ASUS's Eee PC

evoWALO · November 7th, 2007, 06:07 AM

I'm surprised no one's talking about this sub-1 kilogram and sub-$500 PC laptop. I'm thinking of recommending this to our GM and to my cheapskate friend. So anyone getting or has one? So anyone getting or has one?

epp_b · November 7th, 2007, 06:23 AM

It looks like a really great second/livingroom/kitchen/kids/web PC. I think it would also make for a good PC for those who are "computerly-retarded" who just need a cheap, small, portable thing for surfing the web and checking email, as long as they can bare with the small screen and keyboard.

Shawn · November 7th, 2007, 06:23 AM

I think laptops like this are just too tiny. I mean it's nice to have something so light but you don't need to get something with a 7" screen.

I have a 15.4" MacBook Pro and that is light enough that I carry it around uni all day with no problems. If something like mine is too heavy then you can go for something with a 13" screen or something that's very light.

But something with a 7" screen would be pretty much useless for someone like me - what can you see if it's that small?

Vette Boss · November 7th, 2007, 06:41 AM

I think it's cool for a bit of a laugh, the person who has every new gadget, but I wouldn't consider it a serious machine.

phuckingduck · November 7th, 2007, 09:07 AM

I can't really think of anything I do on my current lappy that this thing doesn't do. Maybe the data backup of /mydocs between lappy and my gamer, but that's it. And once I get my linux box up and running fine with autosync that wont even be needed. Now, having said that. I have a 15.4" screen. It feels small. No way I'm going to 7"....

Adunaphel · November 7th, 2007, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Vette Boss

I think it's cool for a bit of a laugh, the person who has every new gadget, but I wouldn't consider it a serious machine.

Yup, 7" is just too small to display anything at all really, especially internets. So you have something that is too small to be a serious laptop, and too large and to be real portable like a PDA. So you end up with what the Eee is, a useless stuck in the middle compromise that excels at nothing.

Shawn · November 7th, 2007, 11:40 AM

7" is bad enough... but can you say 800x480? That's like what PocketPCs are at now for Oliver's sake.

chaos386 · November 7th, 2007, 12:14 PM

I'm waiting to see how they price the 10" 1280x800 model. I think a lot of you are underestimating it, though. It's x86-based, which means the software library available to it is far bigger than any PDA's, and a real keyboard beats a touchpad/onscreen keyboard any day of the week. I do have to say I liked it a lot more when they said it'd be $199, however. images/smilies/sad.gif

Shawn · November 7th, 2007, 12:17 PM

^ True, there's a lot more x86 apps than there are for PocketPC or Palm or the like. But what good is Photoshop on a 7" screen?

cvrefugee · November 7th, 2007, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Shawn

^ True, there's a lot more x86 apps than there are for PocketPC or Palm or the like. But what good is Photoshop on a 7" screen?

Who uses Photoshop on a portable? I thought the real professionals used desktops connected to calibrated CRT monitors with specific color profiles, etc.

Kip_6666 · November 7th, 2007, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by chaos386

I think a lot of you are underestimating it, though. It's x86-based, which means the software library available to it is far bigger than any PDA's, and a real keyboard beats a touchpad/onscreen keyboard any day of the week. I do have to say I liked it a lot more when they said it'd be $199, however. images/smilies/sad.gif

Thats the right way to look at it.

There are a lot of tricks you can do to make web surfing work better on a small screen.
It's cheap, 300 euros for the 4gb hd model (and it will probably get cheaper). It also has a SD card slot, and (some other memory one i forgot about) you could add a few gigs if 4 gig is on the small size.
Emails, a bit of chatting maybe even a movie or two if the crap celeron can handle it.
And thats what most people do with their pc's.

At my old job i used to sell the Asus R2h, that was a small tablet pc with the same cpu. With a bit more ram that was a fun little machine images/smilies/smile.gif

I might be getting one for christmas/bday

And as a last point, just look at it images/smilies/love.gif

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/2369/img2224jl5.jpg

swek · November 7th, 2007, 05:39 PM

Good idea but the screen looks pathetic.

