Asus R600 - razor of the ents

Another navigational device has arrived. Let’s enlarge our vocabulary a bit. If we thought until now, that the usual navi is a PNA, than now we can learn that Asus produces PNDs (Personal Navigation Device). We can find three of this on their homepage: the R300, the R600 and the R700. The subject of this review is the middle one, which was announced in august, 2007, but unfortunately it got to us only now. Asus is not renowned for its PNDs, but primarily for its notebooks and PDA devices. Of course they produce lots of other stuff besides these, from mobile phones to LCD monitors, servers, or I could also mention sound cards and motherboards too. If I say: Asus, then usually such associations pop in to one’s mind like the manufacturer of beautiful, high-quality products.

The company does a lot to maintain this image, so the brand is a quite powerful one. There were a few devices in our editorial office from the Taiwanese manufacturer and they performed quite well by now. So it won’t be a surprise if I say that the R600 fits the description, I got really attached to it while it was at me.

The company, by the way, meant it seriously that they will separate navis from PDAs, because on one hand they have a different name and on the other hand we are definitely talking about devices designed for a specific use, so we don’t have the feeling of keeping mule in our hands (now that’s a morbid comparison). The R600 is meant for the car’s windshield, it can’t and does not want to be anything more than that, but it serves all its functions professionally, so it is not just one of the many thousand doubtful quality pieces, but it is a product of unquestionable quality – and thus has an excellent price-value ratio.