ASUS Eee PC 900L 8.9" Sub-Notebook
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Don't read bad reviews (one star ones), are from people with bad skills in computers.
THE GOOD:
> Little machine that you can put even under your long coat
> Low power consuption (my powerful desktop pc is like a dragon)
[note: imagine a world with 34 Watts computers, this will cause more inexpensive energy prices, low oil prices, less CO2 = less hurricanes and inundations, my powerful desktop pc consumes 350 Watts. Now my energy bill goes down using the eee pc, and I can leave it downloading stuff 24 hours]
> High screen resolution with small pixels (1024 x 600 8.9'')
> Browse web pages without need the horizontal scrolling (due to 1024px)
> Easy to handle with your hands (very confortable at the pivot)
> Web cam and microphone integrated
> Jacks for your earphones and microphone
> VGA output
> 3 USB ports, 1 SD/MMC card port, 1 ethernet port
> Wifi integrated
> You can upgrade it (ram, etc.I buy a touch screen for this little machine)
[note: there are unused/used internals usb ports.
THE GOOD:
> Little machine that you can put even under your long coat
> Low power consuption (my powerful desktop pc is like a dragon)
[note: imagine a world with 34 Watts computers, this will cause more inexpensive energy prices, low oil prices, less CO2 = less hurricanes and inundations, my powerful desktop pc consumes 350 Watts. Now my energy bill goes down using the eee pc, and I can leave it downloading stuff 24 hours]
> High screen resolution with small pixels (1024 x 600 8.9'')
> Browse web pages without need the horizontal scrolling (due to 1024px)
> Easy to handle with your hands (very confortable at the pivot)
> Web cam and microphone integrated
> Jacks for your earphones and microphone
> VGA output
> 3 USB ports, 1 SD/MMC card port, 1 ethernet port
> Wifi integrated
> You can upgrade it (ram, etc.I buy a touch screen for this little machine)
[note: there are unused/used internals usb ports.
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First..thanks to everyone that wrote a review, it helped in my purchasing decision. I chose this laptop for a number of reasons:
My Toshiba Satellite of about 4 yrs died in the middle of a final paper for class.
My sister purchased a HP laptop that came pre-installed with Vista (hated it!!)
My daughter has a macbook and we love it!!
Finally - I wanted to try out Linux and I wanted a smaller subnotebook, after lugging around a 15 inch toshiba...it was time for a change!
I researched this baby for about 3 months. Everyday..reading reviews, calling my fellow techie friends asking their input..finally I realized no one could talk me out of buying my baby mac..(that is what I called it)..of course like some people I had a great justification for purchasing my new toy...well..its a graduation gift to me from me, and well..um..I wanted to get macbook, but this is MUCH cheaper...and most important..I wanted to try out Linux ..thanks to GWBush - I bought it!!!
The keyboard is small, but hey,
My Toshiba Satellite of about 4 yrs died in the middle of a final paper for class.
My sister purchased a HP laptop that came pre-installed with Vista (hated it!!)
My daughter has a macbook and we love it!!
Finally - I wanted to try out Linux and I wanted a smaller subnotebook, after lugging around a 15 inch toshiba...it was time for a change!
I researched this baby for about 3 months. Everyday..reading reviews, calling my fellow techie friends asking their input..finally I realized no one could talk me out of buying my baby mac..(that is what I called it)..of course like some people I had a great justification for purchasing my new toy...well..its a graduation gift to me from me, and well..um..I wanted to get macbook, but this is MUCH cheaper...and most important..I wanted to try out Linux ..thanks to GWBush - I bought it!!!
The keyboard is small, but hey,
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This is a nifty little computer, but if you plan to use Windows XP on it, forget about it. The tech data indicates that it is easy to convert from Linux to XP...which it is. But, the miniscule 4GB F drive is totally taken up with Windows applications so the computer cannot function due to lack of space on this drive. I spoke to am Asus tech specialist, and there was no way he could make the computer work due to these limitations on the F drive. Of course there are another 16 GB on the C drive, but they are meaningless for functionality.
