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Does anyone have one? Any experiences? I'm thinking it may be useful, but as it'd probably mainly be used for writing lecture notes, etc, I need a few things... -A silent keyboard is a must. -The resolution and screen size has to allow a decent view of the document I'm writing on.. More than a few paragraphs, at least. The same goes for web pages. -Can I exchange the “default” linux distro with another one? -For other practical purposes, how well does it handle a music recording program, and is there any way to attach a mic to it? -Could I load a VST sampler or something, and use a midi keyboard to control it, or would this be too much for it? I know there are two (or more) different versions.. the new one has the.. nano(?) processor or something? Does anyone know how much of a difference there is between the two processors (worth the price difference/not worth it?)? How much difference will it make if I get one with 1gb ram or one with 2gb ram? Will there be some other bottlenecks that will impair performance anyway (like the processors)? All things considered -- is it really worth it? |
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A close friend of mine has the original 7" model, and his brother just purchased the 10" version. Although I've only held it for a minute or two, I did notice that the size of the 10" was more to my liking. It has an 80gig hard drive (not solid state) and runs win XP. I know both versions have headphone-out, but I'm also pretty sure that the 7" version (probably the 10" too) has audio-in. As far as running music programs on the 7" model, I'd say it would probably be more trouble than it's worth. First you'd have to get another operating system on there as it uses a scaled-down linux OS, plus it has so little processing power that I doubt it would be very usable even if you did get a music app up and running. By exchanging the default linux, do you mean having a different OS preloaded before you receive it, or taking off the default OS and putting another one on? As far as the keys go, I've never really assessed laptop keys based on how loud they are... I understand the need for a quiet keyboard but in my practical usage the layout and tactile response of the keys is far more important the noise they create. I don't remember the keys being loud, however, they certainly weren't silent. I have fairly large hands, but with a little patience the keys on the 7" version are just large enough to be perfectly usable. The resolution of the 7" screen walks the line between usable and just too damn small. To do any kind of web browsing on it, you're going to be using the F11 function which takes away all the browser bars and icons and allows you to have the webpage take up the whole screen - even then it can be frustrating and cumbersome. I've not held/used the 10" model for nearly long enough to evaluate it as I did the 7" model. Although I've only just scratched the surface of the 10" I feel that the size of the screen and keys will be more to most users' liking. I'm unsure how much ram either of the EEE's I've used has, so I can't comment on how much you'll need or whether the CP |
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*I'm unsure how much ram either of the EEE's I've used has, so I can't comment on how much you'll need or whether the CPU will bottleneck the system anyway. |
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I'm feeling a bit scatterbrained today, I apologize if I ignored any of your questions, and for the jumbled order in which I answered them. |
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Also I forgot to mention that most websites (such as zilty) are designed for standard resolutions and will display the thread text very tiny on the 7" EEE... the workaround I've found is to press and hold the ctrl key and scroll down on the mouse-wheel to make the font size larger. This works in reverse, too, though you'll probably not want to make the default size any smaller. :) |
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those new 10" screen ones look real tasty actually... desire has been kindled |
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The 700 series with the 7" screen was the number one sort after Xmas gift last year, and I've used one, I was impressed. But I really thought that the screen was too small. I have the EEE PC 900. It has a 8.9" screen and has XP on it now. I it literally only a few mm bigger than the 7" version, and the screen fills the lid, unlike the previous model. It came with a SSD with Linux on (20GB) but I used the DVD it came with, with the XP drivers on it, and used a portable USSB DVD drive I have and replaced the OS. The screen resolution of 1024x600 is much better than that of the 700 series. At the time I bought it, back in April, the Windows XP version of the 900 only had a 16GB SSD and was the same price as the Linux model with the 20GB SSD - basically the cost of a Windows licence against a bigger SSD. I wiped mine as soon as I got it, and have no problems at all with it. I have a custom install of Office 2007 on it, and an older version of PaintShop Pro on it. I use it mainly for Internet access and Emailing, and when I'm in the house I can use Remote Desktop Connection to access my desktop computer. The only problem with the 900 is the battery, mine lasts for 2 hours and 40 mins, others who have them claim only 1 and half hours. This is with the standard 4400maH battery, which is a bone of contention in the UK amoung purchasers, because in China they were replaced for 5800maH for nothing.....to cut a long story short, I bought a second battery which was a 5800 battery and I get 3 hours 20 mins from it. I take it everywhere....so portable and light! The bigger screen ones, such as the 10 inch version I am not so sure on, it was the size of mine which attracted me to it, I can easily fit my 900 in the same bag as my digital camera and that is so handy. The bigger they make the screens on these things you might as well go for a full size laptop, or which these things are really not designed for. I dont think I could just rely on having an Eee PC, I think you need it in conjunction with a fully fledg |
