Asus EeePC 701 4GB review.
July 23, 2008
I picked up the Linux version of the Asus EeePC in PC World for 299.99 Euro.
The EeePC is a sub-notebook (or netbook) which are used for basic tasks, such as the internet, blogging and email.
The EeePC is a lovely slim, light and small laptop, perfect for traveling and is very reasonably priced, The EeePC has such luxuries such as WifiMax and a 1.3MP webcam.
The distro of linux which came pre-installed on the EeePC was Xandros.
This was possibly the worst distro I have ever saw.
It lacked a package manager and it was too user-friendly.
I quickly installed eeeXubuntu,And everything worked right out of the box.
All drivers and basic programmes were already setup,Which saved hours of work.
I was able to connect straight onto my router and access the internet.
For anyone thinking of traveling or just want a new toy to play it,
I recommend the EeePC and make sure you install eeeXubuntu.
I give it 8/10, It lost 2 for the crappy Linux distro, but, it was cheap!
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I think these eeePC work really well with touch screen technology. I saw one working recently and was really impressed by it.
eeePC is high technology and own some capacities for operasional working by this PC
Nothing beats the Asus EeePC (even if I do have a problem with the name) when it comes to portability and mobility. I have the ASUS 8.9″ eeePC EEEPC 900 which I got from http://www.pressdigital.com.au and it is a regular fixture in my carry bag. I bring it everyday wherever I go since I have to work on several documents and check my emails even when I am out of the office or my home. Really works!