Eeepc 8G Black - Linux | 
 enlarge | Brand: Asus
Category: Personal Computer
Buy New: $269.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 279
Color: Galaxy Black
Media: Tools & Hardware
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Linux
CPU Manufacturer: Intel
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Modem: None
Display Size: 7
Clothing Size: 7"
Size: 7"
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: EEEPC701SD-BLK008L
Model: EEEPC701SD-BLK008L
UPC: 884840303923
EAN: 0884840303923
ASIN: B001EXE5MG
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Product Description
Weighting only 2lbs, Netbook 701SD is the best solution for Kids, frequent travelers and K-12 students. The built in high speed 802.11 connectivity and exclusive 10GB file-encrypted Eee Storage make it the ideal traveling companion and outdoor activities. Its 8GB shockproof Solid State Drive (SSD) design for less power consumption, fast boot up, less heat, less RMA, less noisy and lighter weight, Built-in camera allows users to stay in touch with the closer ones. With Linux OS, Users can save time with fast 15 sec boot time and have access to thousands useful applications. 701SD also offers XP Home OS for those who love it. Content includes Eee PC, battery, AC Adapter, Sleeve Case, Manual and Recovery CD.
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 Great product December 2, 2008
Very desirable laptop in very small package. If you are looking for something to browse the web, get and send your email, and write letters, this will do it. The installed operating system is OK for people new to computers, but for more experienced users will want to install a better version of linux such as Ubuntu.
 Interesting alternative to a full sized laptop November 26, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
An interesting product at the low end of the "netbook" category. Very compact and lightweight. This computer would easily slip into any briefcase or a large purse. Comes with a neoprene sleeve. Charger is about the size of a cell phone, so much, much easier to transport the netbook and charger than a fully sized laptop.
The keyboard is a bit challenging. Smaller than a full sized laptop, but much larger than an iPhone or Blackberry. With some practice, its reasonable to touch type on this keyboard, and I have fairly large hands. I wouldn't want to type a long paper, but for e-mail and routine web surfing its adequate. On my iPhone, I write terse responses to e-mails. With this netbook, I write the same sort of responses as on my laptop or desktop.
The screen is more troublesome. At 800x480, the height is too small for some web sites. Between the menus and toolbars, and then web site headers, there's almost no room left for any real content. The solution is to switch to 800x600 desktop resolution. This means you have to bump against the top and bottom to move the view up and down. In many cases, though, you end up moving the menus or web site cruft off the top, and you can see the content. Again, I wouldn't want to do major word processing or spreadsheets, but for online work, its not bad.
I bumped this machine up to 2GB memory. For the most part, sites like You Tube work OK. A little jerky sometimes, and the CPU is pretty busy. But, again, given the small size, its an acceptable tradeoff.
Battery life was a bit less than expected. I managed a little over two hours of web surfing with a wireless connection before it started giving warnings. I was using the preloaded Windows XP.
Worked fine hooked up to an external monitor, and drove the monitor at much higher resolution.
If you can spring for an extra $150-200, consider the higher end versions. The physical size is about the same, but the faster Atom processors and the larger screen and higher screen resolution are worth it.
Wonderful little PC November 9, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Read all the online reviews, this little PC does what it does very well. It is small so you cannot complain about the small screen and the cramped keyboard, both of which are perfectly serviceable, BTW. I had never used Linux before and I had this thing sorted out in less than 5 minutes. I have not found a wireless LAN that it will not connect to, but I am still looking. And it really cooks along when plugged into a 100 Mbps Ethernet. This is the perfect portable PC, it even fits into the glove box of a Trabant, if that means anything to you. It is probably the only usable PC on the planet you can say that about. Everyone who has seen it loves it. [..]
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