Getting to know the Eee PC

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During Christmas, 2007 one of the hottest selling gadgets wasn’t something from Apple. Shocking as that may sound, it’s true. The hot item was a little notebook computer from Asus called the Eee PC. This device sold like mad. So much so, that it was difficult to get hold of one over the holiday season.

Luckily, I was nicer than I was naughty during 2007 and was able to get my hands on an Eee PC. I’ve been using it for over a month, and have come away more than just a little impressed with this computer.

If you’re thinking of jumping on the Eee PC bandwagon, keep reading.

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    Posted by Rev. Felix the Black Cat  on  02/24  at  09:55 AM

  1. Just a minor correction—you CAN right-click with the touch pad button --just click on the right end of the bar—it may look like a single button, but the left end works as a left-click, & the right as a right-click. 

    I’ve had one of these little beauties since December, and I LOVE it!  It is, of course, a secondary computer, with a Windows XP system being my main system.  I, too,will soon be upgrading my Eee to 1GB RAM.

    2. Posted by ChiJoan  on  02/24  at  10:44 AM

  2. Hello,

    You forgot it has a VGA port if you find you need a larger display.  It also uses SD Flash RAM.

    At least one more Linux works with it that I’m aware of:  Puppy Linux, famous for all the ways it can run and store files.

    I’m waiting for a version that can also act like a Tablet PC, so it could be used easier standing up in transit, if you have to.  It could be used for inventory and writing notes or foreign characters that way, too.

    Thanks for a good read, as usual.  Looking forward to the new models and prices dropping for the first models of the ASUS eeePC.

    ChiJoan

    3. Posted by Papanoc  on  02/24  at  01:04 PM

  3. I too read up on the Eee PC but decided to wait for it to mature a little more before shelling out the bucks.
    The 2 GB ram with WinXP would make this a darling for the traveler but hopefully they will add a few more user comforts like desktop sync and maybe a web phone built in. The web cam is a waste and would have been better with a good quality model.
    Though they sold really well at the onset, the real sale will begin as the devise matures and becomes more friendly with add-on devices.
    As always, an excellent article and on target as the technology moves into Klingon territory.

    Papanoc.

    4. Posted by Sanjio in the UK  on  02/24  at  01:14 PM

  4. My husband and I purchased two of these Eee PCs recently and love taking them to local hot spots instead of our overly expensive and very heavy notebooks.  We have no problem getting online wirelessly and this unit is pretty tough and can take a bit of abuse and keep on ticking.  We were a little nervous about the Linux and assumed we would be immediately upgrading to XP.  But once you get used to how it works you find that everything is great as is.  We will be upgrading the memory though to 1 or 2GB.

    As always we enjoyed your article.  Keep keeping us informed.

    5. Posted by Walter Pohle  on  02/24  at  04:50 PM

  5. I have one for about a month and I love it.I will
    be uping memory to 2gig. anyone that has seen it
    all are very impressed by its ease of use.
    I found the Linux Os very easy to use.I even setup to my home network and using my home printer being shared on xp network

    6. Posted by Steve Rose  on  02/24  at  05:53 PM

  6. First, I really enjoy your columns, as well as being a Geeks customer.  Thanks!

    Second, the mouse button on the Eee is a rocker with a middle pivot, rather than the single button it appears to be.  Left click, press on the left, right click, press on the right.  Its feel is still a little hard, though.

    Aloha,
    Steve

    7. Posted by Sanjio in the UK  on  02/25  at  06:43 AM

  7. Does Open Office work under XP.  I figure if I upgrade to XP I would have to add other applications compatible with Windows to get the same functioons I have now and that would take a whole lot more hard drive space than the system does now.

    8. Posted by Jim Dawson  on  02/26  at  07:41 PM

  8. very informative story!

    9. Posted by Deangelo  on  11/11  at  07:31 AM

  9. I with you agree. In it something is. Now all became clear, I thank for the help and I hope to see more such articles.

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