Scott of ScottSoapbox.com ordered a 12000mAh battery for his Eee PC. The battery is, well, humongous, heavy, and it’s full of juice.
Scott’s Eee PC’s weight went up from 3.2 pounds to 3.75 pounds, which is pretty heavy for a netbook. But the battery should also be able to last from 8 to 10 hours.
Says Scott:
The increased typing incline is too much when the netbook is used on a table. This is largely a personal preference but for me: while I can type with speed and accuracy at that tilt, I find it uncomfortable. And wrist discomfort doesn’t jive well with “all day computing”. However, I tend to do most of my typing with my wireless keyboard/notebook/netbook in my lap. Used this way the battery does not create an uncomfortable position as the battery (mostly) fits between my legs.
However, he does not recommend using this battery at this time.
Installing Ubuntu on the Asus Eee is no problem at all. Getting the audio, WiFi, Bluetooth, and webcam to work isn’t. Fortunately for us, Tombuntu has provided us with a guide to install Ubuntu on the Eee PC 901.
Be sure to read through the comments for more tips.
Brad of Liliputing saw an Asus EeeS101 side-by-side with a 1002HA at the Pepcom show in New York, and he could barely tell the difference between the two. Price difference aside (the S101 goes for $699 while the 1002HA will start at $499), there isn’t much difference between the two. Even on the inside, the specs aren’t that different as well. They both have a 1.6GHz Intel Atom CPU, 1GB of RAM, and 10.2 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel displays. However, the S101 has a solid-state disk with up to 64GB capacity, while the 1002HA has a 160GB hard drive.
Now tell me which has the better value for money.
Written by Ade Magnaye on November 25th, 2008. No Comments »
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Now if you have a spare Eee PC battery lying around and you want to get it charged without plugging it into your Eee, then this Eee PC clip-on battery charger may be right for you. Made by Expansys, this clip-on charger lets you charge two batteries at a time.
In keeping with the Eee PC’s diminutive size, Expansys are offering a range of clip-on battery chargers for the ASUS netbooks that can keep a spare power-pack juiced up without needing it to be fitted to the netbook itself.
Versions are available now for the Eee PC 700/701 and the Eee PC 900, with a new model for the Eee PC 901/1000 “coming soon”. All use your existing AC adapter and take the form of a small, lightweight box that clips onto your Eee PC battery and hides at the bottom of your laptop bag when not needed.
Depending on the model, the charger can cost between $40.99 to $70.99.
So the mysterious Eee Top still hasn’t reached stores, but there’s already a video of the much-awaited low-cost touch-screen desktop PC floating on the internet:
Here, by the way are the specs of the Eee Top.
1.6GHz Intel Atom processor.
1GB of RAM.
160GB hard disk.
Shared Graphics (128MB).
Audio Ports x 3 (Microphone, Line in & Line Out) / USB ports x 4 / Gigabit LAN port.
15.6-inch LCD, Single Touch Panel.
Windows XP operating system.
WiFi 802.11b/g/n and a nice 1.3-megapixel camera.
Written by Ade Magnaye on November 20th, 2008. No Comments »
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So the webpage you’re viewing too long for you to keep on scrolling down? Or maybe you just want to show off and hold your Eee like a book? This Windows utility called EeeRotate that can rotate your Eee PC screen to whatever direction you want.
The program also lets you rotate your screen with a handful of keyboard shortcuts. Ctrl+Alt+Right will rotate your screen by 90 degrees. Ctrl+Alt+Down will give you a 180 degree rotation (turning the screen upside down), and Ctrl+Alt+Left rotates your screen by 270 degrees.
According to EeePC.net, it’s AMD’s time to join the netbook market:
AMD will be holding a Financial Analyst Day on Thursday and notebooks.com expect that this will be the time that AMD announce they will be entering the netbook component market, producing processors for them.
The flourishing netbook market could be just the place for AMD to boost their flagging sales of late and AMD are expected to try their luck and compete with the Intel Atom processors that dominate the netbook component market currently, with most netbook manufacurers using the Atom CPU.
I can’t wait.
Written by Ade Magnaye on November 17th, 2008. No Comments »
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Scott of ScottSoapbox.com ordered a 12000mAh battery for his Eee PC. The battery is, well, humongous, heavy, and it’s full of juice.
Now if you have a spare Eee PC battery lying around and you want to get it charged without plugging it into your Eee, then this Eee PC clip-on battery charger may be right for you. Made by Expansys, this clip-on charger lets you charge two batteries at a time.
More manufacturers are churning out replacement SSDs for the Eee PC. This one from Green-House Japan has capacities between 32 to 64 Gb.
So the webpage you’re viewing too long for you to keep on scrolling down? Or maybe you just want to show off and hold your Eee like a book? This Windows utility called 
