The first thing you'll notice about the ASUS B23E is that it doesn't have a particularly stylish design. It looks like any other standard business notebook - there's nothing outlandish about it - it's soft black and has smooth matte surfaces. The important thing to cover here is the build quality, though, as this is supposed to be a durable business notebook that is essentially the size and shape of a cheap netbook . The ASUS B23E actually has a great port selection. Despite the fact that there are only three USB ports in total, it has one SuperSpeed USB 3.0 port for fast flash storage transfers. The selection also includes a physical Wi-Fi power switch, a USB/eSATA combo port, ExpressCard and SmartCard readers, and a 5-in-1 memory card reader (SD/MS/MS Pro/xD/MMC). It also has HDMI, VGA, a fingerprint reader next to the touchpad, and a switch on the screen bezel to turn your webcam on or off.The B23E has a 12.5-inch matte display with LED backlighting and a 16:9 aspect ratio. The only available resolution is the low 1366x768, which is pretty much the standard for netbooks and notebooks of this size. We measured a contrast ratio of 167:1. This isn't surprising either, given the small screen; coupling that with the fact that this is a business notebook.The B23E has VIA HD speakers and drivers. The audio is what you'd probably expect: it doesn't reach very high levels and although the definition is fine, that doesn't matter much when you can't hear it that well. The volume levels could have been improved by placing the speakers on the top of the chassis rather than on the bottom of the netbook.The keyboard is also spill resistant and features a fingerprint reader to the right of the touchpad. To top it all off, the keyboard is extremely silent; so you won't be bugging others in your office or classroom while typing away. The ELAN touchpad isn't bad, we just wish it were bigger. There is a lot of horizontal space, which is nice, but only a couple of inches of vertical space
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