Asus eeePC - First Impressions!
Wednesday, 28. May 2008, 18:21:12
I bought it last week, here comes the review.
First thing, I replaced Xandros with Ubuntu Hardy Heron. Why? Because Xandros is not the best choice. XP was another option (There is a CD with the XP drivers on it). But I picked up Ubuntu because I knew there were tons of customizations to get the best experience.
Hardware:
Processor: Celeron 900 Mhz in overclock mode (650 Mhz is the default);
Memory: 2,048 GB (expanded from the original 512 MB);
Storage: 4GB internal (flash), 2GB external (SD card), 16GB Pendrive;
Video: Intel, 800x480 (wide). There is an external VGA output to connect to an external monitor;
Sound: Yes, integrated;
Mike: Yes, integrated;
Camera: Yes, integrated;
Battery life: 3 hours & 50 minutes (w/ Wifi turned on);
Network: LAN & WLAN;
Bluetooth: No, but I've got a bluetooth dongle which is working;
USB ports: Three.
Outside:
So, I've connected an external CDROM drive and booted the ALTERNATE version of Ubuntu Hardy Heron, which is way better than the Live CD version. I also didn't create a SWAP partition, since I'm not interested in hibernation and it's pointless, since I have 2GB of RAM and there will not be enough room for it. Then, I've followed the instructions on several websites on how to install the drivers correctly, and how to optimize the battery and some other minor tweaks like small fonts, and window resizing (since the resolution is low).
Then, of course, I removed Firefox. Why? Because I don't like it.
Besides Opera, I have OpenOffice.org 2.4, Filezilla, PuTTY, Compiz (always enabled), Pidgin (temporarily because I hate it as well), Skype Beta(Camera enabled), Totem (with all plugins), FrozenBubble, DosBox, and many others. Since it's installed in the 4GB internal drive, I only got 1,5 GB left. But that's ok, because I have the external storage drive and the pendrive as a last option for documents, videos, games, etc.
Inside:
First thing, I replaced Xandros with Ubuntu Hardy Heron. Why? Because Xandros is not the best choice. XP was another option (There is a CD with the XP drivers on it). But I picked up Ubuntu because I knew there were tons of customizations to get the best experience.
Hardware:
Processor: Celeron 900 Mhz in overclock mode (650 Mhz is the default);
Memory: 2,048 GB (expanded from the original 512 MB);
Storage: 4GB internal (flash), 2GB external (SD card), 16GB Pendrive;
Video: Intel, 800x480 (wide). There is an external VGA output to connect to an external monitor;
Sound: Yes, integrated;
Mike: Yes, integrated;
Camera: Yes, integrated;
Battery life: 3 hours & 50 minutes (w/ Wifi turned on);
Network: LAN & WLAN;
Bluetooth: No, but I've got a bluetooth dongle which is working;
USB ports: Three.
Outside:
So, I've connected an external CDROM drive and booted the ALTERNATE version of Ubuntu Hardy Heron, which is way better than the Live CD version. I also didn't create a SWAP partition, since I'm not interested in hibernation and it's pointless, since I have 2GB of RAM and there will not be enough room for it. Then, I've followed the instructions on several websites on how to install the drivers correctly, and how to optimize the battery and some other minor tweaks like small fonts, and window resizing (since the resolution is low).
Then, of course, I removed Firefox. Why? Because I don't like it.
Besides Opera, I have OpenOffice.org 2.4, Filezilla, PuTTY, Compiz (always enabled), Pidgin (temporarily because I hate it as well), Skype Beta(Camera enabled), Totem (with all plugins), FrozenBubble, DosBox, and many others. Since it's installed in the 4GB internal drive, I only got 1,5 GB left. But that's ok, because I have the external storage drive and the pendrive as a last option for documents, videos, games, etc.
Inside:
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