ASUS Eee PC 2G Surf - Galaxy Black Intel Mobile CPU 7" WVGA 512MB Memory 4GB SSD NetBook - Retail

Reviewed By: BILL on 8/1/2008

Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: I have been using this computer at work for the last few days and have yet to find something that i will need to do professionally that this small EEE cant do.

Cons: NONE!!!!

Other Thoughts: PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SAYING THAT THIS COMPUTER IS TOO SMALL FOR A PERSON TO USE, BUT I DISAGREE IT IS THE PERFECT BALANCE OF PORTABILITY AND FUNCTION. THE KEYBOARD IS SMALL, BUT IF YOU TYPE WITH 3 FINGERS INSTEAD OF 5 THAN YOU WILL HAVE NO PROBLEM. EXACTLY AS ADVERTISED.

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Another great product from Asus!

Reviewed By: JHMT on 7/28/2008

Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: Size, Weight and Functionality of this thing make it a great ultra mobile PC. I put a custom install of XP Home on this thing and it runs great. I put AutoCAD on it to see if it could handle it, and it does quite well. Works as a great movie player for the kids on long trips.

Cons: The only cons that I or anyone else can think of aren't realy cons because this is not meant to replace your desktop or laptop. Think of it as a powerful PDA / multimedia player.

Other Thoughts: I had this fall off of my suburban (6 ft high) at 25mph and aside from the scratches nothing was broken. The case took the hit to the pavement, and all the components still function as before. (Yes, I set it on top and forgot to grab it before driving off.)

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Stay Away unless you intend to rip it apart

Reviewed By: Woodrow on 6/18/2008

Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: It's small, the concept of having an almost pocket size laptop with all the same capabilities was why I purchased this. Plus it's the cheapest laptop you'll ever find. It's very sturdy also, I've thrown mine against the wall 3 times it still powers up and does what it does.

Cons: The 2GB flash drive version (HDD is actually 1.7GB) is too small to put on a full version of XP. The screen resolution is too small in the included Linux build (Xandros) to view webpages efficiently. An updated driver is not available...yet. You have to scroll side ways and up/down to see anything. Plus the Linux bars on the top and bottom take up screen room. It already fried the 4GB Transcend SDHC card that came with it, plus the BIOS won't install straight to the SDHC card even after I bought a high end card.

Other Thoughts: The included O/S pretty much HAS to be hacked to get any real use out of it. The Easymode as it's called is supposed to be Plug N Play everything, but when that doesn't work, there's no way to manually configure hardware without applying some hacks and digging into consoles. Think PDA.

**Oh and the 2G version is not the same as he 4G. All those fancy mods and hacks that are on the wiki sites are near impossible with the 2G version, AND it's not upgradeable memory-wise. Theres no Dimm slot, ram is on the one board with everything else. The case is slimmer than the 4G so theres no room for anything extra without "making it fit"

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