Review: Asus Eee PC
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Can't wait to get one.
On December 21st, 2007 Mac Beach (not verified) says:
Well, I CAN wait, but I read a while back that there was going to be a model with an 8G flash. I have yet to see that and I decided to wait a while to see if it shows up and what the price difference is going to be.
I also think it would be great if they came out with a full-sized keyboard version of this. Whatever the form factor, a diskless, long battery life, Linux-based machine will fill the bill for many business users. No doubt one of these things is in my future.
Battery
On April 16th, 2008 Cen (not verified) says:
Your battery life measurement is absurd. I run my 4G eee's battery down from full to 10% warning atleast twice a day daily since I received it 2 weeks ago. I am clocking an average of 3 hours 20 minutes in default Xandros and 3 hours and 5 minutes in Windows XP Pro. Full brightness, heavy wifi usage, audio and video streaming.
I was thinking the same thing
On January 5th, 2008 Webmistress says:
They have the 8GB version with 1GB RAM available for "pre-order" on Amazon, but I don;t know when it will actually ship. I too thought I'd wait for that one, but now I am thinking twice. I am not sure I need to spend the extra 100 bucks. I am wondering if I need that much power for this purpose. I don't plan on using this as my primary machine, or even necessarily as my primary laptop. I am not even sure I would even bother installing ubuntu or another distro, as it appears to have what I would actually use right out of the box.
So if the primary goal is low cost, I may just settle on the 512MB/4GB version. Anyone want to help me make up my mind? :) All input is appreciated.
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This thing is amazing. It
On December 18th, 2007 Kimothy the Sage (not verified) says:
This thing is amazing. It would be absolutely perfect for me because all I ever do is mess around on the internet. I want one bad. This thing rocks my socks.
I have one!!
On December 18th, 2007 Anonymous (not verified) says:
I recieved one as an early Christmas present...it's wonderful!! I am a Linux "newbie". This is totally user friendly, fast to connect to Wi-Fi and anyone out there who wants that would be ecstatic, I assure you. It has lots of other cool features, like a built in web-cam and will save notes you write yourself..I say go for it.
Awesome!
On December 18th, 2007 Shawn Powers says:
I'm curious, as someone new to Linux, does the stock Xandros operating system it comes with fit your needs and expectations? I suspect it's perfect for someone new to Linux, but I'd like to hear your perception.
Oh, and Merry Christmas. :)
__________________________Shawn Powers is the Associate Editor for Linux Journal. You might find him chatting on the IRC channel.
mixed review
On December 13th, 2007 Brad C (not verified) says:
I enjoy the humor in the podcasts you make Shawn. I would have liked to see some screen shots of the laptop though.
A good close-up of the laptop keyboard and screen would help also. That way I could pause the podcast and compare the key layout to my current keyboard.
All in all I was entertained and I learned about a new product to wish for.
Good Jorb Dood!
Honestly...
On December 13th, 2007 Shawn Powers says:
Even though it sounds like a "line" -- I purposefully made the review sorta light. Jes Hall is doing an in depth review of the EeePC in the print magazine, and I didnt' want to steal too much thunder from her. If I hadn't gotten the computer (early) for Christmas, I wouldn't have done a review at all, but I figured a little glimpse would be fun.
So I guess that means, make sure to pick up Jes' review when it hits newsstands. :)
__________________________Shawn Powers is the Associate Editor for Linux Journal. You might find him chatting on the IRC channel.
You made up my mind
On December 14th, 2007 Brad C (not verified) says:
Alright you clinched it for me then. I picked up the current issue to ready your gaming article. I will just have to fill out the card and get a subscription.
Yay!
On December 14th, 2007 Shawn Powers says:
That's awesome, Brad! I'll personally autograph every issue you receive. As long as you believe that my real name is "Linux Journal" and that I have really neat, block-like handwriting...
:)
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Missing a lot :(
On December 13th, 2007 Anonymous (not verified) says:
Not bad, but it is somehow missing the point - if you do a VIDEO review the main point is NOT to make it self-promotion but instead you focus the camera ON THE PRODUCT - the most valuable things that you could bring with this yet-another-eee-review would have been actual images of you typing on that keyboard and side-by-side images with the device and some other notebook, eventually some images with the screen - which is awfully small and the first problem with the product, even before the keyboard - the keyboard is already as big as it can be in that size, but the device could EASILY have been fitted with a 10'' screen instead of the huge useless margins !!!
The reason the screen is
On January 2nd, 2008 Anonymous (not verified) says:
The reason the screen is small is battery usage. The screen is the biggest user of power in a laptop, so smaller screen = less power usage = longer battery life.
The "Mee" PC?
On December 12th, 2007 Webmistress says:
Here's a special "behind the scenes" look at our gadget guy :)
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Can I Have Some Humble Pie With That?
On December 13th, 2007 Shawn Powers says:
Unfortunately, when I was shooting the "MeePC" review, I fell into an unfortunate, and all to prevalent stereotypical assumption regarding my fellow Linux Journal writer, Jes Hall. Without thinking, I assumed "Jes", whom I've obviously never met, was indeed a man. If you listen closely to the end of the video, the "delivery person" unmistakably says over and over, "Mr. Hall, oh Mr. Hall..."
When I realized my mistake, I immediately emailed her an apology, but that doesn't make it any less tacky that I publicly skewed her gender. So Jes, again, I really do apologize for the unfortunate, and sadly stereotypical, mistake I made. I know that doesn't make it "all better" -- but I am genuinely sorry.
-Shawn
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Nice does it do Linux ?
On December 12th, 2007 Russ3141596524 (not verified) says:
It's obviously a closed source computer that probably doesn't come with any drivers. You'll have to throw it away if anything goes wrong. I don't see any mention of Linux either. What distro does it run?
OS
On December 12th, 2007 Shawn Powers says:
Well, it runs the MeeOS of course! (Pronounced like a cat's meow -- why? Because I made it up, so I can have it sound that way if I want to)
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Talk about an ultralight PC...
On December 12th, 2007 Gumnos (not verified) says:
I'm surprised that you didn't include a more detailed comparison of the two. The MEee PC puts the Eee PC to shame when it comes to weight, making the Eee PC seem like a box of bricks. Additionally, the MEee PC has much better battery life, maintaining full functionality far longer than the Eee PC. While neither is particularly biodegradable, the MEee PC does not require the same volume of toxic chemicals to produce.
Eee pc
On December 18th, 2007 Anonymous (not verified) says:
We own two of them now, my wife used mine and had to have one. We love them. The Wifi is fast and so extremely easy. Everything else just works. What it has is Xandros, and that looks much like a pc, only better and more stable. The battery lasts a very long time. The only problem is no cd drive, of course, you can put a USB one on. When I hook it up, I can use my USB keyboard, mouse and my monitor, and it sees my flashdrive and my 80 gig portable.
eee pc
On March 31st, 2008 Anonymous (not verified) says:
It is worth to buy a asus laptop battery, so cheap and beatiful, i like my eee pc very much.
asus eee pc battery
On April 4th, 2008 eee pc battery (not verified) says:
yes, this laptop is so good , i like it very much
ASUS Eee PC Battery
On April 7th, 2008 Anonymous (not verified) says:
Yes,the asus eee pc battery is small and beautiful, i orderd a replacement eee pc battery at Laptopbatterymart.com, the seller said ,4400mAh ,4-cell, full 1-year warranty and 30-day money back. It looks like good!