Opening this device, the screen, keyboard and trackpad combo were so amazing to touch - for the price!
HOWEVER booting the computer into Windows was a massive mistake - Windows took 2 hours to download and update for itself, all while giving me little to no response on my clicks and types - looking at the task manager, there are 5 big tasks for updates and scans that are all fighting for space on the little CPU and Harddrive. After that period, I thought for sure I would just have to disconnect this computer from Wifi and make this an offline note-taking device to use it with any amount of responsiveness.
BUT I made the decision to try Fedora Workstation 39 and WOW does it run SO much better. I could browse with multiple tabs, open new apps, change virtual desktops, ALL while the operating system was being installed on my harddrive. Now after that really fluid process, I'm on the OS with NO trouble, everything works and shows up on-time when I click on things. It's clear to me that this product is not suitable in it's default setup with Windows.
Luckily installing Fedora was simple and straightforward, easily the best installation of Linux I've had by far. It provides it's own USB key flashing tool, booting from the key worked well with ASUS' bios (very nice bios screen). Once in the OS, I have brightness controls on my screen, WIFI is working (other distros having trouble with this device according to Reddit), bluetooth is showing up, sound is working. The only thing that is no longer working is the numpad on the trackpad - but for a complete turnaround on the performance, I am not complaining. We will still have to wait and see about battery life as well, so far it's just holding at 100%.
Microsoft really needs to torpedo Windows and make their own linux distro at this point
| Standing screen display size | 11.6 Inches |
|---|---|
| Display Resolution | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| Max screen resolution | 1366 x 768 Pixels |
| Processor | 1.1 GHz none |
| RAM | 4 GB DDR4 |
| Hard Drive | 64 GB Emmc |
| Graphics coprocessor | Intel UHD Graphics 600 |
| Chipset brand | Intel |
| Card description | Integrated |
| Graphics Memory Size | 4 GB |
| Wireless Standard | Bluetooth, 802.11ac |
| Number of USB 2.0 Ports | 1 |
| Number of USB 3.0 Ports | 2 |
| Average Battery Life (in hours) | 42 Watt Hours |
| Brand | ASUS COMPUTER INTL |
| Series | ASUS Vivobook Go 12 L210 11.6” ultra thin laptop |
| Item model number | L210MA-BH09-CB |
| Hardware Platform | PC |
| Operating System | Windows 11 Home |
| Product Dimensions | 19.05 x 27.94 x 1.78 cm; 453.59 g |
| Item dimensions L x W x H | 19.1 x 27.9 x 1.8 Centimetres |
| Colour | Star Black |
| Processor Brand | Intel |
| Number of Processors | 2 |
| Flash memory size | 64 GB |
| Voltage | 240 Volts |
| Batteries | 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. (included) |
