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highly recommended

Handy device, but not perfect

I am typing this review on the Asus eee PC that I just received yesterday. The other reviews on Amazon are on target, but there are a few shortcomings that I discovered that I had not seen in any reviews. Here they are:
1) PowerPoint: I had hoped to use my Asus eee PC to carry PowerPoint presentations to meetings without needing to lug my laptop on the airplane. In theory, this works. The Open Office equivalent of PowerPoint opened my PowerPoint files without any problem and they look fine on the Asus. And I could connect my Asus eee to an external monitor (and presumably a projector if I wanted to). But the problem is very low image resolution. I played with several pixel resolutions (under Settings/Desktop Mode, but the image on the external monitor was always fuzzy or jagged. It would never work for a presentation, which is too bad. This would be a great way to use the Asus.
2) WiFi: If you have a WiFi connection at home that requires a WEP encryption key, you will need to type it in every time you use the WiFi. It is a real nuisance to not have the Asus remember the key like most PCs do.
3) Printer: I could not get it to drive my Xerox printer. It apparently does not have the driver installed for this model (though there are other Xerox printers listed), and there is no obvious way to install a new driver.

That said, I think I will keep my Asus eee. It is very small and light--about the size of a hardcover book. The internet access is very easy (once you type in the WEP encryption key). The screen is bright and clear. The software that it comes with is compatible with MS Office. It starts up quickly. They keyboard, while small, is relatively easy to get used to (I don't have dainty fingers). And I like the idea of using it for travel. If it gets lost, mishandled, or stolen, it is no big deal--unlike the situation a few years ago when my $1500 laptop was stolen while traveling in Europe. Finally, it is kind of cute--an interesting and useful mini-PC.

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I LIKE it!

I got this little puppy for three reasons - (1) It was lightweight and easy to cart around, (2) It was inexpensive but still had WiFi and other features that made it a good deal for me, and (3) I can take it on cruises and use it for quick download/upload on those pricey internet connections there!

I like it a lot! Haven't used it too much yet, and I did get a separate wireless mouse because I hate those little pads. But it picks up the internet just fine WiFi-Wise, and the keyboard's not that hard to get used to (small, of course, but maybe a big meaty guy would have more trouble). The true test will be a 2-week cruise in Dec.

Hey, $300... I spend that much in a month at restaurants and buying gas. This little guy will last a while.

Diane

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Tiny, light and cute

It's indeed as light as advertised. Battery time for usage seems to be less than 2.5 hours, which is not that long. The screen is small -- 7" makes sure your windows are all maximized if you want to read anything. Yahoo! Mail doesn't load properly because the screen is too small. YouTube flash videos are sometimes a little jumpy, probably CPU issues. Other than that, everything works fine -- the Messenger application is the one I use on other machines (Pidgin), so I just imported connections. The browser is Firefox 2. OpenOffice allows me to load most documents in. The auto-suspend-on-lid-close feature is wonderful, I just close it and put it in my backpack with no further thought. PDFs are read using Adobe Reader, not one of the open source alternatives, which I was not used to, but it works OK. "openvpn" cannot be installed without further fiddling -- I have not managed to do so yet. The keyboard is a bit tiny, and makes me do more typos than I'm used to. On heavy use, it will heat up.

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Mini-Laptop

We do a great deal of overseas traveling. Recent airline luggage restrictions place a premium on lightweight alternatives. The Asus Eee PC 2G laptop weighs 2 pounds and includes an easy way for storing digital pictures. In addition it has full wireless capability for accessing the web while on our trips.

"Just remember--you get what you pay for"

I love laptops. I love notebooks even better. Of course, I had to see what the buzz was all about with this one, and in short, it is neither notebook nor laptop. It's an adorable, quality-made novelty, that I really want to give 3.5 stars, but Amazon won't let me.

My first impression was how tiny it actually is. You think you know what a 7 inch screen looks like. It is smaller than it appears. The quality seems to be typical Asus. Nice quality.

The short of it all: the battery lasts 2 hours or so. I expected a bit more, but it too is tiny. The screen is fairly bright, and if you use it mostly for Internet, it's a lot of fun. But beyond that, it's not great for much else. Just too small. But at this price, it qualifies for what they call an "impulse buy".

Yes, the USB ports, the card slot, the solid state hard drive (small) the cute (it DOES draw a crowd at McDonald's!) look--all these are cool. But pretty much--you get what you pay for. And for this price, I did.

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