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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