[captain-custard]

so whos got one who wants one , has any one got fs working on it , ...........................

http://eeepc.asus.com/global/

and if you wanna see what ppl are doing to this little thing .............

http://asuseeehacks.blogspot.com/2007/10/asus-eee-pc-xandros-linux-and.html

have a look


but in all seriousness it is very small but works like a dream and takes up no space manages to connect to wifi easily and seems to be able to futher away from the wifi source than many other laptops/ microtops

[achtung]

I want one.

[captain-custard]

i got one five days ago, have already ordered a touch screen kit , upgraded the ram , and am in the process of putting other os on it, the original os , xandros-eee is great in easy mode, u can change a few things and get a "real kde " environment up , but its not that great , normally kde lets you tweak and control everything but this one has been tied up a little.........

so I'm gunna run an gnome based ubuntu and on a fast sd card I'm gunna install the evil overlords os (xp)...........

but seriously for the money its great...........

[Black Wolf]

I'm thinking about getting one for my backpacking trip, and now I know it has a touchscreen kit, even better.

[Bob-san]

I have had one for about 5 days now--got it Wednesday. My suggestion is to go with the 900--1GB RAM is enough for WinXP and grab an SD Card. If you go with the 20G with Linux, grab a copy of WinXP. I went with the 12G with WinXP, because money is too tight to spend $90 more effectively for 8GB more storage space ($11.25/gig isn't worth it in my mind). Anyways--8GB or 16GB SDHC card would be good addition.

Oh and yes, FS2 works on the EeePC. We had a member try and I've not yet tried though. We actually should get custom strings for resolution--so we can use odd resolutions like 1024x600 without having the black bars.

Oh and I like my EeePC--it's so small that other laptops are now just too big in my humble opinion.

[captain-custard]

I have had one for about 5 days now--got it Wednesday. My suggestion is to go with the 900--1GB RAM is enough for WinXP and grab an SD Card. If you go with the 20G with Linux, grab a copy of WinXP. I went with the 12G with WinXP, because money is too tight to spend $90 more effectively for 8GB more storage space ($11.25/gig isn't worth it in my mind). Anyways--8GB or 16GB SDHC card would be good addition.

Oh and yes, FS2 works on the EeePC. We had a member try and I've not yet tried though. We actually should get custom strings for resolution--so we can use odd resolutions like 1024x600 without having the black bars.

Oh and I like my EeePC--it's so small that other laptops are now just too big in my humble opinion.

i personally went for the smaller option still i got a 4g black one with the 7inch screen and for the difference in price i bought 2gb ram , and 16gb memory and half of the price of the touchscreen........


but there you go as for the evil overlords os i think its a good idea, but only if its free

[Bob-san]

I have had one for about 5 days now--got it Wednesday. My suggestion is to go with the 900--1GB RAM is enough for WinXP and grab an SD Card. If you go with the 20G with Linux, grab a copy of WinXP. I went with the 12G with WinXP, because money is too tight to spend $90 more effectively for 8GB more storage space ($11.25/gig isn't worth it in my mind). Anyways--8GB or 16GB SDHC card would be good addition.

Oh and yes, FS2 works on the EeePC. We had a member try and I've not yet tried though. We actually should get custom strings for resolution--so we can use odd resolutions like 1024x600 without having the black bars.

Oh and I like my EeePC--it's so small that other laptops are now just too big in my humble opinion.

i personally went for the smaller option still i got a 4g black one with the 7inch screen and for the difference in price i bought 2gb ram , and 16gb memory and half of the price of the touchscreen........


but there you go as for the evil overlords os i think its a good idea, but only if its free

I could never live with the 7" screen. That's why I went with the 900. In short, the 800x480 was not wide enough and the screen was just too small. On the other hand, 1024x600 is a better resolution for standard web stuff and the screen is larger. The 900 is a tiny bit larger than the 70_. I personally don't like touch-screen computers... sorry, doesn't interest me. While the idea is cool, the thought of using it with a 7" screen horrifies me.

