ASUS EEE PC - 7" Laptop

hj2k_x said:
Sweet, I am yet to hear a bad word said about it. You tried XP on it at all and can I ask where you got it and for how much?
Click to expand...

no, havent tried xp on it, dont see the point. another guy at work has one running tinyxp though and he says it is fine.

you can dual boot it via the sdcard slot, there are lots of instructions online on how to do this, so not worth me typing out.

i paid £169 for mine. from the place i work at. retail wouldve been about £219 i understand.
 
Brawler said:
its a nice little toy but i reckon i'll just sit as another useless gadget on my desk, the lack of DVDRW & HDD puts me off of it.
Click to expand...

I was thinking about it and it has 3 USB 2.0 ports so I assume you would be able to attach an external hard drive? Suppose that does defeat the purpose of it being extremely portable though.

Another question, which may show my ignorance (ha ha), but when it says in the specs that is has a "MMC/SD (HC) card reader", does this mean that you can only read cards with it or would you be able to write data to the card too?
 
LancelotSA said:
I was thinking about it and it has 3 USB 2.0 ports so I assume you would be able to attach an external hard drive? Suppose that does defeat the purpose of it being extremely portable though.

Another question, which may show my ignorance (ha ha), but when it says in the specs that is has a "MMC/SD (HC) card reader", does this mean that you can only read cards with it or would you be able to write data to the card too?
Click to expand...

Yip you can add an external hard drive. Or a high capacity flash drive.

And you can write data too. ;)
 
I bought a 2gb one about 5 days ago, I love her, for someone who writes a lot, well it really replaces the pen and paper. Works right out the box, 15sec boot time, i was on the next in my local coffee shop in under 2min of unpacking it out the box. You will get used to the keyboard, for the price, cant go wrong. Its robust, small and does everything you need it to if your needs are the net, office work and if you bump up the ram (Which I cant do with mine at its the 2g model) You install XP works flawless, install whatever run whatever you want or whatever the 900mhz CPU will eat.
 
PostmanPot said:
Another thing... "At CES 2008, Asus confirmed that new models would be released in Q2 with new features which would include WiMax, and the option of a 7, 8, or 9 inch displays."

:D/:(

Wonder when it'll get here. I'd rather wait for the bigger screen. The 7" I saw in the shop seemed a tad too small...
Click to expand...

Yeah, that is the only gripe I have with it so far. But if the new , bigger screen options come out here, then I am sure they will be closer to R5000, which i think is too much for something like this.
 
I spent the better part of this evening telling my dad what a breakthrough these little machines are. They will go a long way in boosting mobile computing uptake.

They are affordable and look and feel wonderful. As for the space limitation. I see them as extensions of a desktop. If you need to save something, save it to the desktop via the wifi link etc.

Awesome!
 
antowan said:
I spent the better part of this evening telling my dad what a breakthrough these little machines are. They will go a long way in boosting mobile computing uptake.

They are affordable and look and feel wonderful. As for the space limitation. I see them as extensions of a desktop. If you need to save something, save it to the desktop via the wifi link etc.

Awesome!
Click to expand...


Yep the price will see many people buying it. Also the "kiddies laptops" will now probably go out the window:D.

...
Who is the Eee Suitable for?
Children - Yes, children! There’s a lot about the Eee that makes it a great computer for kids. First of all, its physical dimensions make it easy for smaller hands to use. Secondly, there’s a lot of learning software pre-installed as well as a handful of games to entertain. Thirdly, the lack of a spinning platter-based hard disk means that it’s able to withstand rougher handling. It’ll still break, but you don’t have to worry about the effects of knocking the Eee whilst it’s switched on. Asus even have a picture of children using an Eee on their Eee home page.
...
Click to expand...
 
I need to get me one of these. Perfect for surfing the net late at night lying in bed. My Dell laptop is too big.
 
Some of the guys over at the Smoothwall Community is also impressed with the Eee PC.

I'd rather use external flash disks for storage as these tend to use less power than an external USB HDD. But it's your call.

Solid-state HDD means that your data will be safe should you drop the laptop by accident whilst it is in operation.

Yes, 900MHz CPU doesn't sound like much, but it can get the job done for simple wordprocessing, spreadsheeting, email and note-taking.

I have to assume that the heat output of the Eee laptop is negligible in comparison to some of today's laptops.
 
The_Librarian said:
Some of the guys over at the Smoothwall Community is also impressed with the Eee PC.

I'd rather use external flash disks for storage as these tend to use less power than an external USB HDD. But it's your call.

Solid-state HDD means that your data will be safe should you drop the laptop by accident whilst it is in operation.

Yes, 900MHz CPU doesn't sound like much, but it can get the job done for simple wordprocessing, spreadsheeting, email and note-taking.

I have to assume that the heat output of the Eee laptop is negligible in comparison to some of today's laptops.
Click to expand...

Sd/Micro SD cards would also be good because they fit right into the machine, but a little more expensive than flash drives I think.

Edit: 4GB SD card @ R159:eek:
 
Last edited:
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top
Sign up to the MyBroadband newsletter
X