Don't buy this rip-off if you want to use XP.
Don't buy this rip-off if you want to use XP.
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I bought the Linux version and after playing with it for a little while I booted from an external floppy drive with a Windows 98 boot disk, deltreed the Linux partitions, rebooted and fdisked and formatted the 4 GB C: drive and then used an external DVD drive to install XP Pro using an nLite custom slimmed down version. I also installed Office 2003. For $43 I bought a 2 GB RAM stick and replaced the 1 GB that came with it. I also bought a 16 GB SD card for $45 online to give additional storage.
Comments from observers: "Is that a toy computer?" No...it is full-featured and lots of power. I like the Asus 900 EEE weight factor as my primary laptop is a Dell Precision M6300 that is huge. My wishes for improvement: WiMax and Bluetooth so I'll probably get the new versions and this one may get passed on to a relative.
The lack of a CD drive is not critical here to me, but some may find it limiting. External DVD drives are cheap though. The onboard Atheros wireless chip is good in the room
Comments from observers: "Is that a toy computer?" No...it is full-featured and lots of power. I like the Asus 900 EEE weight factor as my primary laptop is a Dell Precision M6300 that is huge. My wishes for improvement: WiMax and Bluetooth so I'll probably get the new versions and this one may get passed on to a relative.
The lack of a CD drive is not critical here to me, but some may find it limiting. External DVD drives are cheap though. The onboard Atheros wireless chip is good in the room
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I love the idea of the Asus Eee PC. I've long wanted a nearly full-featured laptop in this size.
So after reading so many positive reviews for this I decided to go ahead and get one. Sadly, after a mere two days playing with it, I have an RMA to get a refund.
So what's my gripe with it?
Several things. Firstly, though this machine has "20GB" of storage, its 20GB is spanning two storage devices, it's not a single drive. The formatted capacity here is 3.74GB for the main faster SSD that the OS runs from, and 15GB for the slower secondary storage.
I purchased this version and installed XP Pro on it (since the XP version only comes with 12GB). 4GB is simply too small. After installing and updating XP, there was just no room left to install any apps I wanted, even after cleaning up the drive.
Secondly, the touch pad and buttons. The touch pad is WAY too sensitive and finicky, frankly it's just terrible. Even knowing this and trying to carefully tap click, it would way too often instead
So after reading so many positive reviews for this I decided to go ahead and get one. Sadly, after a mere two days playing with it, I have an RMA to get a refund.
So what's my gripe with it?
Several things. Firstly, though this machine has "20GB" of storage, its 20GB is spanning two storage devices, it's not a single drive. The formatted capacity here is 3.74GB for the main faster SSD that the OS runs from, and 15GB for the slower secondary storage.
I purchased this version and installed XP Pro on it (since the XP version only comes with 12GB). 4GB is simply too small. After installing and updating XP, there was just no room left to install any apps I wanted, even after cleaning up the drive.
Secondly, the touch pad and buttons. The touch pad is WAY too sensitive and finicky, frankly it's just terrible. Even knowing this and trying to carefully tap click, it would way too often instead
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I loved the EEE design from the first ones released and jumped on the new 8.9" display as soon as it came out. The form factor works great, and the keyboard, although small is quite manageable. The only gripe on the keyboard is that the numbers row starts at "1" instead of starting with the "`" character and so I end up typing the wrong number every time since it's all shifted by 1 key to the left.
The other problem with this laptop is that the solid state hard drive is soooo slow. It is horribly slow. Installing applications is painful. The SSD performance problems are well documented on the web. You can do a search for that.
I wish I had known that before hand. That's the only reason I give it a 3 star. I hope they fix that soon with the new models.