I'd consider one like this.

http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/6120/img2224jl5kf8.jpg

evoWALO · March 2nd, 2008, 03:11 AM

Ive been living with an Eee PC since mid-January as I was computer-less since mid-December. For 400 usd it's a bargain to own. Its barely a kilogram. It can survive drops like a celphone and it is surprisingly fast for the specs. But my suffering this laptop will soon be over as I ordered the recently updated Penryn-based Macbook Pros for 1844 usd after mail-in rebate. A good discount of 275 usd. images/smilies/smile.gif

I just have to wait for Amazon to get stoccks. images/smilies/sad.gif

Hidden_Hunter · March 2nd, 2008, 04:06 AM

They're all the rage at uni, people just want to be able to take notes and it's a good easy keyboard and not too pricey

BerserkerCatSplat · March 2nd, 2008, 04:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Kip_6666

At my old job i used to sell the Asus R2h, that was a small tablet pc with the same cpu. With a bit more ram that was a fun little machine images/smilies/smile.gif

Once I got rid of the stupid preloaded software on my R2H, it got waaaaay faster. Runs like a dream now!

Kip_6666 · March 2nd, 2008, 01:14 PM

I've lived with my eeepc a few months now. I've gotten used to the small screen.

As a extra pc to have around the house I think i've still made the right decision. I'd never be able to use it as a main PC though.

In terms of portability it's a true winner. I take it everywhere. And it doesn't mind getting dropped a few times :>

awdrifter · March 2nd, 2008, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by swek

Good idea but the screen looks pathetic.

I'd consider one like this.

Asus is coming out with a 2nd gen EEE PC in April, and it's rumored to have a choice of 7, 8.9 and 10 inch screens, I'm waiting until then to get one.

geeman · March 2nd, 2008, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by awdrifter

Asus is coming out with a 2nd gen EEE PC in April, and it's rumored to have a choice of 7, 8.9 and 10 inch screens, I'm waiting until then to get one.

The current rumour is that the 10" model is cancelled and the resolution is the same in the other two, so there really isn't an advantage.

Anyway, I would like them to atleast bring the 1st gen EEE here already images/smilies/sad.gif

awdrifter · March 3rd, 2008, 01:50 AM

Damn, that sucks. I was hoping to get the 8.9in model when it comes out so I can have more screen "real estate", but still, it'll have a faster Core 2 Solo cpu, that should be worth the wait.

swek · March 3rd, 2008, 11:58 PM

I surely hope it comes out by then since that is when I planned on purchasing one.

November 7th, 2007, 06:07 AM	#1
evoWALO Joined: Nov 11th, 2004 Last Online: January 6th, 2009 Location: Philippines / Naples, Florida Age: 28 Posts: 625 Rep Power: 18	ASUS's Eee PC I'm surprised no one's talking about this sub-1 kilogram and sub-$500 PC laptop. I'm thinking of recommending this to our GM and to my cheapskate friend. So anyone getting or has one? So anyone getting or has one?

November 7th, 2007, 06:41 AM	#4
Vette Boss Joined: Nov 14th, 2004 Last Online: 02:25 AM Location: United States, Britain, in time Age: 23 Posts: 3,023 Car: Nissan Altima 3.5-litre SE Rep Power: 36	I think it's cool for a bit of a laugh, the person who has every new gadget, but I wouldn't consider it a serious machine. __________________ 2003 Nissan Altima 3.5SE SHIFT_the future

November 7th, 2007, 09:07 AM	#5
phuckingduck is awesome! Joined: Mar 1st, 2007 Last Online: 01:20 AM Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 1,432 Car: '03 Volvo S60 AWD Rep Power: 25	I can't really think of anything I do on my current lappy that this thing doesn't do. Maybe the data backup of /mydocs between lappy and my gamer, but that's it. And once I get my linux box up and running fine with autosync that wont even be needed. Now, having said that. I have a 15.4" screen. It feels small. No way I'm going to 7".... __________________ 14:43 +PhuckingDuck • so you wont eat Josh's meat? 14:43 %SolitudeSeraph • I don't like the taste/texture

November 7th, 2007, 12:14 PM	#8
chaos386 .sa = bad driver! Joined: Nov 8th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia Age: 22 Posts: 3,564 LFS Status: Rep Power: 62	I'm waiting to see how they price the 10" 1280x800 model. I think a lot of you are underestimating it, though. It's x86-based, which means the software library available to it is far bigger than any PDA's, and a real keyboard beats a touchpad/onscreen keyboard any day of the week. I do have to say I liked it a lot more when they said it'd be $199, however. __________________ "Shit, that's a busy table cloth." -matt2000

