Asus eee PC vs Asus eee PC

[ghosthunter]

I was walking around the mall today and lo and behold, I noticed a new version of the Asus eee PC has been released.

Asus eee PC 900
Intel Celeron 900mhz
1 gig RAM
9 inch LCD screen (1024 x 600)
12 or 20 gig HDD (solid state) (12gig WinXP, 20gig linux OS)
3 usb port
wifi and lan port
vga port
SD card slot
mic & headphone plugs
1.3mb webcam
bigger touchpad than older model with dual touch control system.
comes in white & black
battery life rating 3 hours
Price: P23,000 to P25,000 (depends on your bargaining skills)

compared to the older version...

Asus eee PC 701
Intel Celeron 900 mhz
512 meg ram
7 inch LCD screen (800 x 400)
2 or 4 or 8 gig HDD (solid state) (Linux OS only)
3 usb port
wifi and lan port
vga port
SD card slot
mic & headphone plugs
0.3 webcam (no webcam for 2G model)
touchpad
comes in white, black, pink, green, blue
battery life rating 3.5 hours
Price: P15,000 to P19,000 (depending on model)


On Left: Asus eee PC 900
On Right: Asus eee PC 701
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I am currently tempted (again) to purchase the Asus eee PC 900.

[russpogi]

Wow! Ang laki ng improvement ah! Especially on the LCD as the eeePC701's LCD and speakers looks really annoying!

Nga pala, why can't this (eeePC) use a regular notebook HD instead of expensive and rather smallish (capacity) SSD?

[wildthing]

saang mall mo ito nakita sir?

no wonder the Asus EEEPC 701 na 2gig dropped price to P11,500 dito sa Silicon Valley SM Pampanga... palabas na pala yang 900 series nila.

[ghosthunter]

saang mall mo ito nakita sir?

V-Mall, Greenhills.

[ghosthunter]

Nga pala, why can't this (eeePC) use a regular notebook HD instead of expensive and rather smallish (capacity) SSD?

Less moving parts means less stuff to go wrong. It also takes less internal space. And the initial eee PC model took advantage of the cheap prices of solid state memory. The new model just took from the first model and improved in places where customers suggested ways to make a good product even better.

[fast lane]

Less moving parts means less stuff to go wrong. It also takes less internal space. And the initial eee PC model took advantage of the cheap prices of solid state memory. The new model just took from the first model and improved in places where customers suggested ways to make a good product even better.

and also meaning less power usage to extend battery life


i'm happy with the 701 except for hanging sometimes, maybe its because im treating it as regular notebook and doing multi tasking with many tabs open and other applications or im i just asking too much

except when opening emails the 1024x600 resolution for the 900 is plus, but hey just connect it to a big lcd screen and its a ok (even for avi movie * 700mb each)

[architect]

Personally, I would wait for the Atom version of the Asus Eee PC 900 instead of buying the Celeron-based unit now, assuming there is no or minimal price difference.

[ringostarr]

mag Asus X80 na lang ako kaysa yan tig 25k na Asus EEE
30,999 lang sa Malls cash

imagine 5k difference

naka 14" inch ka na plus Dual core + 6 cell lion + dvdrw and best of all intel's latest core chipset 960

the asus x80 has a rugged honeycomb body scratchproof kahit konti bagsak

[niky]

If it had been out when I was buying, I would have gotten the 900. 20 gigs of memory, a more powerful webcam (1.3 megapixels na!), 1 gig of RAM, a much better touchpad...

But I don't see myself selling the old Eee just to upgrade. I might get one down the line if it means an easier upgrade to Windows, though... but I'm happy with the 701.

[niky]

Which completely misses the point of an Eee, OB. You buy one for the portability, not the power.

At the Eee's price point, it's still a fair bit better deal than a high-end cell-phone.

That's why many of us won't be upgrading... simply, the 701 does what we need... portability.

But if I were still in the market, the 900 would be tempting. I noticed, also, when I was at the store that the power brick is slimmer than the current one, which would make it much lighter and easier to transport. Actually, with the better ergonomics and packing, I think definitely would have gone for the 900.

We'll see. I can probably sell my Eee for... what? 10k? 8k? And then stump the extra for the upgrade...

[JJCarEnthusiast]

Wow! Ang laki ng improvement ah! Especially on the LCD as the eeePC701's LCD and speakers looks really annoying!

Nga pala, why can't this (eeePC) use a regular notebook HD instead of expensive and rather smallish (capacity) SSD?

because SSD consumes less space and battery. the eeepc has small space underneath and a puny battery that;s why they placed an SSD instead of a hard disk inside. and an HD consumes more power than SSD

I was walking around the mall today and lo and behold, I noticed a new version of the Asus eee PC has been released.

Asus eee PC 900
Intel Celeron 900mhz
1 gig RAM
9 inch LCD screen (1024 x 600)
12 or 20 gig HDD (solid state) (12gig WinXP, 20gig linux OS)
3 usb port
wifi and lan port
vga port
SD card slot
mic & headphone plugs
1.3mb webcam
bigger touchpad than older model with dual touch control system.
comes in white & black
battery life rating 3 hours
Price: P23,000 to P25,000 (depends on your bargaining skills)

compared to the older version...

