I bought my Eee PC In January for about £240. Mine is the Black 4GB version and I bought it to have something ultra portable to take on holiday for some light web browsing.
First off, I have to say I think the build quality is very good, the laptop despite being very small, feels sturdy and the keys aren't loose or flimsy.
Start -up is exceptionally quick thanks to running Linux, although XP can be installed if desired. To be honest, the current programs do everything I need them to do so I don't think I'll be installing XP. Linux also has a wide variety of programs available that I would like to experiment with as well.
The screen is nice a bright, and despite being only 7 inches, handles all the websites I use, although with picture heavy sites like facebook, you need so side-scroll a little bit. It's also got good connectivity, with 3 USB ports, VGA out, Headphone/Mic ports LAN / Phone ports.
The keyboard and touchpad are a little awkward, the "mouse button" can be pressed on the left or right to simulate left/right clicking but I find this to be somewhat clumsy some of the time. The keyboard is pretty small and if you want to type quickly then it can prove a bit of a chore since you are likely to mash a couple of keys at the same time. However, it's nothing that frustrating and just requires a little finesse.
Overall, I'm impressed with the overall package. It's quick, starts up quickly, looks great, has a great screen, acceptable battery-life and for the price of £240 (and with new models coming out the price will drop) it really is a great little laptop for web surfing and is exceptionally portable.
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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
excaliburuk 15.07.2008 (16.07.2008)
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