The 8.9" display works really well. The software that comes for XP makes it really easy to manage an external display too which I use at 1280x1024 resolution. So at home just plug it in to the external monitor for high res and on the go
The other problem with this laptop is that the solid state hard drive is soooo slow. It is horribly slow. Installing applications is painful. The SSD performance problems are well documented on the web. You can do a search for that.
I wish I had known that before hand. That's the only reason I give it a 3 star. I hope they fix that soon with the new models.
The 8.9" display works really well. The software that comes for XP makes it really easy to manage an external display too which I use at 1280x1024 resolution. So at home just plug it in to the external monitor for high res and on the go
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I purchased the Linux version of this incarnation of Eee PC. I can honestly say that it surpassed my expectations in all aspects. I have ordered my Eee PC 900 20G online, without ever actually seeing a demo unit. Needless to say, one of my main concerns while placing the order was the material quality. I was afraid I would receive a lightweight and flimsy-feeling toy and boy was I wrong! The material used in making this device is on par with the material used in manufacturing regular laptop computers, if not superior.
On the software side of things, all the research and development Asus invested in putting together the Eee PC software seems to have paid off well. The simplified front-end they created for Linux works for me on multiple levels, but I think this front-end's success mainly boils down to this: Gone are the bells and whistles of contemporary operating systems that do little more than distract you. By minimizing distractions, they were able to create a much calmer environment
On the software side of things, all the research and development Asus invested in putting together the Eee PC software seems to have paid off well. The simplified front-end they created for Linux works for me on multiple levels, but I think this front-end's success mainly boils down to this: Gone are the bells and whistles of contemporary operating systems that do little more than distract you. By minimizing distractions, they were able to create a much calmer environment
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I think many people have unrealistically high expectations of this computer. I was very apprehensive about buying a model I'd never physically tried out but since I couldn't find one in the local stores I bit the bullet and ordered one.
Now I will say that I am somewhat of a Linux geek so I can get around in the OS better than a lot of people (once I disabled "Easy Mode"!) but this little machine is everything I was looking for. I think the WiFi "issues" are a bit overblown; I haven't had any problems yet in finding and connecting to hotspots. One time the network applet seemed to hang while connecting to a network but I simply closed it out, turned wireless off and on, and it worked fine.
The keyboard does definitely take some getting used to; the minuscule right-hand Shift key is right next to the up-arrow which I keep hitting by mistake, and on my unit the "R" key is very touchy so it often gets hit more than I meant to, but once you use it for a while you can learn to work at a productive
Now I will say that I am somewhat of a Linux geek so I can get around in the OS better than a lot of people (once I disabled "Easy Mode"!) but this little machine is everything I was looking for. I think the WiFi "issues" are a bit overblown; I haven't had any problems yet in finding and connecting to hotspots. One time the network applet seemed to hang while connecting to a network but I simply closed it out, turned wireless off and on, and it worked fine.
The keyboard does definitely take some getting used to; the minuscule right-hand Shift key is right next to the up-arrow which I keep hitting by mistake, and on my unit the "R" key is very touchy so it often gets hit more than I meant to, but once you use it for a while you can learn to work at a productive
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I purchased this gadget with high hopes. I knew it was a toy but hoped for it to be a functional toy. After spending some time with the eee pc 900 I found that there are some serious hardware flaws.
The first hardware flaw is the wifi-card (Atheros 5700) and the on-board support (buggy to say the least). Its a bad thing when entire forums have been created on other sites to attempt and support the connectivity issues. Consider that the chipset it uses is not properly supported by the Open Source community and you will need to modify code on the machine right out of the box to enable proper SSID handling.
The second hardware flaw stems from battery power usage. After charging the battery the first time I was able to use the laptop on battery power for 45 minutes before it died. After the initial charge and drain I found that I was able to use the laptop for 35 minutes on a fresh charge.
On the third day of ownership I charged the battery and then turned the laptop off completely
The first hardware flaw is the wifi-card (Atheros 5700) and the on-board support (buggy to say the least). Its a bad thing when entire forums have been created on other sites to attempt and support the connectivity issues. Consider that the chipset it uses is not properly supported by the Open Source community and you will need to modify code on the machine right out of the box to enable proper SSID handling.
