9 Takes on Asus Eee PC

The Asus Eee PC is one of the most innovative and promise laptops to slay the consumer market in eld . With an introductory mannequin price at a mere $ 399 , Asus is extend an extremely compendious , 2 lb laptop with a 4 GB solid state drive . But most importantly , the Eee is n’t gimped for agency tasks or internet browsing like the nighest - sized and price mobile gimmick . Indeed , Asus has bring ultraportables to a aggregative mart price .

But while all these theme vocalise fantastic on newspaper , how does the Asus Eee actually perform in examination ? Hit the jumping for our Frankenreview — nine different perspectives on the ultraportable we ’re all hoping to be great .

PCPerspective

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The strong-arm feel of the notebook computer is pretty square for such a little piece – I have decidedly had 11″ screen notebook that felt up more thin than this system does . As long as you do n’t expect the build lineament of an IBM ThinkPad , you will not be let down .

CNET

The obvious limitations of the tiny hard driveway , low - power CPU , and want of the Windows operating system may be enough to scare away many potential user …

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TweakTown

The Intel Celeron M CPU runs at 900MHz with 9x clock multiplier . The L1 hoard is 64 KB , the L2 cache size is 512 KB and the Bus speed is value at 400MHz … The TDP of the potato chip is a very grim 5.5W. This low heat signature make it ideal for a platform of this type .

TrustedReviews

Lesdilley

Given that there ’s only 1.3 GB of infinite after the OS and applications , outside reposition through USB keys and voiceless drive will be essential . As such , it ’s pleasing that Asus has managed to squeeze as many as three USB ports into the petite chassis .

NoteBook Review

Most low - priced notebook computer presently on the market feature poorly build keyboards … Much to our surprisal , the keyboard on the Eee personal computer is outstandingly unwavering , though the keys are small and have a big degree of “ wiggle ” when pressed .

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PCMag

For the Eee PC , ASUS developed its own full - blown operating system based on Xandros Linux . The user interface is easy to understand and navigate . It ’s similar to a vane page with multiple tab .

HotHardware

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The Asus Eee PC comes preloaded with more than 40 software … almost none of the software on the Eee PC can be considered “ bloatware . ” In fact , almost every lotion on this notebook is both useful and easy to use .

Laptop

… we did n’t see any new applications we could add , although Asus promises to attest practical app as they become available and make them available to users via software updates . The intrepid can instal lotion themselves , but you ’ll have to dig into the File Manager and launch them manually each metre .

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Forbes

Shih [ Asustek President ] says Asustek will tap into a young market — consumer ineffective to bribe computing machine because they ’re too expensive or just too daunting . Indeed , the Eee name hail from easy to acquire , well-to-do to work and easy to work .

The Asus Eee PC looks like a good buy if you mind the caveats . Little known fact ? That girl in the mental picture above is only 4 column inch tall .