I'm an Asus man now. First the G2S-A1, and now I'm so impressed by Asus the Eee is on its way.
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I wouldn't mind paying a little more for those kinds of upgrades. Would they have to keep the same pixel density, or could they make them more dense? I've heard of some tiny 800x600 screens on mobiles? -
Just ordered the 8G on newegg, $499 with 1 gig ram and 8gig ssd
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Man, I wish newegg had the 8G in black.
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Just put a skin on it, it can look however you want
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You can already get EEE skins online through Asian dealers, had a link for one but can't find it now. I personally will wait for Galaxy Black.
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so i'm going back to taiwan soon and i really want to get the 8GB version. (black too) they sold out recently and i hope i can get my hands on one.
i heard lots of people installing window xp lite. it sounds like a great idea and it will only use up like around 200MB of space. i like to run window xp lite but where i do get it? (illegal download??) i searched google -
Do you mean XP with nlite? If so, then read all the threads about it on the eeeuser forum (in the XP section).
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Does anyone have any links for EEE skins? I googled it but nothing really came up. And what do you guys think about swapping about the webcam on the EEE? I just think .3 MP isn't enough. I have been perusing eeeuser.coms forums, but there doesn't seem to be too much conversation about such a hardware swap.
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.3 is fine, check youtube vids of it in use.
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My Galaxy black Asus Eee has just arrived, will be picking it up within the hour. I can't wait!
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And this is my first post on my Asus Eee!
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Damn sweet man!
Now that I heard the 8GB use a mini PCIe SSD card I'm thinking of picking a 4GB (with the extra min PCIe slot). The EEE is suppose to be able to recognize up to 32GB SSD add in cards and you can configure them in your BIOS. Save $100 bucks now and get a cheap dimm and then get the add in cards once they start popping up online. -
Ranger, that does sound like a plan. A great plan
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As far as skins are concerned, someone posted the following link on the eeeuser forums:
http://www.schtickers.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=21
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EEE today!! Can't wait!
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Got my EEE! Using it right now.
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congrats, I can't wait to get mine, but I doubt it will be before christmas.
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4 more days before I know if I can get mine...
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I picked up the 8G on Newegg it got delivered thursday, played with it as it came for a day. then put nlited xp pro on it. Works perfect boots to the desktop from a cold start in 26 seconds. I also put portable apps on an sdhc card and this little unit will do most things I want to do when traveling around daily.
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And it's gone Not because I didn't like it, I just got a great deal. A friend of mine paid me 600$ for the Black Eee with 2GB ram and original XP Pro that I no longer need. I'll wait a while and get the 8GB model and this time stick with linux
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never mind dude, forgot I already mentioned that.
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will the asus EEE recognize a 1GB Ram and 80GB memory?
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Yes I have a 120 gig in a slim case and it sees it just fine. If you plan to stay with Xandros it can only see 1 gig due to kernel issues, that may get resolved in future versions of the machine and OS -
I read that the EEE can recognize up 32GB SSD in the mini PCIe port.
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FlipTwisteR Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer
I just got the Zeroshock III case for my Eee and I'm quite happy with it. It is very compact and has much more protection than a typical sleeve (it is intended to go in another bag like a sleeve). I got the 10.4 inch model and the Eee fits very nice and snug in it (Interior dimensions are (W x D x H): 9.0 x 1.6 x 7.2 inches (230 x 40 x 185 mm)). It is made from high-resistance polyurethane which makes it harder but it still soft. It is obviously bigger than the included neoprene sleeve but it offers a lot more protection. I'm no longer worried about carrying in my fanny pack.
Here is a review at Extreme Tech:
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1558,2231028,00.asp?kc=ETRSS02129TX1K0000532
Here are some pictures:
I also bought a 15.5" one for my S96j and it also fits very nicely in it. -
I'm really debating getting one of these to take notes at school with. It seems like a very clean and fast way to take notes. I can type a hell of alot faster than I can write and this would allow me to listen alot more than to constantly rush to get all the notes down.
I think I'll get the 4G model and then grab an 8GB SDHC card. I'm going to work on a super streamlined XP. Right now I have a benchmarking one for one of my computers and the full xp folder (sp2 and been used for a good year) is 1.21GB. I am pretty sure with some tweaking I can get that down to 800MB or so. -
I'm about to buy this laptop, but has asus released a fix for the battery meter problem yet? i've been waiting because of that (huge problem when im in lectures...)
