Comments on: Asus 900 Mini Notebook: Hitting the Sweet Spot?

By: zanago

zanago — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:03:00 +0000

Yes,Asus EEE PC is one the most famous portable devices that won many awards.I like eee pc netbook very much but have no idea about Asus 900 Mini.

By: Sean

Sean — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 15:22:45 +0000

“You are clearly just upset because I regard most of the people drooling over the Eee PC as being the same sort of useful idiots that I see driving huge SUVs through stop-and-go traffic everyday to work.”

Huh? You’re comparing SUV’s to micro-computers? Or the people who drive SUV’s to those who buy/use micro-computers? You make no sense yourself, guy.

By: laptop battery

laptop battery — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 04:52:16 +0000

But I dont think this is some thing which is related to BIOS settings, rather I would say may be some thing is not right at the partition table…
I would say creat a primary partion of 10 GB then a large NTFS partion for Windows and keep the rest for Linux.. Now please try and install the Linux.. I have tried Ubuntu / Fedoa 7 and OpenSUSE 10, all 3 have worked fine…

By: Dan Tucker

Dan Tucker — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:49:19 +0000

I just ordered a 900 from Amazon.com for a mere $399. I used to carry a 12″ 4lb Dell, now a 15″ 5 lb HP. I miss the smaller size and lighter weight of the Dell, though I like the full sized keyboard and generous screen size of the HP.

I can’t wait to get the 900. I’m looking forward to my first Linux PC and having that tiny little, lightweight form factor for convenience. At only $400, it was almost an impulse purchase! I was hooked by seeing the 700 for only @$299, but decided the bigger screen and more storage were worth the $100 incremental cost.

A perfect spare computer to have around the house and for my 8 year old to play with. For $20-$30 I can hook it up to a 32″ flat screen TV via RGB and plug in a wireless keyboard and mouse… Best of both worlds!

By: ZEITGEIST

ZEITGEIST — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:33:41 +0000

[...] tested the Asus — both 7″ and 9″ — and the HP Mini-Note. All are good, though the Mini-Note with XP would be [...]

By: Kim Ellis

Kim Ellis — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 03:41:32 +0000

little but powerful

By: jfruser

jfruser — Fri, 30 May 2008 13:42:13 +0000

Folks who can’t see the significance of the cheap ultra-portable in general and the Asus eee series in particular are, indeed, missing the point.

A fine example is hte following:
“A new MacBook Pro weighs 5.5lb, and the smaller ones 5lb. I guess it’s that 3lb. Must make a world of difference…”

Maybe not a world, but 5# is _150%_ the weight of the eee’s 2#. That plus a 12″ LCD is the difference between a dedicated carry device (laptop bag) and just tossing it into a purse, satchel, or whatnot.

Also, these eee-class cheap ultra-portables have enough grunt to handle what 95% of users will throw at them (mail, word proc, web surf). At around $500, they are becoming a commodity item, not a niche/novelty product like the high-dollar ultra-portables or the Macs.

By: Capt Nemo

Capt Nemo — Thu, 29 May 2008 20:45:25 +0000

Just got mine from Amazon and so far I love it. The keyboard isn’t as bad as I thought. I plan on buying and external DVD drive tomorrow and installing MS Office then watching a movie. We’ll see how it runs then.

Any advice for me? Thanks.

By: MikeT

MikeT — Thu, 29 May 2008 20:38:06 +0000

Once again the point of these tiny portable PC’s just wizzed right over his head again.

The point was hardly lost on me. You are clearly just upset because I regard most of the people drooling over the Eee PC as being the same sort of useful idiots that I see driving huge SUVs through stop-and-go traffic everyday to work. Yes, it’s more portable. A Nokia N810, if you throw in a collapsable bluetooth keyboard is probably even more so.

I have a 12″ portable and I hate to carry that big, heavy thing through airports and on trips. If you want big, fine, but these small PC’s fit my needs and apparently a lot of other peoples needs.

You can’t seriously expect anyone to believe that a 12″ laptop is heavy. A new MacBook Pro weighs 5.5lb, and the smaller ones 5lb. I guess it’s that 3lb. Must make a world of difference…

By: Koby

Koby — Wed, 28 May 2008 20:06:08 +0000

for the record, I make the iPhone comment in jest! Great review! I think that the Asus is a fine machine, with Linux. I look forward to having one.