roblox on the laptop with little to no lag?

[@anthonyfenech8343]

Thanks for this review. On a separate note, I really like the ZX81 in the background .... I have a Sinclair collection myself, and it was the first computer that introduced me to the world of IT ...

[@maxplank1196]

I paid you $250 for the l210... got out of the S Mode Installed Photoshop Premiere Pro and Flash CS4 and still have 20 gigs left I still have my clunker Lenovo I-5 which of course is not as handy as the Asus and the battery life is much much longer

[@mcjp472]

That's the kind of input really valuable

[@mcjp472]

Planning to do light Spss jobs and office only

[@bobrexford1718]

I have one and like it. Sorta. The touchpad/ten key combo is a pain as you end up triggering the numeric function and things get weird. It also locked up on me once - possibly heat related.

[@slicknox]

That’s why I have a mouse lol

[@o_o6869]

design is good if this was a i3 laptop with good less bezel display and in 13 to 14 inch form factor

[@fowl3799]

So helpful thank you!

[@alanking3760]

Thanks - really useful review.

[@juliohoyos3936]

3:55 look at the screen when he touch behind it

[@Melanie-yep]

I know your comment is old but thought I'd leave a reply for others. Watched this video and saw this comment this morning. Decided to buy the laptop anyway and i'm typing on it this evening. I have to push on the back of my screen really hard to get this screen distortion

[@juliohoyos3936]

@@Melanie-yep and hows it performs? What tasks do you do?

[@Melanie-yep]

@@juliohoyos3936 Planning super minimal tasks. I have a proper desktop that i use most of the time. My plan for this laptop is word, email, and some online video. Does all of that fine. I've adapted to the smaller keyboard well enough, speakers and video aren't ridiculously bad [better than my monitors very poor speakers], no issues with boring windows tasks. Took it out of S straight away and am considering adding an M.2 but i haven't taken a laptop apart yet... thought i'd see. For sure boots and wakes up slower than the PC I built, but I bought it for 99 + tax, so i know what i'm getting

[@maxplank1196]

1:40 I'd like to see more on adding storage

[@shilovanna]

Thank you for a very informative and comprehensible review! I have a question: where can I find the unboxing video for this laptop? I particularly need to know how to get out of Windows S mode.

[@cliffdariff74]

It's on same channel, I just watched

[@waterguy7463]

Is this good enough for capturing things from my main laptop using obs and capture card?im looking for something cheap and light

[@vuhoangdung]

great review, wonder if they have a model with dual channel ram

[@5954ldydi]

Unfortunately not that I have seen. Not even the newer models.

[@biglevian]

Too bad they still use emmc. When your internet is faster than your drive... They should really invest the 10 bucks to 20 bucks more to give them dual channel 8gig and an ssd and add those costs to the customer. The problem is that most people just see x gig drive and y gig ram and have no idea what write/read speeds are or what dual channel means. So they just buy the cheapest option.

[@biglevian]

@Tano what does read have to do with it? Write is the important thing. If I download and it can't write as fast as I can download it's a bottleneck.

[@biglevian]

@Tano I don't think you watched the video where Lon said it would drop even more the longer it runs.... Also you see him running the test a second time and it doesn't even reach 100 MB/s. Really consider if you want to die on this hill

[@kaydous]

what size of charger does the laptop use? i don't know which to find since i lost mine recently

[@esaedvik]

Product page says ø4.0, 33W AC Adapter, Output: 19V DC, 1.75A, 33W, Input: 100-240V AC 50/60Hz universal. Google probably has the part number you can find the exact model too.

[@alohamishka]

Could anyone advise if this one can manage Elgato HD60s ? Thanks

[@kendrixologidi6746]

Wonderful review

[@WPOSQFT-NDQRP]

Can You add a link to purchase the SSD you installed on it ?6

[@madelinechatlain2846]

Can you please explain how to set it up without Windows 11 account? Other laptops you press Shift and Fn and F10 and then you can stop wifi and will not need to have a windows account. On this one it doesn't work and I can't find the Wifi key or setting to disable! Help!

[@bluebird0222]

What is the difference between the Asus L210 and the Asus E210 laptop ? I can't find it. And can you upgrade the 4 GB RAM?

