Eee PC review roundup

We've already seen Laptop Mag's breathless review of Asus' diminutive Eee PC, but now that the thing is finally trickling out to the masses, it's time to check in with the best of the rest -- and it seems like the tiny wonder is living up to all that advance hype. CNET UK found the Eee to be "stonking value for money," complaining only that the keyboard is slightly cramped -- an overall sentiment echoed by PC Magazine, which called the little bugger a "tremendous bargain for people with general-purpose computing needs who don't plan on running any sophisticated software." TrustedReviews was even more positive, saying the keyboard is fine and that the Eee is overall "refreshingly innovative and scandalously cheap." On top of all this praise, NotebookReview has already started hacking away at the Eee and characterized their experiences as demonstrating a "ton of potential." Cheap, fun, and versatile: it certainly seems like Asus has a winner on its hands here -- now if only they'd ship a few more of 'em.

Read -- CNET (7.5 out of 10: "... a near perfect choice for a highly portable second or backup laptop.")
Read -- PC Magazine (4 out of 5: "Ample software and a substantial feature set that's well worth the money")
Read -- TrustedReviews (9 out of 10: "The natural successor to likes of the Psion Series 5 and netBook."
Read -- NotebookReview Eee PC Tweak Guide ("This little machine was as powerful as notebooks four to five times its price.")

[Thanks, Corinne and Jerry]

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 15th 2007 10:38PM]

mmmmmmmmmmm... looks yummy. me want one. a million smakeroos

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 16th 2008 4:30PM]

This is probably where Palm Foleo could have been.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 5th 2008 12:42AM]

Here's a good review from The Tech Report:

http://techreport.com/articles.x/13845

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 16th 2008 8:23PM]

THE ASUS EEE IS A PIECE OF JUNK AND THEIR CUSTOMER
NO SERVICE RANKS THE SAME. I READ THE REVIEWS ON THIS LITTLE ITEM AND PURCHASED ONE. WHEN I FOLLOWED THE STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON CONNECTING WITH MY WIRELESS SERVICE IT WOULD NOT
CONNECT. A TECHNICIAN WITH MY SERVICE CAME OUT AND
AND AFTER 2HRS GAVE UP AND SUGGESTED I CALL ASUS
SUPPORT. THE PERSON AT THE SUPPORT DESK ASKED ME QUESTIONS ABOUT BRAND OF SERVER, ITS PROTECTION, ETC., AND A BUNCH OF OTHER THINGS I HAD NO IDEA WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT SO I WROTE DOWN HIS QUESTIONS AND CALLED MY WIRELESS SUPPORT WHO ANSWERED THEM , EXPLAINING WHWAT WAS WHAT. I THEN CALLED ASUS BACK AND AFTER EXPLAINING AGAIN TO ANOTHER PERSON WHAT WAS GOING ON AND GIVING HIM THE INFO THEY SAID I NEEDED THEY STILL COULD NOT HELP ME AND SUGGESTED I TRY LOADING WINDOWS XP INTO IT AND SEE IF THAT WOULD WORK. IF I WANTED THAT I WOULD HAVE SPENT ANOTHER 200.00 AND GET A SYSTEM WITH THAT ALREADY. BEYOND THAT THEIR ATITUDE WAS TOO BAD FOR ME. SO BEFORE YOU BUY THIS BARGIN BASEMENT DEVICE MAKE SURE ITS COMPATIBLE WITH YOUR SERVICE. THERE'S A REASON LINUX IS FREE AND IT'S BECAUSE IT DOESNT WORK WITH EVERY CONNECTION.

[jynxycat Posted Jan 23rd 2008 4:57PM]

I can't hear you.