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I've had this for 4 months now and it's perfect for email, writing documents, and surfing the web. It's nice alternative to a notebook.
I ordered this laptop a few months ago, just as something nice and basic to get the job done while I'm in transition. Besides those two nitpicks, which you should already know before buying it, it's a great laptop for the price. It's a great laptop, don't get me wrong, but the graphics card can be a bit limiting, but this laptop can still crank out some games I wouldn't expect, like Half-Life 2[but for some reason CSS doesn't run], though. And the lack of a disc drive can be annoying when you don't have other means to run discs. The wireless works great, the memory keeps it running fast and smooth, and really portable. Given a second chance I probably would've just waited to get a laptop more suited to my tastes, but this handy little netbook should be just perfect for most audiences.
These keys are really almost-normal sized, and very easy to use.3) The big hard drive. And it was easy enough to use to get online, etc. I loved the idea of having a computer I could fit in my handbag (I'm slightly ashamed to admit that the first place I had read about the ASUS wasn't in a tech magazine, but, of all places, Vogue). I'm very impressed with that aspect.Yeah, the cover is pretty shiny and fingerprint-prone, but it is what it is.I'm definitely a fan of this gorgeous machine. Not with this. At one point when I first got it I had tons of stuff downloading at once - software and updates - and it never crashed or showed any signs of slowing down.
I hated to admit I'd been beaten by linux, so I stuck it out for a while, using the machine to listen to online radio, use open office, mostly for travel, etc. I had heard that linux was so easy once you learned it, but gosh darnit, I spent over 15 hours trying to upgrade my adobe flash (finding directories, opening Konquerer, etc) and it just was getting impossible for me. But then my local public radio's streaming thingy (and that's a tech term). required me to upgrade something on my browser, which led to the whole linux mess all over again, and that was it for me. I bought one of the original ASUS netbooks in November 2007 - 7 inch screen, 4g hard drive, only ran linux, boxy machine, etc. It might wind up being my normal daily computer based on how easy it is to read. Also, if you've had one of those 7 inch ones, you know that you need to scroll like crazy to read anything online.
I really don't think I can ever go back to a smaller screen after seeing this.2) Again, because it's a bigger model - the keys are awesome. I have pretty small hands, so the keys didn't absolutely kill me on the 7 inch one, but my hubby found them difficult. Here's what I love about it:1) Screen size - so much better than the smaller ones - it's amazing the difference that 3 inches makes. But I just couldn't get around the linux blocks. No longer do I need to carry my external hard drive everywhere with me.
I sold it on ebay, and put the money towards this little gem. I had made up my mind on this machine without even looking at it (did research online) and when I finally opened it, I was blown away by how usable it is. Even my work computer only has a 60g hard drive, so this is very pleasant.4) A partitioned hard drive so that if I'm ever feeling adventurous, I can actually learn linux without having it forced on me.5) It seems to run really quickly. And for the price, it's definitely recommended.
This is a very compact but relatively powerful laptop. My only problems have been the space bar usually inserts two spaces rather than one, and I have had problems in connecting to the internet at times using my home network over a satellite connection. Other than those problems, we have been very happy with the computer.
While it won't win any prizes in the "Computing Power Olympics" (or run any modern games) it can definitely fill in when you need a quick computer-fix while you're on the road or on the run. But I still needed easy access for the times when I was away.
Spend a few hours away from the office here and there. Still need to get access to your files, e-mail, and other information.
Travel a little. I love my desktop and spend as little time away from it as possible.
Then and Eee PC might be for you. For me, the cost was definitely right.
Running Windows XP, the Eee PC is just like a laptop but smaller, quieter, and cheaper. Only downside is that Asus was a little cheap on the memory side, but for $25 more that is easy fixed.
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