Asus Eee
Intro:
When I purchased this computer, I wasn't expecting an immaculate screen or blazing fast speeds... I was buying a super mobile computer at an awesome price.
What's in the Box:
Eee w/ battery, carrying bag.
Design:
The Design of this computer is identical to the most of their other laptops with the rounded battery exposed between the screen and keyboard. It looks just as good as all the rest too, except this one is 2 pounds and fits in any backpack.
Screen:
Everything about this screen is average. It's a matte finish, which is nice for those glare-pron rooms, and the viewing angles are average. One nice thing is the screen brightness has 18 brightness levels (extremely dim to super bright), which lets you get the most of your battery by not wasting any juice on brightness that you don't need. Oh yeah, no dead pixels.
Keyboard:
Given the size of the laptop, it's expected to have a small keyboard. It's frustrating at times (hitting up-arrow when I want right shift or caps lock when I wanted 'a'), but you'll get use to it and it will work out in the end. It becomes very easy to deal with after about 2 weeks of "practice".
Touchpad:
Touch pad seems small to start with, but it's just fine in size after some getting use to.
Features:
4 LEDs that read out: Power, Battery, HDD, and wireless .
Wifi
Atheros AR5007EG
Speakers
Speakers take up a lot of room on the lid, but they are pretty small and whipy. They are average, but don't expect a lot from them.
Input and Output Ports
Front:
There are no ports on the front of the laptop.
Webcam Pictures
Built-in webcam that takes average pictures.
Right Side:
2 USB ports, SD card reader, laptop lock, and VGA out
Left Side:
RJ45 jack, 1 USB, and audio in-out.
Rear:
AC Adapter input.
Bottom:
Size and Weight
2 lbs is light for any laptop. Easy to carry in a backpack/purse/carry-on.
Heat and Noise
Silent for about 45 minutes, but then it gets pretty warm on the bottom and the very quite fan kicks in.
Battery Life
You'll get 3.5 hours doing light tasks like coding in notepad, but if you're looking at porn on max screen brightness, don't expect anything past 2.5.
Software
It came with it's own flavor of Linux, but I had to let it go because it's a windows world. VPN, Remote Desktop, and anything else windows works great.
Accessories
Pros:Weight, price, battery life, web cam
Cons: Screen size, limited to 4GB on board storage
Conclusion:
I would buy it again, but I expect the 8GB version to be VAY NICE.
Pictures to come later.
When I purchased this computer, I wasn't expecting an immaculate screen or blazing fast speeds... I was buying a super mobile computer at an awesome price.
What's in the Box:
Eee w/ battery, carrying bag.
Design:
The Design of this computer is identical to the most of their other laptops with the rounded battery exposed between the screen and keyboard. It looks just as good as all the rest too, except this one is 2 pounds and fits in any backpack.
Screen:
Everything about this screen is average. It's a matte finish, which is nice for those glare-pron rooms, and the viewing angles are average. One nice thing is the screen brightness has 18 brightness levels (extremely dim to super bright), which lets you get the most of your battery by not wasting any juice on brightness that you don't need. Oh yeah, no dead pixels.
Keyboard:
Given the size of the laptop, it's expected to have a small keyboard. It's frustrating at times (hitting up-arrow when I want right shift or caps lock when I wanted 'a'), but you'll get use to it and it will work out in the end. It becomes very easy to deal with after about 2 weeks of "practice".
Touchpad:
Touch pad seems small to start with, but it's just fine in size after some getting use to.
Features:
4 LEDs that read out: Power, Battery, HDD, and wireless .
Wifi
Atheros AR5007EG
Speakers
Speakers take up a lot of room on the lid, but they are pretty small and whipy. They are average, but don't expect a lot from them.
Input and Output Ports
Front:
There are no ports on the front of the laptop.
Webcam Pictures
Built-in webcam that takes average pictures.
Right Side:
2 USB ports, SD card reader, laptop lock, and VGA out
Left Side:
RJ45 jack, 1 USB, and audio in-out.
Rear:
AC Adapter input.
Bottom:
Size and Weight
2 lbs is light for any laptop. Easy to carry in a backpack/purse/carry-on.
Heat and Noise
Silent for about 45 minutes, but then it gets pretty warm on the bottom and the very quite fan kicks in.
Battery Life
You'll get 3.5 hours doing light tasks like coding in notepad, but if you're looking at porn on max screen brightness, don't expect anything past 2.5.
Software
It came with it's own flavor of Linux, but I had to let it go because it's a windows world. VPN, Remote Desktop, and anything else windows works great.
Accessories
Pros:Weight, price, battery life, web cam
Cons: Screen size, limited to 4GB on board storage
Conclusion:
I would buy it again, but I expect the 8GB version to be VAY NICE.
Pictures to come later.
