Author Topic: The Asus Eee PC thread (Read 32534 times)

woodyear99 · « **Reply #60 on:** March 16, 2009, 01:37:02 PM »

Yeah man I really want that battery life and the built in BT is a plus, don't really want to have to use meh usb dongle for that anymore.

Lol Arc yuh know based on your "Arcman Approved" status of the MSI Wind I nearly went out and got one of those but then this HE1000 caught meh eye. It is great to see the prices fallin on these lil systems and at the same time features just keep growing...

Do yall have that issue with the battery discharging over a few days even when the machine is not in use?

Carigamers · « **Reply #60 on:** March 16, 2009, 01:37:02 PM »

Saxito Pau · « **Reply #61 on:** March 16, 2009, 04:38:52 PM »

^^^

I use my lappie so often on a daily basis I doubt that I will see such an issue, even if it does exists.

I usually get about 4 hours and 15 minutes battery life with wifi and bluetooth on and the screen set to 2 notches above lowest. Take off bluetooth and it jumps to just under 5 hours..

Arcmanov · « **Reply #62 on:** March 16, 2009, 07:51:58 PM »

Quote from: woodyear99 on March 16, 2009, 01:37:02 PM

Yeah man I really want that battery life and the built in BT is a plus, don't really want to have to use meh usb dongle for that anymore.

Lol Arc yuh know based on your "Arcman Approved" status of the MSI Wind I nearly went out and got one of those but then this HE1000 caught meh eye. It is great to see the prices fallin on these lil systems and at the same time features just keep growing...

Do yall have that issue with the battery discharging over a few days even when the machine is not in use?

Yeah, it was approved till I actually played a movie without my headphones.
The external speakers on the Wind is the only sore point, but then I usually
watch movies using my wireless headset anyway.

SPK · « **Reply #63 on:** March 16, 2009, 11:30:34 PM »

I would officially adopt one of these, once the models with the Nvidia switchable graphics option comes down in price (say below $450 US)...

Until then, I am using one, it's pretty good for what it does, but the GMA950 video chipset is a pretty backwards option, so at least the ION chipset is giving these devices a little extra oomph, especially for HD video playback.

woodyear99 · « **Reply #64 on:** March 16, 2009, 11:36:55 PM »

I guess but I probably won't be using this with a larger external display, don't really see the benefit of HD video on a 10 inch screen... :p

Carigamers · « **Reply #64 on:** March 16, 2009, 11:36:55 PM »

woodyear99 · « **Reply #65 on:** March 17, 2009, 10:58:28 AM »

BTW is the webcam in the more recent EEE pcs total crap or can they have a semidecent webconference?

Crixx_Creww · « **Reply #66 on:** March 17, 2009, 11:24:36 AM »

lies!! 10 inch hd porn ftw!!

woodyear99 · « **Reply #67 on:** March 17, 2009, 11:25:42 AM »

Haha what is the most you can get with 2 gigs of ram and an optimized player like vlc etc? 720p porn? lol

Saxito Pau · « **Reply #68 on:** March 17, 2009, 12:44:38 PM »

1.3MP webcam. It works very nice with enough ambient light

Arcmanov · « **Reply #69 on:** March 31, 2009, 12:37:27 PM »

Can you say 'Optical Disk Drive'?

Another new Eee PC is on the horizon. This one packs a DVD drive though.
The line between netbook and notebook is becoming blurred.

Again...thanks to Asus.

woodyear99 · « **Reply #70 on:** May 14, 2009, 11:14:48 AM »

Latest Eee PC 1008HA has style but sacrifices a lil on performance and a higher price.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10240232-1.html

What yall think of the Eee PC Keyboard? Might be useful for some folks, I will stick to netbooks tho hehe.

http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-keyboard-to-launch-by-end-of-june/

EmpireKing · « **Reply #71 on:** May 14, 2009, 01:50:35 PM »

....I dont consider anything over $375US a netbook.....I will say it again. These companies straying extremely far from what the netbook was originally meant to be...a CHEAP and SMALL alternative to a full fledged notebook.

