Asus Eee

ccdarkness · 07-13-2007, 05:47 PM

Hope i do not repeat anyone else in this thread (maybe there was a post about this before)
What do you think about Asus Eee Notebook??? seems very nice thing to me. small, light, good looking, excelent for internet on-the-go and documents editing! i would definitely by one at this price...just to sit in a bar and have some coffe in the morning, while reading posts on techgage.com

sure the lack of optical drive & some bigger HDD will be a minus..but @200$ you can't complain..you always can add external drive trough USB (4xusb ports)..

so what do you think?

http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/..._the_ASUS_Eee/

Greg King · 07-14-2007, 02:07 AM

I am absolutely behind this project. An 8GB, ultra mobile notebook for under $300... sign me up. Like you said, this would be great for quick fixes at coffee shops, airports... places where the full power and versatility of a complete notebook is needed. Clearly this isn't going to show up in many classrooms but with that hardware, I don't see why a word processing document couldn't be installed. This is a great idea. It wasn't to long ago that the Dothan cores were kings and one at 900 MHz should be able for what the Eee is designed for.

One thing that I didn't see was the OS. At that price, its safe to assume that a Windows license is out of the question. I would guess some form of Linux but with an 8GB model, XP isn't out of the question.

I don't like the large bezel around the LCD and the back end looks childish with it being so rounded but seriously, for that price, no one has a right to complain. Kudos to Asus for making this happen.

*Edit... I just read the second page of Hot Hardware's story. It's going to be Linux but XP hasn't been ruled out. Nice.

ccdarkness · 07-14-2007, 02:48 PM

Anyway... i think it wouldn't be a problem to install XP

i think EEE plus 1external HDD and External DVD-RW... and you a totally on-the-go

Greg King · 07-15-2007, 12:11 AM

You defeat the entire purpose of the Eee if you add all of that external hardware. All I was saying was that you can easily install XP on this machine and that it would run it. It's a winner in my book.

ccdarkness · 07-15-2007, 03:34 AM

yep...you are right... for internet & docs it's perfect!

Rob Williams · 07-15-2007, 10:23 AM

I think the name is ridiculous. Almost as bad as the Kia Cee'd in the UK. However, the device serves a purpose I guess.

b1lk1 · 07-15-2007, 10:23 AM

I would love a unit like this. I have been on Dell's site almost daily hoping for a killer deal on a low end laptop since I won't be gaming on it. The $200 unit makes me smile in ways I haven't in a long time........

ccdarkness · 07-15-2007, 04:21 PM

Eee comes from from Easy... 3-Easy...i don't know exact..something like...easy to learn, easy to dunn'o what...

07-13-2007, 05:47 PM	#1
ccdarkness Obliviot Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Romania Posts: 43	Asus Eee Hope i do not repeat anyone else in this thread (maybe there was a post about this before) What do you think about Asus Eee Notebook??? seems very nice thing to me. small, light, good looking, excelent for internet on-the-go and documents editing! i would definitely by one at this price...just to sit in a bar and have some coffe in the morning, while reading posts on techgage.com sure the lack of optical drive & some bigger HDD will be a minus..but @200$ you can't complain..you always can add external drive trough USB (4xusb ports).. so what do you think? http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/..._the_ASUS_Eee/ __________________ AMD Athlon64 3200+@2000Ghz; Asus A8N5X; 1GB DDR; Asus EN7950GT 512DDR3 650/1550Mhz

07-14-2007, 02:07 AM	#2
Greg King I just kinda show up... Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,081	I am absolutely behind this project. An 8GB, ultra mobile notebook for under $300... sign me up. Like you said, this would be great for quick fixes at coffee shops, airports... places where the full power and versatility of a complete notebook is needed. Clearly this isn't going to show up in many classrooms but with that hardware, I don't see why a word processing document couldn't be installed. This is a great idea. It wasn't to long ago that the Dothan cores were kings and one at 900 MHz should be able for what the Eee is designed for. One thing that I didn't see was the OS. At that price, its safe to assume that a Windows license is out of the question. I would guess some form of Linux but with an 8GB model, XP isn't out of the question. I don't like the large bezel around the LCD and the back end looks childish with it being so rounded but seriously, for that price, no one has a right to complain. Kudos to Asus for making this happen. Edit... I just read the second page of Hot Hardware's story. It's going to be Linux but XP hasn't been ruled out. Nice. __________________ "It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring."* - Carl Sagan System: Intel i5 2500K \| Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD4 \| 16GB G.Skill DDR3 \| Crucial M4 128GB SSD WD 1TB Black x1 \| WD 2TB Green x 1 \| XFX Radeonn HD 6850 \| Corsair H80 Water Cooler Fractal Design R3 \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 \| Dell 2410 x 3 @ 1920x1200 ESXi Host: Intel i7 920 @ 3.0 GHz \| Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P \| 24GB Patriot DDR3 \| WD 1TB Black x 2 Last edited by Greg King; 07-14-2007 at 02:10 AM.

07-14-2007, 02:48 PM	#3
ccdarkness Obliviot Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Romania Posts: 43	Anyway... i think it wouldn't be a problem to install XP i think EEE plus 1external HDD and External DVD-RW... and you a totally on-the-go __________________ AMD Athlon64 3200+@2000Ghz; Asus A8N5X; 1GB DDR; Asus EN7950GT 512DDR3 650/1550Mhz

07-15-2007, 12:11 AM	#4
Greg King I just kinda show up... Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,081	You defeat the entire purpose of the Eee if you add all of that external hardware. All I was saying was that you can easily install XP on this machine and that it would run it. It's a winner in my book. __________________ "It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring." - Carl Sagan System: Intel i5 2500K \| Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD4 \| 16GB G.Skill DDR3 \| Crucial M4 128GB SSD WD 1TB Black x1 \| WD 2TB Green x 1 \| XFX Radeonn HD 6850 \| Corsair H80 Water Cooler Fractal Design R3 \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 \| Dell 2410 x 3 @ 1920x1200 ESXi Host: Intel i7 920 @ 3.0 GHz \| Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P \| 24GB Patriot DDR3 \| WD 1TB Black x 2

07-15-2007, 03:34 AM	#5
ccdarkness Obliviot Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Romania Posts: 43	yep...you are right... for internet & docs it's perfect! __________________ AMD Athlon64 3200+@2000Ghz; Asus A8N5X; 1GB DDR; Asus EN7950GT 512DDR3 650/1550Mhz

07-15-2007, 10:23 AM	#6
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,246	I think the name is ridiculous. Almost as bad as the Kia Cee'd in the UK. However, the device serves a purpose I guess. __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

07-15-2007, 10:23 AM	#7
b1lk1 Tech Monkey Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ontario Posts: 821	I would love a unit like this. I have been on Dell's site almost daily hoping for a killer deal on a low end laptop since I won't be gaming on it. The $200 unit makes me smile in ways I haven't in a long time........ __________________ Oldschool PC: Intel E6300/Nouctua NH-9U w/dual 92mm Panaflos XFX 680i LT Patriot PC2-6400 2X2GB LL 2 X BFG 8800GTX in SLI Enermax Revolution 620W PSU ASUS 24X DVD/Seagate 250GB SATA 2/THermaltake A90/Windows 7 Ultimate 64

07-15-2007, 04:21 PM	#8
ccdarkness Obliviot Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Romania Posts: 43	Eee comes from from Easy... 3-Easy...i don't know exact..something like...easy to learn, easy to dunn'o what... __________________ AMD Athlon64 3200+@2000Ghz; Asus A8N5X; 1GB DDR; Asus EN7950GT 512DDR3 650/1550Mhz

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