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.....fully fledged PC. Highly recommended! |
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What's this about the hard disk? Not solid state (snake?)? Is it some kind of fancy schmancy flash memory, and not a “real” hard disk? Is it stealthy and kills nuclear launching dinosaur-like robots? So it runs XP? I just meant exchanging the OS after having it delivered. Never trust pre-installed OS', I say. I have a proper PC already (I just got an antec p192 or whatever cabinet, and it's so silent I could even sleep with it on), so it would be used in conjunction with that. I'm thinking mostly of using it as a sort of “carry-along” pc that I could just have in my bag all the time, and that could be useful for writing lecture notes, jotting down ideas, searching dictionaries and other random semi-urgent work. If I could also have some fun with recording or playing music, or just plain old watching movies, that would be great, but since it's likely that I would have such things as at least a semi-revised master thesis on it, I would like a stable computer (hard drive at least), and one that would let me keep track of what I was writing (the pre-reflective act of thesis writing can get you quite lost). It should also be able to stream porn, and project it onto any nearby wall, but that may just be wishful thinking. |
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All things considered -- is it really worth it? No. |
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Paint Shop Pro There's a fucking oxymoron |
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i remember back in the day when psp still had a demo that would expire 30 days past the install date, so i would just set my comp's date to something 20 years in the future then set it back. hxc 1337 h4x0ring right there |
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yep, the 700 series has a solid state drive which yields a paltry 4gb of hard disk space, but it also has no moving components so is much less likely to be damaged or destroyed should the laptop be accidentally dropped. In today's world of large file sizes, I can't fathom being able to get by with such a small amount of hard drive space, especially if you want to do graphics or music editing. My friend uses the EEE for web browsing and text editing, so 4gb is plenty for him. |
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I've got the first eee701. If I was in the market for one again I'd go for the 901 with the atom cpu and 12gb ssd. |
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You should go to Elkjip to try one. If you want to write lecture notes, the keybord is probably too small. I tried to write on a Acer Aspire One, and even with my feminine office hands, it missed the keys all the time. If I was to buy an ultra portable, I think I would go for an . Bigger screen 10,2" vs 8,9", and stoll only 1 kg. You can get it in pink too, and that will look very good on you. |
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Yeah, I was just there, and I tried one. The keyboard wasn't really as small as I had thought, but it was small enough that it'd be a challenge to write on it... and even though it was small, they somehow managed to put the backspace-key too far away from the other keys, so it was hard to reach (plus it was really really small). The MSI Wind looks nice. I'll look into it. |
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I've got an Asus-laptop, and it works just fine. But other than that, I'm afraid I can't help you. |
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That's great help thank you |
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I have an eee pc. I don't need to use the keyboard in my line of work, but they are cramped and not suited for hours of typing unless you have tiny hands |
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I see they're releasing a new one with 10" screen... the keyboard on that should be larger, but I'm not really sure if it is going to be large enough. It should help a bit, though. |
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There is the 1000H model with 80GB HDD (some have a 120 or 160GB) and larger display (I think 10") and larger keyboard. |
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Writing this on the 1000h. It's a great machine, and I can recommend it to anyone! The only thing that's left to do is to get used to the keyboard (not because it's small, but because some of the keys are placed in slightly illogical places.. like the right shift, which is placed on the outside of the arrow keys. I keep pressing up instead of shift... 98% of original size is otherwise quite workable from the start). |
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i read something about the 2g sucking horribly, severely crippled compared to the 4g. just a heads up i supposed. |
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