Joined on 05/18/05
Great Netbook!
Pros: Lightweight and portable! Great overall performance. Easy to upgrade memory, hard drive, and wifi. I upgraded to 2 GB of memory. The one that comes in it is 800 mhz but the motherboard runs it at 667. Not too much preloaded software on the machine and XP boots up very quickly. The wifi card has great range and speed. Keyboard is very easy to get used to (aside from the comma, period, and forward slash keys).
Cons: Comes with 2 partitions, one being a 40 GB for the OS and the other free space. I prefer one partition so I just repartitioned it. The only other thing that I'm still getting used to is the comma, period, and forward slash keys are just slightly smaller so I have to give those more thought when hitting it. The fan can get a little louder then I like, but the machine never gets hot sitting on my lap so the fan is doing its job.
Overall Review: This is my first netbook and I absolutely love it. I've even come to use it more then my desktop (with a quad core cpu) for internet browsing and even creating pdf documents through acrobat professional. I'm very impressed with it's performance, although since it's my first netbook, I have nothing else to compare it to.
Great Card
Pros: Great Card and performance. If you want good performance and don't have room in case, this is an excellent card for you. Great performance for the price.
Cons: Drivers that came with card didn't have fan control in catalyst so I had to update it. Idle temp is high, 73 C, (single slot version) until you manually turn up the fan. In manual mode, fan doesn't kick up under load.
Overall Review: For price, performance, and size, this card is the best out there! You just have to deal with manual fan control for what you're doing.
Pros: The light looks good other then it is blue instead of the purple that is portrayed in the picture. Easy to install.
Cons: The power and USB cables don't seem to stay in too well. There isn't a whole lot of room for the power and EIDE cable after you plug it in and is siding it back in.
Overall Review: Good enclosure for the money.
I love it
Comments: It is a great memory system. The price makes it even more eorth it to me. You know you're getting great performance for a great price.
good for the money
Comments: The only thing I really did not like too much was that it didn't come with a manuel for the connectors. Luckly, the motherboard, Asus A8N-E, came with a manuel that had all the parts labeled on it. The case has the wires labeled as well. The keyboard is incredibly quiet, and it is somewhat a nice mouse. The speakers are good considering it came with the case.
Great Board
Comments: This mother board is great. The manuels it came with gave step my step instructions on how to install it. The software came with a few programs to be able to monitor the fan speed and temperature.