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Asus have now stopped producing the 701 series and I think this is a great shame. It will never compete with a full size laptpop in terms of performance or features but for around £150 you can have a means of accessing all of your documents and the internet and using add-ons ... Read review
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Advantages: Size, Ease of Use Disadvantages: Small keyboard, small screen
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Conclusion
Asus have now stopped producing the 701 series and I think this is a great shame. It will never compete with a full size laptpop in terms of performance or features but for around £150 you can have a means of accessing all of your documents and the internet and using add-ons on Mozilla Firefox, you can go some way towards negating these issues. As a back-up to your regular desk-top/lap-top, I can not recommened this ... more
This review looks at one of many netbooks to be released in the UK over the past few months, ASUS's EEE PC 701 SD. The model I have is fitted with Windows XP and has an 8Gb hard drive. I bought it on special offer for £155.
Appearance The 701SD is absolutely tiny. It weighs around a kilogram and is roughly the same size as a hardback reading book when in the closed position. It comes in a neat box along with instructions,a mains charger, a protective case and a system CD. It has a 7 inch screen which is absolutely tiny but is still perfectly functional. The unit has three USB sockets, headphone and microphone jacks, and SD memory card slot, a small webcam above the screen and a microphone positioned just underneath the keyboard. It has a small touchpad which is small but works in exactly yhte same way as a normal sized laptop. In summary, think of a normal laptop, remove the DVD drive and hard-disc and the shrink it to half size.
Speed This netbook uses Windoews XP as an operating system and everything runs from the unit's 8GB memory which is solid state (a solid memory chip raher than a moving hard disc. Despite having far less memory, the upside is that everything runs very quickly and after turning the computer on, you are up and running in no time at all. It is important not to regard this machie as anything other than a portable web browser with limited functionality
What's good about it? The Eee PC connects to the rest of the world by either wifi or USB socket. It doesn't have Bluetooth or Infra-red, nor does it have a built in CD/DVD drive, slthough you can buy ones that connect via the USB socket. On a day to day basis, I personally transfer files using wifi on my home broadband or burn files onto a memory stick. Both are simple and the familiar layout of Windows XP helps enormously. This computer, unlike any other, actually gets smiles from fellow travellers on the train such is its coolness!! People assume it is a PDA but when the familiar XP theme comes out of the speakers, they look amazed.
What's bad about it? If you have sausage-like fingers then don't even think about buying one of these. The keyboard is a shrunken laptop keyboard and it is exceptionally easy to press two buttons at once without realising. If you have anything other than perfect vision, or have perfect vision and want to keep it, then choose something else. You are left with a stark choice. Either zoom so far into a page that you have to move left/right/up/down all the time just to read or have the whole page in view at once and barely be able to make out the letters. I am being pedantic but it is worth using one before buying.
Conclusion Asus have now stopped producing the 701 series and I think this is a great shame. It will never compete with a full size laptpop in terms of performance or features but for around £150 you can have a means of accessing all of your documents and the internet and using add-ons on Mozilla Firefox, you can go some way towards negating these issues. As a back-up to your regular desk-top/lap-top, I can not recommened this machine highly enough.
Advantages: Small compact but infinitely useable, beating smart phones such as Blackberry or iphone. Disadvantages: Not many, I just wish it would work with my router.
...with my equipment. The Asus support was first class, responding with a series of solution, which didn't work, and concluding with an offer to have the device returned to them, but because the issue is with my Thompson router, I don't think that would achieve anything. Everything is geared to online use, and I was impressed by the online storage facility providing what appears to be 1gb of free storage, integrated into the filing system, and accessible ... ...th esuggested fixes with the Asus version of Ubuntu operating system, I could not get the device to communicate with my Thompson 586 router. I tried to ignore, but like a itch you cannot scratch something had to be done. It came in the form of Eeebutu netbook mix, a different Linux O/S, that with the help of an external DVD drive went on smoothly. It connected to th erouter immediately. Eeebuntu had a very different feel to the original O/S, but ...
awcarr 12.03.2009 (17.04.2009)
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The ASUS EEE PC 701 model is an extremely affordable, small and portable netbook with a 7" screen and built in wifi card designed primarily for internet use. The standard model comes with a built in 2 gigabyte solid state hard drive and comes in a variety of colours and finishes ranging from matt white through to pastel pink. The white ones are probably your best bet as in my opinion they are slightly more stylish, echoing shades of the Macbook Air. ... ...As for surfing speed the ASUS is pretty fast depending on your wireless connection and copes well with most websites although the small screen can make your eyes ache after a while. It can stream video content without any trouble and even run a few fairly low spec games although don't expect it to be able to cope with the latest Call Of Duty release!!! It can run word processing apps and spreadsheet software so perfect if you need to take your work ...
milliontoone 25.02.2009
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Advantages: Small, good battery life, easy to use, great for wifi, built in webcam. Disadvantages: Linux makes it awkward for non techies to install new software, no bluetooth
...a million miles from windows. Asus do include the drivers for windows on the recovery disk and also full instructions on installing XP on the unit are included in the very informative manual but using them will require an external cd/dvd rom. There are ways to do it without the external drive using a usb stick / sd card, but you will have to do a search.
