| Forum Home | ||||
| Press F1 | ||||
| Thread ID: 90850 | 2008-06-18 03:04:00 | Asus Eee PC 701 | Oxie (1318) | Press F1 |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 679747 | 2008-06-18 03:04:00 | Hi all Does anyone here have one of these? I am thinking of purchasing one, but want to know how reliable they are first. I have been told there are two models (white running Linux and black running XP Home). I only want it for travelling, ie using at airports, hotels and public places with WiFi. Obviously there would be little security in these areas. I have no experience with Linux, but would that be the safer one of the two? Any comments would be greatly received. Thanks Lyn (Oxie) |
Oxie (1318) | ||
| 679748 | 2008-06-18 03:16:00 | It's baby linux. Anyone could use it. I'm personally waiting for the 901, but the 900, which is shipping to store soon (now???) would be good too. It has a little more hard drive space, and the 9" screen means you won't have little squint wrinkles around your eyes. At least, not quite so many of them. As for reliability, they're built by asus, so I'd say quite good. |
Thebananamonkey (7741) | ||
| 679749 | 2008-06-18 03:18:00 | I have one (bought it while overseas late last year), and they're very solid. Build quality is excellent, and can handle being thrown around a bit. I've disassembled mine numerous times, and put it back together, and it's still working fine. Recently I modded mine and put an internal USB flash drive in, and it's working great. WiFi is reliable, screen is clear and bright (enough). Note that the screen and keyboard are a bit too small to use for any reasonable length of time, but using it now and then at airports, hotels etc. is fine. In terms of operating system, you'll be fine either way - whatever you're more comfortable with. The Linux version is easy to use, and you won't have much of a learning curve at all. The WindowsXP one gives you a bit more familiarity, if you're used to using Windows. Both are available in white and black. Since this is an end-of-line model, and people are trying to get rid of theirs to upgrade to the newer 9 and 10" models, you should try to pick up a 2nd hand one cheaply. |
somebody (208) | ||
| 679750 | 2008-06-18 04:00:00 | They may be rock solid, but are they heart touching? | Thebananamonkey (7741) | ||
| 679751 | 2008-06-18 04:21:00 | Mines very reliable, but it can certainly be a drag having to scroll around some webpages due to the small screen. The OS isn't related to the case colour. You can get black and white ones running Linux or XP. I even saw a pink one mentioned on www.pricespy.co.nz (www.pricespy.co.nz)Look under the Asustek EeePC 701 or 4G. |
bachelorno1 (6556) | ||
| 679752 | 2008-06-18 06:09:00 | If size isn't an issue, you want an optical drive, a decent sized screen, and you don't mind the reliability issues buzzing around Acer then DSE have a very special online price on an Acer Laptop with Ubuntu 7.10. Check it out here (www.dse.co.nz). It's $498 with a further $99 off by redemption. Disclaimer. I don't work for DSE or Acer, I thought this was an relevant offer... |
bachelorno1 (6556) | ||
| 679753 | 2008-06-18 06:18:00 | Thanks guys. Keep the comments coming. Pink you say? Maybe that is an idea ... might keep my husband off it! lol. Tell me ... if in a public area and you access your bank account (https) is it secure? I know once you have logged in it would be secure, but what about entering your password to login? Lyn (Oxie) |
Oxie (1318) | ||
| 679754 | 2008-06-18 08:42:00 | If you're getting the linux one then you can be sure it will never crash. The atheros network card is very good for connecting to wireless networks. |
Blam (54) | ||
| 1 | |||||