Asus' Eee PC on sale with 8GB SSD, 1GB RAM for $499
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posted December 1st 2007 8:39PM
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Can anyone advise on running some type of remote desktop app on this? I need to access proprietary software on my co's intranet. Any help would be appreciated. Also, how about using broadband cards (i.e. ATT, Verizon) on the USB slot? Does Linux support the software to run them? Thanks,
you can use Logmein.com to remote a pc
I wonder if I'll get two.
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Kawaii nanka ja ne. Futsuu no gomi da yo.
MacBook Thin FTW.
It seems a huge part of the Eee's success is the low price point. I'm kinda scared that Apple is going to totally miss the point with their new ultraportable and price it around $1,500 or something absurd.
Well, even Asus makes more expensive ultraportables (the U1 and U6 being the most recent). $1500 isn't really an absurd price point for most normal full featured ultraportables. The Eee PC is something different, designed to be very tiny and very cheap. Apple isn't likely to make something along the lines of the Eee; any ultraportable they make is going to probably be similar in cost to things like the Sony TZ or SZ series, the Asus U6, etc.
You totally missed the point on the Eee PC. Compare the specs of the Eee PC with other Ultra Portables. The Eee PC is meant to be a toned down hardware PC for checking emails and web surfing. A number of companies already have ultra portables, including UMPCs at a much higher price point than the Eee PC, and it's all justified by the hardware.
Don't compare or confuse a computer with a 4GB/8GB (depending on model) with a full featured, high power ultra portable PC or Mac.
Come on Asus...just a slightly bigger screen instead of those speakers and I'll bite haha.
We all would
It will be perfect if they replace the speaker with more screen and fix the button for the touch pad. .. anyone know if they plan for bigger screen... I really want this thing.... The screen is just too small for any productivity... I holding your $500, Asus..
Agreed, teh screen is what is holding me back from getting one. I would rather pay double that and just get a UMPC...
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The real problem is the resolution. If you were to put Windows on this, you'd easily find yourself trapped in dialog boxes (like the Display Properties one) that are taller than the screen. I'm not sure if the Xandros that comes with it suffers the same problem, but I know that the screen height severely impairs Google Reader.
When the fabled 10" model comes out, hopefully they'll up the resolution to 1024x600, at least. If they could keep the same form-factor and price, I'd buy one.
Its a standard 16:9 widescreen resolution, and exactly the same resolution as DVD. At this size (7") Its exactly the same as using a 3200x1920 14" resolution monitor in terms of scale. I have one and the resolution is DEFINITELY NOT an issue.
Ben Hobbs: I could be misinterpreting what you're trying to say...but I think you need to recheck your math.
From what I've read, the 7"-diagonal screen is 800 x 480.
If you double the width and the height to make it a 14" screen, and keep the pixel size (dot-pitch) the same, you get a 1600x960 screen.
You seem to have multiplied both numbers by 4 to get 3200x1920. The total number of pixels would be multiplied by 4 in going from 7" to 14" diagonal...but you should only have twice the number of pixels spanning each dimension.
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on another note...I think that a perfect 480p 16x9 would be 854x480...so if this screen is indeed 800x480, and the pixels are square, I think they should first add the extra 54 pixels on the horizontal axis to make it a more true DVD size. Otherwise, DVD-quality video is either going to be cropped at the sides or scaled down slightly with a little letterboxing to fit fully on the screen. Doing this, but keeping all the pixels the same size, would still be a 7.35" screen, so not much bigger and likely not much added cost. There are actually a few ~7" 854x480 monitors on the market, so I'd think that the "mass-market" effect would keep prices lower at this size than the Eee's slightly smaller version.
Going one small step further, most widescreen computer monitors are 16x10, not 16x9...if the desire is to use that ratio, then they ought to move to 854x534. Still "perfect" for DVD-video viewing, with no scaling required and just some small black bars on top and bottom. Again, keeping the pixels the same size, you'd move up to just a 7.55" screen.
Nobody else likely cares much about this...but I'm all-for logical screen resolutions. And full-resolution DVD-rips would be nice on a portable device. Not sure why they would have selected a screen resolution that was just slightly-off from the logical size (at least for DVD-quality video).
Ditch the capitalist version of Linux on it, and it is pretty cool. I hate linspire/freespire. What idiot would pay for Ubuntu? They are MS sympathizers anyway.
Wow... ASUS.. I want one too!
SOMEONE PLEASE PUT LEOPARD 10.5 ON IT!~~ :D Teach me how to and I'll buy one!
It's been done:
http://uneasysilence.com/archive/2007/11/12654/
Please please buy me one now!