In its stock state you will be able to browse the net and work with word and excel documents. ... ...a compatible (VGA) LCD TV. Asus place a warranty sticker over the memory upgrade flap screw underneath to prevent anyone from upgrading the memory but them, (only available on some models), hairdrier to the ready!!
For the wifi users the built in atheros chipset wifi adaptor has great reception and range and does work in monitor and injection modes out of the box.
Speed wise it has enough power to run Windows Xp happily ( although you may need ...
excaliburuk 15.07.2008 (16.07.2008)
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Advantages: Small, compact, portable, Works "right out of the box" Disadvantages: Linux, Battery Life, Small keyboard
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I got it from Toys R Us of all places. These things are like gold dust ... ...a few in stock.
It cost £219.
Start up times is about 15-20 seconds...frankly quite amazing.
It comes with the Xandros distribution of Linux pre-installed with what they refer to as the Easy Mode interface. Although it did what it says on the tin, I found the interface to be very "child friendly". So a quick hunt around the net, gave me steps to enable the Advanced Desktop Mode.....now it is much more XP like.
Speed of the machine is good......currently ...
chanlon1 24.12.2007
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Advantages: Small and Portable, Cheap Disadvantages: Small HD, No CD drive
...baby blue cover for my asus eee but any colour looks just as good. Inside, the layout is neat and tidy with reasonable sized keys for this small laptop. The sides of the laptop look clean in simple as is to be expected with a small laptop like this. Without a CD drive, it allows more room for the 3 USB ports and SD slot allowing the back of the laptop to be left clear bar the power port. Overall, a great looking laptop.
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With such ... ...amount of memory of 512mb, this laptop surprised me with its good range of functions on this laptop. However, I would recommend buying an external hard drive or an SD card if you need a bit more memory. This laptop came with linux which I personally like to use and I find a bit more flexibility with linux than with windows. It is possible however, to install windows onto the eee. Although the big downfall of the eee is the lack of CD drive, it is ...
Jammie1000000 21.11.2008
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Advantages: Small, compact and easy to use Disadvantages: no windows operating system, tiny keyboard and mouse
The AsusEeePC701 -- its a very portable laptop that cost me £210.
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All of my colleagues are intrigued by the laptop, especially the guys with 17" screens, lugging them around to every destination.
The EeePC is one of the smallest laptops on the market. At 225 by 35 by 165mm, it's about the size of a book, and weighs 900 odd grams. Its petite dimensions give it a toy-like appearance, but this is countervailed by the pearl-white finish, which gives it a touch of sophistication. Ultimately, the EeePC looks equally at home on the catwalk or in a child's playpen -- it is what you make of it really!
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i was looking for a laptop for about a year. i needed something cheep, portable and easy to use. i had been looking at the macbook, the only problem was the price. i was looking in currys one day when i saw this little laptop looking at me, and i fell in love with it.
the asus701eee (easy to learn, excellent internet an excellent on the go) pc is ideal for most pc users. it is able to handle all major sites, though you may need to side sroll to view the whole page.
when you get it out of the box and turn it on, it pops up ready for you to use in a matter of seconds, you are able to connect tothe internet and start browsing straight away.
it is perfect for anyone doing most things on the computer. the modification possibilities are endless, the space in the case, the compactness, it is crying out for more.
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The 8.9" 1024x600 LCD is a HUGE improvement over the 7" 800x480 screen of the EeePC701 - so much so that I would have difficulty using a 7" display going forward. I wish Asus would do what HP did, and use a 1280x800 screen
Pros:
Nice design and build quality, solid performance, improved track pad and mouse buttons, 802.11n wireless, online storage option, multi-touch pad.
Cons:
Small keyboard, included storage should be larger
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Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g
Wireless LAN Supported
Yes
Networking
Network adapter
Expansion / connectivity
Interfaces
3 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 PIN USB Type A
1 x display / video - VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15)
1 x headphones - output - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
1 x microphone - input - mini-phone 3.5mm
1 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX - RJ-45
Expansion Slots Total (Free)
Memory - SO DIMM 200-pin
Power
Voltage Required
AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz )
Power Device
External
Battery
Run Time (Up To)
3.4 hour(s)
Capacity
4400 mAh
Installed Qty
1
Technology
4-cell
Operating system / software
Software
Drivers & Utilities
OS Provided
Linux
Card reader
Type
Card reader
Miscellaneous
Included Accessories
Carrying case
Manufacturer's product description
The Eee PC is about as small as a subnotebook. It can be configured to either display a simple user interface for first-time PC users, or full desktop mode for greater functionality.
