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Don't You Know Asus EeePC?
- By: Asli Mana
The Asus Eee PC, is something of an anomaly: a really tiny netbook, with a tiny price tag to match.
The Eee PC is one of the lighest laptops on the market. At 225 by 35 by 165mm, it's about the volume of a hardback book, and only weighs 920g. Its little sizes give it a toy-like exterior, but this is countervailed by the pearl-white surface, which gives it a hint of style.
Decisively, the Eee PC looks likewise at home on the catwalk or in a child's playpen -- it is what you make of it.
Even better, the keyboard for a laptop of this dimension is a creation of innocent brilliance. For sure, it's small and does take some time getting used to, but given a little amount of time it's completely likely to uphold a brisk and steady typing speed. Keys have just the proper amount of travel and provide a crisp and steady response, while the layout is surprisingly decent given the dimension. If any additional proof were needed, this whole review was prepared on the Eee PC and it didn't take any longer than it would commonly.
This is also helped by the software supplied, with the normally exceptional Open Office on hand for all your work productivity needs. Alongside a word processor there's also Presentation and Spreadsheet applications, while beneath the Work tab you can also use Adobe Reader, as well as Thunderbird for email and a Dictionary.
There are plenty of ports scattered around the notebook. There are two USB inputs on the right, and a third on the left, plus to a D-Sub video output for those who need to use an external display. You also acquire a memory card reader on the right side that supports SDHC memory cards (presently as large as 32GB). The modem jack on our review sample was blanked out, as there's no interior modem, but there's an adjacent Ethernet port so you can join to a wired network.
Narcissists or video conferencing addicts will be happy to note the webcam placed above the screen. It's great for taking self photos or making little shows of yourself for contrary websites like Google video etc. Speakers are placed either side of the screen, but the microphone is unexpectedly placed on the underneath of the netbook, which shapes audio excellence faintly. You can, however, wire up an external mic or external speakers to the audio jacks at the left side of the PC.
temperature wise, the Eee PC 701 felt a bit warm to the touch, likely due to its non-stop use all through the day on the exhibit floor at Computex. It was then again exceptionally quiet and the lack of spinning hard and optical drives made for a almost silent experience.
In the end, the Eee PC is the single most impressive notebook we've seen priced for a very low cost. The mechanical specs might look sub par, but the usability and overall performance of the Eee PC rivals notebooks costing several thousand dollars more. Granted, you can't install Photoshop on this smalllaptop and you can forget about playing Need For Speed Shift on this machime, but the Eee PC can do just about everything you "need" to do with a notebook while on move.
The only features missing from the Eee PC that really stand out are the lack of Bluetooth 2.0 and the lack of a Verizon or Sprint wireless card option. If Asus can get hold of a way to add these aspects to the Eee PC we will go as far as to declare, "No home is supposed to be lacking an Eee PC." As it stands at this moment, the Eee PC is a beyond doubt awesome ultraportable with merits much advanced than the sale price recommends. The Eee PC can't substitute a full-featured desktop machine or laptop, but it makes the perfect choice if you are in the market for an ultraportable notebook for school, office, or vacation.
The Asus Eee PC might have a odd label, but it's one of the few creations that lives up to the marketing hype. This netbook truly is "easy to learn, easy to work, and easy to play."
There's commonly an effortless way to guess the price of a netbook computer. Very little or very bulky notebooks tend to be luxurious, with cheaper brands filling the midpoint.
Asli Mana is the writer of this laptop article. To find more of her work about Lenovo laptop visit the pages.
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