The second hardware flaw stems from battery power usage. After charging the battery the first time I was able to use the laptop on battery power for 45 minutes before it died. After the initial charge and drain I found that I was able to use the laptop for 35 minutes on a fresh charge.
On the third day of ownership I charged the battery and then turned the laptop off completely
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I don't quite understand what's the point of installing Windows on this kind of mini laptop. Basically the linux version can do anything you need in everyday life, internet surfing, email, word processing, conference presentation, chat with friends, et al. Remember, the beauty of EEE PC is its small size, light weight and super portability.
I saw some people here complaining their problems with installing Windows on the linux version. Why bother? What can you do with Windows that you can't with the EEE PC linux? Don't get me wrong---I'm certainly not a huge fan of linux and open source and I use both windows and linux for my work. Please, don't tell me you want to play some fancy 3-D game on this tiny little thing.
I saw some people here complaining their problems with installing Windows on the linux version. Why bother? What can you do with Windows that you can't with the EEE PC linux? Don't get me wrong---I'm certainly not a huge fan of linux and open source and I use both windows and linux for my work. Please, don't tell me you want to play some fancy 3-D game on this tiny little thing.
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This is it the second generation EEE PC. You should be glad that you waited and did not buy the first generation with the tiny screen. This version is awesome.
Nice larger readable screen, larger trackpad and more memory and storage space.
Linux runs wonderful and everything you need is included. Very nice !!
This is a perfect laptop for students, moms, travelers, everyone !! Buy it !!
Nice larger readable screen, larger trackpad and more memory and storage space.
Linux runs wonderful and everything you need is included. Very nice !!
This is a perfect laptop for students, moms, travelers, everyone !! Buy it !!
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I've been waiting for years for a laptop like this one to come around and from the huge success of the first model I can see I was not alone. I didn't buy the first model because I wanted to hear how well this little laptop held up to daily use - plus the second generations of products usually fix most of the shortcomings of the first one.
Then the Eee Pc 900 came out.
At first I was one of those people that thought the 900 was way overpriced. I had decided that the 4G model for $399 was a much better deal...
and then I did the math!
After you spend 400 bucks on the 4G model (with web cam) the first thing you do is spend another $30 to get a 1G ram stick so you can upgrade the unit. (I've read that if you don't upgrade the ram videos are choppy sometimes). Next you spend another $80 to $125 to get a 16G SD card because the 4G supplied in the machine is worthless. When you are done you've spent around $500 and end up with a unit with pretty much the same specs as the 900 - only you
Then the Eee Pc 900 came out.
At first I was one of those people that thought the 900 was way overpriced. I had decided that the 4G model for $399 was a much better deal...
and then I did the math!
After you spend 400 bucks on the 4G model (with web cam) the first thing you do is spend another $30 to get a 1G ram stick so you can upgrade the unit. (I've read that if you don't upgrade the ram videos are choppy sometimes). Next you spend another $80 to $125 to get a 16G SD card because the 4G supplied in the machine is worthless. When you are done you've spent around $500 and end up with a unit with pretty much the same specs as the 900 - only you
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I just got this 900 Asus laptop and love everything about it.All the talk about the keyboard size is lame. After 30 minutes of typing I don't even notice the difference in size from a regular keyboard. Linux works great- especially after unlocking full desktop mode(which takes only a couple of minutes)It works much faster than my Dell laptop with windows on it that has twice the memory and faster processor. And like somebody mentioned above- I don't have to worry about viruses wiht linux( it's been known to have only 20 written viruses for the OS verses millions for windows)And I got almost 3 hours battery life on my first test drive, downloading music,listening to music and surfing the net at the same time.
I recommend it to anybody.
I recommend it to anybody.
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Size: 5 Stars
Looking: 5 Stars
Gaming Performance: Sorry, you look into the wrong product.