The good folks at HPHstudios have put together a great little utility for those of you curious about the Asus Eee PC. If you are looking to buy one of these laptops for someone special this Christmas, but are not sure if the Eee PC is really the right one; then you need to visit http://www.honeypothack.com/eee/index.htm
HPHstudios has developed an online interface that almost exactly mimics that of the Eee PC. What you see is an intuitive, easy to use, Online Graphical interface that allows you to explore the Linux Xandros operation system implemented on the Asus Eee PC. While the interface is not 100% complete, the depth of detail and level of "clickability" is incredible. Thanks to many images supplied by eeeuser.com and other Eee PC owners, you can visually explore the Eee PC just as if you had one on your lap. Hop on over to http://www.honeypothack.com/eee/index.htm and test drive the Eee PC for Free!
I have a feeling the real version doesn't use windows XP themed title bars
hmm, looks like i shoulda done some research first... I like how i decided to check this after i made the post. my bad.
But can I stream content from my Eee to my Wii?
More importantly, Can it play doom?
I still don't get it. Why do we need this exactly? Whats wrong with a regular laptop?
size? portability? price?
nothing, but it will stop your mom & dad calling you every week to troubleshoot a windows or linux machine, and provides an alternative to buying them an expensive mac when all they want to do is write email to their grandchildren. do you get it now?
and yes, i realize it does run linux. the attraction is that it disguises that (perhaps intimidating) fact.
I picked up the 4gb model more or less as a toy to play with, but I've been very impressed with it. I find myself taking it places when I don't want to lug my Macbook around.
It is also available on buy.com but at a higher price ($519.99).
http://blog.pcnews.ro/2007/12/02/asus-asus-eee-pc-8g-on-sale/
Anyway, I never hear about E-tailer Dynamism...
8GB SSD is just about perfect. enough to out some decent apps on the thing. this would be perfect for college. i have a desktop that im not giving up anytime soon but i would like a lappy for mobileness. this would fit the bill perfectly. cheap and small and has word processing and internets. i think i would be happier with Ubuntu on it though. that should be easy enough though.
can it play Doom? (that is a serious question. you could play simple games on this thing right?)
Played Shadow Warror and Duke Nukum 3D...
Doom would be a pick of cake!
good to know. this thing is well worth $500. i'll have to see if they've made any changes to it by next summer or if there are any comparable ultra portables on the market
They fill that screen and I'll buy one for myself.. As it is I'm buying as many as I can find to send to our Soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. I would like to start up a PayPal account for this charity operation but I'm still working out all the kinks.
If anyone here can afford it, please purchase one and send it to a Soldier fighting for our way of life. They make wonderful Christmas presents!
Please email me : grat3fulh3ad@gmail.com if you have any questions.
Remember our brothers and sisters, sons and daughters, mothers and fathers that can't be home with us for the holidays! =)
"our way of life"! And what that would be?
I thought they are fighting to liberate the Iraqies?
Exactly how are they protecting your way of life?
It's a stupid war, they are doing nothing for you
careful, DarkLightConnection, you *almost* sound "anti-troops!"
The troops are just doing their job with pride for patriotic reasons. Support the troops -- even if they, too, are anti-war, they don't have an "out" without becoming a criminal (AFAIK)...but hate the war, the genius who started it, and the people who allowed him to take/keep office.
I support our troops, but I think we are there for the wrong reason. We should not be pushing our "way of life" like some overly zealous preacher and using our military to do it. It's like a modern day Crusades. And look how that turned out?
> Remember our brothers and sisters, sons and daughters,
> mothers and fathers that can't be home with us for the
> holidays!
...because they got blown up by an American cruise missile.
80,000 documented civilian deaths so far [iraqbodycount.net].
I hope you get your relatives home for Christmas. Dead or alive doesn't really bother me, as long as they get out of the middle east as soon as they possibly can.
@EQC: the illegal invasion was in 2003, more than four years ago; any soldier who resigned at that time may have been required to complete their "tour of duty", but they would undoubtedly have been out of there by now. The ones who remain have _chosen_ to fight this disgusting war. They're legitimate targets.
i don't want to sound like a soulless cynic but...
new form of 419 etc related scam?
I'm anti-troops, if you are against someone's idea, even if it's the president of the world, you have no reason to do it..
I'm against the whole "You do it because I say it" idea, and that quite includes the military
BTW, i'm not American
looked good asus
why not add an e-SATA connector to it, and the hard drive problem is over?
eSATA would be nice. Still, it's got three USB ports and 16GB SDHC cards cost less than $150 now, so there are plenty of options for extra storage.
My only question is why? I have to admit they are cool and my inner geek is crying out for one, but at the same time the logical part of my brain is pointing out that at $500 you are fast approaching the realm of fully functional laptops. Occasionally you can find ok laptops for around $500 and for just $100 more you are more likely to find a laptop that has about 10x the storage capacity and functionality.
Then again, this thing is nice and small and probably has a great battery life.
Yeah, it all comes down to if you need the portability/battery life/webcam or not.
It weighs about 900g. A typical laptop weighs 3.9kg.
Also it has no moving parts because it is solid state instead of a HD, perfect for the young or people on the move.
Yes you are right about at least an extra hour battery life.
They have a maximum battery life of three hours -- our district just bought a bunch of them.
not bad
if only it has 10" screen