Joined on 02/21/03
Awesome Tiny Laptop
Pros: I LOVE IT! You have no idea how handy a 7" screened 2lbs laptop can be. It easily fits between my truck seats(which means I ALWAYS have it) and the power adaptor is so small it can fit in your jacket pocket. I'm your average computer user, I like windows, and I didnt like Linux cus it was too underdeveloped, and not noob friendly. But this version of linux is so easy it takes no learning curve at all. Awesome price at only a few hundred dollars for what you get. For the price of a PDA, fancy Cell phone, or an iPod I got a laptop. Speakers sound ok, but a little tinny. SDHC support! I'm using a 16gb SDHC for storage and it can boot from SD card or USB Thumbdrive. Pidgin works great for everyday chatting. Firefox, documents, spreadsheet, PDF reader, calculator, all are very similar to Windows versions so its easy to get used to. Internal wireless is able to talk to my Draft N network flawlessly.
Cons: 800x480 isnt a good resolution for web browsing, even hitting F11 isnt giving you enough vertical viewing space. Tiny keyboard is difficult to type on till you get used to it and the layout is a little different. So tiny and odd, this is not a keyboard you want to type a novel on. Battery life is short for a 4400MAH battery. Touchpad and buttons dont work so hot, sometimes you have to try clicking twice to get the buttons to work. But with 3 USB ports just carry a tiny mouse with you. Processor seems overloaded, web browsing is slow, and divx/xvid movies run choppy. Onboard memory is slow access, probably about the speed of a 4200rpm HD, SD read/write is slower than a 4200rpm HD. So installing a OS to the SD card seems like a bad idea(But I havent tried it). Cant install any programs that arent supplied by Asus. Had a hard time finding the utility to make it autolog into wireless networks, but finally found which one did that.
Overall Review: No matter how many cons I can list. It doesnt matter, this laptop is worth every penny. The ease of use, as well as the practicality of this laptop by far surpasses any frustations I have. I'm not new to laptops, this is actually my fourth one I've owned. Right now I own two. I carry around a 15.4" laptop that has 6 hours of battery life and I always have my eeePC in the backpack with it. Its so light theres no reason not to have it and there are so many situations I pull my eeePC out instead of my main laptop. Nothing compares in "bang for the buck" I dont care how hip your trendy laptop is, this is much cooler. :) I would recommend getting the 4G Surf or the 4G Non-Surf. The 2G doesnt have enough internal space and the non upgradeable ram hinders the machines performance, where the 4G non-surf comes with a bigger battery and upgradeable ram. I planned on installing windows like the guide says. But this linux build works too good I dont want to let it go.
Great tablet.
Pros: Solid build quality. Bright and vibrant screen. Great viewing angles. Amazingly thin. Sound is loud at max volume. Great skin in Touchwiz UX. Front facing camera is good. Google Talk video chat works great, just as good as Facetime. Great battery life. The keyboard dock accessory sold by Samsung works GREAT.
Cons: Lack of memory card slots. Missing I/O options compared to cheaper Android competitors. Expensive, relatively. Poor rear camera when taking stills, or “HD” video recordings.
Overall Review: Great tablet. Easily the best non Apple option when it comes to hardware feel, and UX. Actually js worth the money even in comparison to the cheaper competitors. Lacking things like the lack of a USB host port can be solved by a $20 accessory. This tablet is worth every penny.
Works Great.
Pros: Works great. :)
Cons: None.
Works Great
Pros: Works great, bought it for my brother in laws blackberry and it works just fine.
Cons: none.
Great Monitor
Pros: Great monitor, colors are crisp, back light is sufficient, DVI or Dsub, Speakers are fine for built in. I bought it for the standard resolution of 1280 x 1024 for an easy setup of different linux distros. I love the auto refresh button, I have this hooked up to a KVM, and sometimes switching between the two monitors the desktop gets shifted to one side by like 10 pixels. Hit the AUTO button and it corrects the misalignment.
Cons: None.
Logitech makes great keyboards.
Pros: Good standard layout. Media buttons work as expected. Keys have quality feel when pushing on them.
Cons: None