It's a super nice PC between a regular heavy 6 lbs laptop and less functional PDA. If you aren't in world of warcraft raid guild and need to go for 25 men raid every day, it's nice small laptop for you to do many things and go everywhere because the convenience talks and that's what you paid for.
Well, I like window XP more than Linux due to using Microsoft OS and software when work to be used into that for a long time.
Why I bought the Asus EEE PC 900 Linux 20G instead of another Asus EEE PC 900 Window XP Home?
Because I could get 8GB more internal SSD space providing flexibility to install software or storage personal files.
The key for installaion OS is change "OS Installaion" from "Finished" to "Start" in the BIOS.
Get it? Enjoy it!
Looking: 5 Stars
Gaming Performance: Sorry, you look into the wrong product.
It's a super nice PC between a regular heavy 6 lbs laptop and less functional PDA. If you aren't in world of warcraft raid guild and need to go for 25 men raid every day, it's nice small laptop for you to do many things and go everywhere because the convenience talks and that's what you paid for.
Well, I like window XP more than Linux due to using Microsoft OS and software when work to be used into that for a long time.
Why I bought the Asus EEE PC 900 Linux 20G instead of another Asus EEE PC 900 Window XP Home?
Because I could get 8GB more internal SSD space providing flexibility to install software or storage personal files.
The key for installaion OS is change "OS Installaion" from "Finished" to "Start" in the BIOS.
Get it? Enjoy it!
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I have to say even though I have only had the Eee 900 for a few days I love it! I plan on coming back and giving update as I have them but out of the gates it works as advertised. One thing amazon does not say is that it comes with the bigger 5800mah battery which is great. I haven't done an actual timed battery test but we can surf for about three hours on a charge. Also I tested out video skype(which comes installed) and that works well too. For the more advanced users you can enable a full desktop mode for KDE Linux which as a more familiar windows feel. It takes some work but once you get it installed its easy to switch from the standard tabbed interface to the full desktop interface when you need more flexibility. If you are looking for a very portable laptop with good battery life and a great screen this would be a great choice.
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Tis an amazing system, the larger screen is a delight. The Linux operating system is good and always works, great Coffee Cruiser... The native Linux operating system is fast and makes this computer less susceptible to drive by viruses now it is reported that 1 in a 1000 web pages are poisoned...
This computer is not a Desktop replacement, but it is lightweight and everything else for your mobile computing needs. This and the smaller unit are expensive and should be price for less, but presume there will be more competition for the consumer with adjusted pricing in the near future. I am guessing, but feel the falling dollar value can be blamed for 25% of the current price...
The new unit with the larger screen should have come to market at the $399 price and the older Asus EEE should have dropped to the $199 price point.
The first released Asus EEE unit was a fabulous success with Linux as its operating system, but add Microsoft XP to the unit and watch the system slow down and
This computer is not a Desktop replacement, but it is lightweight and everything else for your mobile computing needs. This and the smaller unit are expensive and should be price for less, but presume there will be more competition for the consumer with adjusted pricing in the near future. I am guessing, but feel the falling dollar value can be blamed for 25% of the current price...
The new unit with the larger screen should have come to market at the $399 price and the older Asus EEE should have dropped to the $199 price point.
The first released Asus EEE unit was a fabulous success with Linux as its operating system, but add Microsoft XP to the unit and watch the system slow down and
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I had the EEE PC 4G and once I found out the 20G 900 was coming out, back to the store it went!! If you are on the fence between this and the 4G 701 for $399, I would say the extra $150 for this one is money well spent as you get a bigger screen, which is awesome, allows you to view a web page without having to scroll left or right, 5X the storage, 20 Gigs compared to only 4 Gigs on the EEE PC 701 and twice the ram. Same form factor, and definitely is a head turner. Only caveat is Linux was just not for me, so I slapped on Windows XP very easily using the instructions provided in the user manual and the driver disk provided by ASUS.
