Comments on: To Eee or Not to Eee? http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2008/05/15/to-eee-or-not-to-eee/ Blogging in the real world Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:02:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Mike http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2008/05/15/to-eee-or-not-to-eee/comment-page-1/#comment-138565 Mike Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:46:16 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/?p=600#comment-138565 These netbooks are great for basic work but I still can't warrant throwing out my laptop completely. One of the caveats I have about these is the maximum amount of memory you can install. Anyhow, a good guide about memory can be found at: http://www.laptopmemoryupgrades.co.uk Regards, Mike These netbooks are great for basic work but I still can’t warrant throwing out my laptop completely. One of the caveats I have about these is the maximum amount of memory you can install.

Anyhow, a good guide about memory can be found at:
http://www.laptopmemoryupgrades.co.uk

Regards,
Mike

]]> By: FireWolf http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2008/05/15/to-eee-or-not-to-eee/comment-page-1/#comment-294 FireWolf Sat, 17 May 2008 02:48:19 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/?p=600#comment-294 Mike, I purchased the EEE PC (701 w/2gb of ram, and Xandros still on her) to semi replace my HP Pavillion DV5215US (15.4" widescreen). I did this for 2 reasons: 1) I needed a laptop that didn't weigh a ton, was easily portable, and had more features than the ipaq PDA's I had with wifi or my worthless motorola Q phone with windows mobile. and 2) I wanted a windows alternative especially considering I refuse to upgrade to Vista and XP will go to the way side sooner than I'd like. A couple of things come to mind that I can share as they relate to laptop comparisons. Sure, the keyboard is smaller, and maybe weird getting used to. Case in point is the #1 key. There is no tilda key next to the one, so that throws me off a bit LOL. When I touch type, it is a learning adjustment. But if you are looking at a computer with portability and size matters, than a 7" laptop can meet those needs. Using my EEE PC for router work is also wonderful and size does matter when stuck in cramped closets. The one thing I didn't like about PDA's was that stupid stylus. I can type faster with a keyboard, and it feels natural to me. Sure, I had bluetooth keyboards, and IRDA but you thought the EEE PC had a tiny keyboard LOL. My HP Pavilion stays at home all the time now. I use my EEE PC as an Ebook reader, internet surfer, email, skype, word processing documents on the fly (w/ open office), the only thing I wish Asus would get behind is finding some better games for it LOL (I need more than sudoku and ltris) Aside from that, yes I have a portable cd-rom (usb) device for things I need to run off cd, but most of my other applications, etc, run from my 8gb sdhc cards (I have 2) as well as some extra 2gb sd cards I have lying around. You get used to the smaller screen, but it's hella bigger than a PDA or phone, and while some windows won't format right, you deal with it. I expect things will smooth out and the crafty coders will come out with apps and mods to make this an even more enjoyable experience. That's all I have for ya, hope it helps hearing from a 701 owner. I plan on keeping my EEE PC for it's lifetime as there is nothing out there that can touch it! Mike, I purchased the EEE PC (701 w/2gb of ram, and Xandros still on her) to semi replace my HP Pavillion DV5215US (15.4″ widescreen).

I did this for 2 reasons:

1) I needed a laptop that didn’t weigh a ton, was easily portable, and had more features than the ipaq PDA’s I had with wifi or my worthless motorola Q phone with windows mobile.

and 2) I wanted a windows alternative especially considering I refuse to upgrade to Vista and XP will go to the way side sooner than I’d like.

A couple of things come to mind that I can share as they relate to laptop comparisons.

Sure, the keyboard is smaller, and maybe weird getting used to. Case in point is the #1 key. There is no tilda key next to the one, so that throws me off a bit LOL. When I touch type, it is a learning adjustment. But if you are looking at a computer with portability and size matters, than a 7″ laptop can meet those needs.

Using my EEE PC for router work is also wonderful and size does matter when stuck in cramped closets.

The one thing I didn’t like about PDA’s was that stupid stylus. I can type faster with a keyboard, and it feels natural to me. Sure, I had bluetooth keyboards, and IRDA but you thought the EEE PC had a tiny keyboard LOL.

My HP Pavilion stays at home all the time now. I use my EEE PC as an Ebook reader, internet surfer, email, skype, word processing documents on the fly (w/ open office), the only thing I wish Asus would get behind is finding some better games for it LOL (I need more than sudoku and ltris)

Aside from that, yes I have a portable cd-rom (usb) device for things I need to run off cd, but most of my other applications, etc, run from my 8gb sdhc cards (I have 2) as well as some extra 2gb sd cards I have lying around.

You get used to the smaller screen, but it’s hella bigger than a PDA or phone, and while some windows won’t format right, you deal with it. I expect things will smooth out and the crafty coders will come out with apps and mods to make this an even more enjoyable experience.

That’s all I have for ya, hope it helps hearing from a 701 owner. I plan on keeping my EEE PC for it’s lifetime as there is nothing out there that can touch it!

]]> By: Mike Jennings http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2008/05/15/to-eee-or-not-to-eee/comment-page-1/#comment-279 Mike Jennings Fri, 16 May 2008 10:47:20 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/?p=600#comment-279 Wow. That's some backlog - looks like I won't be getting an Eee PC for a while, if at all. After further consideration and consultation, it seems like my fingers will probably be too elephantine for the Eee after all, so I'm beginning to look at 12 and 13in laptops. The Acer Aspire 2920 looks decent. Then again, there's a raft of new, cheap ultraportables approaching. Do any of these, besides the MSI Wind, take your fancy? Wow. That’s some backlog – looks like I won’t be getting an Eee PC for a while, if at all. After further consideration and consultation, it seems like my fingers will probably be too elephantine for the Eee after all, so I’m beginning to look at 12 and 13in laptops. The Acer Aspire 2920 looks decent.

