The Asus Eee PC Review
The Asus Eee PC 701 4G is the new affordable ultraportable notebook that’s bound to be on many consumers’ Christmas wish lists this year. Retailing for $399 or less, the Eee PC isn’t exactly a workhorse, but it will do just about every basic task you’d need from a laptop. The Asus Eee PC (in the US anyway) comes with a very simplified Xandora Linux interface that provides some very basic functionality, like web browsing, email, messaging, and word processing. For some people that’s all the Eee PC will ever need to do, but for others, a full blown install of a “heavier” OS will be required (or maybe just wanted). The Asus Eee (Easy to learn, work, play – Excellent Internet experience – Excellent mobile computing experience) 701 model weighs approximately 1.96 pounds and features 7-inch screen. It is based on some of the Intel’s processors (most likely the Pentium M) and chipsets with integrated graphics.
The Asus Eee has 4 GB flash embedded storage and an additional 100GB is available with the Asus exclusive E-HD external drive. Other options for storage include USB devices, and a memory stick card slot. The ASUS Eee PC is something simple enough to use that I could give it to my grandparents without a second thought. I could hook them up with a low-level DSL plan and let them rely on the Internet for most things.
The Asus Eee PC has already had the Windows 7 treatment and it ran pretty well on the new Microsoft operating system, the pre-beta version anyway. Next netbook up to take the Windows 7 test was the MSI Wind and sure enough, it ran the OS well and passed the test with flying stars.
The Eee has gathered critical praise from both technology reviewers and ordinary users alike. It’s not so much that the device includes cutting edge technology?plenty of competing products offer higher performance processors, greater internal storage, and a larger screen.
The Asus EEE will boot into the Live desktop which includes the installation icon on the desktop. Click that and Ubuntu does its normal installation routine and shortly you’ll have Ubuntu installed on your EEE.
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