Anyways--reasons I went with the 900 instead of 701...
1) 1GB RAM standard
2) No bars around the LCD
3) Higher resolution
4) Larger track-pad, multi-touch is really cool! (1-finger tap = left click, 2-finger tap = middle click, 3-finger tap = right click, 2-finger drag = scroll horizontally or vertically)
5) No modem (I didn't like the plug, and I would never use it as it is)
6) 5800 mAh battery standard (decent battery)
7) 8GB more storage
8) 900MHz standard instead of 630MHz standard
10) Windows XP license standard

Anyways--I really like my EeePC. It's just a nice little laptop, but again it's not for everyone. For my minimalist installation (no games), I have 1.31GB out of 3.73GB on the C: drive and 7.10GB out of 7.49GB on the D: drive. It's plenty of space for what I want to do--and I had a ~50GB partition on my desktop's D: drive I use for backups (drivers, programs) and have some of it shared on my personal network.

[captain-custard]

it took me about 15 minutes to change the kernel, so i run at 900mhz , it recognizes the 2gb ram i stuck,in and i couldnt bring myself to pay yet another xp license it being preinstalled on my last 2 computers......

i agree the screen is a little tiny, but ive changed the resolution as well........

as for the touch screen its important for me as the primary use for this computer will be as a mixing console for music and it needs to be small and easily transported , and using traktor with the touch screen is quick and easy....

but i agree with you it is an excellent small computer, maybe not for everyone but it runs freespace and tbp and sof ( all on a external hard disc)

[Bob-san]

With mine, I'm stable at 1GHz+. I was SuperPi 32M'ing for about 80 minutes at 1035MHz or so. Anyways--you do need to recompile the kernel (iirc) to get the 2GB RAM support from Linux--maybe not with later versions. As for the WinXP license, I'm not a huge fan of XP. I knew I would need Windows and I would rather a legal copy to an illegal one--that's just me. Anyways--I've heard good things about touchscreens on the EeePC.

Maybe it's just me... but there were two more important decisions in buying this EeePC instead of the MSI Wind which is coming out shortly...

1) The Ctrl key is in the bottom left corner--instead of the Fn key that so many manufacturers choose instead. I hate having the Fn there--I always mess up when it's there.
2) The screen is a very nice matte finish--I have used glossy screens but they really annoy me. The matte finish was very important. I'll be taking it to school in Miami, and I want to be able to see the screen no matter what's behind me. I have used my mom's older Gateway laptop with the glossy screen when sitting on the couch--and no matter how high you put the screen brightness up, I can still have it impaired seriously. The matte makes it so I can have windows or lights behind me and not be bothered with how bright it can be--the image becomes a little washed out, but still visible.

Other than that, I thought the performance of Atom was underwhelming. After seeing a benchmark of the Z-510 (1.33GHz) on an MSI Wind desktop compared to the EeePC 900 laptop, I decided very quickly that the Celeron M was what I wanted. Now that I have it, I do have to say that the ICH6-M Southbridge and even the i910GML Northbridge run pretty hot compared to the Celeron M-ULV 353.


What resolution did you go to? I found that stretching the display was very annoying--so I ended up looking around and found the keep-aspect-ratio option in the Intel control panel, so that 800x600 appears with the black bars instead of stretched out.

[Stormkeeper]

I'm thinking about getting one for my backpacking trip, and now I know it has a touchscreen kit, even better.

You should. You'll be able to keep in touch with us all then.

[captain-custard]

ive tried a few resolution , but only on the xandros using a script for a vnc client, this goes up to 1000x768; but ill wait a little longer until i install windows then ill bump the resolution a little , 800x600 i think ,spent some time playing around with ubuntu on an external hard disc the other day and got the original soldier of fortune up and running in a few minutes, i had truly forgot how playable it was, and no problems , i tried fs on it but ill need to run the processer at 900mhz to make it playable (and i think this was already set up with everything on max and mediavps etc) so if i play on  the eee pc it will be back to the original fs2 graphics set up,

have you had any problems with the xp version of the eee would like to know before i go and flash it onto the drive......