Then again, there’s a raft of new, cheap ultraportables approaching. Do any of these, besides the MSI Wind, take your fancy?

]]> By: Alan http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2008/05/15/to-eee-or-not-to-eee/comment-page-1/#comment-276 Alan Fri, 16 May 2008 10:43:52 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/?p=600#comment-276 Another problem might actually be getting an eeepc 900. I just asked for a quote from a leading supplier on an eeepc 900 with XP and was advised- "That?s not in stock and will not be with us for at least 4 months as there are back orders from Asus since dec 2007" Another problem might actually be getting an eeepc 900.

I just asked for a quote from a leading supplier on an eeepc 900 with XP and was advised-

“That?s not in stock and will not be with us for at least 4 months as there are back orders from Asus since dec 2007″

]]> By: David Morgan http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2008/05/15/to-eee-or-not-to-eee/comment-page-1/#comment-255 David Morgan Thu, 15 May 2008 20:42:41 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/?p=600#comment-255 I agree that the price on the eeePC 900 puts it into contention with other "serious" laptops. Either wait for competition to drive the price down or consider if you REALLY want portability that much. I did - and chose the eeePC 701. I'm still using on Linux (has made me a convert to Firefox!) although conversion to XP is easy. Keyboard is ok unless you're a touch-typist, but add a travel mouse for convenience. Can easily be modded to run at full 900 Mhz without overheating/ damage (plenty of info on 'net, and after all that's exactly what the newer 900 does in a similar-sized case!) Just stick in 1Gb of RAM (if you buy the 4G model, there's a panel on the underside to remove and plug the SODIMM replacement in - won't even invalidate your warranty). Add an appropriate SDHC card to the side-slot and go for it! I've several good computers networked at home and have a DELL Latitude D620 for on the move - but the eePC is so easy to carry around that it's probably gettting as much use as any of them! It's taken over from my PDA for most things. Biggest issue for me is that's it's SOOO portable that I'm now very conscious of anywhere that's short of WiFi hotspots...! I agree that the price on the eeePC 900 puts it into contention with other “serious” laptops. Either wait for competition to drive the price down or consider if you REALLY want portability that much. I did – and chose the eeePC 701. I’m still using on Linux (has made me a convert to Firefox!) although conversion to XP is easy. Keyboard is ok unless you’re a touch-typist, but add a travel mouse for convenience. Can easily be modded to run at full 900 Mhz without overheating/ damage (plenty of info on ‘net, and after all that’s exactly what the newer 900 does in a similar-sized case!) Just stick in 1Gb of RAM (if you buy the 4G model, there’s a panel on the underside to remove and plug the SODIMM replacement in – won’t even invalidate your warranty). Add an appropriate SDHC card to the side-slot and go for it! I’ve several good computers networked at home and have a DELL Latitude D620 for on the move – but the eePC is so easy to carry around that it’s probably gettting as much use as any of them! It’s taken over from my PDA for most things. Biggest issue for me is that’s it’s SOOO portable that I’m now very conscious of anywhere that’s short of WiFi hotspots…!

]]> By: Thought Dan http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2008/05/15/to-eee-or-not-to-eee/comment-page-1/#comment-237 Thought Dan Thu, 15 May 2008 18:05:32 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/?p=600#comment-237 We love our Macs for the train, you can work up your presentations on your way in, and Bluetooth the files between each other. We love our Macs for the train, you can work up your presentations on your way in, and Bluetooth the files between each other.

]]> By: Mike Jennings http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2008/05/15/to-eee-or-not-to-eee/comment-page-1/#comment-207 Mike Jennings Thu, 15 May 2008 09:55:09 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/?p=600#comment-207 A quick gander on Google has made me think - it's certainly an interesting looking device and I'm looking forward to reading it in issue 166. I'm guessing it'd be as cheap or even cheaper than the Eee, too. Although my ginormous fungers might not agree with the N810's keyboard! A quick gander on Google has made me think – it’s certainly an interesting looking device and I’m looking forward to reading it in issue 166. I’m guessing it’d be as cheap or even cheaper than the Eee, too.

Although my ginormous fungers might not agree with the N810’s keyboard!

]]> By: Paul Ockenden http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2008/05/15/to-eee-or-not-to-eee/comment-page-1/#comment-195 Paul Ockenden Thu, 15 May 2008 09:49:27 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/?p=600#comment-195 or fingers, even! or fingers, even!

]]> By: Paul Ockenden http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2008/05/15/to-eee-or-not-to-eee/comment-page-1/#comment-192 Paul Ockenden Thu, 15 May 2008 09:47:04 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/?p=600#comment-192 For an unconventional choice, consider the Nokia N810. Cheap, small, and runs Linux. Watch out for the Mobile & Wireless column in issue 166, where I've covered this in more depth. Might not suit you though, if you have farmers' fungers. P. For an unconventional choice, consider the Nokia N810. Cheap, small, and runs Linux.

Watch out for the Mobile & Wireless column in issue 166, where I’ve covered this in more depth.

Might not suit you though, if you have farmers’ fungers.

P.

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