Asus Eee any thoughts?

ukulele_ninja · 03-28-2008, 12:04 AM

Ive been looking at these a lot lately trying to decide if it would be worth it to buy one or not. Im getting rid of my old clunky Compaq and really just wanted something little to travel with me as a photo-editing/web site editing computer and this seems sort of ideal. I saw that I could install XP on it and use flash drives as memory, but would photoshop and expression web run on it without issue?

Any one have one or any thoughts on them?

G25r8cer · 03-28-2008, 12:36 AM

I am also looking for some info on these. I hope you dont mind if i join in. I was hoping to buy one also and run xp on it. I saw one on ebay with xp and 2gb ram.

speedyink · 03-28-2008, 01:01 AM

They should do just fine with photoshop, I could use photoshop with my old Fujitsu PII laptop. Since that thing was 266mhz and these are like 800mhz or something, it should do it just fine. I play around with the one in our store here quite a bit, they definately are neat.

Kill Bill · 03-28-2008, 01:23 AM

attempting they are for me over a powerbook they use celeron m which is no for me

Ritchie888 · 03-28-2008, 01:30 AM

I think they are awesome!
And with a price tag that small its well worth it for the things you want to do with it.
Even with the pre-loaded linux id say there good. As for colour, id go for blue

speedyink · 03-28-2008, 02:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kill Bill

attempting they are for me over a powerbook they use celeron m which is no for me

What do you expect for $299?

dznutz · 03-28-2008, 06:55 AM

i'll be getting one. perhaps next year. i want one with an 8 gig ssd drive for the price of a 4 gig or less

here's a good site i've bookmarked for future reference....

http://www.eeeuser.com/

Jhow · 03-28-2008, 08:27 AM

I don't really plan on getting one at least any time soon but I love it none the less. I especially love the low price and these are changing the game, it seems like everyone has copycates in the making and it's just going to lower prices and push more technology for a good price

WhiteFireDragon · 03-28-2008, 08:56 AM

it's a good price tag for something so small. it's smaller than you think when you see it in person. when i type on mine, i always fat finger it since the keys are so small lol. it just takes to time to get use to the small keyboard and screen. to me, it's incredibly slow since i been using my OCed custom desktop for a while

munkyeetr · 03-28-2008, 09:16 AM

Yes they are small, but you get used to typing on them pretty quick. I would not run XP on it, I would get the Linux version, it will run a lot better for you. These things are certainly not powerhouses, you have to think about the hardware. I'm not sure if they are changing this with the new EEE's, but they (the current one's) support 1GB of RAM out of the box; if you want to install 2GB RAM you need to install a modified kernel that can address the 2GB. The instructions to do this can be found on the EEE Forums.

For the money, highly portable, excellent for surfing and light to moderate use. I don't think I would go so far as to do much Photoshopping on one, though I could be wrong.

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ukulele_ninja VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ohio Age: 23 Posts: 4,197	Asus Eee any thoughts? Ive been looking at these a lot lately trying to decide if it would be worth it to buy one or not. Im getting rid of my old clunky Compaq and really just wanted something little to travel with me as a photo-editing/web site editing computer and this seems sort of ideal. I saw that I could install XP on it and use flash drives as memory, but would photoshop and expression web run on it without issue? Any one have one or any thoughts on them? __________________ http://raptr.com/badge/7183de702f2e4...bbc43e0/fs.png

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G25r8cer Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Zeeland, MI Posts: 4,816	I am also looking for some info on these. I hope you dont mind if i join in. I was hoping to buy one also and run xp on it. I saw one on ebay with xp and 2gb ram. __________________ My Rig Antec 300 w/Scyth Kaze Master Asus M4A785TD-V EVO Phenom II 955BE w/ CoolerMaster V8 2 x 2gb Gskill DDR3 1600mhz Ultra X-Finity 600watt psu Samsung F3 500gb and F1 750gb XFX 8600gt XXX will be 5850 soon Logitech G25, Illuminated, and MX Revo Team Stats FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND F@H Team 44358

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speedyink Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Vancouver Isl, BC Age: 22 Posts: 3,035	They should do just fine with photoshop, I could use photoshop with my old Fujitsu PII laptop. Since that thing was 266mhz and these are like 800mhz or something, it should do it just fine. I play around with the one in our store here quite a bit, they definately are neat. __________________ Acer AM5100/Acer 6920G/Asus EEE 900HA AMD Phenom X4 9500 2.2GHZ/C2D T8300 @ 2.4ghz/Atom 1.6ghz 8GB DDR2 RAM/4GB DDR2 Ram/2GB DDR2 1TB HDD/320GB HDD/250 GB 512mb GeForce 8800GTS/512mb Geforce 9500M GS/Intel GMA 950 32" Viewsonic 1360x768/16" 1920x1080/8.9" 1024x600 Win 7 Ultimate all round My Deviantart

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Ritchie888 Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Basingstoke Age: 21 Posts: 34	I think they are awesome! And with a price tag that small its well worth it for the things you want to do with it. Even with the pre-loaded linux id say there good. As for colour, id go for blue __________________ BSc Cybernetics and Control Engineering - Graduate

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dznutz Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: california Age: 29 Posts: 741	i'll be getting one. perhaps next year. i want one with an 8 gig ssd drive for the price of a 4 gig or less here's a good site i've bookmarked for future reference.... http://www.eeeuser.com/ __________________ ANTEC 900 OCZ STEALTHXTREAM 500W GIGABYTE EP45 UD3R INTEL E5200 ASUS ATI HD3450 2gb OCZ SLI RAM SAMSUNG SH-203N SATA SEAGATE BARRACUDA 1Tb and 1.5 tb SATA AIRLINK 101 300n pci XP PRO 32 bit

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Jhow Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 164	I don't really plan on getting one at least any time soon but I love it none the less. I especially love the low price and these are changing the game, it seems like everyone has copycates in the making and it's just going to lower prices and push more technology for a good price

03-28-2008, 08:56 AM	#9 (permalink)
WhiteFireDragon Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 820	it's a good price tag for something so small. it's smaller than you think when you see it in person. when i type on mine, i always fat finger it since the keys are so small lol. it just takes to time to get use to the small keyboard and screen. to me, it's incredibly slow since i been using my OCed custom desktop for a while

03-28-2008, 09:16 AM	#10 (permalink)
munkyeetr Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Age: 86 Posts: 629	Yes they are small, but you get used to typing on them pretty quick. I would not run XP on it, I would get the Linux version, it will run a lot better for you. These things are certainly not powerhouses, you have to think about the hardware. I'm not sure if they are changing this with the new EEE's, but they (the current one's) support 1GB of RAM out of the box; if you want to install 2GB RAM you need to install a modified kernel that can address the 2GB. The instructions to do this can be found on the EEE Forums. For the money, highly portable, excellent for surfing and light to moderate use. I don't think I would go so far as to do much Photoshopping on one, though I could be wrong. __________________ If the advice you receive helps, please post a reply saying so as courtesy to others who will come here with the same problem. MSI MS-7032 MB - Sempron 3000+ 1.8Ghz - 2GB PC3200 500GB Western Digital - 80GB Samsung - 80GB Maxtor (Dualbooting Ubuntu 7.10/Debian Lenny) nVidia GF 5700LE 256MB (AGP) - SoundBlaster 24bit PCI LiteOn DVDRW - Acer AL1916W 19" (2x) Registered Linux User: 448689

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