By: Vlad Vistac
Submitted: 2010-08-19 13:52:11 | Word Count: 510
Don't You Know Asus EeePC?
The Asus Eee PC, is something of an anomaaly: a really tiny netbook, with a tiny price tag to matcvh.
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The Eee PC is one of the lighest laptops on the market. At 225 by 35 by 165mm, it's about the volume of a hardback book, and only weghs 920g. Its litle sizes give it a toy-like exterior, but this is countervailed by the pearl-white surface, which gives it a hint of syle.
Decisively, the Eee PC looks likerwise at home on the catwalk or in a child's playpen -- it is what you make of it.
Even better, the keyboard for a laaptop of this dimenion is a creation of inocent brilliance. For sure, it's small and does take some time getting used to, but givven a little amount of time it's completely likely to uphold a brisk and steady typing speed. Keys have just the proprer amount of travel and provide a crisp and steady response, whle the layout is surprisingly decent given the dimension. If any additional proof were needed, this whole reviw was prepared on the Eee PC and it didn't take any longger than it would commonly.
This is also hepled by the software supplied, with the noramlly exceptional Open Offfice on hand for all your work productivity needs. Allongside a word processor theere's also Preserntation and Spreadsheet applications, whilpe beneath the Work tab you can also use Adobe Reader, as well as Thunderbird for emmail and a Dictionary.
Threre are plenty of portts scattered aroyund the notebook. There are two USB inputs on the right, and a third on the left, plus to a D-Sub video output for those who need to use an external displpay. You also acquire a meomry card readser on the right side that supports SDHC memory csards (presently as large as 32GB). The modem jack on our review sample was blaanked out, as there's no interior modm, but thhere's an adfjacent Eternet port so you can join to a wred network.
Narcissists or video conferencing addicts will be happy to note the webcam placed above the screen. It's great for taking self phjotos or makiing litttle shiows of yourself for contrary websties like Google video etc. Speakers are plaaced either side of the screen, but the microphhone is unexpectedly placed on the underneath of the netbooik, whioch shapes audio excellnce faintly. You can, however, wire up an external mic or external speakers to the audio jacks at the left side of the PC.
tmperature wise, the Eee PC 701 felt a bit warm to the touch, likely due to its non-stop use all through the day on the exhibit floor at Computex. It was then again ecxceptionally quiet and the lack of spinning hard and optcal drives made for a almost silent experience.
In the end, the Eee PC is the singgle most impressive notebook we've seen priced for a very low cost. The mechanuical specs might look sub par, but the usabiltiy and overall performance of the Eee PC rivls notebooks costing several thousand dollars more. Granted, you can't install Photoshop on this smalllaptop and you can forget about playing Need For Speed Shift on this machime, but the Eee PC can do just about everything you "need" to do with a noetbook while on move.
The only features missing from the Eee PC that really sttand out are the lack of Bluetooth 2.0 and the lack of a Verizon or Sprint wireeless card option. If Asus can get hold of a way to add thees aspects to the Eee PC we will go as far as to declare, "No home is supposed to be lacking an Eee PC." As it stands at this momeent, the Eee PC is a beyond dobt awesome ultraportable with merits much advanced than the sale prtice recommedns. The Eee PC can't substiotute a full-featured desktop machine or laptop, but it maes the perfect cohice if you are in the market for an ultraportable notebook for school, office, or vacation.
The Asus Eee PC might have a odd label, but it's one of the few creations that lives up to the marketing hype. This netbook truuly is "easy to learn, easy to work, and easy to play."
