ASUS Eee?

[Recursion]

Hey,

I'm looking at buying an ASUS Eee... I just want something not too expensive, that runs Windows and is easy to carry onto planes, abroad etc...

What is the range of Windows Eees?

Pros?
Cons?

Anything I should know?

Thanks

[Joe!]

The keyboards are annoying to type on. The processors only run at 800mhz, when with an atom netbook, you get 1.6ghz. Apart from that they are pretty nifty. Although I find them rather ugly, go and see one in a shop and try typing to get an idea of what I mean, but I suppose it's down to personal preference.

[Recursion]

I saw them in PC World and they didn't look too bad, but I was only walking past, didn't get a proper look.

Really I will just use it to watch videos, word process, MSN etc.. nothing too much for it

[darkchicken101]

The Acer Aspire Ones are better value for money and look less like a toy.

Tesco do the highest spec'd model for £248. That includes a 1.6GHz Atom, 1gb RAM and 120GB HD. The lower spec has a 8GB SSD and 512mb RAM for just under £200. They come in various colours as well, if you are bothered about that.

http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.204-8860.aspx

*Acer did not pay me anything to write this post*

[Recursion]

Ewww Acer :P

[Joe!]

Ewww Acer :P
I was thinking the same.
Found the higher spec Acer for 229 here (http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/5826000/Acer-Aspire-One-A150L-Intel-Atom-N270-1-6GHz-1GB-120GB-8-9-Linux-NetBook-Blue/Product.html).

[Jordy]

Aha I can't help but love the Acer Aspires, in recent weeks they've become huge!

Bare in mind though you'd still need Windows XP on top of it, I don't think they sell OEM copies any more but I do know packard bell do a reasonable netbook with XP for about 280 quid, I'm on my phone atm but you should be able to find it on the PC World site. Of course you could just torrent the OS.

If you want to watch lots of films, bare in mind its reasonably low battery life and the SSD models don't have much space for the movies (Dunno if it has a DVD drive tbh). Also on the majority of planes you can't use any electrical devices anyway...

[HotelUser]

Aha I can't help but love the Acer Aspires, in recent weeks they've become huge!

Bare in mind though you'd still need Windows XP on top of it, I don't think they sell OEM copies any more but I do know packard bell do a reasonable netbook with XP for about 280 quid, I'm on my phone atm but you should be able to find it on the PC World site. Of course you could just torrent the OS.

If you want to watch lots of films, bare in mind its reasonably low battery life and the SSD models don't have much space for the movies (Dunno if it has a DVD drive tbh). Also on the majority of planes you can't use any electrical devices anyway...

Erm.... the six cell battery and minimal power mode with the 901 give me over five hours of life. If I was watching a video and disable bluetooth and wireless I can get over 6 hours battery life. Therefore the 901 > Aspire!


Ewww Acer :P

My words exactly.


The keyboards are annoying to type on. The processors only run at 800mhz, when with an atom netbook, you get 1.6ghz. Apart from that they are pretty nifty. Although I find them rather ugly, go and see one in a shop and try typing to get an idea of what I mean, but I suppose it's down to personal preference.

You've not mentioned that built into the 901 is an overclocking feature. Upto 1.8Ghz.

[Joe!]

Ah, I did not know that, I'll scrap that point I made then.

[xxMATTGxx]

Just don't go to the USA. They will probably take it off you and search the whole machine with out any reason what so ever. Even if you don't look suspicious. I can't keep up with you tom :( One thing you say you want this but then its this then its that :P Good luck either way, i seen some ASUS they look pretty smart.

[Recursion]

Aha I can't help but love the Acer Aspires, in recent weeks they've become huge!

Bare in mind though you'd still need Windows XP on top of it, I don't think they sell OEM copies any more but I do know packard bell do a reasonable netbook with XP for about 280 quid, I'm on my phone atm but you should be able to find it on the PC World site. Of course you could just torrent the OS.

If you want to watch lots of films, bare in mind its reasonably low battery life and the SSD models don't have much space for the movies (Dunno if it has a DVD drive tbh). Also on the majority of planes you can't use any electrical devices anyway...

What since when? :S

[cocaine]

Also on the majority of planes you can't use any electrical devices anyway...

ummmm. yes you can.

[xxMATTGxx]

ummmm. yes you can.

Correct, as long as they don't receive any signals, also not to be turned on while take off and landing :)

[Technologic]

All i can say is do what you told me to do and go for the 901. Compact and it has a 1.6Ghz atom cpu, 12GB hdd with xp. Also buy a 16GB or 32GB class 6 SDHC on top of that.

901 = king of netbooks. Also the 901 has the 6 cell battery meaning 6 hours of battery life

[Jordan,]

the linux verstion is just as good it has pidgin (msn) and word get the Asus EEE i totaly reccomend due to i have one and its brill

[Recursion]

If I get the Windows one I can put Linux on it and still have the XP Licnese for it if I want to, but I would keep XP tbh.

My dad has used his UMPC on landing into Luton and Arricife with Thomson and they didn't give a crap :P

[Technologic]

Only bad point with the eee is that the keyboard takes a while to get used to

[RYANNNNN]

Inspiron Mini 9.

[Recursion]

THAT IS A FRICKEN NICE NETBOOK!

*buys*

Ye, I bum out Dell.

Thanks! :)

[Technologic]

THAT IS A FRICKEN NICE NETBOOK!

*buys*

Ye, I bum out Dell.

Thanks! :)
Nooooooooo, the dell has a shorter battery life than the eee and it doesn't come with bluetooth or webcam as standard

[Flisker]

But Dell are a nice make. I know ASUS is as well but we all know Dell a bit more.

[Fehm]

Eerr Dont get an Acer Aspire... lol

I broke the screen of of mine.. GO FOR DELL .. cus thats what i have now tehe

[Technologic]

NO DONT GO FOR THE DELL.

Asus has more features and is slightly cheaper...

[Recursion]

Lies, the Dell has the same, but The battery life is important to me so it'll be the Eee 901, thanks guys! :D

[RYANNNNN]

Lies, the Dell has the same, but The battery life is important to me so it'll be the Eee 901, thanks guys! :D

Inspiron Mini 9 is sexier and runs on an Atom chip.

Inspiron Mini > *

[Recursion]

So does the Eee ;)

[StefanCampbell1]

Advent 4211 netbook, google it/look on PC world, had mine for a week now and it's on XP and runs as fast as my desktop and as fast of my other 15" laptop which has vista (obviously going to be faster than that, lol)

I was about to buy the 901 also but when I saw the 4211 on pcworld.co.uk I was totally hooked, and also all you have to do is google 4211 v 901 on google (or something like that) to see that the 4211 totally owns the 901.

[Joe!]

Advent 4211 netbook, google it/look on PC world, had mine for a week now and it's on XP and runs as fast as my desktop and as fast of my other 15" laptop which has vista (obviously going to be faster than that, lol)

I was about to buy the 901 also but when I saw the 4211 on pcworld.co.uk I was totally hooked, and also all you have to do is google 4211 v 901 on google (or something like that) to see that the 4211 totally owns the 901.

Agreed. Mine is running fine, so handy to do college work on the bus :D
It's an msi wind underneath the advent name badge, very nice ;)
I read its actually possible to upgrade the ram to 2gb as well for only 12 pounds.

[StefanCampbell1]

Yeh, i'm upgrading me vista laptop to 2GB also, putting the 1GB out of this laptop into there then buying a 2GB stick off www.crucial.com

Me and my little brother have both got 4211's and nothing has not gone wrong with them, took 5 mins to setup, and when ever i come online now i always use this little 'en.