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- niallabrown, on 01/08/2008, -0/+50Wow that is a big statement. I would love to get one myself actually.
- supermanred, on 01/08/2008, -5/+45Years of making Macs has rubbed off on Asus. The eeepc is a great linux machine.
- archiethefifth, on 01/08/2008, -4/+32Perhaps they should try advertising it more.
- dgblackout, on 01/08/2008, -1/+27as soon as there's a 10" version, i'm all over it.
- Gunsotsu, on 01/08/2008, -0/+25There is a lot of people that down on this computer, but it represents a huge shift in the laptop market. It's size is it's greatest strength, and while many will say the screen size and it's hard drive size is it's greatest weaknesses, anyone that actually gets their hands on one quickly changes their tune. The screen is extremely usable at 800x480 on a 7" screen, and while a 10" would be nice, the 3" increase in size would ruin the overall form factor of the Eee. As for the size of the hard drive, how much of your hard drive do you actually use? I'm willing to be a good majority of your hard drive is bloated with a ton of garbage that you will never, or have never, used before. Those that have installed XP on their Eee have usually done so through the help of nLite and stripped out all useless garbage making it play much nicer on the Eee. Even though either operating system would leave you with somewhere in the neighborhood of 1.8GB left on your hard drive, that's plenty for most anyone's need. Network a good 500GB or 1TB for when you are home, slap a 8 or 16GB SDHC card in the SD slot, maybe carry a portable USB hard drive, and this little power house will meet anyone's needs. (Oh, and hook an external monitor up to it to enjoy 1600x1200, add a USB keyboard and mouse, and throw all that together with your networked hard drive and you'll have a sweet desktop system too.)
Apple and others need to pay attention and take note, the Eee is a serious computer, and it marks a return to what a laptop should be... a portable personal computer. - inactive, on 01/08/2008, -0/+23I don't really see the point in installing XP on it. Just get an XP laptop. Linux would just run so much better on this hardware.
- peestandingup, on 01/08/2008, -1/+22Looks like Apple is a little late capitalizing on this one.
- oldhick, on 01/08/2008, -0/+20I think you have to understand the product and the market. Most of us who are interested in the product don't have a need for the hardware you're talking about. We need a portable, functional product that can be used anytime anywhere. We won't be burning Xvid movies to DVD and we won't be playing Crysis on it.
- chingy1788, on 01/08/2008, -1/+20its like 1/4 the size of your laptop
so you can like carry it around easier - Roger, on 01/08/2008, -2/+19I'd get one if it wasn't for the thick border around the screen that makes it look like a toy.
- qwertydvorak, on 01/08/2008, -2/+14does anyone know if the 10" screen is 1024x768 ? that is the lowest resolution screen i consider usable nowadays. it would be attractive to me at that resolution even with the size screen it currently has.
- motang, on 01/08/2008, -0/+12That is very good news. I am glad that Asus see success with the Eee PC as this could mean we shall see more variants of it like bigger screen size or with more memory down the line.
- gunstar1, on 01/08/2008, -7/+18Ok...For those of you who LOOOOVE XP, great. But the EEE is a great little device with Xandros, or Ubuntu or any other KDE variant or...the point is: XP costs money, sucks memory and is bloated, even in the scaled form for the EEE. I have bought 3 of these EEE, one for me and two for my 7 and 9 year olds. Try installing the full desktop for Xandros before you go MSFT Fanboy on us. All we can say good about XP is that lots of people are stuck with it and it works better than Vista. And you wonder why Mac keeps picking up Market share and why Asus is learning from them!
- AaronS2000, on 01/08/2008, -3/+14compaq... enough said.
- smacksaw, on 01/08/2008, -0/+11Me too...April can't come soon enough for me (when the new models sans-moving parts come out)
- SnowBladerX, on 01/08/2008, -2/+12Considering this is like the iPod of computers (simple, stripped down, easy to use) you are probably correct,
- Myonosken, on 01/08/2008, -1/+11I really want one of these for Uni. This + a cheap CRT monitor (a tenner in town!) and I am sorted for work. And I can use it in lectures.
- xspinkickx, on 01/08/2008, -0/+10I got one for my mom, upgraded the ram, installed gutsy gibbon on it, works like a charm.
- kazamx, on 01/08/2008, -0/+9I'm a little worried about how they were highlighting that the new version will come with windows XP installed. While I understand that some consumers will demand XP, I really hope they don't start hiding the Linux option in a corner and plastering their site with Windows approved ads.
- cardyology, on 01/08/2008, -8/+16I might get one..... for my DOG!
- pegisys, on 01/08/2008, -1/+9compared to similar products they are still over charging for it.
If apple made an item such as the eeePC I could see them actually charging more for it then their regular laptops - Orderless, on 01/08/2008, -0/+8Ipod Shuffle?
- gunstar1, on 01/08/2008, -1/+9Ok-if you don't like the tabbed Xandros, note that it is not the only Xandros-it is a specific version for the EEE. Download squad has a simple article that shows how to install the full desktop version of Xandros for the EEE in about 5 minutes. Give that a try. I agree with most other people that say that EEExubuntu is a pretty great alternative OS. Try the full desktop or the Xubuntu for the machine. They make it a truly unbelievable value. Also, if you brick it like I did, just hit F9 while it boots, you can restore factory settings from the BIOS in a hidden partition faster than my LG Voyager starts up-you'll be amazed!