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Imported my Galaxy Black 8G from Taiwan into Saudi Arabia. Put a 2GB Corsair DIMM in it immediately. Wow, what a lovely little machine! I tried nlite but it wasn't working for me so I went with a maxed-out XP Pro SP3 install with Office 2007 SP1 and all my apps. At the moment it is a full blown computer, even if it is taking up 5GB of space. It can do EVERYTHING I need. Unbelievable. The webcam isn't bad either. My XP folder is about 3GB but that includes 600MB of SP files. There were only four updates on WU after I logged on to check. I knew I should have slipstreamed SP3. XP boots in 40 seconds to the desktop. Anyone know what folders are safe to delete under C:\Windows?
The plastic feels slightly cheesy and cheap (to my finely attuned for Latitudes and ThinkPads eyes) but it isn't bad at all at this price point. And it does feel very well built. The Keyboard looks funny with the Chinese characters though (along with English). It's a bit crowded but you get used to it after a while. I hear the 8G units are going for about $430 or so in Taiwan but my importer charged me the standard $499 plus $36 for EMS shipping. I still think I got a good deal. -
on eeeuser one of the solution i found was to unplug the adapter, reboot, press f2 for bios and save without doing anything, then it will be temporarily fixed until you plug the adapter back in. Would doing this temporarily make the battery meter correct? I guess that's all I need until a fix comes out.
-what are the chances you think asus will release a patch for this.
sorry for the n00b attack. -
ClearSkies Well no, I'm still here..
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You may be right and my personal experience reflects your points above but there are plenty of people over at eeeuser.ccom forums who are reporting speeds upwards of 75wpm. I think with a bit of practice you can certainly get used to the keyboard. Admittedly the freaky upward arrow between the Shift and / or ? key still messes me up.
The dark is where I have a real problem. I can type in the dark on a normal keyboard in bed but on this keyboard it is practicaly impossible. Would have been nice to have a single LED in the same area where the power button is (except near dead-center) that could be turned on via a combination using the FN key (ala ThinkLight). Obviously it is too much to expect in a machine this size at the sub-$500 price point. -
i just bought the asus eee in taiwan because i'm here on winter break. is there any way to use a US recovery cd to reformat the eee with the american version? i know only a little chinese so it's quite a hassle right now trying to navigate through all the menus and stuff on the little thing.
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The store you were in could of done that for you, great service in Taiwan.
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Hi there, might be interested in one of these. Haven't been able to find out if it will run something that will allow access to Live Messenger/Instant Messenger. Strikes me this gadget might be quite suited for the kids to do all that tedious stuff on an Eee and leave the proper PC to me.... Any ideas?
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http://wiki.eeeuser.com/howto:changelanguage
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@monakh
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that helped out a lot, it was really hard trying to figure out all the chinese characters. you're right it does take less than a minute. i didn't even see that on the eeeuser wiki site. -
Anyone from the UK got one of these? I found on (see below link) but how do i tell if it has the spare PCIe slot?, Also how many memory slots do they have?
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I am lined up to buy a Black 8GB model from a guy on craigslist here in a couple hours for $375. I am a college student and would primarily like something to take notes and surf the internet with. Do you think the EEE is worth it? I would like to put XP on it and office ultimate 2007. I'm just not sure how much the eee is worth to me... what do you guys think?
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I was thinking of getting one to play around with. Does anyone know how the keyboard compares to the sony tz's in term of size ?. Much smaller ?
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Looks like Asus offers bigger batteries now.
4 cell with 5200mAh
6 cell with 7800mAh
Size: 5.5 x 4 x 14cm
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They show a bigger 6 cell 7800mhr BUT where is the part # ?? Where can we buy it ??
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im thinking of installing xp one of these days; im just wondering how difficult it is to optimize it for the eeepc. how well will general programs run once this is done/
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^it was so easy. follow the guide to make your xp installation smaller, and you basically have windows on the EEE. the driver cd it comes with installs everything in windows by itself.
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I'm interested in getting one soon... but... I have a question... Can I use the eee pc just plugged in without the battery?
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ClearSkies Well no, I'm still here..
Yes, you should be able to - the Eee is just a smaller ultra-portable, after all.
Using something that small, while tethered to a wall outlet rather defeats the purpose of its design, however . -
but it will be great for leaving the eee pc downloading stuff overnight hehe -
FlipTwisteR Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer
Here is another way to overclock your Eee in windows. This person (dci) created a small app called eeeclock to do it:
http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?id=8808
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Discussion in 'ASUS Reviews and Owners' Lounges' started by FlipTwisteR, Nov 1, 2007.