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Review summary: Family PC According to Asus this small and reasonable notebook is ...

Pros: reasonable , small and handy , light , configured Linux , SSD memory (robust), reasonable, small and handy, light, configured Linux, SSD memory (robust)

Cons: weak performance , dark low resolution display , noise of the fan (slightly vibrant) , low memory capacity , missing drive , , weak performance, dark low resolution display, noise of the fan (slightly vibrant), low memory capacity, missing drive

Verdict: In order to get the operating system image on a CD, we accessed the Asus CD via a desktop CD drive. The software immediately prompted us to provide the AsusACPI driver (of course for the EeePC, as we saw later on). Unfortunately, FreeOS, a tool for ...

Review summary: Share photos of your travels without waiting till you get home. Shop the world wide web without attaching any lines or wires. Learn through the latest technology without a technical manual. Play,...

Review summary: It may be small, but it's a fully featured laptop

Pros: Brimming with features ; Affordable ; Very easy to use

Cons: Lack of on-board storage ; Chassis can get quite hot at times

Verdict: It's not without its flaws, as the lack of storage space can be inconvenient at times. The unit also grows warm to the touch, but these are minor niggles over what is a fantastic piece of kit. Asus has managed to design a low-cost laptop that, if you ...

Review summary: The first thing that differentiates the Eee PC from a standard laptop is the hard disk - or lack of it. Four gigabytes of storage might sound tiny, but it's a 'solid state disk', or SSD. This slightly silly term (it's not a disk at all!) describes the ...

Verdict: A tiny PC surrounded by big hype. No replacement for a proper laptop, but an interesting option for mobile use.

Review summary: We first saw this laptop at Computex in Taiwan in June. Asus promised to make a small sub-1kg laptop with an SSD that cost less...

Verdict: The Eee PC is the embodiment of open source - it looks attractive and cheap, but it will be hard to live with on a daily basis if you're used to Windows. Asus deserves praise for the simplified interface and wide range of applications, but once you ...