If you still looking for varied reviews of the Asus R2H, head over to Brighthand, They have the detailed review of the Asus R2H UMPC. Here is the final verdict from them
Conclusion
The Asus R2H is a device, like other UMPCs, has a bit of an identity crisis. It certainly can’t replace a laptop or desktop as an everyday PC, but it’s too large to replace a PDA.
If you have specific needs and you know the R2 might fit those needs given its feature set, I can’t say it’s not worth trying the R2 out. The cool factor is high for having GPS, a web camera, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth all crammed into this pretty looking device.
I’ll definitely say it’s been a fun toy to play with. But I can’t shake that feeling that it is a bit of a toy and not much more than that. If Asus had of put in something better than the atrocious Celeron M 800MHz processor it’s a device I would have wanted to play with a bit longer, but alas they did not.
The cost of the device at around $1,000 makes this device worth recommending to curious geeks with a bit of disposable cash to spare, but outside of that the audience is limited.
Pros
- Nice looking with solid build
- Integrated GPS and mapping software
- Lots of ports available for such a small device
- Nice bright screen, great for showing pictures
- Very usable buttons that are nicely placed and thoughtful
- Built-in microphone and camera makes Skype or video chat easy
Cons
- Overall performance is horrible due to slow Celeron M processor, especially slow when in battery mode
- Kind of heavy and chunky for a UMPC
- Some included software is badly implemented and buggy, or just shouldn’t be there at all
- Hard to use the device with native screen resolution because some windows don’t fit on screen properly
- GPS was very finicky to get working.
They also have some more details and test results that has not appeared anywhere else - head over here to read more [Brighthand]
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