ASUS Eee PC [MERGED]

[Jun aka Pekto]

Just wondering if the thing has a hard drive. If not, where is the OS installed?

[BlueBimmer]

^i guess in the flash memory? IMO 8gig is too small...that's if it relies solely on flash memory..

a 40GB or 60GB harddrive would seal the deal for me.

[ghosthunter]

I would get one... portable computer needs.

It runs either on Linux or Windows XP. But if you plan to use XP, best to get 1 or 2 gigs RAM.

[Jun aka Pekto]

I would get one... portable computer needs.

It runs either on Linux or Windows XP. But if you plan to use XP, best to get 1 or 2 gigs RAM.

I don't think it'll need that much. The most intensive tasks it'll see is mainly gaming. With a 900mhz Celeron, I'd say gaming will be limited to games made from the late 90's to say, 2001 plus any retro-gaming via DOSBox or ScummVM. I wouldn't go with anything more sophisticated than say, Quake 2. That game ran fine with 32mb ram and Win95/98SE. 512mb should be plenty with XP esp if used mainly for office work/web surfing/IM.

[wildthing]

nice...kailan kaya lalabas yan dito?

[musang]

You can't expect too much in terms of battery life either.

Celeron processor + 4 cell battery = 1 hour tops without internet use
15 minutes with internet using WiFi


I used to have an Acer Travelmate with Celeron and 6-cell battery. Battery life sucks big time.

[kinyo]

not having a hard disk is a substantial power-saving scheme ... it could add 1 or 2 more hours of use with internet

[metatron]

^i guess in the flash memory? IMO 8gig is too small...that's if it relies solely on flash memory..

a 40GB or 60GB harddrive would seal the deal for me.

top of the line unit has 16gb of hd space and a gig of ram. unfortunately, the flash mem chips are soldered directly into the lappy's mobo. so no aftermarket slap-and-go upgrade option there. but the good thing is, the eeepc has a decent card reader which allows users to plug in a relatively high capacity CF storage card (16 or even 64gb maybe) and viola! instant mini media hub.

nice...kailan kaya lalabas yan dito?

lower end units are now available at pc corner and newegg. top of the line units by mid next month to early next year.

[mad_max168]

With a current price tag of 17k+, I might as well go with a real laptop with a price tag of 25k+. At least you can do more and play more faster with a real laptop. Also, you'd be better off with a Nokia N95 or iPhone, at least those can make calls and longer battery life. Or you can wait for a local brand laptop supplier to release their similar version with a price tag of around 12k+. IBM/Lenovo also has a similar one too...

[Asus700]

With a current price tag of 17k+, I might as well go with a real laptop with a price tag of 25k+. At least you can do more and play more faster with a real laptop. Also, you'd be better off with a Nokia N95 or iPhone, at least those can make calls and longer battery life. Or you can wait for a local brand laptop supplier to release their similar version with a price tag of around 12k+. IBM/Lenovo also has a similar one too...

+1

if its not lower than P12k, a lot of people will just buy a laptop. IMO

[BlueBimmer]

onga naman.. cheap 20k+ laptops are much better value...dapat half the price of cheap laptops lang yan

[Jun aka Pekto]

The thing has USB2 ports. So, external storage is still an option with low-priced external 2.5" or smaller hard drives. As a media player, it should be quite capable and as an internet gizmo, it should be better than say, the PSP or Archos since it's fully web-compliant and has a real keyboard.

Plus, most other laptops this size are in the $1500-$2000 price range.....

[1D4LV]

Just wondering if the thing has a hard drive. If not, where is the OS installed?

it does not have any hard drive, but uses flash memory.
i really dunno if it has any USB ports. but if it has, madali lang magkabit ng mobile hard disk.

[teeyoh]

hmmm interesting, separate ba ang purchase ng hard disk flash? if it really cost all at 20k economical na rin just for students and young office goers on the move... magandang pang christmas gift!

[Stoner]

Latest update:

Asus Eee PC Hackintosh

$399 Mac Ultraportable

[wildthing]

the sales clerk told me that magkakaroon din daw ng 10" monitor na Asus Eee PC soon.

anybody know about this?

Medyo trauma na kasi ako sa 7" screen...I use to have toshiba libretto 110C halos similar size and weight sa Asus Eee PC pero lumabo ang mata ko after less than a year use. I had to wear prescription lens for 2 years and drink a lots of fresh carrot juice to get my eyes recovered from the stress of small screen.

[badkuk]

according to engadget, the 10-in eee is just that -- a rumor.

imho, depende sa needs mo bago mo masabi na sulit siya or not. i'm betting the 7" inch screen and small keyboard would become a drag to use for prolonged computing -- pero ok siya if you need to lug around a laptop everywhere, when all you do most of the time is to surf, IM someone, make a skype call, etc.

[TomE]

PC Corner is now taking orders for the 10in EEE:
http://www.pccorner.com.ph/products....productid=4089