Asus EEE-PC

Brian · 01-09-2008 03:58PM

savemejebus wrote: »

The one in germany was 3 cell i think http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/07/akoya-mini-first-impressions-not-ultra-mobile-near-perfect/

Unless the Aldi one is pretty cheap i think i might hold out for the 8.9" Wind U90 - I think it actually looks nicer than the 10" model

http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/31/msis-8-9-inch-wind-u90-in-the-flesh-linux-version-shipping-for/

8.9" screen on a 10.2" screen's chassis? Death by bezel.

AlmightyCushion · 01-09-2008 04:06PM

savemejebus wrote: »

The one in germany was 3 cell i think http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/07/akoya-mini-first-impressions-not-ultra-mobile-near-perfect/

Yep, it's a 3 cell I was getting muddled up a bit. This has draft n, no bluetooth and .3mp camera, the wind has wifi g, bluetooth and 1.3mp camera.

Yakult · 01-09-2008 11:52PM

hey, Im thinking about getting the 1000h w/Xp for internet/Messenger use/Collage use instead of my desktop as I use it for recording and internet complicated things.

How does it hold up with multi-tasking? Hows the wi-fi on it? and any problems had?

dave.

Alanstrainor · 02-09-2008 01:20AM

R_H_C_P wrote: »

hey, Im thinking about getting the 1000h w/Xp for internet/Messenger use/Collage use instead of my desktop as I use it for recording and internet complicated things.

How does it hold up with multi-tasking? Hows the wi-fi on it? and any problems had?

dave.

I suppose it depends on what you mean by multitasking, if that's say, web browser and a pdf reader at the same time, then i'd say you're fine. Or web and music at the same time.

Yakult · 02-09-2008 03:09AM

^ya nothing extreame at all, just maybe media player, Msn and web browser.

02-09-2008 09:50AM

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

Yep, it's a 3 cell I was getting muddled up a bit. This has draft n, no bluetooth and .3mp camera, the wind has wifi g, bluetooth and 1.3mp camera.

3 cell battery is pretty crap... it will be at least €399 as was the price in Europe when Aldi sold it there...

Bluefrog · 02-09-2008 11:30AM

Picked up the Sapphire version of this in Currys in Santry for €269 - have to say its a nice little machine - only gripe is the mouse button arrangement on the trackpad - I can understand the positioning but they are very narrow.

Got my N95 working with it as a tethered modem so happy days for me.

Conrad_M · 02-09-2008 09:43PM

savemejebus wrote: »

Time to ring aldi and let them know the price of the advent 4211 so that they can compete

Aldi must have left the phone off the hook. They're looking for €399 for the Medion. Last I saw, the Advent was €379 in PC World. Not obvious from the blurb, or from the link to the Medion website, whether the Aldi battery is definitely 6 cell, but if so this would justify the price differential.

savemejebus · 02-09-2008 10:11PM

well I rang them just after i'd posted that. The lady i was talking to seemed surprised that PC world were selling them at that price and said that she 'hoped' aldi would price it "competitively" and would look into it.

I guess she didn't look too far

Yakult · 03-09-2008 01:44AM

Ordered my 1000h xp in black =D
cant wait for it to arrive, was playing away with one in currys today!

Brian · 03-09-2008 02:07AM

R_H_C_P wrote: »

Ordered my 1000h xp in black =D
cant wait for it to arrive, was playing away with one in currys today!

They have them in Curry's? Aw crap, I could've actually tried one out before buying mine..
Well, I'm hoping it'll be delivered within the next 12 hours or so, so there's not much I can do about it now..

Johnny Storm · 03-09-2008 09:35AM

Most Asus 900s have 4+8=12GB (XP) or 4+16=20GB(LInux) where the 4GB is fast SSD memory on the mainboard and the rest is much slower memory on an add-on board.

Asus are shipping a version that just has the slow 16GB board in it. (both XP and LInux). Its as slow as me arse. Avoid.

Yakult · 03-09-2008 10:37AM

Baza210 wrote: »

They have them in Curry's? Aw crap, I could've actually tried one out before buying mine..
Well, I'm hoping it'll be delivered within the next 12 hours or so, so there's not much I can do about it now..

Yup, all the range nearly. The 1000 ran very smooth I must say. My main worry was the screen and keyboard. But the keyboard is perfect size for my girlish hands and the screen is a nice size and good quality imo.

Run_to_da_hills · 03-09-2008 12:42PM

Dell have jumped on the 9" PC bandwagon, interesting to see what they will come up with on Thursdays announcement.

http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN0251134620080903

art · 03-09-2008 02:46PM

Be worth keeping an eye on the new Google Chrome browser. It isn't out for Linux yet but when it is, due to it's extremely simple and clean UI, it could be an excellent option for use with EEE PCs etc

Run_to_da_hills · 03-09-2008 04:47PM

Im flogging my EEEPC 900 and want to format it back to original factory settings, is there a quick reset method as found on PDA's or do I have to re install the original support DVD that came with this machine through an external DVD RW?

