Asus EEE PC

i_got_a_mohawk · #1 01-13-2008, 08:45 AM

Just wondering if anyone has seen these yet?

Pretty good concept, cheap portable laptop. They are a bit more expensive right now than they were originally intended to be, if they had come out at the originally intended price say 6 months back, I would have bought one, just because it would be pretty damn useful for containing all my work.

The thing i like most about these wee things is that it uses a SS harddrive, so it apparently boots up really quickly

Its sort of like a cross between a PDA and a laptop!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASUS_Eee_PC

CrazyArcher · #2 01-13-2008, 10:31 AM

I don't understand how people work on those small laptops, let alone this small thingie. I want a normal screen on which I'll actually see what I'm writing. If I'll have to work on spreadsheets with a thing like that, I'd rather slit my wrists. Fancy gadget from an engineering POV, but not really useful.

higgi · #3 02-05-2008, 09:52 AM

I just ordered the 4G with webcam. I'll let you know how I like it after a week or so.

http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=4055

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,2209847,00.asp

i_got_a_mohawk · #4 02-05-2008, 10:02 AM

Excellent, cheers

ProgRapture · #5 02-05-2008, 10:08 AM

I must be missing the point of these. What on earth can you do with a laptop with 4 gigs of hard drive space?

i_got_a_mohawk · #6 02-05-2008, 10:10 AM

For writing on the move mainly.

I remember when we got our first PC, it had a 4 Gb HDD, never thought that would be fillable!

Marcus · #7 02-05-2008, 10:38 AM

I just ordered one last night for my girlfriend. It is her birthday soon and I thought I would surprise her with an EEE PC. According to my tracking #, it should be delivered a little later on today. I am really looking forward to checking it out. My current notebook is a Dell Inspiron 1520 and it is a tank. Granted its my gaming laptop for lectures, but it is heavy. If the EEE PC is good, there might be one in the future for me as well.

Bard2dbone · #8 02-05-2008, 10:41 AM

The computer I'm sitting in front of has an 80G hard drive. I thought that was immense when I bought this thing

Now you can get iPods with that much memory. Things move fast.

middy · #9 02-05-2008, 10:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ProgRapture

I must be missing the point of these. What on earth can you do with a laptop with 4 gigs of hard drive space?

You count on internet access and store your files online. This is the future.

I store most of my files with Jungle Drive, and pay Amazon a few bucks a month for storage space. All my data is available worldwide on redundant servers and backed up daily.

EDIT: Errr, I meant Jungle Disk

higgi · #10 02-05-2008, 01:06 PM

Just got mine in. I was on the internet with in 5 minutes of opening the box. It's very fast and very easy to use so far. I plan on haveing an external hard drive soon. I ordered an 8gig SD card with it to increase the storage size to 12 gigs.

Linas · #11 07-09-2008, 11:25 PM

Im resurrecting this thread. They are now offering a $100 rebate on the 900 series, which makes them come out to about $450 for a 12gb XP system. I am itching to get one. I would be nice to tote around on campus.

IanStephenson · #12 07-10-2008, 12:58 AM

A few of the kids at Uni have (the old) one - I had a play and they're pretty nice. They hook straight into campus wifi, and give you web, instant messaging (inclusing skype voice & video) and WP. Perfect if you're out and about round campus. Not really a laptop, but something for keeping you online when you're away from home.

I've got a decent laptop, but if you just have a desktop machine, it could be the perfect partner.

Ian

fdeck · #13 07-10-2008, 06:15 AM

The fast boot-up is a nice thing, but $450 is more expensive than a basic Dell notebook, and I have read that the power consumption on the EEE is nothing to write home about.

mothmonsterman · #14 07-10-2008, 08:06 AM

I want one really bad
It wsould be perfect to carry around work or just have in my backpack for those emergency calls from work where i have to term serve to fix a problem.
Get a 100gb laptop hard drive, slap it in a USB case and you're gtg.\
really want one of these.
Pink one

i_got_a_mohawk · #15 07-10-2008, 09:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fdeck

The fast boot-up is a nice thing, but $450 is more expensive than a basic Dell notebook, and I have read that the power consumption on the EEE is nothing to write home about.

The prices over here arent too bad. Granted you could get a proper laptop for the same price, it wouldnt be that great, but probably better than the EEE. I just want one for the ultra portability

Yvon · #16 07-10-2008, 09:27 AM

we might buy one for my wife.
She think her 13" macbook is too big!

We would order it linux though...
If she buy a windows machine I will consider divorce

fdeck · #17 07-10-2008, 04:36 PM

I learned today that Asus is not the only sub notebook out there. Elonex sells one for 100 pounds in England. Acer makes one. Who else? Interesting. I wonder if any of these are good enough for gig recording.

i_got_a_mohawk · #18 07-10-2008, 04:46 PM

The Elonex is cheaper, but damn it looks cluncky!

fdeck · #19 07-10-2008, 05:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by i_got_a_mohawk

The Elonex is cheaper, but damn it looks cluncky!

They have apparently announced a new version that looks a lot slicker, the Elonex One T.

i_got_a_mohawk · #20 07-10-2008, 05:55 PM

Interesting, shall keep an eye on those for sure