Test Freaks recently was able to replace the built-in SSD on the Asus Eee PC 901, benchmark it.
Now, installing it (on the 901 at least) is a breeze, because you can just use the built-in screwdriver to open your 901’s guts and remove the current 4GB SSD. Putting it back in would be the easiest thing in the world I would presume. Well, according to Test Freaks, it’ll just take two screws, and then we’re ready to go. More »
Guys, remember the NES? Remember the hours spent on it trying to rescue the princess? Now if you want to go on carrying around something that’ll give you lots more geek cred (because, really an Asus Eee is enough to give you geek cred), then you might consider getting a netbook case that’s patterned after the now-iconic NES controller.
Okay, I’ve said time and again that I am not impressed with Google’s Chrome OS, but I guess I need to try it out hands-on before I pass my final judgment on the new Linux distro.
Fortunately, TechCrunch has created a guide to install Google Chrome OS on your Eee PC. Well, actually, it’s not a real installation because it requires a virtual machine. I don’t think there’s actually a way to run and install the OS like any other traditional Linux distro, and because of the cloud nature of Chrome OS, I don’t even think we should even attempt installing it. More »
If you still have your old Eee PC 1000H and you wish to upgrade from XP to Microsoft’s latest and greatest operating system, Windows 7, then you must read Asus’s upgrade path first.
Basically, it involves a BIOS upgrade first, then installation of Windows 7, and then the drivers. Afterwards you get information on the Super Hybrid Engine and the Asus Update software.
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I’ve been using the Eee PC 701 for almost two years now, and it’s been pretty neat. It’s super portable, and the Windows XP installation has been pretty good to me.
Well, until recently. Sometime after Mozilla rolled out Firefox 3.5, I’ve been getting nothing but constant crashes out of my Eee PC. Switching to Chrome and later Opera helped a bit, but I’ve pretty much lost the ability to multitask. Imagine: I’m doing an article on my Eee PC and I have my IM programs running on my Nokia E63; sometimes I even torrent via my phone.
So I defragged, ran an antispyware and virus scan, and removed a lot of crap from the registry, and somehow XP seems to have stabilized. Still can’t get Firefox to work, though. I might downgrade to FF 2.5. I’m sticking with XP prolly for an extra week or two, but the moment I get another major crash as I write in My Asus Eee PC, I’m switching asap to Crunchbang Lite.
What do you guys think? Do you have any other OS recommendations?
Those looking for a nettop from Asus have to wait no longer, because the Eee Box EB1501 is coming soon. This nettop will have a dual core Atom 330 1.6Ghz processor, NVIDIA ION graphics chip and a DVD burner.
More information from Eee User:
The nettop will be bundled with a remote control, a stand, an IR adapter and a mini jack to S/PDIF adapter. For those wanting to save on desk space, there is also an optional VESA mount, and an optional HDMI-DVI adapter and HDMI cable for certain monitor set ups.
The Eee Box itself will have a card reader plus 2 USB ports on the front, as well as the previously mentioned optical drive, audio jacks and power button.
On the back is everything you have come to expect from an Eee Box (VGA and HDMI sockets, an ethernet jack, an eSATA port and four more USB ports) as well as a wireless antenna to give added range to the built-in 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi feature.
Check out the Asus website for the manual.
So it was rumored that Macintosh OS X 10.6.2 may not be compatible with our little netbooks. We’ve all crossed our fingers and hoped that we all get to play around with OS X in our netbooks after 10.6.2 comes out.
Guess what, 10.6.2, as expected, broke Intel Atom support.
So if you still are going to go ahead in run 10.6.2 on your intrepid netbooks, please be aware that your Eee PC may go into an infinite booting loop, like in the video below:
Am I alone in thinking that sooner or later, a hacker will be able to crack 10.6.2 and restore Atom support?
Okay, I missed the second birthday of the Eee PC, which happened last November 5. But to make up for it, here’s the first-ever unboxing video of the Asus Eee PC. Enjoy, everyone?
So, Windows 7 came and went, and now that netbooks are running Microsoft’s latest and greatest operating system, we should expect users to slowly veer away from that darned 8-year old operating system, right?
Well, we all thought wrong. Just a few days after Windows 7 was released, the Eee PC 1005HA running Windows XP suddenly catapaulted to the top.
From Eee PC Blog:
Did that surprise you a bit? The Eee PC 1005HA running on Windows XP sells for $358.89 while the model with Windows 7 sells for around $376.99. It’s around $18 difference in price and you’d already have a faster Eee PC with better specs and features and yet the inferior model is still preferred by users?
What could be the reason then? Users still not convinced that Windows 7 is better than Windows XP? Users still want to buy some time before upgrading to Windows 7? Price is certainly not an issue since the price difference is not that much.
I, for one would like to see Windows XP go away soon. Nothing personal, really, but that OS is too darned old and nothing would make me happier than to see all these netbooks running Windows 7.
Asus president and CEO Jerry Shen is expecting to increase its combined netbook and notebook sales from 12 million units in 2009 to over 16 million units in 2010, and global notebook shipments will rise from 140 million units in 2009 to 180-190 million units in 2010.
Shen believes Windows 7 will be the main driver for strong growth in the notebook industry, and he noted Asustek has already shifted about 30% of its Eee PC netbooks to Windows 7. He expects the adoption rate for Eee PC will increase to 80% by the first quarter of 2010 with most of devices to be based on the Intel Pine Trail-M platform.