[@hurm212rx00v]

Do you think it's possible to install Photoshop on it? 🤔

[@hurm212rx00v]

@Tsotne Kavelashvili nah. But I have a strong feeling that in case it's possible even old cs5 will run extremely slow and stop all other processes.

[@GeorgeStar]

Any info on linux azurewave drivers? Search turned up nothing. Or what's a good linux wifi card?

[@doppia_h]

Is there any type-c adapter for the power connector? Like those available for some Lenovo laptops.

[@Alejandro-zw1fr]

Wifi card is broke? I didn't understand that part. We ha e to take apart the computer have it work? If we don't use Linux? Are we ok?

[@matthewmitchell2570]

Hello looking for a budget friendly laptop that I can do my trading on would you recommend this?

[@terryjones8360]

Just bought one of these for my 91 year old neighbor. When I set it up - the icons are very blurry. I set them to large, but you can barely read them. Any idea how to fix this?

[@captainmatiastorres5517]

Can i play games like from 2009 or 2008 from steam but what I'm trying to figure out is can i play games with simple graphics like half life 2 or far cry 2 or Left 4 dead or even team fortress 2 can i play these. Games on the laptop Asus 11

[@phoenixaerglo5295]

Does it have a Webcam?

[@edic2619]

GREAT VIDEO. THANK YOU

[@manuquin]

How restricting is 4GB of RAM? I want to buy this laptop for university purposes (note taking, word processing, internet browsing, etc.) Is the CPU good enough for coding too?

[@highpineapple]

I can't vouch for coding, but aside from that, it should definitely be able to handle everything else school would have to offer. I'm online with all of my courses at the moment and I have a machine about as fast as this one - haven't had a problem yet.

[@jonathanpusar5931]

The RAM is doable. Can’t recommend these things for more than a secondary computer around the house or whatever or just a computer to take with you for class, but no expectations of doing anything really hard on them. The CPU is still abysmal. Honestly you’re better off just getting an iPad and a cheap $20 Bluetooth keyboard case off Amazon for school purposes. A

[@mdubb4855]

Yes to school uses. Where it shines is all day battery Iife if you don’t waste resources with KZbin etc.

[@tannenguitar]

It is a chromebook killer for people who run Linux, because it has a SSD slot. However, 4 GB it is not much, but it is enough for linux server without GUI. Based on that Network/System admins will love it!

[@jonathanpusar5931]

You can get a used Acer c720 that has expandable memory via its SSD if you want Linus. They’re dirt cheap off eBay (like $60), have a much faster CPU, and fast storage built in. Or get a used Thinkpad off eBay. X230s and even 240s are cheaper than this computer used and it’ll be a heck of a lot more useful

[@tubeslats]

@@jonathanpusar5931 The Acer C720 does not have a much faster CPU.

[@jonathanpusar5931]

@@tubeslats then this POS? Sadly it is faster lol

[@savagebiscuits0952]

Does anyone know how I can open the memory card tray ? It doesn't have a pin hole or strap I can't open it , help

[@cliffdariff74]

Do you think this is okay for loading and editing digital photography? Non professional. Thanks..fantastic review sir.

[@LonSeidman]

Super simple ? Maybe but you might do better with an iPad which is a little better tuned for that.

[@tzuriatedgi4961]

Is there a 16 mb ram 11-12 inch screen in the market?

[@shippyshank_loves_carsandsound]

im actually thinking about getting one of these

[@dmanjra]

Any chance you could test scribus on it to see how it copes with DTP?

[@Rourymhf]

Does the 11 inch model comes with backlit keyboard?

[@shayanshahriar7882]

Can you check out Walmart's Evoo 11.6? The new model has an m.2 slot for upgrading.

[@dexterseamusgaming3338]

Top tier review

[@Subh8081]

This or the Lenovo Ideapad Chromebook Duet as a high school student's companion?