- peestandingup, on 01/08/2008, -6/+14Sounds like you're the fanboy.
- br0ken1128, on 01/08/2008, -4/+11Sweet now Jay-Z can pop in and do a commercial for them.
- grexeo, on 01/08/2008, -0/+7Has anyone actually tried surfing the web with one of these? The majority of sites are now designed for 1024x768 so horizontal scrolling is unavoidable for the most part.
That said, the rest of the unit is very nice. If their new model(s) have 1024 horizontal screen resolution or higher in that form factor, I'd certainly purchase one. - starkruzr, on 01/08/2008, -0/+7Only if you don't like carrying around giant bricks of ABS plastic.
- smacksaw, on 01/08/2008, -1/+8You mean the Eeee PC?
- ours, on 01/08/2008, -0/+7I'm tired of those UMPCs that cost an arm and a leg. Sure, sliding keyboards and touch screens are cool but costing more then the average laptop just didn't cut it for me.
The EEE PC has just the right bang for the buck. The price hit the line where I'm getting one and I'll figure what I'll need it for later. - SnowBladerX, on 01/08/2008, -8/+14Friend of mine picked one up this weekend, We installed XP on it, worked very well. Pretty cool little computer, Looking forward to see what kinda mods people come up for them.
Tutorial can be found here.
http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?id=1888 - djdole, on 01/08/2008, -2/+8It's quite interesting how one neglected word can make Asus's benign comment into a sensationalistic and VERY inaccurate Digg submission title.
The word; "THEIR".
Place it between 'is' and 'Most'. - thebigbradwolf, on 01/08/2008, -1/+7I also have one and love it. I've only had it two days though. The keyboard is either just as small as possible, I wish the right shift key and the arrow were switched.
Xandros is childish, but I appreciate it and the large icons, but also like to bring up the console to work in.
It's a very nice machine, and the cheaper than pretty much anything else. It's also nice that it's not ugly. It's smaller than my portable DVD player. - chingy1788, on 01/08/2008, -0/+6need a decent sized keyboard and mouse +$10
then you are ready for everything - Scyth3, on 01/08/2008, -0/+6Speaking of which, I saw a TV ad for it and a segment on the news the other day.
- bowens44, on 01/08/2008, -1/+7Yes
- MattBD, on 01/08/2008, -0/+6Well, maybe they saw what they were doing wrong and decided not to make the same mistakes.
- gunstar1, on 01/08/2008, -0/+6Completely agree. The point of the machine is the value and the simplicity. I might give one to my mom for email and ESPN.com since that is all she cares about. The simplicity and size are driving the sales.
- gunstar1, on 01/08/2008, -0/+6Your dog must be smart, does he code too!?!?
- directive0, on 01/08/2008, -0/+6Don't be so sure, the iPod was by no means the FIRST HD mp3 player. If they manage to get in with a more recognizable product they could still get some market share. That said, it will be extremely difficult for them with Asus getting so much positive press on their great product. Personally, I think this is one market where Apple has nothing truly innovative to bring to the table. The concept of a UMPC is pretty straightforward, there's nothing for them to really spin, but Macworld may prove me wrong.
- Danikar, on 01/08/2008, -0/+6Really? Its been all over Digg for a few months.
- akilleen, on 01/08/2008, -3/+8Since it is widescreen, my guess it that it would be 1024x800.
- brasszombie, on 01/08/2008, -1/+6Anyone know how long the battery lasts? It would be cool to watch a few movies and shows on those long train rides. on another note Asus mobos rules.
- richbleak, on 01/08/2008, -0/+5Are you denying that "there are good laptops"? Somewhere out there, there are good laptops. Rather than correct this person on his bad grammar, I prefer to believe that his initial statement had no relation to this product and was simply a blanket statement about the state of the laptop industry. It makes me feel better about the world. Unfortunately, I must still fault him for no punctuation.
- selrahc, on 01/08/2008, -0/+5You mean 1280x800 or 1024x640 right?
- pathy, on 01/08/2008, -0/+5AbiWord is what I'm using at the moment. Works very nicely.
- kazamx, on 01/08/2008, -0/+5How much did it cost you for the XP license and the copy of Microsoft Office you put on? Seems alot to spend to me when the eeePC does it all already.
- PleaseJustDie, on 01/08/2008, -0/+5maybe not all of their motherboards combined, but each motherboard is a different product and its very likely that this is more successful than any one motherboard.
- mgrucker, on 01/08/2008, -0/+4Generally you buy them from a "store".
Try here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Sub ...
or here: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/105-8841749-5 ... - Tinendo, on 01/08/2008, -3/+7Yes, he means the eeepc. Thers a 10" Screen Version coming ... soon.
- bobbob1016, on 01/08/2008, -9/+13Must.... fight.... grammar correcting impulse......
There - (A location) - Go over there. - "there is no denying that" is correct too, not sure what to classify that as though.
They're - (They are) - They're good laptops.
Their - (Belonging to them) - That laptop is theirs.
Sorry, I had to, I feel better now. -
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