Asus eee PC 701
Intel Celeron 900 mhz
512 meg ram
7 inch LCD screen (800 x 400)
2 or 4 or 8 gig HDD (solid state) (Linux OS only)
3 usb port
wifi and lan port
vga port
SD card slot
mic & headphone plugs
0.3 webcam (no webcam for 2G model)
touchpad
comes in white, black, pink, green, blue
battery life rating 3.5 hours
Price: P15,000 to P19,000 (depending on model)


On Left: Asus eee PC 900
On Right: Asus eee PC 701
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I am currently tempted (again) to purchase the Asus eee PC 900.

wow ang ganda nga ng improvement kaya pala nag sale ang graphics samin noon kasi lalabas pala ang bagong version. at lumabas pala talaga ang noon ay rumor lamang na lalabas daw ang 9inch screen version

[wildthing]

P24500 yan (900) sa OCTAGON sa MOA

[JJCarEnthusiast]

25k petot.. ok na rin ang price na yan para sa mga prioritized ang mobility

[[archie]]

wow, ganda ng 900... kung may budget lang ako para palitan laptop ko, yan kukunin ko... galing asus, spot on yung upgrades na kailangan.

[Jun aka Pekto]

Just curious. Has anyone tried gaming with either ASUS? I'm sure it's pretty low-key. But, I wanted to see if it's possible, especially with 2-d games such as Blitzkrieg, Red Alerts 1 and 2, and Rise Of Nations.

For me, gaming while on the road don't need to be the latest or greatest. Just something to while a few hours away until I fall asleep.

My daughter wants my Toshiba to replace her old iBook 800. So, I may end up buying an ASUS eeePC after all.

[ringostarr]

Which completely misses the point of an Eee, OB. You buy one for the portability, not the power.

At the Eee's price point, it's still a fair bit better deal than a high-end cell-phone.

That's why many of us won't be upgrading... simply, the 701 does what we need... portability.

But if I were still in the market, the 900 would be tempting. I noticed, also, when I was at the store that the power brick is slimmer than the current one, which would make it much lighter and easier to transport. Actually, with the better ergonomics and packing, I think definitely would have gone for the 900.

We'll see. I can probably sell my Eee for... what? 10k? 8k? And then stump the extra for the upgrade...

nag-eenjoy ka talaga sa asus eeepc mo? liit ng screen ah

when I had the Ibook G4 12" for like 12 months, on the last month I had migraine that's why I sold it

kaya nga yun isang thread ko dito about compaq 12" parang nag-2-isip pa din ako kasi nga liit

i'm now eyeing the 14" inch widescreen compaq. kasi yun ang tama sa eyes

the 15" 17" laptops are too big na for mobility

[ghosthunter]

nag-eenjoy ka talaga sa asus eeepc mo? liit ng screen ah

when I had the Ibook G4 12" for like 12 months, on the last month I had migraine that's why I sold it

kaya nga yun isang thread ko dito about compaq 12" parang nag-2-isip pa din ako kasi nga liit

i'm now eyeing the 14" inch widescreen compaq. kasi yun ang tama sa eyes

the 15" 17" laptops are too big na for mobility

For someone who self-professed to be in the middle of a big money problem a year ago, you seem to have lots of cash to spend, daddy-in-law bailed you out?

[ringostarr]

For someone who self-professed to be in the middle of a big money problem a year ago, you seem to have lots of cash to spend, daddy-in-law bailed you out?

it's always big money problem for me 24/7

basta pay yourself first

[Jun aka Pekto]

nag-eenjoy ka talaga sa asus eeepc mo? liit ng screen ah

when I had the Ibook G4 12" for like 12 months, on the last month I had migraine that's why I sold it

kaya nga yun isang thread ko dito about compaq 12" parang nag-2-isip pa din ako kasi nga liit

i'm now eyeing the 14" inch widescreen compaq. kasi yun ang tama sa eyes

the 15" 17" laptops are too big na for mobility

The desktop screen of the eeePC should be easy to read because the screen res is small. The iBook G4's screen res is harder to read because first, it's probably using the same res as my 15.4" Toshiba which is 1280 x 800*. On my Toshiba, it's just right. On the iBook 12" you're definitely going to strain your eyes at that res. Second, the video compositing engine of OSX makes text a bit blurry. I see the same with Vista which is why I think I'll stick with XP on this laptop.

As for weight...... Heavy is relative. My lappy is 6.5 lbs. Add the power brick/cord and a 2.5" USB2 hard drive which makes the weight 8 lbs. Add that to the 3.4 lbs weight of my Targus 17" XL backpack and that makes 11.4 lbs. Gee, the water I carry with me when picking up trash (by the highways in +100 deg F temperatures) weighs more than that. But.... people have different tolerances and conditioning. I had no problem lugging my lappy during all of my trips.

But, I can't argue about the price and portability of the eePC (or that MSI clone) which is why I want one.

*Actually, our old iBook 800 has a screen res of 1024x768. Should be the same for the G4 iBook.