TriniXaeno · « **Reply #72 on:** May 14, 2009, 01:55:41 PM »

hahahhahahah @ The dream of owning a keyboard embedded with a full-blown PC running XP on an Atom N270 processor and 5-inch, 800 x 480 pixel touchscreen display/trackpad is nearly upon us. A dream, quite honestly, nobody had prior to seeing the reveal of the 2-pound Eee Keyboard prototype at CES in January.

This is just hilarious.

woodyear99 · « **Reply #73 on:** May 14, 2009, 02:29:16 PM »

I dunno how useful a keyboard pc would be. Though they are trying to get wireless monitor support in there. They could then be onto something take ur keyboard and ur pc to any monitor in the future with wireless connection.....

It is interesting though 5 years ago a 10 inch laptop with integrated everything from a Sony etc would have been real $$$. It woulda be marketed as an ultraportable and you would have paid a premium for that.

woodyear99 · « **Reply #74 on:** May 19, 2009, 05:46:05 PM »

Asus EEETop All-In-One Touch Screen Nettop

Slick lil Nettop here

Did not realize Amazon was selling them...

Arcmanov · « **Reply #75 on:** June 10, 2009, 02:00:39 PM »

Asus again. Now the size goes to 11 inches...

Personally, I think the specs should step up to match the increasing sizes. These things shoulda be getting
dual-core Atoms or Pentium Dual Cores in em already, but then, that would drive the price up into actual
notebook territory. Still, the 1366 x 768 resolution sure is nice.

woodyear99 · « **Reply #76 on:** June 10, 2009, 02:11:46 PM »

Quote from: Arcman on June 10, 2009, 02:00:39 PM

Asus again. Now the size goes to 11 inches...

Personally, I think the specs should step up to match the increasing sizes. These things shoulda be getting
dual-core Atoms or Pentium Dual Cores in em already, but then, that would drive the price up into actual
notebook territory. Still, the 1366 x 768 resolution sure is nice.

Not to mention battery life. I would actually like to see battery life going up and not down....the 8+ Hours in my 1000he sure is nice

11 Hours in that new model could be even nicer

Arcmanov · « **Reply #77 on:** July 21, 2009, 05:43:11 PM »

Didn't even KNOW there was a new model out...

The 1005HA

* Intel Atom N280 @ 1.66GHz, 667MHz FSB
* 1GB of 667MHz DDR2 Memory
* 10.1 inch LCD (1024x600 resolution); LED backlight, Color-Shine
* Intel GMA 950 integrated graphics
* Intel 945GSE chipset
* 160 GB Hitachi Travelstar 5K320 (5400RPM) 2.5 inch SATA II hard drive
* 10GB Eee Online Storage
* 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi
* Bluetooth 2.1+EDR
* No optical drive
* 1.3 megapixel webcam + Digital Array Microphone
* VGA Output
* USB 2.0 x 3
* RJ-45 (Ethernet 10/100)
* Headphone / Mic Input Jacks
* MMC/SD card reader
* Twin speakers
* Gesture-enabled trackpad (multi-touch)
* 92% full-size keyboard
* 2.8 Pounds (with battery installed)
* 1.4 inches thick
* Removable 6-cell Li-ion Battery
* 10.2” (W) x 6.9” (D) x 1.4” (H)
* Windows XP Home or GNU Linux
* Color Options: White, Black, Pink, Blue
* Protective Sleeve
* 1-year limited warranty

How does 10 hours of battery life grab you?

Anybody want a MSI Wind?

woodyear99 · « **Reply #78 on:** July 21, 2009, 06:32:20 PM »

Ah a nice lil update to the already decent 1000he

lol @ wind comment :p

Saxito Pau · « **Reply #79 on:** July 21, 2009, 09:42:35 PM »

That 11-inch netbook will be a nice upgrade for me

But WHEN will they bring out netbooks with dual-core atoms???

Just give me a dual-core 11in netbook and they getting my money, no questions asked!

Carigamers · « **Reply #79 on:** July 21, 2009, 09:42:35 PM »

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