[tinfoil]

I See



 



I Want

[captain-custard]

I See



 



I Want

i have 


i want another

[Bob-san]

I See



 



I Want

i have 


i want another

I want more--to give to all my friends who are impressed with it. I impressed a guy who likes all the MacBooks--and has owned one for about 1-2 years now. He liked how small it was and how it is functional. Once you get used to the size, I find it hard to use anything else. I really do think the trade-offs were ALL worth it. Small keyboard, small screen, slow system. All for 2.2 pounds and immense practicality.

I don't know--I just really like my EeePC. Once you start using it, it's hard to go back to anything bigger. I was looking at some other laptops--they're all huge bricks compared to the EeePC.

[captain-custard]

i think along the same lines as you , i have to carry a computer with me most of the time , for shows , a teaching aid or general business stuff , up until very recently i had a large acer laptop with me which i must say is brilliant its been with me for two years has done over 40,000km in the van has been part of over 50 shows and numerous teaching days, but it is heavy and bulky and large, now with this computer i can still run all my show music, and teaching aids in can transport it so much easier and also hide it a lot easier .....


this computer isnt going to be fast , its not going to give you ground breaking graphics , but what it is , is a honest little work horse , that boots up in next to no time and runs for a good   2h30 minutes surfing and playing music


seriously if you got a few hundred whatever your currency is dollars , pounds sterling , euros  its worth every penny........

[Bob-san]

i think along the same lines as you , i have to carry a computer with me most of the time , for shows , a teaching aid or general business stuff , up until very recently i had a large acer laptop with me which i must say is brilliant its been with me for two years has done over 40,000km in the van has been part of over 50 shows and numerous teaching days, but it is heavy and bulky and large, now with this computer i can still run all my show music, and teaching aids in can transport it so much easier and also hide it a lot easier .....


this computer isnt going to be fast , its not going to give you ground breaking graphics , but what it is , is a honest little work horse , that boots up in next to no time and runs for a good   2h30 minutes surfing and playing music


seriously if you got a few hundred whatever your currency is dollars , pounds sterling , euros  its worth every penny........

All I have to say is do spend the extra cash for an EeePC 900. For 10% more weight, you definitely get a good amount more functionality. 1GB, 8.9" LCD, WinXP Home, and enough SSD storage. $550--well worth it.

[captain-custard]

well I am a happy bunny, today there was a big reunion of all the circus schools in my region today and i was in charge of the music which had to be completely mobile as there were five stages in a village and a walking parade ...............................

and the eee pc did is job beautifully ;


the sun was shinning and the screen was always visable, and the battery was still going after two and a half hours of music ......


money so well spent
 

[Unknown Target]

Odd, I was JUST looking at buying one of these today. Unfortunately, the only thing I'd need it for would be CS3 on the go, so it's not powerful enough for that. Plus for $200 more than the 10" model, I could get a souped up 15 inch dell.


If the EeePC came with a dual core 1 ghz and the upgraded 2 gigs of RAM, it would definitely be worth it for me.

On a related note, Far Cry on the EeePC;

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ELDQvJo3mos&feature=related

[captain-custard]

Odd, I was JUST looking at buying one of these today. Unfortunately, the only thing I'd need it for would be CS3 on the go, so it's not powerful enough for that. Plus for $200 more than the 10" model, I could get a souped up 15 inch dell.


If the EeePC came with a dual core 1 ghz and the upgraded 2 gigs of RAM, it would definitely be worth it for me.

On a related note, Far Cry on the EeePC;

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ELDQvJo3mos&feature=related

i think that trying to edit stuff using CS3 on a small screen would be hard work as for portability at the end of the day a 15" laptop aint that portable.......

i manage to run , blender and gimp on the linux version, i have upgraded the ram to 2gb , its true multitasking graphic manipulating programs isnt really an option but for every day emails surfing , music manipulation , documents etc it is a true star, and once you have spent a week carrying the thing around with you and realise that your arms are still the same length and there is no groove in your shoulder , you will really start to realise what a little marvel this is .......

but this isnt the only one of this type of subnotebook...... acer have just brought one out as well......

i was flicking through you tube the other day and someone had CS3 running on there eee, google it