Asus ET2321IUTH review

DISPLAY

We were also pleased with the PC’s 23in ten-point touchscreen display. Pinch-zooming in and out of Google Maps was quick and responsive, and we didn’t notice any lag in the screen registering our actions. The screen’s viewing angles were fantastic, and the its image quality was equally superb. Our colour calibrator showed it was displaying 87 per cent of the sRGB colour gamut, which is above average for an all-in-one panel, and its equal coverage across the three main colour groups meant our reds, greens and blues were all rich and vibrant.

Whites were also bright and equally lit across the screen, but its black levels were a little more disappointing. Our reading of 0.71cd/m² is one of the highest we’ve seen from an all-in-one display, and our solid colour test was a few shades lighter than other PCs. That said, it certainly didn’t affect our high contrast test images, as we were able to see a very high level of detail in all of our test photos. This was surprising, as our colour calibrator recorded a contrast ratio of just 224:1, which is more than half that of other all-in-one PC displays.

CONCLUSION

The Asus ET2321IUTH is a very stylish all-in-one PC with a great range of ports, but our main concern is the price. At £899, it’s considerably less powerful than its rivals, such as the equally smart-looking and award-winning Acer Aspire 7600U, which is both cheaper and almost twice as fast, and isn’t nearly as good value as previous Asus all-in-ones.