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ASUS AIR Specifications

By Craig Simms on 02/04/2008

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The good:

Easy to use Internet radio
Looks more like an appliance than a computing product
Can be used as a speaker for another device

The bad:

Volume knob is not always used for volume
Sound quality could be better
Not portable -- needs to be plugged into the wall
Low quality screen

The bottomline:

The ASUS AIR does the job it's intended to do, with a few hiccups. Internet radio though seems more like a "tick-the-box" feature of a full-fledged streaming device, rather than a standalone product like the AIR.

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Editors' rating:

7.5/10

Users' rating:

5/10

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Dimensions (H x W x D)
128 x 250 x 190 mm

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