ASUS clearly has a strong presence here in the Philippines. The Taiwanese company brought quite a number of their products here in the country in the last couple of months. From their high-end smartphones, the low-end ones, high-end laptops. And now, we have their new budget-friendly notebooks, the ASUS VivoBook E12 and E402.
Both the new ASUS VivoBook E12 and E402 were launched together with the new ZenBook Flip machines. But since those ZenBook’s were aimed at the high-end market, these new VivoBook notebooks are here to cater those who are in the budget category.
Both the VivoBook E12 and E402 are going to be your straight up, no bells and whistles, no 360-degree flips notebooks. They have modestly-sized screens at a decent resolution, a processor that is meant for day-to-day tasks, and a compact, portable build.
ASUS VivoBook E12 Specs
- Windows 10 Home, Endless OS
- 11.6-inch HD LED display, 1366 x 768 resolution, ~135ppi
- Intel Pentium Quad-Core N4200 / Celeron® Dual-Core N3350 Processor
- 2GB SDRAM, up to 4GB
- Integrated Intel Graphics
- 32GB / 64GB / 128GB eMMC storage
- VGA webcam
- Chiclet keyboard
- 2W Stereo Speakers
- WiFi 802.11 ac
- Bluetooth 4.1
- Headphone/mic jack, 2x USB 3.0, 1x USB Type-C. 1x HDMI
- microSD card
- Dimensions: 286 x 193.3 x 16.9 mm
- Weight: 980g
- 38Whrs 2-Cell Polymer Battery
ASUS VivoBook E402 Specs
- Windows 10 Home
- 14-inch display, 1366 x 768 / 1920 x 1080 resolution
- Intel Pentium N3700 / Celeron 3150 / Celeron N3050 processor
- 2GB / 4GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM
- Integrated Intel HD Graphics
- 32GB eMMC / 500GB HDD 5400rpm / 1TB HDD 5400rpm
- VGA webcam
- 3-in-1 card reader
- WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
- Bluetooth 4.0
- 10/100/Gigabit Base T
- Headphone/mic jack, Line-in jack, VGA port, HDMI, 1x USB 3.0, 1x USB 2.0, LAN
- Dimensions: 339 x 235 x 21.9 mm
- Weight: 1.65kg
- 2-Cell 32Whrs battery
The ASUS VivoBook E12 is priced at Php13,995. On the other hand, the ASUS VivoBook E402 will retail for Php14,995. Availability is yet to be announced as of the moment. However, we might expect it to hit the shelves in time for Christmas.
Source: ASUS Philippines