Where can I get the EEEPC 901 or MSI WIND over the counter in Dublin?

savemejebus · 03-09-2008 04:54PM

press F9 on the bios splash screen and you get a system restore option. This lets you put the machine back to factory settings.

Run_to_da_hills · 03-09-2008 05:05PM

savemejebus wrote: »

press F9 on the bios splash screen and you get a system restore option. This lets you put the machine back to factory settings.

Cheers.

ytareh · 03-09-2008 06:01PM

Advent 4211 IS MSI Wind...Available widely in PC Worlds for 379 or 399 in the other usual suspects Dixons/Currys/DID ....Highly recommended .Check up on my posts in EEE thread for one or two issues resolved.

Run_to_da_hills · 03-09-2008 06:14PM

ytareh wrote: »

Advent 4211 IS MSI Wind...Available widely in PC Worlds for 379 or 399 in the other usual suspects Dixons/Currys/DID ....Highly recommended .Check up on my posts in EEE thread for one or two issues resolved.

Just reading, the Wind or Advent 4211 dose not support SDHC :mad:

AlmightyCushion · 03-09-2008 08:29PM

ytareh wrote: »

Advent 4211 IS MSI Wind...Available widely in PC Worlds for 379 or 399 in the other usual suspects Dixons/Currys/DID ....Highly recommended .Check up on my posts in EEE thread for one or two issues resolved.

Dixons and Currys are owned by the same company as PC World. The advent should be the same price in all three.

Alanstrainor · 03-09-2008 08:32PM

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

Dixons and Currys are owned by the same company as PC World. The advent should be the same price in all three.

That's what i thought too, was in dixons in the Jervis centre and it was 399, very strange.

AlmightyCushion · 03-09-2008 08:54PM

Alanstrainor wrote: »

That's what i thought too, was in dixons in the Jervis centre and it was 399, very strange.

Just tell them when you are buying it that pc world have it for €369, they should price match it.

savemejebus · 04-09-2008 09:23AM

So the Dell mini has launched and tbh i don't see it competing with either the eee models or the wind at €399

http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/laptop-inspiron-9?c=ie&cs=ieepp1&l=en&s=dhs

TakeTheVeil · 04-09-2008 10:24AM

Well its 369 + 30 for shipping so if you get a free shipping coupon, it brings it down.

Specs

BASE Inspiron mini 9 – (UK, 3)
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition
HARDWARE SUPPORT 1Yr Limited Warranty - Collect & Return
WEBCAM Integrated 1.3MP Camera
LCD 8.9" WSVGA (WLED) Truelife Display
PROCESSOR Intel ® Atom™ Processor N270 (1.60GHz, 533MHz, 512K cache)
MEMORY 1024MB 533MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM
HARD DRIVE 16GB Solid State Hard Drive
GRAPHICS CARD Integrated Intel® Graphic Media Accelerator 950
WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY Dell 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Mini-Card
BLUETOOTH Dell Integrated Bluetooth Wireless card
PRIMARY BATTERY 4-cell 2200AHr Battery

Run_to_da_hills · 04-09-2008 11:07AM

TakeTheVeil wrote: »

Well its 369 + 30 for shipping so if you get a free shipping coupon, it brings it down.

Specs

BASE Inspiron mini 9 – (UK, 3)
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition
HARDWARE SUPPORT 1Yr Limited Warranty - Collect & Return
WEBCAM Integrated 1.3MP Camera
LCD 8.9" WSVGA (WLED) Truelife Display
PROCESSOR Intel ® Atom™ Processor N270 (1.60GHz, 533MHz, 512K cache)
MEMORY 1024MB 533MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM
HARD DRIVE 16GB Solid State Hard Drive
GRAPHICS CARD Integrated Intel® Graphic Media Accelerator 950
WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY Dell 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Mini-Card
BLUETOOTH Dell Integrated Bluetooth Wireless card
PRIMARY BATTERY 4-cell 2200AHr Battery

So basically its just a badge engineered 901.

Any mention of it supporting SDHC?

elewton · 04-09-2008 05:05PM

I talked to a Dell representative, and she told me that the battery lasted 2-2.5 hours.

Since it doesn't have an Expresscard slot, Wireless-N or anything over the EEE PC 1000, I guess it's off the list.

To the guy who got the 1000H with 2 GB of RAM. Where did you get that?

Run_to_da_hills · 04-09-2008 05:34PM

I purchased a 900 with XP but my brother got his 900 wilh Linux. He dosn't like Linux. Is it possible to use my original XP installation disk and load up XP on his machine?

Stephen · 04-09-2008 06:02PM

Yes but it won't be legal unless you pay for another windows XP licence.

Run_to_da_hills · 04-09-2008 08:49PM

Stephen wrote: »

Yes but it won't be legal unless you pay for another windows XP licence.

An licence for XP Home Premium wouid be half the value of the EEEPC :eek:
Surely they could do a deal

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