Asus Eee PC 701

...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 ...

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...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) · Read full review
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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 ...

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...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) · Read full review
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...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 ...

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...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. '''Function''' 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 · Read full review
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I bought one of these 2 weeks ago and even though it is small and not the easiest screen to see on, I love it! Was able to easily connect to the Internet away from home, check files I had on a USB drive, without going to an Internet Cafe! It is light and easy to carry with you wherever you want to go! Only problem I have with it is that I will have to learn Linusx to do some of the things I want to do as my digital camera does not have a driver. ...

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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 ...
...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 ...

Jammie87 13.07.2008 · Read full review
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I have two of the 701 eee pc's. One is used with Windows intsalled for the BMW diagnostic software (DigiMoto) and Navigation software (Navigation 8 and USB GPS receiver). The other, is as it comes from the box, I use this one when travelling, in terminals and hotels. I like the supplied operating system (Linux) and the software bundle is excellent. (SkyPE, Open Office). I have have had some connection problems when connecting to wireless networks. ...
...which is only 4GB, later models have larger disks. However this is over come by a 16GB SD memeory card, which stores all the addition data. Power consumption is resonable, and large capacity bateries are also available. Also available is a power adapater for the car which can power the laptop or recharge it. I highly recommend this product if you are looking for a light weight portable computer, with a keyboard that a typist could use. ...

Flightche 26.10.2008 · Read full review
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Hey, bought this for £199 from pc world on the basis that it was small, very portable and cheap. Didn't really know too much about it. It is an incredible little machine. Have paired it with a 4GB SD card to triple the storage capacity. The processor won't break records, and the media playback software is poor, falling out of synch very quickly. But as a portable internet surfer and word processor, it is an incredibly capable machine. I am currently using mine to record audio from sessions in the studio. The laptop does get quite hot and streaming video is choppy, but for the price it is truly unbeatable. Can get about 3hrs out of the battery. 4 stars. ...

Chrissymojo1 05.08.2008
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in my opinion this product is very easy to use/setup, was ready to use in under a hour as all the software is pre-installed (mine is the linux version but it can handle xp very easy., its very portable & even with the 7in screen i find viewing my email & my favorite sites no problem., the battery life lasts about 2-3 hours depending on usage etc., it has a built in webcam which i use a lot on skype calls to my friends.., you can also connect to msn ...
...office., it has a built in 4gb solid state hard disk which some people might find too small but i use my netbook for web browsing & internet shopping so it's perfect for me., also this model has a built in sd card slot so viewing my pictures from my digital camera is a snap as all i need to do is insert my card from my camera & open the picture manager software.., it really is that simple ...

colin1110 23.06.2009 · Read full review
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...like this, checked alot of asus eee-like computers and couldn't find anything better. And i couldn't be more happy with it -- easy to use, very comfortable for your fingers, lightweight and nice. The screen is a bit small, but i did not buy it for watching movies ( it is good for doing that too though ), using it for my studies. Audotoriums are often very crowded but that's not a problem for me, i can turn it on wherever i want. The battery is very ...

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