Hi guys! Anyone here owns Asus EEE PC? [read product description here] What do you guys think of it? I'm thinking of purchasing one.. but I'm quite hesitant being that there aren't many reviews about it yet. It would be great if you own one, and would share your experience with it. Thanks! [i just realized i posted in the wrong category (was thinking general talk or something).. my apologies.. i have reported my own post, hoping this will be moved by mods]
Arnt you forgetting something? http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,136649-page,3-c,notebooks/article.html
Asus makes a lot of motherboards, chipsets and components for the big boys and I have no doubt about their quality. It is definitely a neat laptop especially for those who do not need to do heavy work while on the move.
I have a 4G by about a week, and loving it. It's makes a very nice second little PC to carry around, when a full blown laptop would be too big, too heavy, or too "exposed to danger"! Being able to install on it your OS of choice make it a very versatile little machine. A big plus: the WiFi card is very sensitive: it keep a workable connection with my A/P from spot on my house that I tought would be with zero-hope, based on the experience with a lot of other wireless devices (laptops, mobiles, etc.). Definitely a nice surprise. Bye!
I've had my Asus 4G EEE Pc for a few weeks now. Just wanna say this thing is an absolute beauty. It turns heads anywhere you go! The basic Xandros linux install should be fine for most people. I opted to install XP on mine. They don't come with a cd-rom drive so you have to either stick in an external. In my case I installed XP onto it with a USB flash drive. Works without hitches. Comes with XP drivers and everything. Right now I'm running a slimmed down version of XP Pro made with Nlite and I used under 1gb total on the HDD. I also have a few programs installed like open office suite, paint.net (instead of paint), pidgin (messenger, foxit reader (pdf), and some more thing running off an external I have. The 800x640 resolution is somewhat limited but there are "hacks" to let you use higher resolutions such as 800x600 (which is my personal favorite), and the 1024x768 I think. I also stuck a 1gb ram stick in there in place of the 512. No hiccups or anything Browsing websites is pretty easy. Most newer websites will scale to your resolution (DP looks great!). The only issue with it is the learning curve of the keyboard. The keys are a lot closer together than most keyboards but I got used to it very fast. It also plays a ton of newer gen games believe it or not! The built in hard drive albeit small is much faster than standard hard drives. I boot into Windows XP right around the 20 second range (the loading scroll bar doesn't even make it to the other side once). It's really lightweight and I take this to most of my classes. Gets great battery life (+-3 hrs). Probably the best $350 i ever spent.
Bah, this is an old thread already. In fact, I already have it and I like it a lot.. It's not the best.. but it works.. It's so easy to carry around, not even heavy at all. Just like bringing a notepad. My ASUS EEE Pc
Nice, I have a friend who is totally crazy about this thing. I thought he was just buying into the hype... but seems like a good product from your comments. Maybe I'll buy one sometime
it is hot, i put a 2GB ram in it and it run as fast as my older desktop and it is so small (pic next to my 15inches laptop)