[@johnb4814]

I have this computer when I put to sleep for a long time,I have to hit the power button to wake up .Usually I just hit any key and it wakes up .I was told it goes into hibernation mode and thats why I have to hit power button

[@LutherGaylord]

There are many used HP Elitebook 840 G3 laptops (circa 2016) available on eBay for $200. Most are in great shape. They have dual-channel memory, excellent backlit keyboards, SATA and NVMe slots, and they are upgradeable. An "old" Elitebook will run rings around this underpowered Asus netbook.

[@huzcer]

They also have shot batteries and weigh a lot more. Very different use cases.

[@gustavovm491]

If you can find a Yoga 700 in good condition that's a good alternative. Very similar size and weight to this Asus but with coreM CPU, ssd and a 1080 touchscreen

[@cliffdariff74]

I don't trust used laptops...who knows where it's been on the interweb..., the viruses etc..

[@KisameSempai]

do they have the same battery as this one? not even close

[@Daemon1995_]

on their website is stay you can have up to 32gb ram lpddr4x

[@Nardrackzz]

what charger would i get if mine broke

[@sjagain]

Chrome OS Flex candidate?

[@maxplank3782]

HELP I put in some nvme into my L210 and it wasn't recognized

[@peterginsburg2465]

Are you still in Windows S mode? Windows S won't let you do much of anything to the computer. If you fixed the problem, and got it to work, I'd like to know what you did? I'm thinking of pulling mine apart. An added SD card loads supper slow for some reason. Hope you got it to run.

[@Seekingtruth-mx3ur]

Could this be good enough for programming?

[@Kavones]

Nope.

[@R3TURNZ3R0]

@@Kavones why wouldn't it be?

[@goatgamer7557]

I have this laptop I play games on it it manage to run some 2000-2010 games and some indie 2020 games and Roblox

[@bartooma]

Can it be upgraded to bigger memory and rams?

[@metronorthrailfan2244]

No. The RAM is permanently soldered to the motherboard. However you can add an NVMe SSD to the M.2 slot

[@trudyannbrown1097]

Can you review the asus x551

[@tracykibue4211]

Is there a way to get this laptop in Kenya, Asus can you hook me up this is my dream laptop...love it!!!

[@carx.enthusiast]

can you play dcs, microsoft flight sim, fortnite or gta well on this??

[@Melodie_Info3]

No with super low graphis but your hit 20fps or less. This is a entertain laptop for those who just doesn't have to deal alot of cost. What is your cost, so that I could you to save cost buy yourself the right laptop?

[@on1ydotb]

Think I might grab one just to replace my beat laptop for rn need something quick

[@tubeslats]

Does anyone know the difference between model DB01 and DB02 (2022 version)?

[@rickcasebere7815]

Only difference is the OS i.e. DB01 has Windows 10s, DB02 has Windows 11s

[@LordFalon]

why always Celeron?

[@michaelcorcoran8768]

Because these are meant to be budget devices and they want the battery life to last as long as possible.

[@lyriclovestar6366]

Does this laptop come with excel?

[@somberrhombus]

Did it come with the screw for the m.2 drive?

[@PhillipLemmon]

tbh only if you get a laptop NEW,... when you get then pre-owned (renewed whatever) Then you might have to find a kit or a pack on your own. Hope this helps you!

[@hillwalker8741]

can you boot from the nvme?

[@theredroadeast723]

Can this computer be used for video editing?

[@whyeven3722]

It would be optimistic to say that this machine could be used for watching KZbin videos as it'll struggle to do pretty much anything else while that's happening. Let alone edit videos. These horrible dual core 2 thread laptops are really meant to be used for one task at a time, and in this day and age I just don't think that's acceptable.

[@michaelcorcoran8768]

Anything that can run Windows 10 for sub 250 is pretty impressive. It's actually pretty similar in price to the Lenovo Chromebook duet.

[@ppr824]

Is the Netbook trying to make a comeback?

[@codingjhames]

can i coding like ruby,python,Javascript on that laptop?

[@R3TURNZ3R0]

Don't see why you couldn't. As long as you're not trying to use Unreal engine or anything it should be okay.

[@N.M.B]

Wow! good review, I have a question, does it support Autocad?

[@esaedvik]

I don't think Autocad requires support per se. Doubt it would run well on that GPU though.

[@5954ldydi]

Not going to run auto cad.