March 2nd, 2008, 03:11 AM	#13
evoWALO Joined: Nov 11th, 2004 Last Online: January 6th, 2009 Location: Philippines / Naples, Florida Age: 28 Posts: 625 Rep Power: 18	Ive been living with an Eee PC since mid-January as I was computer-less since mid-December. For 400 usd it's a bargain to own. Its barely a kilogram. It can survive drops like a celphone and it is surprisingly fast for the specs. But my suffering this laptop will soon be over as I ordered the recently updated Penryn-based Macbook Pros for 1844 usd after mail-in rebate. A good discount of 275 usd. I just have to wait for Amazon to get stoccks.

November 7th, 2007, 06:23 AM	#2
epp_b n00b of the year Joined: Jun 23rd, 2006 Last Online: 01:41 AM Location: Canadaland :) Posts: 4,903 Car: 1995 Nissan 240SX Rep Power: 45	It looks like a really great second/livingroom/kitchen/kids/web PC. I think it would also make for a good PC for those who are "computerly-retarded" who just need a cheap, small, portable thing for surfing the web and checking email, as long as they can bare with the small screen and keyboard.

November 7th, 2007, 06:23 AM	#3
Shawn Lexus? Oh shi- Joined: May 26th, 2005 Last Online: 02:24 AM Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 8,775 Car: IS250 RWD Rep Power: 93	I think laptops like this are just too tiny. I mean it's nice to have something so light but you don't need to get something with a 7" screen. I have a 15.4" MacBook Pro and that is light enough that I carry it around uni all day with no problems. If something like mine is too heavy then you can go for something with a 13" screen or something that's very light. But something with a 7" screen would be pretty much useless for someone like me - what can you see if it's that small?

November 7th, 2007, 11:40 AM	#7
Shawn Lexus? Oh shi- Joined: May 26th, 2005 Last Online: 02:24 AM Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 8,775 Car: IS250 RWD Rep Power: 93	7" is bad enough... but can you say 800x480? That's like what PocketPCs are at now for Oliver's sake.

November 7th, 2007, 12:17 PM	#9
Shawn Lexus? Oh shi- Joined: May 26th, 2005 Last Online: 02:24 AM Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 8,775 Car: IS250 RWD Rep Power: 93	^ True, there's a lot more x86 apps than there are for PocketPC or Palm or the like. But what good is Photoshop on a 7" screen?

November 7th, 2007, 05:39 PM	#12
swek Global Moderator Joined: May 19th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Hamburg, Germany Age: 26 Posts: 4,345 Car: Does a bicycle count? Rep Power: 47	Good idea but the screen looks pathetic. I'd consider one like this.

March 2nd, 2008, 04:06 AM	#14
Hidden_Hunter D: Joined: Oct 7th, 2006 Last Online: 02:25 AM Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 20 Posts: 4,500 Car: '08 Honda Accord Euro Rep Power: 49	They're all the rage at uni, people just want to be able to take notes and it's a good easy keyboard and not too pricey __________________ My car is dark grey not black!

March 2nd, 2008, 01:14 PM	#16
Kip_6666 I Bought This Title :o Joined: May 17th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: The Netherlands Age: 23 Posts: 2,967 Car: Saab 93 2.0t @ stage 3 now Rep Power: 31	I've lived with my eeepc a few months now. I've gotten used to the small screen. As a extra pc to have around the house I think i've still made the right decision. I'd never be able to use it as a main PC though. In terms of portability it's a true winner. I take it everywhere. And it doesn't mind getting dropped a few times :> __________________ http://www.internet-memes.com My Flickr

March 3rd, 2008, 01:50 AM	#19
awdrifter Joined: Aug 29th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Posts: 1,549 Rep Power: 26	Damn, that sucks. I was hoping to get the 8.9in model when it comes out so I can have more screen "real estate", but still, it'll have a faster Core 2 Solo cpu, that should be worth the wait. __________________ TP

March 3rd, 2008, 11:58 PM	#20
swek Global Moderator Joined: May 19th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Hamburg, Germany Age: 26 Posts: 4,345 Car: Does a bicycle count? Rep Power: 47	I surely hope it comes out by then since that is when I planned on purchasing one.

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